Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-12-12
Arbn,hnot s. Ambrister.

Arbn,hhOt . AinOris'cr.
+ When W hrs, heard OF the execution
| of the sentence OF death on these ms
cradle men, we SUI: s sted tht Propr'e>
OF suspcnding our opinions on tnis SUP
,ect. until all lie facts should be oiiici-
| aliy before US have laid them D.
lore our readers, and given time 10 make
aup ,helr opinions, before we oblluded
Iopon then any suggestions oil ours on
this subject.
An attentive perusal of the documents
& cons,uyrab. reflection on the subject,
have couhr, cd the oplnlo we express
ed some months ago, that The case OF
these persons neither required nor per-
: n,itted III, intervention oi the BRUSH
or any otliei [ rel Ia government. III Is
then que ,linn entirely between our
II selves b,weeit the officers Of govern
men and the people.
/ I'VE wish we could say with equal
lc0bfideuCe, taat We entirely approve ni
the proceedings OF the court by wbc''
tncse men were cotdenned. we eN-
lpress our thoughts IN this subject "ith
nm h difiiueice. ljelng ignorant u Inc
iaW martvl, we are euided 10 our ueci-
SLOT. b, eslabllahe. priucipleso .. national
D and oil civij law, picabic, we presume.
Is all criminal trials, by whatever court
III oul country
Arnuthao, me,ttd punishment, doubt
M less 10 his uiicious IinerMeddIlnS with
g. The ilt lass, alu Tor having, under pre-
(. tence OF trading with them and counsel
g. hing them To assert their rights eScret
them 70 hostility d alast US II Is aio
Z her question, waeiher his Hence WAS I
military one, or property cosnzable b,
d military tribunal It's a, least Certain
that This person was completely within
uui power, and that lht re MAS no Gan el
'iui his escape or ri his atieotitig any
= tHinG, whis, IN CONTINENTAL preIud cia
; 10 tn ops ra.inns # tbe army. 10 ha,S
held INN in cOntil,en>nt. therefore
81 suit, CT 10 the directions Vi d hi. hor all
e tAoil'y II appears 10 us, wonld have
:, been ii ail "a, at all, an error on tb,
l. safe side of the question
=. w tn respect 10 the evidence betor,
, the court, i'll this case our respect ful
II obliges Us, lil t conversant as we have
proiess-d to be (atd may &C ion,, De |!
wi h military law, to pres uine ii Wa.
Y such as thai law admits. And this il
u Ill We Shall sd, OF it.
. in the case of inbiistcr, til evidenc,
u is conclusive enough He was found II
Z arms against tAe Unlrd States, ant
plead guilty to the charge Of icacing tht
= Lowe Creeks 10 batiie. lie lGentliet
!, nimseli w;h the enemy, and SUBJECTED
al himself 10 then lac. But when takei
20, dd he not become prisoner vi war, ant
vas he no. ent,lieu 10 the privileges .
-, ttat CHAR, ctei! II so, did he btCon!,
properly The subject OF tilal by q our
maltiai!
y We are under the impression, rha
tine offences OF both those intli,Iuual
q were such as II would nave becu Gel
70 have Committed 10 the Judgment Of
% MILITARY tribunal: but, having bee, .,
I'd Committed, thar II would have been tx
X pealeht 10 nave submitted the seiteICs
'eiore execution, to tire highest aulnv. i
Ivy known to the Constitution, 10. IL, re
w. VISION,
,,1 On the principle Of retaliation, recug
'hZed by all nations, these pei SONS ",
c"hceIve, might have been lawful, pu
I" death. They had ldenllhrd ,nein
lseives wllh the Indians ana, thoupi
Claiming to be British subjects, did no
prove themselves 10 be such, aud were
: "ccortllng to our doctrine Oh tne sabiec
- A l.
81 military practices OF the indians cun,ra
etry 10 u = laws OF war, The comm ,nd.n.
, gene al had clear right to re;a iate tlt
= III SO In the case OF the Indian chief,
Il FRANCIS Horna,hleu re, and he ing IL
nave uone SO in the case OF AIbu huu
ana Ambristef In being brought to the
oar oi court martial, however. did they
, ho' become subject to the operations ul
our Laws applicable to their case And il
'here any law Oh Our Statute BOOK hict
Il embraces it
= tie Whole subject is full of iiliculty
In regard TO the decision vi the Gen.
efai Win respect I" the sentence OF Am
oris'er' winch appears 10 have attracted
, hIuch notice, 1t is proper to observe, i,
was no doubt dlc,at d BY regard TO tho
"'Snes OF the prisoner, who preferred
4 uea'h 10 The ignomlnious punishment
iof which that late was comDuted by The
court whether tins VS. sufficient
)jusuhcatlon OF the discussion, we shall
moi undertake to pronounce.
Florida.
me subject OF The state Of Florida,
VIII lie seen. has zen brnur,,. in a