Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-28

prematurely uectepd, the short
o lew iuslres, during the lifetime of the wor
tines, OF many YET, thank God, of the worthless who
~ their arms IN the field their abors in the ca
net, succeeded IN erecting the supen,ious fabric Of
our liberty, The sheet anchor OF the liberties OF the
worid--haSe we, shy, reached, already, the dege-
nerie aye ot the Cal,gulas OF the NerCs OF The Do
nnians, ot tue Heiioeabauses 1, the OMEN proies.
sion oil spy, tins disgrace ul of all urofssions
10 receive aiougst the dishomorable honor of he
ing publicly countenanced j. any respect due To
me testimony OF Il man who thus Processes himself
ne 'e ,oni OF AN employer, and that employer Il
Temc Judge, and chancellor sitting in his judicial
capacity Is our reputation, Is our stnding * our
liberty, To be placed the disposal of men, who nj.
though armed with umlimiied authority, do not blush
10 u"Scenu 10 the low, nIean dirty articles the iy-
i'S VINO, before tsi, have Jisg,accd their age and
country, and 10 nothesi,c, unbisiingly TO confess
,he dSgraceiui act Z. With that man, DR.. j. c. Bro
naiiSh, shall have nothing % do. have notniur Il,
say TO hin'. The part which he descended To act is
the best reiutation of his testimony.
let, before dismiss him, | cau't help observing
now useless II vas for General Jacksou to have ta-
Ken the rouhic To direct that pay strict aen-
ton IT, our Conversation. For The General himself
seems no bad hand rcoolecting Both recollect
very nearly The same thing exccpt ho,,eyer ne Il,
inc word opportunities, which IS replaced in Dr. & ro-
iush letter 10y the words, urged By words, by the
Dye, o not exactly the same Import If understand
my uias oil the English ianGuage. The entire con
orm'y IA The deposition of d. Bronaurh may, huw-
ever originate tom the circumstance uf his hayi,tu
as ne says, copied, not witen no. 10y no means co.,
pied me answer OF General jackson me, new
. ~ - S"'S w p"' Country, nut VINO KNOWS,
maps very good ono for Il witness to refresh his
memory.
The next witness produced lay General jackson.
Is VIZ. i'utied.e, 10 whose testimony, marked M
have a,reads referred Who can read MIR Rat
cdees letter TO General Jackson and not be srcl,
VITA ne hard struggle in the conscience oil the hon
est Young man: We sec no such workings la the
round statement of the first witness. IL 10 tue t,,l
u'. hhtlcdgc states, {. that ! endCnvored hv adj
ducing the peculiar circumstances under which tin.
| W.T." hi'i heen issued, 10 oter something ouuvalemj
INOIOuV pr fbn cam 4 l,,.I,.
c'r, io believe, tAat NJ Euile,l,e has STA f;.,yai
| nc candid!y believed was tin. tratlI Only Mr. Put
ie'Tc (and who, III his sitnaui might not have bee Al
summary Impressed y makes of the word 0pllg
ior the word Justification. What Sir Ruiicoae h
| Iude' to, must he that part Of the conversation il,
which General Jackson commended for the power; be-
| longing To the governor at indenem,Icn, STATE iu
winch case freely confessed, that il Col Ci!iay,
ha'i been confined by authority sho.,id have
h' no right 10 issue the writ hut that, ~ the prc.
sen; Case, whether confined hy the Captain General
or lie lniehdtni, or the Governor or or, or or still
was conhne'l by the authority of "A person DERIVING
MS powers iroea the United States, and tha la thnt
case, had Ia right 10 interfere
Mi. tmi!ed5e further states tl,a, nave General
Jackson distinctly 10 understand, that was deter
ni"eu not to interfere, IN future, with any OF The
| branches OF his administrations"
oir, have said nHay.times in answer ia (;anor
al jackson, who, upon what ground God only knows,
nHiess IL ne on the principle of tie wolf in the well
known 'hhe OF the wolf and the lamb hats been com
planning OF my interfering with his, authority eyer
Since nay arrival here t.Int never had never in
iended, and never would Interfere with his auihor-
! ~, that dare say Mr. i;ailedac heard me saw so
,'aa,n on that OCCASION Bat, sir Eir. RuIlese is
mistaken when he adds the words, IN future il he
understands these words as having reference 10 the
.'.'sc nau pursued "a granting The writ of !tbes
corpns IN the case o! Colonel Callaya
And here, SIR, ends tins testimony trinn,,innilv
pfod"cuu ny General Jackson. may be permitted
''efe 10 ASH why Nlr RutIrdge did not give testmo-
NV Us tntie other heads of acccuSaon contained i'm
General JuckSoa's letter. AIR Ruted.e states that
iIe was present at the whole of the conversations
9h"Hse indeed, thai he should make no mention of
"e 'hPor'"n'iieS oil John iimcrariiy OF my having
confessed that had acted hastily, without due consi.
