Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-02-23

tory there the neutral ground was no
stained with the blood of him whom
should have protected. And there wa
Ianother most unfortunate difference, fol
the American example. The Duk,
lD'Enghein, was executed according Il
has sentence. 1t said by the defenders O
Napoleon, that the Duke had been machi.
mating not merely TO overturn the French
government. but against the life Of its chief
II that were true, he might, il taken 10
France, have been legally executed.
l5uch was the odinm brought upon the
Instruments of this transaction, that those
lpersons who have been even suspected Of
participation in it have sought to yindi-
cate themselves, from what they appear to
have considered as an aspersion, before
foreign courts. 10 conclusion of this
part Of The subject, Mr.. c. said, that he
most cheerfully and entirely acquitted
Gen. jackson Of any intention to violate
the laws of the country, or the obligations
OF humanity. He was persuaded from all
that he bad heard, that he thought himself
equally respecting and observing both.
With respect TO the putty of his inten
tentions therefore, he was disposed TO al
low it in the most extensive degree OF
his acts, said Mr.. G.. it is my duty to
speak with the freedom which belongs to
my station. And | shall now proceed TO
consider some of them Of the most mo-
meutous character, as it regards The dis
tribution of the powers OF government. "a,
| OF all the powers conferred by the
constitution of The United States, not one
is more expressly and exclusively granted
than that is 10 congress of declaring war.
The immortal convention who framed that
instrument had abundant reason for con-
fidiDg this tremendous power to the delibe-
rate judgment of the representatives of
the people, drawn from every page of his
tory, 1t was there seen that nations are
often precipitated into ruinous war, from
folly, from pride, from ambition, and from
the desire of military fame. 1t was be-
lieyed- no doubt, IN committing this gree.
subject TO the legislature of the union, we
should he safe from the mad wars that
have afflicted, and desoIaled, and ruined
other countries. II was supposed that be-
fore any war was declared the nature OF
fhe injury complained of would be care
fully examined. the power aud resources
LOT the enemy estimated, aud the power ami
resources of our own country, as well as
the probable issue and consequences of the
| war. 1t was TO guard our country agains
4 precisely that species of rashness, which
Il had been manifested in Florida, that III
i constitution was SO framed. III then thi
4 power, thus cautiously and clearly be
slowed upon Congress, has been assumed
and exercised by any other fu0ctionary
/ OF the government. it is cause OF serion.
alarm, and It became that body TO vi1di
cate and maintainits authority by all the
means in its power, and yet there are
some gentlemen, who would have us moi
merely to J ield tame and silent acqui.
escence 10 the encroachment, but TO pas:
even vote of thanks to the author.
/ On the 18th OF March, 1918, Mr.. c
continued the President of the United
States communicated message to Con.
gress in relation TO the Seminole war, In
1 which he declared that, although in the
prosecution of it, orders had been given
10 pass into the Spanish territory, they
we're so guarded as that the local authori.
ties Of Spain should be respected. How
respected ? The President by the docu.
ments accompanying the message, the or.
ders themselves which issued from the
Department Of War to the commanding
] general, had assured the legislature that
even If the enemy should take shelter IN.
der a Spanish fortress, the fortress was
not to be attacked, but the fact TO be re.
! ported to that department for further or
ders. Congress saw, therefore, that there
was no dagger Of violating the existence
of peace. And yet, on the same 25th day
| Of March, a most Singular concurrence o
da.es,) when the representatives of thi
people receive this solemn message, an
nouaced in the presence of the nation ant
/ IN the face of the world, and in the mids
j of friendly negotiation with Spain, doe.
/ Gen. Jackson write from his head quar-
| tiers, that he shall take ST. Marks as ;
| necessary depot for his military opera
lions The General states, in his letter
what he had heard about the threat on thu
part of the Indians aud Negroes, to occu
py the fort, and declares his purpose K
possess himself Of il in either Of the two
contingencies of its being in their hand:
or in the hands of the Spaniards. He
assumed right to Judge what Spain was
bound to do by her treaty, aud judged
very correctly; but then he also assum-
ed the power, belonging to congress alone,
of determining what should be the effect
and consequence Of her breach of en-
gagement. Gen. jackson generally per-
forms what he intimates bis intention to
do. Accordingly, finding St. Marks yet
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