Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-10-13

"'w ersDle Tor any thing they say or do.-and thor
y i'' hooerts standard OF political ethics. an an
'e VI 'he party accused, to defend, and 10
explain, and 10 justify to his friends his course
Is want OF respect for the public su,bor;,;a. >,
apart from any other consideration This ,vo,la
reet" sufhclent answer to the charge preSsrred
i",.ner answer, however, will be found in this
mat ashington City was within Jackson,s aivi-
'on' ana mat by the rules and usaees of the army
n'u fisht to go at any time he pleased 10 an v
i,s' ''V'sioh without the sanction or per-
MISSION OF any ore. Besides this tbsre,is ,na r.,
wa!ch Mr.. Roberts, being then n ,nsn,ha- s 80
s'esS' cannot have fergotten-that such was tbs.
p'nuehce and caution of Jackson his desire IN
He,' hoIhinS OF want of respect for the ,rhI,,.
N1'No'' mat pending the enquiry before Con-
stess o, ms Seminole campaign, he never spne,r-
eu oh "a moor OF either House, where, by the
OF oo'h' ne had the rghr and privileges TO be.
In 'liS course OF respectful forbearance was csr
tainiy and clearly manifested an, ep;de1c, ~.
respect toT he PutAt autioyities,' certainIy M
thing of disrespect.
ne isst charge to be aiyertei o. like all the
o'Neis 'htt nave been noticed, requires some bioh
- "u'"oiti than The mere assertion of the writer
- oo'aih ior IL conhdence 1t IS alleged that as
"o' Oh FLORIDA, men banishet, and
subsequently, imprisoned stJlder his oood nye,s,,ro
and released by the President Here ,ot-s ~
ioeE'y OF soliciting the proofs of an assertion so
po'u' say there are none The charge is untrue.
Law and right, not 50 AIS good pleasure, were
the cause. "ete
a treaty had been concluded with Spain. am,
oy virtue OF an act of Congress, and commissio,
rom the PRESIDENT OF the United States, General
. ,vAsoh became Governor of Florida and in July-
Io@l' TOOK possession of the country. Bv the
an article Of hat treaty it was stipulated 20 fol-
rows oI !Ae officers and troops Of HIS CathoLi.
'neJsSty IN the territory hereby coded TO the "
"tfea STATES, snail be ;yithdya,cn, ami posscs-
$40" 81 ne places occupied ~ them, qipe,, NTH,
Sir months, SEE ''''1'
IL Is unnecessary TO state TO MIR Roberts thu,
as sn 0hciai organ of the government, General
Jackson was bound to regard the laws; nor h If
necessary 10 tell him, that by our constitution All
I treaties become parts OF our laws. Unquestionaby
',ien' II was the duty OF the governor to cause
me treaty TO De executed, and carried fullv into
eIec'. Ihe article referred TO, stpulates for tyo,
I!!ngs. 0' NO
1T That the officers and troops OF Spain should
be withdrawn in six months
III Tha, occupied places shou,d ba .,,rr.
Tered
disregard and neglect OF either provision rvaa
violation OF TIE stipulaions of The treaty which
me governor should not have sanctioned
VA ne 18th OF September, 1921, Jackson az 90.
SeFhor OF Florida, issued his proclamation reoS;r-
lns three Spanish officers who had remained ~
ensacola and who were included in the proy;sions.
% 'e treaty. TO depart ths territory. Il was their
duty to have done so before; and failing IN 40 20
it was JacksOns to see that the rea,y ,ras 80
Pied with Bit another and stronger reason on.
era'ed. o" ~
Ia deciding the case of two orphan children
whose rights under the Spanish government has
been long refused, aud property withheld from
men, jackson siling as Judge, and before whom
ne u'"i was peHd'nS hadrfqulred the original will
4,oer which those orphans claimed, to be produc
~. Dnr
d IL ana who claimed 10 retain it as an official
'aPsr' csused The mandate OF the court to be DISC
oeyea. CohcilIaory steps were resorted 10 h,t
"cSe IdA"s, the governor was imprisoned for n
contempt and remained in prison ,bort lime nil
ne WIZ was obtained after which he was dis
'haTsed. = The Spanish governor having renamed
u 'o "a" beyond The time, that lie should BY the
}, nave retHed from the country, could be
Considered IN 70 other light than any private man
lie was amenable to the laws, and subiect IN ths
'ues and orders OF the court, as any other citiza,
Di the country. citizen refusing to delivera
paper under orler Of a court is guilty of con
empt and may be imprisoned there is no reason
WY ms inner governor, then no longer repre-
ehuaS me authority OF Spain, should have been
Hiiered 10 claim any higher privilege. The will
vas obtained, and the property Of tLese ornbans
eby secured 10 them, which. under ditTera,',
curse, wonld have been lost
soon afterwards violent and ip1aronatorv NH
icaion appeared, assailing Jackson and teniinc IN
ring INTO di-respect The civil authority. II 7yao
e'ained to be he labor Of three SPANISH oficers
u 'hs country we understand, that 10 print and
'aD"s" WAN vie" to conroI judicial inv, stgation
wrong ana Instances are not wanting where the
JUNIORS lave been severely p1nished. Some of
ne most intelligent and rejecting men ente,tai,sd
he opinion, that for this high acgression ,bose
Spanish officers should be sent TO prison facl,so,
'owevei, who so often has been declared boId 10
ashness, determined Otherwise; aud adoptine the
niideT course, required, as Gy the fye0f,, mo-,
0ere boHd, that they should beiake themselves
ON the country His mandate was obeveJ -
subsequently two of them returned when thew
we're al sei by Mr. Walton, then The acting 90,
cruor, and restricted 10 their houses on their pa.
ole OF honori bu not put in prison a. is ALLEGED
Il this lime Jackson was not governor of Florida
il was b: Nashville IN Tennessee, about 400 nile.
rom Pensacola.
Tile facts concisely then, in which aloos NJ
tooefIs can repose iul proof of his strong asser.
ION are those On The 20 h Of September. the
'O'''n''ion issued, requiring those Spanish Off
e'S' io' contempt offered 10 the court, to leave
le country Subsequently Sen. Jackson retired
'on londa TO Tennessee, aud on The 18Th OF
'oVeiobef, forwarded % the pfesiden, his resiopa
ION q governor oiths territory leaving Mr.. WAL
on worthy anc competent man, the acting gov
nor Between The i-t and 9Th OF January tboge
.P'n.sh officers retwned, when by Mr.. Walton
ney were required upon honor 10 remain in their
.o1-es. until urthn adWces could be received; and
here They dill remain Until The President 5irec,ed
hem 10 be discharged. Yet says Mr. ROBBERS.
they were banished, and subsequently imp,i.on-
d az his gOoj Pleasure"
As ii regmas The attempt Of Mr.. Roberts 10 sx-
pc DE ciii1en- Of Kentucky, ! feel confident thew
shi aeiiher applsu. nor thauk him. The subject
II has lec'ed isa fsnly matter Of their own. and
greatly err La tt... i.,l,. ~ go