Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-06-12


ed by several perseas WHO esamfns4 /,
that there ras q wosad 10 The left SIDE,
and one Of the ribs broken, just below Tue
lett breast, which appeared 10 be coca.
stoned by . ball, and that there va, a
boie corresponding with the wound, fb,o'
the vest, which was found on the BODY
These circumstaDces lead to 5 suspcico
that Mr.. PhilbreOk was murdered, Which
we consider very doubtful. When il il
considered that The body bad drlied more
lba 200 miles, j! is more than probatls
that the wound which appeared on il, wa
occasioned by drifting against .nsg Or
log in the river. The description Of lbs
clothes found on The body, we understand
leaves no doubt OF the identity Of Mr.
Phibrook's persoo.
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS,
The steamboat Florence, Capt Muir.
ray, arrived at this place about 8 o'clock
on Sunday evening last, from New Or.
leans, with detachment ofU s. troops.
under the command of Lieut. PbiIbrck,
This detachment, Of which Lieut.. New.
ell, who accompanies it, is an officer, con.
sists of LOG fine looking soldiers, and are
destined for csntonment Gibson. Part Of
the above troops were brought up to The
post of Arkansas, by the steapboat Eagle,
arrived few days ago at that place.
The Florence lefl here yesterday after.
noon, on her way up the Arkansas. which
is now at good stage tor navigation.
Communicated for The Hineheaer Gazette.
General Jackson says, am free TO de-
clare, had commanded the Military De.
partment where the Hartford Convention
met, il it had been ihe last act ofmy life,
should have punished che three principal
leaders of the party The General seems
not 10 have been satisfied with what he
had dOne-he would have done much more
in violation OF the laws OF bis country
Suppose this same general had command.
ed the Military Department where the Lee
gislature Of Virginia met during the term
OF Mr. Adams-would he not have hung
up Mr.. Madison Mr.. Taylor, and a lew
others? Would Mr.. Jefferson have esca.
ped? II is The right Of the people 10 as.
semb!e, and il is not Tor Viz. Jackson, as
commander Of an army, to enquire whe-
ther their purposes are petitionary or re-
monsirative. Could this declaration have
been appreciated by Mr.. Monroe? lfso, T
for one, rejoice that bis term is near its g.
nal end These men forget that they ac-
quired power by opposing usurpsiions-
but we must now suppose that they have
acted DISQUALIFICATION here we have in
their private correspondence The most out.
rageous aud violent purposes disclosed
Mr. Lowrie, perhaps, has saved bis covn-
try from the tyrannic grasp OF this dealer i1
blood and carnage. Give him military
command, when such services are requir-
ed--but bind him firmly within the bouu.
diaries of constitutional and legal rule
Cesar exploded the Senate Of Rome; and
Bonsparte dispersed the assemblies OF
France. The man that would hang an
Indian Ior the sport oi bis army, { for there
could have been no other motive would
hang a Senator that would dare 10 do bis
duty. Let US keep such man Ear, very
for from The Chief Magistracy Of this "a.
ton. Such man will have pariizsns from
The love OF power inherent in our naturel.
Let US place il not in has pover 10 supply
their ambition With its appropriate good.
Gen. Jackson does not stand alone--he il
not the only one that would play the ty-
rant, if we, the people, should be so per-
verse and foolish 10 place il in their power.
It is now said, that he is quite meek and
lowly SO was CromweiI--so was Nero
who afterwards '6ddled while Rome was
burning As a general ~ battle | honor
bin; but to make him a Chief Magistrate
Of this nation, | will forever protest against
so foolish an act-tbe petty euxcusing Of
some individuals, in some Of our counties,
TO the contrary notwithstanding.
ViRGINIAN.