Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-25

| ceited protest from he governor of that
place. which prot ST Mr.. G. was suprized
| 10 hear some gentlemen call threat.
| Now, what was this protest2 DULY that
he disapproved Of Gen, J az kson's conduct
approaching his command with large
| military force III tine of profound peace
| oetween the Two nations, without having
gwen those explanations and security n
sai"st aggressions, which N. neutral has
always right to demand and decla-
ration that II The aggression was coniin-
uet, thatis, his pest attacked. Inc should
| repei force by force. And this General
Jackson construes into such a mauifesta.
hon OF hostility, that he no ionser hest
tated upon the course io be pursued.
but marched the next day 70 take pos
session of The place. A n,aniiestaijoho of
ies'ihiy, SIT Niiat could The Spaniss
'othcer iiave.duue less II. did his duly
| merely, and less Woui.i have been incun-
sisient With his own h0iior or that oi
his own nation. In tins transaction, sir,
G'n. ia kson seems 10 have yielded 10
ne impressions OF anger, that any one
should have dared TO oppose The slight
est obstacle 10 lis isles. he took ihe
place III violation OF his orders and, Ia
violating them, he violated The constnu
lion OF his country and for tins, The
Congress of,lie United States should ex-
press Their decided siisapproba,ion. And
vi some gentlemen speak OF voting
| thanks. Thanks, sir, for whal Mr.. G.
confessed, that, for l,is part, in the con-
duct OF tbe Seminole war, he saw but lii
lie TO approve. and much. very much, 10
censure.
Bat, said Mr.. c. my honorable col
league (Mr. Barbour) tells us, that, altho'
he disapproves this conduct. he viii not
express any thing that looks Ike Gems ,irc.
because he believes the motives of Gen.
Jackson were good in these transactions.
olr, II The question we're, Wheeler the
General should bein any manner pun
'shed Tor these things, nay colleagues
principle would be correcf. do not
myself intend TO impeach his motives
but, when the question is, whether The
Congress of the United States shall on
shall not express their opinion as Ia vi.
olation OF the constellation, in order 10
preserve that CONSTITUTIONS in lis purty-
10 prevent entertainments upon their own
powers, and 10 prevent those acts from
beng hereafter drawn into precedent,
ana again repeated, caunoi see that We
nave any thing 10 do with motives. II is
suitisieni tor us That The constitution mas
been Violated, and our powers disregard
ed.
My honorable colleague has also said.
HAT he was unwilling To censure the Goa
duct of the General, because, although
The case did moi justify the act, vet a
higher degree OF The samenecessity would
!iave JUSTIFIED the capture al Pensacola.
IL he means that a case might have exist
ed in which il would have been ms, ma
bic, We agree: but tina, would he TO sup-
pose case different from that which the
documents presented. The principle OF
The laws OF nations is that case of en-
trene necessity will Justify the seizure OF
neutral post. The argument of tie
gentleman supposes degrees in cases of
extreme necessity, which cannot exist.
MIR. &. said lie would now proceed 10
examine the trial aud execution of Ar
huthuot and A,Bbrisirr Tie ground
whlch Geu. Jackson assumed 10 Justify
ms conduct hal been pretty generally a.
band med uponII thai fioer Hetad heard
but one gentleman (Mr Johnson of Ky.)
attempt 10 defend il, by quotation from
Vattei. 10 prove, that ah individual, who
made war upon nation was 10 be Goa
sidered an outlaw and rnbher. The
gentleman would find. lie believed, upon
almost the same page in Vaitpi, 0le spoke
and quoted from memory Thai even an
officer holding a commission, who al
tackled another nation without an express
order from his government, did il upon
lis own responsibility iils commission
did not protect him lIe is TO be consid.
ereh as an individual. He wouli have
ii to that gentleman 10 reconcile The pas
sa9es, and apply them IN the ease u.der
discussion. but, sir, as gentlemen have
toubd II necessary 10 abandon the ground
assumed by Gen Jackson, and To place
MS delcnce upon another, lei us examine
HE ground they lave taken, aud see if il
Is more defeDslbie. That ground is the
right OF retaliation. MIR. T.. would uoi
encuinbcr the question will another, viz.
whether HE testimony were sufficient TO
identity Aibuilinoi with the Indians, but
would met IL fairly and openly. Before
lie did sn, however, he wou... beg leave 10
Suggest one difficulty in ine ease. Itwas
1t principle IN The laws OF nations. tliat.
under certain circumstances, belIigc-
rent might enter IA neutral territory. II
was equally well established HAT. iu do
ing SO, fhny were bound 10 abstain from
all acls OfiiosiilIiy by which lie neutral
could be compounded with Tie other
belll2crcn;. This being flIe case, alilo'
lIe did not know wlIal the practice of ma .
lions was ~ HAT respect, he should sun
pose, that, although, If an armed aud ca,
bodied enemy were l0uudin The territory.
lie might be attacked, yet, il the hellipg.
| rent so enicrnga neuiral territory should
tnd there an individual cncm, (aud par
iisularly funarmed,) rcposing under tie
protection, and relying npnu the hosp,.
| lailtS OF the neutral, tney would ilave 80
right 10 capture him, because MS cap
iure would bean act of hostility commit
TED ia ilie country OF The neutral, not 40
he lusiI!icd by ihc same necrssiiy which
authorized the entrance into las country.
ana by which his peace might be CON.