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

Ecr las iot 3hi nor never " Ill fight. lie iias
TOO dear Il regard Tor the character of his
country and the lives OF her citizens, Ia
endanger eilhe: IN useless contests and
TAR may II evfr be from him, 10 draw Ell
iher on the purse or The blood of tile re-
pubic, To purchase the wreath of unprotit-
able glory,
lis said, that the Indians were illegal,
sub idized by General Gaines Geueral Mil
chelrs letter of the nth December, 1917, Ia
The Secretary OF War. apprises the Depart.
ment that the friendly Indians should b.
employed; and General Gaines. in a letter OF
the I'd December, also informs ii,e, Secretary
Ut the contemplated employment OF Indians
winch communication was received at Wash.
ins ton, on the 10Th December. If, then, the
Executive were early apprized Of Geurrai
1aihes in,enton,the Secretary, by not dlsar.
committee Knowing this fact, in ai,r,butinp
IMPROPER and Illegal views to General Jack SON
only afford an additional display OF spleuetic
hostiiiiy to The army. ami The most waiito,,
and studied disregard OF truth
ne committee accuse the GeueraI of a; en-
Denience OF orders. inasn. uch as he disregard
eu The injunction To Genera! Games, to abst., /.
from attacking Spanish garrisous. without
experimentation from the Depai tinent
itis a clear principle that no order given 10
one officer can be made part OF an order sub.
sequeniiy given IL another officer for ih.
performance OF the same duty, without d
special reference TO the first, and an express
uirecuon TO be governed by il. Jackson's
orders were general: he was told to terminate
me conflict. and give tranquility to the from
uer and. IN these orders no instructions can
oe round Tor his government by the orders
previously given TO General Gaines In select.
LIZ .ne means OF accomplishing the objects of
tue campaign, the commanding generals DOW
ers were discretionary, and Tor his judy ment
III using those powers, was he alone RESPONSE
Die. The only mode in which he could hay e
otsSoOeyed the ORDER, was either To aave remain.
Gu inactive at Nashville, or TO have adopted
such measures wouid have been more per
niclous than inactivity. In either case. his
conduct would have been Justly repreheusibie
nut admit the orders OF Gen Gaines to he
oHns atory ON Gen. jackson the case contem.
Piateu OH these orders never occurred The
INDIANS were not found under the guns of a
spanish foit, but were sheltered within il. Ii
was their depot, from whence they drew their
Pubiic stores, both of ammunition and provis
, ,,; spanish o!hcers escorted parties of In
uians TO place, them in security from our at
racks. he war was planned in ST. Marks.
Inc Indian power of attorney was executed
there, ane countersigned by +. c. Luengo, the
cohihiandant; AID the councils Tor the arrange
ment of every wailike movement were held i'm
the quarters Of that officer.
II these facts had been known at the War
oi.ce, II Is not TO be doubted that an order
Wosid have been issued for Tue seizure of ~.
G Ms. for when they, and the acts of the
PRESIDENT approved of the measure. Ii had
not been conceived that The Spanish officers
mao MADE themselves parties in the war an d
no previous order could have been expected
~ hee' case winch was not supposed 10 exist.
Ia page u, the committee remark that "here
also lat 81. Marks were taken two Indian
cHieiS, one OF whom pretended to possess the
spirit Of prophecy; they were hui. without
.riai ana with little ceremony" The commit
Tee have forbOrne to state, that Francis the
Prophet had long been one of our dire,t and
most dangerous i0eS-that he had a brigaiier's
commission from Great Britain--and that he
successfully employee his superstitious inllu
ece and me promises of his trans atlantic
friends 10 ins,igate his delmded brethren TO
deeds OF rapine and massacre They seem also
10 nave forgotten that Homa tiIlimico. the other
chiei mad headed tie party who IN cold blood
".nIneres scott aud his unhappy companions !:
HiIuck the reekmg tomahdwk into The bosoins
VI ueiehceiess women, and dashed out the
Drains OF their infants against the boat"
as II mere " technical retaliation under
IL. 'hese monsters were executed d, or, was
. .i death an awful bnt just punishment for
tteir hnhaiiow'd crimes IT is wrong to sneak
oi the poitcy of exec utIonS /; aud | trust that
mere policy shall never be urged as an excuSe.
Tor dePriviOg fellow being of existence: bur
criminals are executed both for example and
punishment, 81 The awful EXAMPLE ma q Of Fran
ci> 81 HomaIhimic had a vide spread Influence
Wo indians had been taken with them and
re lease ed; and, IN few days the whole Ocbee,e
Uioe surrendered al discretion. They were
treated humanity, furnished with tranSporta
hon ana provision, and sent into the Greek
nation.
An effort is made by the committee 10 slew.
that, at the time Gen. Jackson believed th g
war to he ended, lie had resolved ON occupyin..
Fehsacoia 10 establish this CHARGE Ihey
more than once refer TO extracts from his let
ters, wherein lie states that tile Seminolas are
dispersed ana their means of ANNOYANCE de
stfoyed. 1t will be recoliected, that these
letters were written after the end OF that part
on the campaign which WAS conducted in East
Florida, and had "a necessary reference TO the
Generals success in securing that portion of
our frontier Immediately open 10 The iucurSions
OF Tue Eastern SeminoIes. 4 the time the deS
patches were written. the numbers OF hostile
lHdians IN West Florida were unknown; and.
withontattrlbuting to Gen. Jackson the mowers
or prophecy aud magic, 1t was impOsslhIr in
stating the Seminole war was ended" that
ne meant 10 extend tile remark 10 all future
aSgIcssions, both OH the eastern and western
extreInltIes OF our southern border. The Sc
Hlinses III East Florida were dispersed MOI
exteiIniiate d-tbeIr towns were burnt and
their cattle taken from them of course when
scatteied ana III a state OF Starvation the
commanding general safely SAID the war with
them was III an eud. But the means Of sub
sistence they might soon again procure from
laoOur ana the sympathy of their Spanish
friends east OF Sahwanuee-and, these obtain.
ed, they SUI possessed the power of cOncen.
ihNNiSsOb d6lnOngn III was cOuil-
denilytrasted that the awful lesson which they
received would have permanent salutaIy
Influence.
In West Florida, the same ouirages bad
Tor some time been committed, almos [
daiiy, on Tie frontier of Alabama and
The letter OF Governor Bibb of The 10TH
May, which was received on Tie arrival
OF The army al HE Escambia, plainly
shew Ell thai The territorial border called
as loudly for defence and security as the
frontier Of Georgia.
East and West Florida were similarly
situated both were inhabi c,l by lndlsns
hostile 10 the United Stales-in both had
British insIigafion cherished aud matur-
ed tins spirit of hostility and in each,
had The sayages IA depot, whence they
drew Heir warlikc mnniiinn. ann 81