The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-01-13

20 tl3 t<4st- - Hob t1lS tAC Iitkctc VI tO.T
mon sense IL IL not the usage oi isBiiimalc
warfare Is il not consonsnt 10 he soundsss
sushosities OF Gationai law "When at war
(ssys VAueD with fesocious us,ioS, wbi.h
observes no sules and grants no quarter, thsy
msy be cbastised the persons ot those VI
them who msy be taken they ase ot the
number oil the guli,y and by ihs ,igo,, ,ife
attempt m~y be made Of bringing them 10
sense of The laws OF humanity" Asdsgain
4" As a general has he right Of sscsihsiIS
the lives OF his enemies to his own saie'y or
tba, of his people, il Inc has TO contend with
an inhumsn enemy, often guilty ot such ex-
cessss, he may take The lives Of some Of his
prisoners, and treat them as his owp people
have been treated" The justification Of
shese principles is found in their saiula,y
efficacy, for terror end tor exemplc. itia
thus only that the basbari,ies oil Indians con
be successfully encountered. IL is thus only
that the worse than Indian bar baiiies OF Eu-
fopean impostefs, pretending authority from
their governmepts boz elwsys disavowed,
can be punished apd arrested. Great Britain
yet engage the sliancs and co-opesatioo cf
savsges l6war. But her gsvessmsnt has iu-
ysrisbly disclaimed all coun,cnsnce or authof-
izaionto her subjects TO jnstIgate them a.
gainsi us in time Of peace. Ysi so il has
bappe ned, that from inc period Of cur esteb-
lIshed Independence TO this dsy al the disn
was wjib which we have been effected, have
been distinctly trsceabie TO The iDsties,on OF
English traders or agents, always disayow,d,
yet alwsys fell, more Ihaa oues detected, bur
never before punished. Two of he tn, Of "a.
ders of the deepest dye, after solemn ws,n-
ing 10 their government, aud individually 10
che OF them have fallen fa3ranie ssMelo,
iDIo The hands of an American general aud
the punisbment inflicted upon The ~ has hxcd
them on high as an example, awful In lis ex-
hibiIioD, but, we trust, suspicious in It's re-
suits, of that which awaits uDsp,horized pre-
tenders OF Eu.opssn agency, TO stimulate,
and interpose 10 wars between he Cnittd
States and the lodisns wibin their conuoi.
This exposition Of the origin, the causes,
and the character ofihe war with the S.ia.-
nule indians end part If the Creeks, combin-
et with Nc 'Greeor's mock pa,' ,o,s and Mich
oll's negroes, which necessarily led oor unors
into Florida, ard gave rise TO all those ,nci-
dents of which MI. Piano SO vebencntly
complains, will, il is hoped, enable youlo
present other and soUndei views Of the sub-
ject 10 his Calholic Majes,y'S govcIImt ni.
L. will enable you TO show that The ocCupa-
tion OF Pensacola and St MD,ks was occasioD-
ed, nei,hsr by spirit OF hostili'y 10 Spain,
nor with view TO txtot,, pieMa, ssiy, tbo
province from her possession iha, i, was
rendcsed necessary by the neglect OF Spain
70 pe'iorm her engagements Cf restraining
The Indians from hosuities against the unit-
ed States, and by the culpable couri enanccs
encourage rneDt, and assistance given 10 thole
Indians, in their hcstili,ss by he Spanish
governor and commandant al those places
That the Unied States have . right 20 de-
nhsDd, as the Presiden, does demand of Spsin,
he panishmenl of fthose officers for This mis-
condoct and he further demands OF Spain
just ard reasonable .inde :nnity 10 lhe Uh,ied
States for tho heavy and necessary expenses
which they have been compelled 10 incur, by
the iailsre of Spain TO perform her engage
ment, TO restrain the lndisns, aggravated by
this demons sroted completely Of tef com man
ding o6ce's With them, in their hes,iiiues
against the Uni,ed States That The TWO En-
gIishmen executed hy order Of general !ae X
son were not only identified with the savagss,
with whom they wetc car, ying on the w.r
against the United States, bu that one as
them was The mover and foeen,er OF ,ly
wac, which, wi,hou, his interference ard fasss
promises 10 the Iodlsps Of support from tbs
Blush gcve,Bmeni, never would have hap.
pencd-- hat the other was the instr umeat o.
wsr against Spein as we'll as the United
States commissioned by M'Gregor, and ex.
pedi,ed BY Woocbine, uPou ,hsis project Of
eouqnsnpe Foida with these indians and
neg' oes: That, a, Complies cfthe savsges,
and, SHINING sgaInst ,hei, better knowledge,
worse than ssvages, Gen. Jackson, possessed
of their persons and Of the proofs OF ,heic
gull, mishi, by the lawful aud 0, dinary usu-
ges OF war, have hung hem both without tho
iormaiity Of q trial That, TO allow them ev.
cry possible oPpc's sunI'y Of refu,ing The ptoofs
or OF showing any eiscumstance in exienua-
lion OF their crimes, he gave them the hene tlt
OF trial by conr martial, Of highly res-
pec,able ofhcers Inst the defence of one
consisted, solely and exclusively, OF tecbniepi
csvils 81 The nature OF part cf the evidence a.
gainst him, and the other confessed his guik.