Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-10-06

f'""' f4e F"t1i,t pha A".erican Sei.i.eL
t"dtt" ny M Eaton, L. States, Senator from Tepn..,e
10 CnHmdtsr Pr'ec, Chairman, Jacob Rolgafe
~" Hei"y H"'', Secretaries, Of the Commit
rec 81 Superintendent and Iigilunee far
ihe CITY and County Of P!RadeiDbia.
- tU'rI..hGed
The h'st suhjsc which presents itself for co,,.;
dsr"ii"n, IL the dissespect manifested by C..r.i
Jackson ior the laws OF the Country al New Or
fea"s' 4HI 'Dh'e'. consequently dreio upo,a ham
q heary Jf"e pT,PeT{y Miposed' Suci. is IN.
language OF MIR Jonathan Roberts, who ha, becn
always considered attached To the RspubI,can
SchoW OF tba STA e, whose opinions on the Prei
deh'a4 eIec'0n, he " ouid now gladly control a.d
AFTER. 1t ne pfescntel charge be true. | READILY
consede 1t snail have weight. Ii Audrey J,rk..n
"hen clothed with an" horlty outraged tie law. of
The Country, a"d from mere wamtonness ira,,,l i,
under o; tie liberty o, the citizens. then f,..I,.
as any other, shall impure to nin, rot ra,,re :.
merely, but wah; OF COED sense and IN ,rn,e,,
besides, aud snail not hesitate to Unite win anu
party TO- say his advance Office. Bot if on the
other hand, The charge shall be found miscone,iv
ed-withou' any authority whatever by ,yb,rb IN
Sustain It, then VIII be proper % require OF tho e
who have urged 1t, rs prominent ground nj oh
lection, to MAKE surrender of the oni,,io,. Tho,
haveso erroneousiy entertained, aud at the sl,,i,.
q. truth and JUS ice 10 yield their Opposition
After all that has been sa d in r.le,ep,o g., Il, =
declaration Of Martial law at New Orleans Lii
not supposed that there was an inte,lireo, ma, l.,
the Country, who slthough he might by the rlpiJ
rules OF sTici construction conceive il TO he e,ro
would not admit at The same time the Strong tbs
great necessity th,re vas fcT lis adoption Nm.
has ever pretended that II was not do-,r,ur.
IRON Tie strict principles of the constitution
jackson himself never urged different o,i,i,,, mr.
inleed entertained any different one He ,cve,
pretended 10 any thing beyond Justification Of ina
act on tie ground Of exi'ene- OF urgent necessity;
a-sffv htc q, bpf,g -. Il.
the constitution should be partially departed from.
or the invaders OF his country prove successful :
Il was one OF hose strong and imposing Meas
Which CONTROLLED by no rule, rises superior 10 AL
law; mi " bich noi un!TeqIently excuses the hand
that reess it-e, even in a broiber's blood.
Let It not be replied, that I am an advocate e.,
individuals IN power, TO claim any departure from
me eonsNutoh' winch their sense OF right may
nod to be proper, and then 10 urge some s.eroir1
necessity az defence. ! press no such Lro,,I a,d
general principle i argue on The f.r,s nj 49,, -
only which are now before me, and mai,,sin a.,
J nsuage, which hundreds. nav thou..,,,' = &c
have held, that situated a. jackson ,vas =, So
Osleans, he ought not TO have cleaved IN a.. 80.
s'iuiion, and lost tue Country. Ote or the o,b,,
was unas"idaMe. not 10 be prevented rhev
were mighty evils presenting then.elv.s ., 2
view; choice Of one or tie other wa. necssss,.
70 De made, and promptly and without be.tat,o,
he Geclded on That Which he ould adypt- nm a.,
course lie would pursue II by the lax police -
HS camp spies could have a-cerlained and com
"r"''a ee 10 'ue enemy his situation the sirengil
Of his army and the varied materials that Gomez.
cd u, VINO cannot perceive The advantaees ,b.t
rich Information wouldhsve siFordeI;apd sl,bonat
the cry IN The end might ha, been pre.eryc, e.
what an Immense destruction Of our t,oor. 49, T.,
TOO, have been consequent on the fe-yI, g..
sgNeaoiy 70 'he theory and opinion Of Mr. Ro
Ieits, lbe adopted course was wrong; il ,yo,,fI b.
ms s'a"dsrd, have been better, even thqt Our b,,,,
soldiers should have pefishcd on the ,o.,,,-,,',.
plans OF N Orleans then that the civil rJgbrs of,,
citizens should nave been disturbed. Awav ,.i,t
such beliefs! They are too refned-foo a,iberisf
They are such, as should they ever become f,s5oa
''ie' my N some sifer-'ines Of psiii,.proye n,