! facts oi the case" " " ~
DIR, although Mr. Ruiledsc may not boast a reten-
tive memory alihous. he did ,u, nav az The time
particular attention 90 the words used vet if had
l,td such OF similar language, is impossible thnt
MI: isutedge Should NOT have rccoecjed some t-,
o. o. H. what then are we 10 think OF his silence
NAT Tue language attributed To me, nor any sinlilar
| language, was ever hni'lby me-
IL may, perhaps, bc said (or what may not he
SAID , tiit Mr. Riiiedge answered only such in
'e''o"u"iies as were pnt to him. But, ) H. who nut
Tie 'ierrosalories Nj. tutiedge is not a witness
idr me; lie is produced by General Jackson and
can IT ne believed that f General jackson had anti
cpaied from Mr. Rutledg- IA, answer I,vnrLa n,
his views, lac would have iLslaned from, puiu,r t,.
questions TO him ? no, Sin Thai lac did moi M,
them IS conclusive evidence that he could not c<
!,eot u'a, .dr. h"iiedse would prove them aud rs
'"' a. hf. h"'ledgc Is silent upon those points his
testimony cannot he Interpreted othe, wise Ihau as Il
positive DENIAL OF the charges made against ,ne Ly
General Jackson -
Parting, respectfully, from Nj. Rnedsn again
on; must SUM up courage 10 follow Genera! Jack
son IImsei! through lhe muddy road which he has
selected; again. i9 pardon Tor quoting his ndecor
"u' i.igtidSc. but what can do
- That have the hardi ll"od IN DENY tb.,, when
yo" oaiIed ~ appointment at my house that did
not send Tor my book 10 Tie Office containing iLe
lecOids o! my cOmDi>si. ~ and ms rtciiurs -
lhn man is mad. ! never denied any .,ch fb;uo
hndthai d" not read the whole uf them to YOU
S'cws iIt You aic regardless Of truth aud III Ibis
. bcrNe iHScaOod"
II might he d'!iciit to rcbut such charge when
attempted To- be prnplci up by such I brond asser-
ii""' b"i, iornn'trly for me, before could posi-
by hnlinig iatc Suc difficulties as now ex Il he
tween General Jackson and myself and q, :, lime nc
course, when could iave no possible interest il,
ulSSeHiDhh" iie uii OF "a fact by means of h!y
importance, compared wiih1le odioI,s accusations
O uencr 5tcsom To wit, IN ny litter 10 you Sii
Under III" date ct August the Goth say that Ce
nc'"i JACKSON communicated nc suaI parts of
MS several commissions, Is lie admit of
construction entirely AT variance with tI,at which
liu pom "ty commits ION aud your Ieiier.''-
As 10 his instructions, never thought OF a,knr for
i comm hI'Calioh o tien. Since that time 40 com !
iiiuicatiOn OF lbr Kind took pIace bcf,yceu H. utit
- sttcdhy Mr.. Rujledse in his letter in one iucs
view on tue 2Ah OF August nI lis Office he arain !
read enl,rr part on the Whole OF ono of his commits.
ois' inc 'cl however, Is comparatively Of SO lit |
tie Importance, that IS still more 10 e regretted t,at
ten Jackson sbOnld have indIi.ad in such ljul lam
guago on the OccaSiOn
The last part Of General Jacksons letter needs |
MOI TO he transcribed refer YOU To the cory If il |
winch enclose, marked No g. ID requires but |
lew comments. III thnt paragraph the General for |
the first time to my knowledge speaks OF his icgi-
mute powers. Would to God he never had exceeted
mem. The whole country should not now bc thrown /
ih'O slate OF confusion and anarchy calculated TO
imprint ndclhle disgrace on the American name
One Of Two moe observations, sir, suggested by |
this llst paragraph and wash nv hands Of all the /
impurities necessarily conlrdctedb by the indi%peusn-
be obligation ~ which ] 10 hold any COnimuui-