Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-08-25

@prigeipie; ui rcnt of honesty aui candor onIy BE-.
to"'I"s a" Gposa's prtes', and we e,o,gh 10 s6us,
ne cheek u defrartiy 'sey riM 6itsit.
These eptihets ate taken from one not very long
e''e' Gd"reSscd TO he Secretary # State concerning
CO ordinate branch OF the GuYerneut of Florida, to be
A.a oeDre the President and propaby before congress-
Tue cause OF all this vupe.a,ion a difference of
opinion to the fact whether, in the conversation
which passed between the Governor and the Judge,
the latter made IAN Apology which fact he denies. and
TIE Governor afirm and perhaps proves; but, in pro-
wing it, proves only that Judge FRouENrIN did what
he did nor intend to d. or did not know he was doing
Dors this incident or the above language, establish a
claim the highest dignity i'm the Ccunty, Does i,
not rather Justify the fear ha. placed on that eminence
unless absolutely controlled by those around him. he
would be liable 10 excesSPS of temper, altogether in
Compatible with that station, and exercises of DOW
er of The most arbitrary character This is what we
have always apprehended. since II has appeared pos
sible thing, that, under the seductons of military glo
Ty, General, jackson could attain the Presidency;
lining which. until the votes at the last election of
PRESIDENT could not have belicv cd it in the pow err
even of military glory 10 effect.
We have confined our inquiry to the public con
uuCt OF the General and have questioned, and
shall not question, his motives. Hs violence of tenn
per may be justly mpuabie his earnest regard for
rish'' and his hatred Of wrong. The misfortune is.
that. IN every OF diferance of opinion with every
ohc:ai body or person, whether Senates, Presidents
Secretaries, Senators, Representatives, Judges or
Generals, he invariably considers himself in the right
add them Oi course, Ill the wrong, aud acts accor-
dinghy.
Whatever the merits or dement's of general
;'AcKsoN's conduct, during the invasion of New Or
!eaus for a sor, time after the news OF Peace: how
ever it may have been objected TO- may have been
Decentralization his closing the doors OF the Lesis.
iaive IL ais during the war; his arrest of the Judge
tor issuing writ of Ht5eas Corpus after the
tiou OF hostites-we disposed ia pass over the
inquiry, and leave 10 him all the eclat of the success
of the defence, without the odiouness of any of its
circumstances; remarkng, however, Mat we believe
that there features in ii 10 which is impossible for
the devoted friend personal or POLITICAL of the
Gepe al 20 give his appreciation We rejoice in the vic
tory gained; willing citrate the anpiversa-
" of the day Of rumpl pleased to identify il,
with the name oil JACKSON; we give 10 him and the
dry the honor due to theIn-nay, the hrest honor
the thanks OF grateful county.
Eat there is incident in the history of those DAYS.
that we canuot pass ovor in silence, since the Nash>
willie Committee Of General JAcKsoSts friends have
ref,red 1t TO us III their yea! to defend him. We re-
ter 10 the execution of the six mila-nen for de-
serton TO the enemy-not in the heat Of pursut-but
'nistaking If they did mstake) their term of service;
put TO death in cold blood, months after the offence
and "@ks after their trial and conviction, (such
was wien their execution, not merited punish-
inent. was not required as example. The blood of
these slaughtered men cries aloud for vengeance
but abe voice of warning against placing the great
concerns OF this nation under the control of mind
which determines SO hastily, and with SO much ind;f.
terence to The prayers OF Penenceor the clams of hui
manity.
Nor does the case of the mili;ia-rnen stand Alone
Upon the authority which we first heard that
Story the whole truth Of which has been confirmed by
the Committee OF Compurgators at Nashville, we are
'ntormed that "a short time before the execution OF
these mi!iIia-men regular soldiers acre shot
'Tueac Nashville, by oad If regulars scdrcely suti
''cisnf.a guard tie prisoners. They were confined in
"a house and taken out and execu,ed one at a time
theIe being scarcely enough for the purpose of
executing and guadng the same moment ~ Well
- Il added by this writer, [JEssE BENTON, ESQ. bro.
ther 10 the honorable Senator from Missouri of that
name That "tApiia punisimcnts in army desg
med Jor efd'"pfc as veil as for penalty" but in this
case, he adds, lit example Of horror to peaceful
Sy
tragedy"
In these several incidents, well as in his decIar
atioD in his letters to President MoSRoE that chad
'>he commanded tue Military Department where the
Harford Convention met if it had been the last act
of his ife he sho,ld have punished the principal lead
sers OF the pary,n we see the same recklessness of
conseGnenCes-lhe same ardOur of patriotism if the
reader chuses impeled General jackson TO all the
extravagances of which, ii we wished it, a much long
or record might be made. He is certain he says, 10
the same letter 10 MIR MONROE, stha independeni
c0Qt- martial would have condemned them the Hart
'ord Couventon) under the second section of the act
establishing rules and regulations for The government
cot The ARMY" Independent, indeed, such a Court
Martial would have been, of all law or authoity-as
independent TO the full, as Gen. JACKSON found him
self in Florida aud wherever he has been in uncon
{r6iled coDmaud-but not so.
To conclude iIh objections for the present 10
the election Of Gen JACKSON to The Presidency ve
ill barely allude TO his published objection TO The H.
iusrions MADISON, candidate for the Presidency
IL was not that that eminent man not qualified by
his patriotism, his experience in legislation his deeply
imbued Republican principles, his long service in
the fret trust under the iilustrious Jefferson. No:
none of these. No; let take his words: 81 always
believed that the mind ofa phikosophey could not
ta'geN on b'ood and carnage with any compos,,,e,u
Here is an argument. against eeyaDg to tue fesden
cy one who was conessedy one OF the purest, most
enlightened and most ilIustrious statesmen This
tfy had ever known! T1ere we have The Generars
estimate of the qualifications for the Presidency
hat Mr.. NJ. was one Of tue best of men, and
Gteat civilian" says G en- J. ~ always thought But
what recommendation the greatest goodness and
Inc most eminent civil qualities. Tor the Presidency
'n Tie estimation OF General JACKSON: Not the dus,
IN the balance The capacity to dwell on blood and
carnage with composure" was, With him. the test Of
r1eft. 1t is not so with us, nor, trust with our
leaders
we have thus frankly placed before our readers
we'll the friends of Gen jackson as ,e s,,pnnrrer,
OF This Adnnist alton the traits OF history and of char
scer which form, in minds nsuperabIe ol,ectons