Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-24

| OF the nation thus to submit to military ORA.
gooning or newspaper chastisement, by mi (
! litary officers who, il is believed, visited
the seat Of government for that purpose;
and how far senate of the United States
should be subject TO this kind Of discipline,
for the conscientious discharge Of official
duties. imposed by the unanimous voice of
that body, is for the proper authorities to
determine.
shall now state faithfully the proceed
ings had in the senate and before the CON-
mittee, on this subject, pledging myself,
and appealing to others, for the correctness
of every fact stated.
On the 18th November, 1918, the Pre-
sident's message to bofh houses OF Con-
gress was received. In this message the
, President refers to the Seminole war, and
promises to present TO congress the docu-
ments respecting it.
On the 4th December, 1918, this volume
! of documents was received in manuscript &
sent to the printer. On this day (and not
on the 18th, as stated enormously in the
strictures) the resolution was offered in the
senate, for raising the committee on this
! subiect-it was considered on the 18th,
and postponed from time to time, until the
/ 18th Dec. when it was modified and en-
Iarged, on motion of Mr.. Eaton, and unan-
imously adopted. This delay was occa-
stoned by he senate's not having previ-
ously received the documents from the prin.
! ter.
There had, however, been made, in the
senate, call on the President, for further
information on this subject. and this resolu-
ton offered on the 18th December, was
agreed to on the 18th, and the call was
complied with on the 28th December, by
message, and another volume of documents
furnished.
These documents were not received
from the printer until the LIST or Cd Feb.
1919. But copy Of them had been re-
ceived by each member of the Senate, thro'
the medium ofthe house Of representatives,
to whom they were first sent, on the 9th
or 9Slb Jan. and on the day they were re-
ceived, the committee were called toge-
Their. At this meeting all the members be-
ing present, Mr.. King made motion that
the committee should ask the senate to dis
charge them from the further consideration
of the subject. The question OIL the mo-
ton was put, and, four members voting in
the negative, it was Of course lost.
And, at this time. the committee order
ed, under the authority of the resolution of
the senate, that the aids of General Jackson,
and such other persons as The chairman
might think necessary, should be summon
ed before the committee for examination.
This order was compliedwth, witnesses
were summoned, and the examination pro-
ceeded from day to day, as the witnesses
appeared. subject only to the delay and
interruption that arose from the indispen-
sable necessity the members ofthe commit
tee were under, Of attending TO their OFF,
cial duties.
Thus the enquiry was prosecuted, until
the committee were told by the chairman
that he knew Of no other evidence that it
was in his power to obtain. And at this
time, as on former occasions, particular en-
quiry was made ofthe memb, rs of the COM
mite generally, AMI of Mr.. Eaton, particu-
larry, whether it was known that further
testimony should be obtained, or whether
they wished that other witnesses should be
summoned. and the answers to these enqui-
ries were in the negative.
The testimony being thus considered as
closed, the nature of the report to be made
to the senate was then to be discussed, and
all the points involved by the conduct of
gen. Jackson, on which there could be any
doubt were distinctly stated in writing, and !
seperste questions taken on each of them. !
On the first point. of raising and organi-
zing the volunteers, the unanimous voice of |
the committee was, that it was Illegal
The second point, the right to pursue the
enemy into Florida, was decided unani-
mously in the Affirmative. And on several
otie, points, the committee were divided,
three disappearing the conduct Of the COM
handing general, and two justifying or ex-
cusing it.
The decision of the committee beino