Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-11
IHCHMOND. MAY n.
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in London, which stated Ito speak in the
words OF the last Patriot now before us, }
that since The publication III England
of Mr.. Secretary Adams able despatch
OF the transactions of the Seminole war,
scarcely amy muImuring or complaining
had been heard in England" But The
writer is mistaken. The last prints we
have received from England are excess
sive'y Indignant against General Jackson.
The murmuriug is not confined to one set
| Of papers. We hear IL both from minis
ierialsis and from 0pposiiionists /; the
latter seem more inccnsed than the for
mer. The London Morning Chronicle
and the Courier, the Morning Pos, and
the Statesman, Bells Messenger and
Wooiltr, The Liverpool Courier and The
| Mercury express themselves invery strong
terms upon the subject; Mr.. Adams 'sleiier
to the contrary Notwithstanding. We have
published extracts from some of these
Journals and we will not fatigue The
| reader by long extracts from the others.
The Liverpool Mercury, of April 2d, an
opposition print, declares that the conduct
! ofthe House OF Representatives is "not so
gratifying TO the friends of liberty :" that
" IN independent greatness the Transat-
lantic Republic has lost mnch, in It's sane
| ton of the conduct of Jackson"
The Liverpool Courier of the 3lst of
| March, declares that the United States
9 have afliXeda stain upon their character
in place which they might have burn
ed into splendour. 1T throws many H.
liberal reflections upon us, and finally
hints il TO be the duty of the European
powers TO interfere, if we persevere IN
such conduct, and publicly To repro
bate the conduct of America"
These prints are not merely irritated
| al the decision OF the IL. of r. on the
cases of Arbuihno, and Ambrisier they
are particularly Indignant at the trium
plant reception whch Jackson meets
with. Some of them, however, vet look
| TO the Senate for q reversal of the vote OF
the other house. They talk too. OF par
iiameniary investigation of the subject, q
threaten the American people with the
censure of the King, Lords and Com
| mons.
| We confess we see these observations
with feelings of a very mixed character.
We deny III the Isl place the right OF the
| British nation, as n6tiOn, To interfere IN
the matter. IT'S true, Arbuihnot and
Ambrister were put To death but il is
equally true, that tor a time, they had
put off their British character. They had
associated themselves with the Indians,
our enemies Ambrisier had taken up
arms in thcm cause, and Arbutinot had
attempted TO procure them arms. 1t was
i'll this new character thai they came be-
fore us: nor did we regard them at all in
the light of British subjects. Much then
as we dISapprovc the conduct OF General
Jackson, whatever right our eOuntrymen
have 10 censure him and however much
our government is bound 10 try him for
his conduct III the Seminole war, we do
most strongly protest against the right
of Great Britain TO claim the slightest
reparation III this matter.
We believe, i'll The Cd place, that much
of this ire i'll the British joarnaIs pro-
ceedS from their hatred for us, as we'll az
their clannlSh feelings Tor arbuihnot and
AmbrIster; and that the opposition prints
are particularly sci oil by their antipathy
10 n ministry whom they are desrons OF
g0rng on all oct aSiOns. Still we confess
our apprehensions that the conduct oI
| Gen. Jackson and the liberation lie has
met with from his own government, have
lowered our character III the eses OF
foreign nations and that the letter OF
Mr.. Secretary Adams will not altogether
be able 10 restore us TO The ground We
have lost The surrender OF Pensacola
and 81. Marks had raised the moral cha
before attained all that was wanting,
was, 10 bring the conduct of the COM
handing officer TO the test iOproVe that
! in land of laws no man could violate
lis orders with impunity and that III
| land of liberty, the military was KEPT
strictly subordinate 10 the civil power
General Jackson has gone of with eclat;
| his conduct, his taking OfIhe lives OF prI-
soners, his capture of neutral posts con-
| trary 10 orders and without any adequate
necessity, not only overlooked, but APP
| plauded. We confess, we could have
| wished that these things had been other
wise ordered; and HAT we could have
stood before the worlh upon other grounds
than what Mr.. Secretary Adams has plsc-
| ell us upon.
Let us repeat, however, that though we
| regret having furnished any foreign ma
! lion with the least cause 10 tlnd fault with
us, vet we pay very LILLE respect, to what
is said in the British prints al this occd-
sion. They will scarcely ever do us JUS
| tice OH any occasion; and as one remark
| able proof that their sentiments oil This
| matter are guidedby their selfish feelings,
we cannot help noticing how much keen
err has been DECENTRALIZATION since they
| heard of the cesslon of the Flordas....
| Their jealousy has added fuel to their
sentiment. To illustrate this idea, we
submit the following interesting extract
| from Wooler's British Gazette OF Tue
| 29ih March
| The cessiOn of Florida byOld Spain to Anne
RIGA, is now completed by treaty and the
| Americans boast much, aud justly, of the adj
| yantsges they have acquired by the transfer
| I'm the language Of one of their editors, the
southern bordtr is ROW fairly rounded Oft =
| they" hsveuo itreigB territory enclosed with
| in their borders;" and, secure in that quar-
| ter, the next object of American ambition,