Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-21

II Is believed To be an act ui supereropa
ton, and IA departure from snund prac-
tice. This objection is nuI made By ynur
respondent upon he yruund thar he 90 ST..
derS hIs cOndtict Sulnera ia or from a Y, istl
TO einde enquiry bat Is barely men'ion-
ea as presumption OF ihe slroug disp ST.
ton Of N"ur committee 10 aiiix ctnsu,e
upon his natives abd actions
Up"n car,tui examination Of the G;s-
cret;onary or'itr> winch ucre directed 10
your respondent from the Dep r'mcnI of
War, there can he no question but tiat
th' y authorised and iu~tihrd cyrry mCa-
sHte which MAS adopted, during the Sea-,
in"le war, and should AZ once have ac-
quliled him OF ali censurc aud response
OihlY. tie was ordered io engage IL IF.
JehStce operations TO bring The war with
The Seninoies Ia u speedy amt successful
termination, with Exemplary punishment
Tor hosiiiltles so mnpTe,Uked and,u ts-
iabiisl peace Oh such condiiDns as
would max n honorable and peimanent.--
ii, was III fret, charged with lie u,ai.
aSemeni OF the war, and vested wIiit rhe
powers necessary Ia give il effect. Nj or
uers could lave been more apple ~ ;a
ne selection q! means, as well as 30 theLr
application.
The massacre Of Ms. Garret and ,hiI.
h'Nhs ohH VT Dh'NitIN 81 1itnI ~ Ott
and comrades, Your re ponGtui is iuinr-
med were The events which iuductC the
government to order hlm 10 TAX COM
maud of The operating army, and 10 uro-
seCute Tie var with \lg"r and ,iferi.--
They 'ah determined 10 abandon tie
cauh rs and defensive policy hitherto
adopted; aud 10 pursue uCw sYSt.u of
epe All hs against The eucmy. The or
der 'ilie' '"rfu our re poitdeui ans &C.
neral Games, SUITS qHeui Il hose 'lagi-
cal events, were eutiIelN hff zen, from
ior".,r ONES luasmucii as thew we're De-
remp'ory as I" carving ~ operations IN
Florida against he Seminole l. diars.
The trsi Older - your rr>pnEd. TT lad
~" refer nee Ia those issued 20 gen, raj
Gaiues, save that ihe same DAT, with
his Owr, wkl' Ii Was directed Io Inn AT
Amrlla Island, requiring hlS &C. operation
IN the Al ack upon ihe Srminoi.s In 10
part OF II VAS rrioTeDc' 10 'ny previous
order to your esp, ndeut. or 10 any other
person, pointing DOT he most a.ivis9b Ie
means To be adopted, or limiting nm m
Their choice or apph. aitOn. And Ivru
had ihe orders ~ general Gaipes been
obligatory "a The case which they con-
irnplated neN occurred, they must en-
iucl! have lost fhc'T force and effect -
An order To perform a particular service,
or 10 effect spec TIC object, without any
i~NAtun a. 10 the means la be- eniuloy-
ed, leaves, II l. conceived, an tuiite dIs-
CT'iion VIII he Officer. as 10 hear cAarsc.
ter aud application il then becomes a
genera! power. IL is also believed T. be
true, iliai Tie Limits OF such An order
cannot he tIaHSCenhed WIiboui an entire
! dtseT;ion OF the object contemplated
The orders OF Your respondent complete
" sup Tsei'ed those direCted 10 general
Games and II SO, he must siand a quit
TED o' the nigh charge Of having been
gully OF their violation. YeI. II auv
doubt could exist npon this subject, The
subsequent approval OF the neasn. e. ai..d
motives of yom respondent, by 10. ENec~
utve of The United States, con le;IF SET
| Ties all controversy
In The iIrsi page oiihe report, an fFcrs
Ia made TO induce u bchei hal lie iseaiv
OF F0r Jackson was negotiated ~ ,Our
respondent, and that The hos'ili j, = of tie
| SemlnOles proceeded rnm H. ultIusi and
| tSTannlcaI deni0Hdf. Upon IT'S rranch Of
| the subject, NOur respondent brge ave
| To renal, that he neral government
! Ina sem ilHr previously scfled The u, ms
! OF 'apiua'tOu, and your respondent not
{ as commissioner or ncgOciatof hui as
~ cunquP or OF the country, Trcelyd
! then Submissions upon those trrs-- terms
/ which den'GHdcd tie m1r,ndcr If tLeir prO-
! phcts, as WeH as tie inaigoto,s of the war.
! Those Indians, after bong routed at
! Holi lrwallee, in April, 1914. fed 10
/ Pensacola, where they we're protected.
! clothed, TED, and supplied with munitions
! oi war, by The Spanish authorizes. Thcy
never we're parties Ia The treaty az Fort
| jackson ard however they might have
| boon fI.ft IT.
| d - anded by tie government. tlrir
| dissatisfaction and hostility we're excited
| bN Spanish ag' MS and ltish emissaries
rcsl.irnl among them one Of whom was
! the infamous NOodbur, WHO was ihPn
| engaged IN enIl~llEg them III his service
! by Tie distribution Of presents, and in
| discipiiuiug them for war These facts
! FnIghi hav' been ssCeriainrd by refer
| ence 10 The CORE spuudencr between YOUR
resp ,rdent and lie governor Of Pensacola,
VIII, b were uA file ~ ihe WarDt pdriueDi-
| Upon The subject Oi nc upyinp The
| Spanish posts, your respondent links
| proper 10 observe, that he deemed il sg.
seniIalIy necessary 10 the executions of
lis orders. II would have been impegsi.
! bic TO have obtained SDeeoy aDd ffcctudE
Termination Of The cay, So long IS lli~ rom
| niandanls Of tEOsr ioTirrsses furnished
! lhe enemy win supplies and munitions
Of var, and aided, abetled, aud enc0mrag-
ed them ~ their savage bosiilili,s against
| our frontier settlements.
They had both become the fendezVons
for embodying hostile Negroes and 10.
dian, and tor glying them comfort and
projection. According 10 the ackrow-
! Judgments other own commanding Ulcers
The authority OF Spain over Florida had
ceased, and vas 10 be considered "a
dereiF 10 all intent and purpose. Your
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