Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-12

on our open border than could ever h ay.
sat easy on General Jackson's consci-
3 ehce, had any act OF neglect OF his iaci-
iiiaied their commissions
common sense as we'll as national law
prohibiis any violation OF neutrality 10
prevent an evil remotely prospective.
bui, where the expected danger is boil,
o' 'itdi character AMI certain occurrence.
10 neglect any means of preventing il is
! MOI only falsely geHerous, but grossly
CRIMINAL. Individuals NAV make snci
Sacriiices, when mere personal danger or
| inconvenience Is apprehenued. Lut IL,
avert so dreadful AN evil as The murder
Gus incnrSion Of a savage foe, all access
siDie means OF security and prevention
are iihprrlvusly called for. Men. vino
KNOW '6e Indian character, are we'll aware
of The folly of defensive operations 10
| restrain their nas>acres AMI predatory
| eApcdl'inns. III the whole army had been
ended IN Gordon, aions tie souihern'
roI'ier, they would have been laughed
al ny The Indians. Relieved irom all
! apprehension OF attack, and The priva-
non OF thri' Spanish dspots, til v would
nave 'eishfeiy concentrated iheir forces,
ana broken The Corion al almost auv
point. Ii was then necessary 10 attach
them, and, as i'll West Florida ihey never
were embodied. The General had either ia
march his whole army in pursuit OF eacl,
iiiiie squad of warriors, and eStermiuaie
Them IN detail, OF 10 adopt such measures
as would relieve his army from unneces-
sary expence. This measure WAS RI.
provisional occupation of Florida. lt
was an act of necessity The necessity
wewere under, III all cases, 10 p,oteci,l,e
ives ana liberties of our citizens II tile
! occupation of Amelia Island is iustifia.
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so; Tor the lives Of our citizens are of in
nnilely greater Importance than The plum
Ger OF our commerce, and the security of
"A frontier from Indian INVASION. of much
greater interest than the prevention of
smuggling.
10 destroy the scattered parties i'm West
Florida, Capt. Boyles, with two eompa-
mes OF rangers, was ordered to scour The
country, and his gallaniry and success
are ell known.
In page 2, of the Report, there is a
| sentence calculated to induce belief
that the terms of capiiulation were forci-
| bly, imposed upon the Governor and GAR
rison OF Pensacola. These terms we're
proposed by the Governor himself. be-
| foie surrendcrins the Barancas and
were fully acceded TO, except in such
| points as affected the security of The
occupancy, and the objects of thc cam
| paigh.
| III was unnecessary 10 remark that Gen.
j. abolished the revenue laws Of Spain,
| (p. o. The capltulation engaged for the
transportation OF all the officers of GOV
ernmcnt, civil ana military, 10 ljavans.
| What lhrn became Of their revenue iawsy
Ihe Governor virtually abolished them
| himself
Ii IS no, fact tina, all the officers of
fla.as
HE Temporary Governor, Col. KING. .is
an officer OF The army but civil officers
were appointed III Tie different depart
ments from among citizens, and NJ. NJ
| hensie, native oil Mobile, was placed at
| The head OF the magisiracy. The civil
| rights OF the inhabitants were secured 10
Them, and, III some instances, particular
| privileges ui individuals were held sacred.
WHICH we're totally repngnamt 10 The Ma
| lurc OF our political Institutions
| IN The 9Th page OF the report, there is
| Il remark that before General jackson
could make hostile movement on The
| Spanish possessions, they must have
opposed him by physical not moral
| Iorce. III IS not easy 10 understand this
| distinction, hat presume The committee
mean hS moral force, The use Of persua-
| sion and InsilsaliOn among The Indians.
AMI furnishing them With arms and am
munIfi0n. Ii the Use OF such a "nloral
force Is not to be opposed and avenged.
without an Iniractlen of natural law, and
| the constitution, in what a situation are
we placed 2. The adoption of SUCH a
principle, forever puts stop TO frontier
emigration, AMI The proud spread of our
hardy poTnlailOn. Ii declares 10 the EN-
terprlsng settler OF The wilderness, t;,at
II IS illegal 10 protect him from Indian
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ehiSsares OF Britain: Your saf.ty il
no" secure goamong our Indians, and.
! By gold and superstition, spmn linen, 10
reiterated Outrage; d, iugc our ironlIeyin
| bloed; we oarr moi touch you; standing
| under the shelter of oar constitution
| yoar punishment would be stab tD I'VE
| liberties Of our country.
In regard TO General JacksOn's order 10
| general Gaines tn occupy 81. Augustine.
| ii Is only necessary 10 say, thai II was
issued III conformity TO lie same prin-
ciple which governed the general in an his
| movements III Florida, VIZ: Fiat Where
The Spaniards identified themselves with
! Tie Indians, by aruilDg orshei,erIng them,
they were 10 he ir al Il us nemies in our
Own defence one of the most sacred mr.
cessiiies imposed Oh man.
In page Ii, the committee ask. off
! these things are admitted in the South.
will mol they be considered asauthorised
in tie North ! answer, yes.
| II is needless to remark OH that part Of
The report which regards the execution of
| Arbullinoi and Ambrlsier. The commit
tee admit, 4" liza having left their country
aud united their fate with sava. es win
whom the u. States were at war, ihry for
| ieiled their claim 10 the projection Of
| their own government, and subj cfed
! themselves 10 the same treatment, which
ought, according to the principles and