Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-25
GEN. JACKSON'S MEMORIAL.
ICONCluDED.1

phet, who had empiO, ed his superstiiious
ibnuence, and thp promises OF his trans
atlantic friends, 10 stimulate his delnd.
ed brethren 10 deeds of rapiDe and mas
sacre. The other commanded in person
Tie party who perpetraied The cold blood
ell buichery of lieutenant Scott, and his
unfortunate companions. Both had been
engaged In most OF The robberies and
murders committed, aud were active
insiiga'ors of The savage war which rared
| on our defenceless frontier.
Acting AS chiefs OF the negroes and In
dams, Arbntlinoi and Ambrister. by nu-
merous acts atrocliy. had b come iiipn
'ihed with those monsters-aSsocidtes i'm
me war. They were the principal au-
thorS oil The hOsiilitlcs of The fcrocious
saVages, WHO observed none of the rules
OF civilized warfare who never Yav.
quarter, and only took prisoners for The
purpose OF ,oriuring Thry were, With
ou' authority, principals III an unlawiu,
war. Their mode of carving it on wa
characterised by plumber, massacre, de,
'ruciion and revenge; and was IN opcr
violation OF the laws of war AMI of ma
Mons Great Britain would ut interior
10 prevent those miscreanis from msn .
Ting Tie fugitive Negroes and liz In,iia.,
rom burning, and pillaging, ami scalplns
me inhabitants OF Georgia and 4lab
ma but she disonned them. and Ieii
them 10 their fate. The Spanish aut.,o
rl'les would moi, or cOul4 not, Interior.
and the Indians regarded ban as friends
ana associates. Both acted az chiefs -;
The motley bandit,i, giving them counsel,
ana exciting them 10 war and one of
them actually led those black and red
combaianis 10 battle. Thev both file
atea as indiaB ag MS, in writing 10 Span
18Th governors and British ministers stat
ing their grievances, and soliciting as
sisiaDce, and sometimes as quartermaS
'ers. procuring supplies aud fu.nis hing
munitions of war
Under these circumstances. il ia Le
litVeG that they meriled death whc,hr;
the! were placed upon an tQuo ,iiy with lie
'n'!awed red'silrks, or iugrive negroes,
VINO were III a stale Of open rebellion -
indeed, their crlminaliiy was OLA deep
er dye thaH thai OF The Iu,lian chiefs
Ihccy were The paymaslers for human
scaipS and 10 discharge HAT high trust,
nau exlied themselves from their naliv
land plunged into The reccsses q, tb,
wilderness, and CROPPED their way to In,
Indian camp, for The express purpose ot
working upoR the feelings of the inro
rant and uniutOred savases 10 insriasIe
Them 10 lay waste The a5Odes of industry
ana innocence, and stain our soil will,
Inc blood OF slaughtered women ana
children! Enjoying The lights OF Educa.
lion, yet devoted 10 this Infamous en-
pioymeHi the active agents in IA war
which was marked, in lis progress. by
plumber and massacre Should mercy
have been extended 10 wretclles who ex
cited such war, and who, within short
period, would lave renewed the same
'raglcal scenes As associates of saya
ges, who respected none of the laws OF
civilized warfare, they could not claim
The beheht or protection of those laws.
or They were not parties. They were a.
much outlaws, Ia all its provisions, as a
p'raie on The ocean. Such wreiches are
more criminal than any painted red si3ck
an 10 pardon Them would be treacherv
l" mankind II, in the ordinary cours.
oijusiice, il has been deemed wise and
polite 10 take the life Of an offender for
the murder of a single Individual. bot
religion and humanity mus, recomnc,,.
III infection OfilIe same penalty urou
him who has been conspicuouSIY insiru
meniaI IN he murder of every age. sex
and condition. Al,hough retaliation might
nave Deen employed upon the innocent.
lot sucn noTrld crimes, vet, in these ca
ses, u Tell upon the gully Let il b,
Dorne IN mind, that The Indian chiefs
and British outlaws were the monsters
demanded to be surrendered bv The Trea
| ty o. Fnrt Jackson; The terms of ahich had
been dntecedently settled 6D tie Government
rs'lfied by your honorable body and car
red INTO effect by the Congress of in,
" Siaies and let il also be recollec Ell
that these were the prophets and instigators
| OF me "ar, upon whom was ordered to IL.
inhlcied exemplary punishment. ior
boslllilies so unprovoked."
The two British incendiaries were no,
executed upon The general charg alone OF
excilnS ihe Indians TO war" as stated
| by your committee bat upon that AMI
other general charges snbioined ih-rr,o
which they omitted 10 notice bui wbicb
may be seen by reference 10 the nro'
ceedIngs OF the court of enquiry OH tha,
| occasion.
The case Of Arbuihnof and Ambriste
was not within the reach of asv rules mr.
articles OF war. TIE rights and privile
| ges here secured belonged orly 10 our
own counirymeD aud as the offences
| charged were committed by FOREIGNERS
beyond our own territorial limits and n,
TisdlctIOn, our municipal code contained
nothing by which to lest The offence. To
II the principles Of national law was -.
lone applicable, which attached no pen
ally TO their crimes other ilian death. In
organizing the court of enquiry, il was
only INTENDED Gas IN councils of wan ths,
The. opinion should operate directory
aud as advice, moi to become binding -
In tile second sentence pronounced bv
the special court upon An,brister, ther,
was departure from The rules of that
Law upon which alone il vas believed IN
rIsdictlon was had Of the offence. Nor
was u less violation of the rules an,