Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-19

watfaie " as commenced between the Seminole
Indians and the frontier inhabitants of Geor
gia il is difficult TO determine with certainty
who commenced those hostilities, or on whom
the greatest injuries were inflicted" They then
state a few of the incidents Of the war. without
accusing amy one OF being the cause oft, and
cont ss their inability to dete rhine OH whom
the blame should rest
HIS second objection is the one on which he
seems most TO rely, and in answering which l
shalireter TO the greatest part ofhis Structures.
e Because i, directly duplicates the President
and Secretary OF War; for although they were
moi IN the first instance guilty of what the
committee calls gross violation of the cen>ti.
luton. yet they made the acts theirs by adop-
ton, and ifthis implication just those officers
ought to he impeached." The committee, by
plain statement of facts, and deductions
diawnfrom them az clear an the light OF heaven,
prove three different attractions OF our consti
tuiios two at least OF whiel had received the
sacit approbation OF the President aud Secre
tar. OF War but should the committee have
therefore SIN unk back appalIt~i by the masni.
tude OF The evil which was exposed To th.ii
view Shouldthey have ceased To probe the
wound to the bottom, for fear they should
discover II had reached a mortal partl-lhe
conimitt' knew their duty to themselves and
their country better and by "a hold, manly.
but dispassionate course of conduct. have done
themselves homer.
General Jackson, proved by the committee,
Is OF The lltb C. 9th of art. Ist-that Con
sress shall have power to declare war, grant
letters OF marque and reprisal, and make rules
CONCERNING captures by land and water" BY
no sophistry OF reasoning can il be proved that
The attacking and occupying of ST. Marks, the
Barancas, aud Pensacola, is not making war
upon nation at peace with the United States
aud ii Gen. Jackson made war without de ciar-
iug II, II is AN aegravaton of his offence, as ii
respects the enemy, and certainly not a pallia-
non OF his conduct to his own country He
himself considered them as enemies, and I'M
conaitionally called them such i'm his letter OF
The "a OF Jnue. In column the 4th OF the
structures, sine following clause: +" The com.
mittee ask II these thirss are admitted in the
Soeth, Will they not be cOHsidefe as authoiiz-
ed IN the North 1 answ er, yes."! Let us then
see what would he the result of this admission.
transferring the seat Of war TO ourshortherR
frontier, he allows that for the same causes
teb jackson might have attacked and taken
by storm OueenstOn, Montreal and Quebec
An open and immediate declaration of war By
..feai Britain must inevitably have ?lewes,
III AFTER Shch an open waging Of war OH our
part, she should have thought such a declare
lion necessary on hers 10 make il known to the
Citizens OF the two countries that peace no
longer existed between them. Even surprising
the war, thus begun by the imperial fat of
Major General Jack son TO have continued and
ended as the last with that country did, and
that Notwithstanding the manifest Injustice of
our cause, Great Britain should not be Joined
BY any European ally, IAN imprs bable suppo-
thousand OF his country men unnecessarily ,hed
nave called down the vengeance of his coun-
Try or his head. although il should be crowned
Win iaureis won IN d hundred victories a
Thousand times more glorious iii their achieve
ment aud more beneficial in their effects han
The battle OF Orleans? Would there have been
| man IN America, except this Stricturist, who
wonld have thought that an Inve stig ton oug Int
not TO have been made into The motives which
induced General Jackson 10 usnrp the power
granted by The constitution 10 Compensation
rear IL might infiict wanton blow on his feel
ings and character 2 NO, Sir the benefit which
lie mao rendered his country by saving a part
would have been forgotten an what would in
that case, have appeared a daring attempt TO
,nbluSate The whole
The following clause of the committees
fsPortapPears TO have startled and conionnded
Tins StricruIist. " The tendency of thes.
measures ny Tue commanding general, seems
10 have been TO involve the nation Ia " ar
without her consent, and for reasons of his
own, nnconbected with his military functions"
ne sehsitivenesS of the gentleman upon this
snpJect, ana his prematurely eXpi essed hope
that General jackson will never attempt 10
| detenu himself against the charge, are by no
/ meais calculated To remove all imputatons on
his ulscfeti0n. He refers 10 the evidence OF
MI Eaton aud AdJUtant Butler. By the bye,
snere Is singular conirar1ety III some aspects,
Det~een The statements of these sentlemen.--
upon comparison OF their testimony, it Will
| appear that AdJutant Bntlei was not very
P"' u. "tai III HIS fOlIeCtiOu or hearsaN teSttmC
ny. AdJutant Butler tsstifies that MIR. Donal
sOn purchase iOts of land at Pensacola and
| mat lie had heard that Mr.. James Jack son
| was Concerned with him, and was tie oul,
person concerned MIR Eaten testiies that
there were eight concerned aud mentions their
names. think Il at least probable, that as
hdJutant Butler never heard of the Other six
| cOpartners, that had General Jackson been
OF HE number, he would not have heard of
nil,: MI Donaldson appears TO haye (agreeabIy
r. = tot
cerned, and 10 have been last employed by tue
| other seven, TO 20 to Pensacola TO make the
purchases notwithstanding Adjuiaut Butler
understood his first view in going there was
TOT MS health. shall leave this part of the
SUBJECT ny remarking, that certainly General
JACKSON did not show sufficient discretion III
giving hIs wife's near connection, going 10
PENSACOLA, letter of recommendation from
MN, IOr Tue purpose of his making large pnr-
| cnases There. when that place wasin possession
Ola foreign power vet, noon after, this letter is
tohowed Dy the unneceSsaryseizn f the place,
| against his positive orders, (iOr. The Ipdiass
| taxing shelter in the fort, instead of under
It's guns, Is too childish bubble 10 he seriously
answered
The second and third infraction of the con-
sututien proved by the committee, is of the
dZth aud 10th clauses OF 9Th sect of art. Ist.-
ne 18th clause provides that +" Congress
sh"H nave power 10 raise and support ar
mics FIudlng IL impossible to DENY the fact
OF General JacksOD's having raised twelve
huhdred volunteers, in the very teeth of this
cIanse, he, with more prudence than is eyinc
ed III any other part of his structures, seeks
only TO paliiate the measure by showing that il
| was sanctioned 10y the secretary of war, and
me governor OF Tennessee. But, no posterior
act OF any man can render that lawful, which
| was not constitutional in lis origin No one
can grant to another more power than he him.
| sell possesses aud Tie law passed during the
| last war with Great Britain, under which Ghe
| volunteers led by Colonel johnson in the north
western campaign were raised, had expired
| tour years ago. Congress did then sanction
Tue measure, and made an appropriation for
| paying the troops who saved New Orleans
because they were legally raised. Congress