Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-26

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served, that from the deadiiest enemies Of
the army are TO be founi some OF the OF
6cers who command il. And under these
impre ssions, and in the spiri, of sincere
friendship 10 those officers, the writer
ventures to tender to them this honest adj
vice: That they chasten and moderate
their tempers, and restrain the violence OF
their rage against the civil officers OF GO
vernment, and, instead of cutting of the
ears of members of Congress, Sharpen
their swords 10 meet their countries enemies
in the field, when shall be so directed by
the civ,l pouers. Let them cease TO do
evil and learn to do well''-never forget
ting that they too are subject to legal con-
troll. and but at best " subordinate" SER
PANTS in the great political household.
If this advice be taken, their former
transgressions may be forgiven and for
gotten by magnanimous people, who still
remember with gratitude and pride, their
former services. But if this wholesome
and friendly advice be disregarded-and,
if, in despite of the dictates of prudence
and reason, they will persevere in this ca
reer of madness and folly, they must Pc
rish in their military sins, and will, per-
haps when it is too late, be fully convinced
that il would have contributed 10 their true
interest and honor, to have listened to, and
follow the frank and candid admonitions of
their friend, &c. A. LACOCk.
Extract from the Journal of the Senate.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. II, 1919.
Mr.. Lacock submitted the following mo-
ton:
Resolved, That member be added to
the committee already appointed on The
subjec. of the Seminole war, in the place
of Mr.. Forsyth, who has recently been ap-
pointed TO foreign mission.
On motion of Mr.. Eaton.
That the further consideration thereof be
postponed until the 9th day of March next.
1t was determined in the negative. Yeas,
l6-Nays, 81.
On motion of Mr.. Lacock,
The yeas and nays being required by one
fifth Of the members present, those who vo-
ted in the affirmative are
Messrs. Crittenden, Dickerson, Eaton,
Edwards. Fromentin, Johnson. King, lie lie
Morrow; Otis, Ruggles, Sanford, Stokes,
Storel, Williams, Of Miss. Wilson.
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs. Barbour, BurrilI, DAggct, Eppes,
Gaillard, Goldsborough, Horsey, Hunter,
Lacock, Macon. Mellen. Noble, Palmer,
Roberts, TAFT, Talbot, Taylor, Thomas,
Tichenor, Vandyke, Williams, of Tenn.
The motion having been agreed tor
dered, That Mr.. Eppes be the member.
Washington county, D. Of Columbia to wit.
Personally appeared before the subscri-
Der, Justice of the Peace for the county
aforesaid, Benjamin G. Orr, and made oath
on the Holy Evangeists OF Almighty God
that Abner Lacock, esq. late Senator from
tue state Of Pennsylvania, was not directly
or indirectly concerned with him in any
contract which he has had with the War
Department, at any time and particularly
with that for the state Of Georgia, which the
author of the Structures on the.report of the
select committee, says "it has been intima-
ted thai" he twas interested" in, neither
was his son at all concerned further than as
an agent, at stated salary per annum.
The deponent further says, that, few :
days prior to the appearance of the "stric-
tures," in conversation with Gen. Jackson,
on the subject of the report of the commit
tee of the Senate, he was asked by the Gen.
if Mr.. Lacock, who had been his agent at
Fort Scott, was the SON Of the Senator of Mat
name and on being answered in the affr-
ma,ivs; he further asked, if he might so
state ii !; the deponent replied, that as a fact,
he might dispose of it as he pleased; but as
he could not perceive any connection be-
between it and The subject OF the report of
the committee and, having been toAS hat
morning that suspicion was entertained
that Gen. Lacock had been partner in
his Georgia contract, the defonent took
that opportunity of assuring Gen. Jackson
that it was wholly without, foundation,
which the General admitted he had been
apprised Of And further this deponept
saith not.
Sworn before me, this 9Th day of March,