Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-11-02
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Greenere ne hays thy whitcnfi locks iha, Irvine;
The Soul-inspiring deeds shall long be told,
Whenthou hast jon'd the brave of other time
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FROM rLoRIDIAH.
Ouch has been said respecting the case of col Cal
lava which ought IN fact, 10 have been set down as
proceeding in the Ordinary course of Justice The
circumstance of nis having been The former governor
and commissioner to surrender the country when the
case Is viewed with attention, aud imnorllitv alone
render itrcmarkabie. III, singular publications pro-
testing before God his government, that OF c uni,-
cd States aud men III general, against the authors and
crcccrS OF these hOrrii od,ytgeS will i'm all prob1-
hy attract attention, and may possibly deceive Al
housh ITS pompons S,jie, aud deficiency in any real
ana >ubSttntia accusation OF other violence or
cot"cion, Than such naturally be encountered.
ny all ,hn-c bo do wrong and resist the authority of
the government under which they live, might suffice
~ render II harmless yet the subject las come be-
lore Tire pubic, IL Is proper that i, should have the
means of promo Ancmg satisfactory Judgment The
qunieSScnce OF the whole a!i.,i MAJ be embraced in
few lines. By the second article of the treaty. all
alchves aud documents directly relating 10 the pro-
perN OF the county, are 10 he left That the papers
IN Question are oil tbs Character has pretend
e 20 deny. IL the duty OF Callaya 10 have made
iir ana honest Surrender of them a-ilis neglect
10 do so, IN any Instance, IN itself highly ccnsur
able, and could only he excuse hy pleading mistake
accident on his part, want of design III il slouId
appear that they purpoSrly withheld. the impro-
priety ot his colJlct woui he Sur in the opinion of
reasonable men, and of those who do not forget sub
stance, and attach all Importance 10 the thcs of form
AMI etiquette, 10 allow vcIy lit'lc for any treatment
witch may have resulted iiom This conduct He knew
wen that those papers had not been surrendered and
this long heinrc they were demanded of hm-ie
khr" mat they such oualt to have been de-
iNerru Tor the protection OF the inhabitants of the
country, who had certain rights assert, and whose
s"e dependence was upon those papers. The only
pucSio" IN the case. IS his in what WAY should hev
nave been demanded of col. Cilava ? How ought he
to HAYS been addressed the subject? As late cover
Wlr u commissioner: or Simply rs col. C'Lava
whether verbally or IN writing Whether the letter
should nave been scaled with wafer or with sealing
~'X and such ike important preiimnares But the
I"t u.s. ~ 'n'N instance, the papers in the
actual possession Of col. Callava they were i'm the
possession OF an individual, whom the governor WIS
not bound 90 know connected with him in any way
4 neF hid prem asccrtained by inspections, 10 be IN
tle possession OF Sousa--icy were demanded of him.
an" afterwards an order, in the nature of ii sequas-
trnioi was issued SouSa, in contempt of the order
shi tel hem INTO the hands of Cainva, who on this
IN legal phrase, combined with Sonsa 10 prevent The
eSccuon of the process. The unavoidable conse.
qGPnces OF his Conduct, detailed and rsrepre-
sented IN has publications, and in like manner any
ohender against the laws might cry ont, 60 horrid
OUTRAGE. twill be seen however, that every pos
,Si'he indulgence was extended 10 him, and that with
apr:Scyeing olstinacy, he refused every offer which
would have enabled him 10 have got out of The affair
withowt complete dishonor.
such IS the strange perversion Of the human mind
uncr Sup ia tlomiHou, in ali tIrgs which relate in
inc admin str ''on of justice, that am credbly r-
formed, tiit among many of the old inhabitants here
the principal cause of asonishmenl was that an cx-
governor coii he sent 10 prison, at the instance of
Two or three females, IN t'c humble walk of life
~ their Instance, through the ncaldc the present
governor was called upon interfere in their behalf
ana :" compel the surrender of documents indispcn-
Sl'ie 10 The establishment of their rights so long de-
leTFcu, AMI IN whose favor Callava himself had re-
peaiedly pissed DEGREES, which we're never executed
Livery law, human and divine, called for the interpo-
S'loh oil tba govcrnor-!low, ON such an appeal, by
what possible Qualifications could he have withheld from
.hcm ihe aud OF his authority II he had, lie would
have been undeseryiug Of the high esteem and con-
sldrrion IN which he is held by his counirymen
ulying taken the ground, that col. Calavn was moi
dIDlnuuc nt'ofS a.. ,,
h forfeited every claim TO the privileges hy courtesy
that nc mad moreover illegally intcrpOsed between the
authority OF the governor and one who had not even
tne Swallow oil such prctenSiCus | would ask any rl-
tionai man, what other was left 10 him bat
mat which he did actually pursue and could he have
pursued t1nt course wth greater temperance and for
ocaiance is any prepared 10 say that nc ouahl
10 nave turned a deaf to the oIscute but much
injured individuals who cried To him for Justice WAS
VS can 10 ne d'sregared TO crafty col Caavas love
OF punctiho TO " Law this hattcrine JUNCTION to his
soul to p1mpcr his vain pride, or even that of his na
ZION! ny 50 mean condescention? To address a letter
20 m rs commissioner, or late governor, bcseechinp
nun 10 deliver the papers, and to which letter he has
c2ndeScenhHely told u.s. he would degn 10 repy >
lie had already been informed by the governor twcn-
" Gays heore, that ne would hold further cores
pnndrnce with bin, and a man Of true sni,it and
honorable focug, would have been nj mo- loss tn have
ton. ~
lie accompanying documents, contain the pro-
ccedInss instituted to enforce the delivery Of the pa.
pers J. G. BKOV NjrGu
NO. ~
PersocOi,, .4geRst 30 1921
SILL learn from the most e,fis factory evidence
t'i nnnher Of documents relating TO cstiics IN this
sfcc aud 70 suits instituted here arc in the pos.es
as'n o. an individual l,y the nrme Of Domingo jousa
lh"Se pnpcrs properly belong to this Office but were
POI included ~ the Inventory delivered by the ate
bnVcrnor some Of tie circumstances artendint Ibis
iar IRE oi very peculiar hat ne the neccs-
y "i "btlniuJ possession of The documents urren;
must defer making a report Respecting them to
some other period.
NJ present must request your Excclencv IN an.
t"9is" some one 10 make regular demand of the
SAT- documents, and ascertain precisely what tr,
mo. AN, respectfully,
Your post oljt. servant
III. VI. BACkENRIDGE, 8icIk
lis Excclcnry, Maj Gen. AyDGcw Jackson,
GorerHor ef Ae F7oriirs, &c &c.
NO. 10
Peasaco'e, .qpgn,t2l 1921.
GESrLrBry--ildying been officially Informed
thlt there arc nuuhrr of papers, or ,locun,cnts in
er possession of az individual of tho name oC Do
miHeo Sonsi, Of public uatnrc and which hconr 10
we otice %! the Ac de iu this town. although not d..
hvercd with The other documents relating 10 private
properly. You are hereby authorised and instructed
to proceed To the dwelling " the said Domingo Sou.
IN, dn1 u make demand Of all such papers or docu.
ncnts t<iDaY he n his possession. In casc the s,;J
SoHsa should rriusc IN exhibit and deliver the same
jo1 wal immediately report the fact to me ~ writing
ANDREW JACKSON,
C0fO7io~ gf lire FI0ridrs, Nc Sc
To Heo-cc Walton, SccC " fiorida. ri N
brdckenrdgc, Noaie Of rcns1co.,. Joh, Miller.
lie 81 tne County Court Of IicanoiI.