Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-04

are sorry IN add, that his counfermandinp
otter TO Gen. Jackson isrnoi such a one
as he ought 10 have written. The tone
IS not that which he ought to have adj
dressed 10 subordinate agent. In
this letter too we only hear of the i,ies
pedlency of the measure Mr.. c. seems
MOI 10 dream oi such thing as The con-
siiiu,ion.
In fact, General Jackson seen. 10 have
The power of making war, raising troot,s.
ohirering them. IL these things be iole-
rated, We are sorry for it. II gives US no
| pleasure 20 make these remarks. The
Sih ct January is vet fresh before us we
regard that day with gratitude Which
| tiIne cannot obti,erats. We would nat
Tear teal from the laurel that adnrrs
Jacksons brow.-Wouid To God HAT ne
had had The magnaninity TO come for
| ward and lay his sword at The Pre- sident's
| feet; that he had said, "l kave as YOUR
oihcer gone perhaps against Your orders.
perhaps against The constitution, bat
| plead my necessities and motives i'm ius-
'ihca'lon. Bni come now la act the
| part oi The citizen: no man * above the
| law come 10 bow before II. i0vesli-
| gale my conduct Had General Lack
son done this, there would have bcena
| magnanimity about him which would
| nave disarmed opposition Those.
1 VINO were the hrsi 10 disapprOve, would
| have been the FIRST 10 inrrive and iory~,
his errors. Would L. Heaven he wos,Id
DO Il now. In is not too late-i,sw. that
| spain Is out of ihe question, aom. when
lhat objection IS al an end, wouid to
u aven he would come forward. Great
IN arms, what he most wa,ii, 10 finish of
MS character, Is 10 prove JlMsel' as MS
,inguished as d citizen, as h has beer, ss
| Il COnqUeror.
we know That s0mr mth choose 10 as
cnoe TO hIm the acquisition of Fiorid.
ana 10 SCI of tins merit against his err,rs
out u thiS were true, the conclusion IL
no' JUST one. As we have often said.
VIC wo"iI noi give mp our constitution for
dozen FlOridas. But lhc fac, !. n,,si,.-
bly, Dot irue-Say ryen tI,at Ih.. ,r,.,n"-
farN occupation OF Pensacola has led
TONS present acquisition, VIVA, then The
course should have been tins AS soon as
IL was asccrialned that Spain dill NOT
comply with her treaty; thai she could
ioi OF would mol check the Indians Com
gross >hohlii haNe been called. and a uroc
yisional occupation of Florida smhnr,s-qj.
ms ~aS TIE course we pointed out I'm
July last; and this, according TO the Nv
polheSis now assumed, would have uiyru
us Tie country. as we now have If. viii,
Tins advantage, that the CONSTITUTION
Would have escaped the arm of the militia
rs power.
We know hat the side we lave taken
Is an unpopular one; We are sorry for H.
o,'' tha' press, "hich wouid sield H. prilci-
pies TO popularity, or 10 power, deserves to
perish.
A Letter from Norfolk of the lsi instant
says :" The commissioners have rrn1ff.
"a IN favor OF Gospou topposite ilris
TOWN. and Days Point, On james River. as
shitabie places tor tie Nauui Uepot and
Arsenal 10 he erected on the waters Of
lie Chesapeake"
70 We are authorized 10 state that Mr..
john Al. Upsllaw Is a candidate for ihe
oenaie IN The district composed of The
counties OF Hanover, Caroline, Essex,
Ains William aud King and Queen.
member of the Senate of 'vnusyIvani4
| nhs oHtrtd resolution of t..alI.ss 10 iIAior
General Jackson for his conduut in the Ss,si-
| mole war Should they he 50 infatua,e a..
| TO pass Resolution of thanks 10 Genera,
Jackson Tor his conduct IN the Seminole
| war they have but TO take another sIeu
| reSofoe that the power of max ~ srar onaIt 10
! be trabferred from Congress 10 a nniiitaIy
commander, acting according to his own dis.
| N'o'O"' aHu COutidiS 10 he orders II ilIe Ike
| cutive.
The resolution from the House of Del
| tSa'es respecting the establishment OF a
branch at the Virginia Bank al Danyihe
has been rejected By the Senate.
E3- II is said that the President means
TO make Southern Tour this summer. A
Charleston paper inlimatcs thai they are
preparing the notifications Tor their in
speclion.
- we presume The Virginia Legislature will adjourn
ABOUT the end Of next weekIhe Retis0s Of the laws
Is nearly nhished and have doubt II viii he en-
tirey so, before the close Of The session iiast of me
tune "i Tue Senate 10 devoted 10 this obiect-auI th.
journals oithe H. OF ID. scarcely PteseE ANY otnsf in
portant suDJeciSThe amendments made 20 the etis-
ca Dis wiz appear in the SktfcheS wuion Ne arc Wv
ing of the law We shall continue these Skeches ana
our extracts from the Journals, ~ our ueNt
| ''''.........-....
" No mail last night north Of iAe Boiriiag'
Green.