Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-10-30

take into consideration my i'll state OF
health-they answered that they knew 1t,
ordered me to dress, and with the armed
troops conducted me to the presence OF
the Governor, who was in separate
house, from his own lodging, accompa-
MED by large concourse ofpcople OF all
description of persons. The said Cover
nor, through person who acted as Nota-
ry and Interpreter, ordered him to extend
an interrogatory which he himself dicta-
ted, and required of me an answer-the
question was insignificant, but request
ed to be permitted to answer in my own
idiom, and to write it with my own hand
it was granted and while writing my an
swer, the paper was snatched from me,
and with all the furiousness of person
bereaved of his judgment, or desperate,
the Governor, with heavy knocks on the
table, and the most violent gestures, or
dered me to deliver the papers. was
in the act Of answering, but he gave me
no time to speak, and whenever the in
terpretcr began to explain my answers,
in whidh had SO often been interrupted,
he was not permitted to interpret the.
same. With the strongest demonstra-
tons, constantly intreated that should
mol, in the present act, be deprived
of the resource and consolation Of an
swering in writing, and that l should be
Intercepted in the like manner; that a
future monument might be left, for in
ferred from the rawlings Of the Governor,
that l was about to be assassinated. I'm
avaiing were. all my requests, every
thing was refused me, nor could l learn
why was dragged there. !'
In the chaos of misfortunes in which
found myself enveloped, unprotected
by the laws, the moment at length ar
rived when Governor Jackson drew out,
among other papers, a written order,
which, agreeable 10 the Interpretation
made to me, contained the mandate tor
my being sent to the Jail. When in
formed thereof, requested the inter-
prefer to ask him for me if he did not
shudderat the preparation Of such deeds;
that protested before the government
of the United States against the author
of these atrocious outrages committed
against my person and the character re-
presented. The governor replied this
time through the interpreter, that he was
alone answerable to his government; ;
that he did not care for the consequences,
and that mightprotest before God him
self. ! was in fact carried to Jail at the
hour Of midnight, in my delicate state Of
health ! My house was left open to the
mercy of the soldiers The Spanish Of
icers, and other persons of my conf
dence, who were there, or repaired
thither, were ordered off, and none of
them permitted to remain, My papers,
and those ofthe government which were
under my charge, were left without any
inventory or account Of the same : the
keys of my trunks were left; my pro-
perry and that belonging to my govern
ment for the purposes Of the Commits
sion, were in like manner abandoned
without any account or inventory, as al
so all my other personal property. At
eleven on the following morning Of the
Esd, writ of Habeas Corpus was issu-
ed by the Judge, Don Eligius Fromen-
tin, but Governor Jackson treated it with
contempt, stating that he did not think it
proper 10 allow it to be carried into ei-
feet.
About FIVE in the, afternoon ofthe same
day, l was informed by the officer fthe
guard at the prison, Of an order Of the
governor, which stated / should be set
at liberty and accompanied by the officer
Of the day to my house, as he had now
got possession Of the papers, and might
see If the cases were closed and sealed.
| told the officer who delivered the or
der that could not enter my house I'M
less accompanied by ajudgc. He said
/ might look for one and thenl Came out
Of prison. 1, Il. /.
The officer accompanied me, with
many other persons, and I went to the
house Of Judge Fromentin, as being the
only one in West Florida. l found him
indisposed, and before every one pre-
sent I. made succinct relation Of all
these facts, and begged that he would
extend to my person and house the pro-
lection Of the law. He informed ME
that his indisposition prevented him from
accompanying me, and that in his place
l should take witnesses to be present al
the recognition.
then went to the house, accompanied
by many people, and the officer Of the
day. found armed troops inside, my
papers scattered on, the table, a case Of
papers which had been nailed and sealed
with eighteen wax seals, with the impress
Of the seal ofmy government, was found
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