Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-14

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pretend not 10 determine. Its sufficient Tor
me 10 know that these matters are pending be-
tore Congress, the ighesttribunal in The coun.
Try. have too much respect for the constitu.
ted authorities OF my country, TO venture upon
course so unwairanted; but, in defending |
hm against charges, a6duced from acts lon. !
passed, and whir!ia are not NOW ia review he. /
fore the uaiion. do that wbichs due to merit !
and ihni which NO good man will pronounce /
improper.
i,kout pretending To enquire whether
ihcto ht any Authority III this country compe-
tent To the declaration OF martial law; II NAV
be we'll replied, that la al. ss,ernmeuis occa
siouS will arise whrie a too sc,u,ulouS adh.-
renee 60 established forms may jeopardise the
national safety. kuna will pretend, tia, The
Roman people MCie not at some periods of
Their history rs srrufulunsly ie.ariiiut oitheir
institutions aad lac rs amy people ever were.
| or can be set il day OF tiejr pt0Vest
trinniph did necessity require departure
from Anci' ~ n>ase aud Aampes are present
ed where the srna'e approved what hsd irrn
done hoi ticcanSe the acts were IN conformity
| 10 eX,>t'ug law :. tut bcc;,u>e founded in the
! suonees' necessity, and Warranted by tie
| exigercics al the muaent. \ commanding.
| general has 10 rirht 10 take MY hursc; -NCttt
| has been dUue. He derives 40 authority uu,ier
| the constitution 10 seize my vessel, FOR il is
| private property, and is protected Aad let
| ms wei inlurised bur partial writer p0ini TO
| Tie ciausc OF ouI roiSiitntion which gives 10
| mIlitaiy commander authority 10 hhrn or
| destroy The ons" OF amy citiZeu. l need not
| inform INN that ibis has hven done, nat only
by General jack son. hul bY others: and vet
| the naiion has never complained, believing
ine public good reqnited IA 10 be done, aud
mat necc 'sity, this" plea % tgraiis,' as il is
| called, gave il sanction.
ne battle oil lalapoo<ce is adyerted TO by
ms writer as another se,ious charge, aud one
that mesa STAN upon his country" If he
oe an EngshEian. as hisSignature and feclingS
would seem TO sanction, his statement is cor.
| rect for English enS.aries by anthoritv trcm
| tied t,J lao
savases 10 War Britain becomes liable for all
the consequences of the conflict But should
lie De AN American citizen, then lac may dry
| mp his tears, AMI cease TO " eep for the injurt d
honor OF his conntrv Whence comes the
authority for making prisoners Not from
war, TOR 1t : struggle between nations WHICH
snail DO each other the most harm. The auci.
| cuts received rri>oUers more from "A DISPOSE.
lion 10 grace triumph, than 10 shcw mercy TO
The conquered in mOdcrn contests however
to me!iorate the hardshipS and condition of
war, soldiers have been spared in battle and
made prisoners. But the general in this conn
try who refsseS or oi2iS to DO this. violates no
rule OF tue government, nor ~ a,,swerahle 10
. any but his conscience and his God. Ifmercv
however, he tho attribute that has been so
tramu'ied on, as, in the cpiu0n of this writer.
TO ahiX stain upon the nation, even then is
Jackson not without am~'e notification Let
II be recol!ecied that when savages spare i'm
battle, II IS only Tor The present torture and
death fellow. j { not demanded bv their own
sacrifice TO the restless names of some losi
tn nj IN battle. D,ler facts Should also no,
De forgotten as they were known u the wri,
ter, they should have been stated aud thereby
lee would nave avoided the imrula,ion which,
wei rests against ii,n OF attempting TO excite
prejudice at moment when pubiic uvestiga.
ION IS pentimg. IL General Jackson's b;ogra.
pher has detailed fully 1T will anpear tha fine
: genera! eSSayed in vain 10 bring HE Indians 10
SUBMISSION, and to stay the carnage One
bag was dispatched, with "A messenger who
ven understood their language; he urged
them 10 submit, and pointed to Tie folly nj
resistance, but IN vain fire from their hIrE.
: la; places, which nan"icd the s!tnnIder OF lie
messenger and broneli tie fiag TO The ground
, was the ans wes returned. AppreheuGing tina;
! want OF confidence ma: have igjuCcd the
. act, anOtLe, flag was scut and Gen. Carroll
on "hom IL was supposed they would rely was
ordered ON the mission: another fire MAS
received and The life OF The General preseiv.
ed only bY the bell OF his sword NC,rr - fforts
generous and !ibe,ai a. those. what was lI,ere
10 be done but tosma&e the sword Ike arbiter
setweeE them S0nlesCid surrender and ot
'heSe aHd many women and children who were
also taken, rot ono was in the leas. Il! treated
. or injnred
/. rs regards Gen. Jsckson's order Of April
isin, denying thai bis officers shoa!d be con.
iroHed bat Ivy orders coming through him
, IRAN the War Department. and which tJ,is
) writer considers SO monstrons. have This IA
say lhat, plain as the question NAV appear TO
hin, military men have complained Of il since
we had an army, and constantly contended
, against it. Men OF military science admit II
to be right; willie those who reasrn against
III Dring up IN argument none bur extreme
cases, which never can prove any thing, and
can never be operated upon by general rule.
~ WIS reserved for Mr. Monroe and Tho die
guiShed gentleman who is now i'm The war
department, 10 assent 10 the reasoning of
twenty years upon this subject and TO adnpt
the principle conended for as this writer,if
snmes. 10 give Gene u jackson The" nSce1,ion.
\ far fI,ot, 4,
h'i*Sed ham, but because tEev were solicjtnus
10 u" WHAT ihey believed ~onid coDduce to The
lhieiPS' OF The country. dery however, that
ne could nave been punished by court Mir
Iraiiani at that time was but The princinaI
cieik III TIE war department; and ALI hen. n l,e
"c,co as Secretary, yet there was NO general
ofuef announcing him as such, aud, until this
were done, his orders we're no more 0i,dinm
tiau hose OF FIT JuSfitia. or even Of diCcr.o1
o'd"tg Ii commanding general, when ad
V"ncthg against an enemy, is TO laye his POSTS
vacated and abandoned, by orders to his Off
cSiS ~ Whieh ne KNOWS nothing until the mis-
| c'uei mas happened miserable will he his
dependence, wretciIed The situation of his
army IN mis- there is argument enough !:
iurlher will rot press it,
~ me LEGISLATURE OF Louisiana did seriously
contemplate guaranteeing 10 the enemy, teI
shouid nave been ioiied il WAS oniy noon ibs
contingency that such disposition should be
made manifest, that Gov { Claiborne was ordered
loa.i 'dhu, u ms zeal prompted bmto too great
nasie, Jackson should not be reptel.ensihle
for me lnistake-neiher should he censured:
Tor hoid IT commendalIe and patriotic TO mt
Gown treason and traitors wherever to he
fonnd aud, so far from their balm. entitled 10
any FAVOR or exemption for being the repre-.
| Sehtaives OF the people, IL presents the strour.
er reason why they should nave been punished
most eNrmpiariy. True, The information uuon
ms SUBJECT was from tie e. H0itd duncan ~
lhlS wiiier has pleased TO call hini-a gentle
man OF science and icafning whose veracifV
none eau question one b!hly DISTINGUISHED
al me bar, aad whose hospitality and ur,nle.
mmh'y depolimei; are manifest to All ,Sho
kno" him. BOT Tic Justification OF the Icrisja
III, IvSa." on otheT testimony MaJ. Butler