Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-25

bloody deeds as any other persons Aud we
should 80 consider the wanton shedding of the
blood al any man or the execution of militia
men, unless 1t called for by The s,ropses,
nee. ,siiy.- Yet we are not familiar with snrb
transactions; and we should like especially
10 know, whether any such sccnes were act-
led, hsgrante belo, in the camp OF another
commander during the lac war; of General
Harrison, for example, whose situation with res
Pect TO the Indians and the Brtish, was more u
miar TO tSen. Js than that of any OF our officers
We should like 20 know, also, whether General J.
cid really approve the sentence in the present case
We confess we have some doubts about the mat
ter, since have seen an article in The last
Frankfort Argus, which il addressed with no in
considerable holiness and energy to " Messrs
Richard a. Buckner, and Francis Johnson. bv
An Old fashioned Republican I'ourbina on
tie execution OF the mtia-men he thus com-
munes with Mr.. johnson:
shall give you, sir, and your constituents, q
concise, and true statement OF ths matter, IRON
testimony which cannot be doubted; both Iyinp
witnesses and manuscript documents, which you,
sir, ought TO have known are IN existence
- AT The close OF the Greek war, the forts in
that nation Were ordered 10 be occupied aid gar
soned. For this purpose oil Pipkin was order
ed with regiment of drafted militia for 6 months
mo the service OF the L States W hile stationed
AT Fort Jackson on the 18Th OF September 1914.
III,
presence of the Colonel They forced the guard,
seized the provisions. and alter furnishing them
selves burnt the bakehouse snd made their escape.
such was the ioTce OF THE example, tina; one hun
bred more deserted and were advertised; the whole
OF them returned voluntarily, were pardo ned, and
remained IN ihs army during the balance Of their
'erm OF service, except nine ring leaders who
were brought back in confinement Colonel Pip
kin was LETT without provision and without com
IN ne mid nf IN y. ,io
stirred up 10 hostility hy the agents OF the British;
a, period too, when the British, with an over
whelming army, were preparing TO invade the
lower county AT which time General jackson
appealed 10 the venerable Shelby for aid, ordered
Col Pipkin to join him at the rut off with GeG.
Coiee's volunteers ON 'be march Pensacola
where he Brush embarrassing Those
ringeadeTs were brought Mobile, after General
jackson had left that section OF country, aud vas
eng sed IN preparing tor the defence OF n leans.
They were tr ed by General Court Martial at the
town OF Mobile, under be command OF General
Winche-ter, and condemned 10 be shot Three
were recommended To msrcy by the court and
were paIdoned-- the others Were shot but not for
deeertion after their term uf service had expired,
bui Tor mniny, rebellion and desertion before they
had served their time half our, and at an sviu!ly
was stretched, and every nerve OF government was
strained TO defend our liberties and our country from
Conquest and suhyIgati' II. Al The very period too
"hen the Hartford convention were giving the enc
nv every encouragement OF ~lcces- either by G
division or by conquest of the sia.es: The Sc
facts are record in the Office VI the Secretary OF
War in Washington under your nose, where you
might have obtained The truth, il ruth had bee
your objec,-and also the files OF Gen. Jackson,
Adiutsut General.
Gen. Jackson did Heher approve nor disap.
prove the seltencs oil the court this was the
province Of Gen. Winchester under WHOSE cor-
Uiand the Court Msrtiai and trle! the culurns,
Is hIis Gen. Jackson was 81 New Orleans prcpar.n.
to deent the city. With The exception, Thai t,en
jackson conmsuJer OF the division, he had
nothing more TO 10 wi'h the execution oil these
deserters than {, on had. -
| However, nothing can b. so easy ~ TO ascertain
| lie fact from the Archives of lie Wsr-ofice at
Wellington
| Our resp ect for the Editor of the Norfolk
J Herald prompt as to ask ui him, how he can a =
! iecI 10 make 50 much how oi paragraph III the
{ Enquirer published several Years aeoi when II
wa repubsied during the last Presidential cont.
, from one end the country To The other and made
! the topic OF 80 many notes and comments! Ii IL
: an old Story and 80 iar as II is a sin in ~ We
nave bad occasion To answer for II many dsy
sso. ibose who have saA.d up The ashes AGAIN,
! aye welcome again TO pour ihem upon our head
The author OF that pai asraph did indeed think Mir
Adams worthy OF d compliment Tor his eisbo ats
tleuer 20 the Spauith Minister and did think high
Fly OF the genius and atiainn4en,s which die a el
III Heaven ioTJid that MS having the misfortune
10 differ from MIR. Adams politics. rhould prevent
his doina him justice AT the presen. time The
/ compliment might then have been eXttayagant;
but he Sill enteriain~ high opinion OF Mr. A.
genius, researc hes and atarmenis II is no les,
true, that before Mir. became President; TIE
fore the last Pfrsi ieulial canvass commenced; al
the period OF his famous ih OF Juiy Grafton IN.
author OF the said Paragraph censured in thl
strongest terms both the sentiments and ,h,
tsiy!e OF that Grafton. Yet it is rather hard
that after SIr. Adams had proved himself upil
20 administer the government; that after he ha.
Fshown he is n:t so well qualified to fiIi the frs
place as The second; of President A. oil another
.man's Secretary; (as very distinguished mar
predicted he would SHOW h,mseiD 80 that ate Nh
a had avowed doctrines at war win al our con
siilu'ioDal principles, and injured the interests oil
his country even by his Diplomacy, in which h,
was supposed to he most highly accorrI shed 60
tha', because high compliment was psssed min,
years ago on one of bis letters, and The seniu,
Which dictatedit that therefore we are no, bount
20 think highly OF him rs the Chief Magistrate
and TO support him a. q candidate again for a.,
Presidential chair Wesee no such CONSISTENCY j,
this course; We feel no such obligation We max.
The best choice we can lull oil embarrassment, 4.
any choice mus be land our opponents are ,y.i
come 20 any use which the, may MAKE of ali mn
declarations, past, present or 70 come. I, i. All Il.
game, we pJeuns.
The National Journsl has lately given rs man,
- 'hiusi" under The hiih rib 10. which we Der
leaVe 10 return our due acknowledgements But
we have 30 disposition To- rel0ft ID. bIo.,-. H.
f-fsf IL.