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

qu'sitoIa power; that Committee of either branch
Inc National! Legislature has been CHARGED with the
" most wanfon and studied disrera ard cf tr,uh, o,d
with IN" mos, sui & dishcpcs, motives, But how far
t Is ether for the honor interest of the nation tus
/ 'to submit TO military dragconng and newspaper chas.
iisement, by military officers, who, It'll believed Wis
ted the seat of Government for that purpose; ard
show far a Committee OF the Senate of the United
States should be subject to dis h,nd Of discipline,
Jor me CONSCIENTIOUS discharge IF oDict,i ou!y ,apo.
''sea ty the unanimous roice Of Tint body, is for the
proper authority 10 heteImne'
was not in the moment OF passion, only, that this
Yindctive feeling towards the Committee Of the Senate
was manifested by General JACKSON. Nine months
after this newspaper controversy with Mr.. LAcoc1
paper was presented in his the Senate of
The Doited State, purporng To be response 10 tba
Report of the Committee of investigation This doc.
ument was couched in terms harsh towa rds part
Of that Committee. and of the Senate
that tie reading of il 10y the Secretary was soppcd
almost as begun and debate upon il sprung
ny, which was only arrested by the uiDdrasrine OF
the paper. The friends OF Gen J. (he being then in
Iennessee) undertook 10 crptogute this Paper res
Ponse or Memorial, of its most offensive exnressoIs
and, when thus cbasened, 1t again offered, and
after some debate, in which the ecquenee OF PINKSEx
won nion the Senate TO receive il, the Memorial was
received and orderd TO be printed. Even in it's mod
Grated form, il found in the printed rcaords OF Ie
Senate, II is singular document, being i'm part viod.
atory but IN part also, in the OF an instructions
by 'Andrew Jackson Major General in the Army ot.
the United Statates ard Commander of the Southern
DIVISION, TO the SENATE of the United States on The
score M the proper duties Of that body. lie tIers
IKE manner Which the iHGuirv
easel was conducted by the Committee is believed 90
have been novel;" that ''to adopt such co,.en as
was adopted by the Comnilee TO PROSTATE The mis-
" Judtetal proceedings, to rioiac cre,y nzim of ls.
ce, and to trdn'pte dozen oil The sacred guarantees of
Lfc Coastiuiion." The Committee he SAYS s.r,tIcr
aarc enpicycd pGiavss The ou'rogcs al lie ene,ry
land gwen an aggregated aspect to the measures which
''Tere adopted tor the peace and security OF our from
'ueIs odd to tins the which the testimo.
'ny was collected the time which II was published
land me style IN 'och ii soas composed and our res
pendent cannot torego the belief that evirces an
'hosity 10 the EIecuiire, nndto Ee iiiihr officers
sander his com,a',dn s.Shoud the time ever arrive
when ma ory of any Of the superior tribunals of the
nat'on fnfueneed 81 party fecings shall proceed 10
fortunate public olicer, effect his removal, in
'etder TO create vacancy 10 CRAFTY the ambition
~ aJ"ror'ie PaTtiHon Ihen," Sc. sc. The patriot
''7 have ample TO trenLe the honor of bis
country, and the perpetuiiy Of her Republican nstir
"tions" This is, To say the least oft. doctrine cutie
as "noVer as any OF the Proceedings of the Senate
were and as little accoIiaD with the spirit of the Con
sti'u'p If these things done in the green tree
.hat may we not expect IN the dry? Is il believed
Sl"t Gen JACKSON, as President and Commander in
Chief Of the Army and Navy OF the United States
"ouhi nc disposed TO act ,.j' srbdrcd author.
ity t!ian lie assumed "ConmopGer Of the Sou,bo,,
Division" Would lie be respectful tc Congress-
or less easily excited by the tons into his con
duet WHICH every President encounter? IL not
al all probable.
The particular incidents OF the Seminole war ,a
shai! not rake mp for fresh comments at this day ex
ccP one OF them. which sscws what idea Gen J.cr
SON mas on TIE k<g:tS OF the States, which of
DIS present political supporters such stcL!ers for
andare so determined to restore 10 their right own
ers W. refer tu the letter addressed BIZ the General
on te an OF May 1918, 10 the Governor i}ABUNlcf
Inc State o Georgia, in which le makes tic follow.
ig astounding declarations ny 90 Sir as Governor cf
"ihe State, bare right 10 give military order
'ct'tf ON an tie fefd" Wa,. umde such s,v ping
doctrine THIS, becomes Of the Constitutions and
Laws Of the several States? And ia Major Genera! of
an Army undertakes thus 10 ra,npIc them al upder
his feet what might not the individual undertake
10 do, With all the Armies and Fleets of tIe Nathan
under his command
During the govcrnpen Of Florida by General
JACKSON, some transactions took place sill further OK.
employing the harshness of the General his vndis-
YeDess IN case of any supposed dispute o his auiori
y. and lis liability 10 undue excitement occasions
demanding dignity and dcberariop Of department.;
we refer more particularly TO the controversy be-
tween him and EiIGtus FnoMENTIS, the Judge oS
the nted States for thai territory. Ti.. udre venA
t"rei 10 ssie writ Of hacGs corpsa sort OF nroces
which the General las more than sllcwn that he
viii not tamey permit 10 interfere with any autho,;fv
he cbuses 10 exercise. What does Governor JAcr-
son DO upon this occasion? He directs The CAPTAIN
whn had charge OF The prisoners embraced IN The writ
10 keep them confined uniiI released by the orders of
lis Excelency the Governor" and sr,ultaueousy ;s.
sued writ running foloweh:
"El;gus FromeDn, Esq. will forthwith he and an
spear before me, to show why lie has att srnpca
'to interfere with my authority as Gov ernor of the
"tloTidas, Using the powers of the ap,ip q a
"eraI aud ln;endani of the Island MIA over the said
provinces, and Of The Governors Of said provinces re
PeCuVey, I'D my Judclal capacity as Supreme Judge
"over the same and Chancellor thereof Iayjpg com
"f1ted certain individuals &c.n
Judge FRoNBSTIS, thus cited before his Ezcelcncy
appeared and answered for his conduct after wljcil
ne was dIscharged ond here the matter might have
ended, II Judge FgoMENrIS had not re5v Dcyeyse,a
desired in writing, ten days afterwards that the Gov
would contradict report that, the day I've was bo.
fore hitn he had GpotoSized for having issued tho
writ Of IIabcas Corpus, &c. How The fact vos i =
matter NEEDLE with. But the corresr,nIence
closed with note from Gen. Jackson accusing the
Judge IN two instances, Of deliberate Gasefcod ard
ending with The following remarkable paragraphs;
81 have barely TO add, tlat recommend 10 you 10
'|cep within your legal jurisdiction and powers.
Nhst you do this, all your proceedings, viii be sup
poTted and all my aid given that may be necessary
carry them into effect but when you attempt 90
"cerd them, and interfere with my Legislature p0toeTs
''rccoi'cCt me 0dDtonai0p gave you when before
\ Con the .ih nliiInn and aiLenl IN