The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-12-15
From the Richmond, Virgo Enquirer.
GENERAL JACKSON.


GENERAL JACKSON.
The correspondence between Gov. RAJ
bun and Gen, Jackson, about the murder at
Chehaw town, is laid before the legislature
| OF Georgia. One of The letters OF Jackson
is calculated 10 excite establishment and in
diensuon. We shall lay them before the
reader, and the intemperats style in which
they are written, will speak for itself, There
Is one position against which We solemnly
protest." You sir, as governor of state,
within my military division, have no right
10 give military order whilst am in The
field If Gen Jackson means to the mill.
tia, we repel the assertion with indignation
W hat! when did the states part with the
power TO defend themselves in any case Of
txtr.me emergency ?-Suppose an inva-
sion from foreign foe, must We quietly
wait till we send off TO the commander OF
the military division, and ask his leave to
save our lives What would have become
OF Us, on several occasions during the late
war, 1t this doctrine had been admitted? No;
we will obey the y. S. when they call up.
on us--we will ask them, when the time
admits tor aid but in extreme emergencies,
We must defend ourselves. Gen. Jackson
speaks IN TOO high tone. he last OF all
species OF dictation which free people
viii submit 10, Is that of military authority
We say this, with all the services and glo-
ries OF Jackson at N. Orleans full in our
eye--sut we will not suffer their brightness
10 blind our judgmenl.-General Jackson
must change his tone, or his reputation
viii seriously suffer.
BALTIMORE, DRc. Z.
The trial of Commodore Taylor is lust
over. The jury found him nJt gully I'M
der every count in the indictment Per-
haps no prosecution ever was Instituted SC
utterly destitute of foundation, as was this
accusation for piracy. The most conclu-
sive evidence in his favor, and that which
most credit on the accused, was
tina: which was adduecd by the District
Attorney.
8 After hearing the testimony, the At
torney General, with a feeling characters.
tic of his heart, forbore to take any further
part in the prosecution.
" The verdict OF the jury was received
with acclamations more honorable TO the
feelings of large audience, than becoming
a court OF justice. MIR. Galloway, who
was in England and listensd TO The famous
speeches OF Burke and Chatham, in the
time OF the American Revolution, declared
that ne had never heard any thing compa-
rable TO that of Mr.. Pinkney in support of
the contested validity Of Taylor's commits
SION
Much foreign coin is making its way into
the United States, which will not pass cur
rent and, until il is re coined, is of no use
as circulating medium.
We understand that no less a sum than
$4,000 CHILEAN dollars, large pieces of stam
ped silver, have recently been received in
one investment.
Should the capacity of the Mint be in
creased, very much of the precious metals
which would otherwise remain in bullion,
or in state similar to bullion, would be
rendered more active and serviceable in the
shape of American coins
go
BY a new organization of the National
Guard in France, ii is said the Kings broth
er ceases 10 command them Some English
writer's pretend TO discover some jealousy of
the prere du roi in this occurrence-snd
they affect some alarm as 10 the tranquility
of Europe on account of the withdrawal oil
the Army of Occupation from France.
1t is said the English families were with
drawing in haste from France, in conse-
quence OF the proposed evacuation of tina
county by the foreign troops.
Crowns to the amount of more than ~
100000 of dollars, were to be coined in
England in the month Of Oct. last.
The London Globe Of the 18th OF Oct