Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-28

so determined: II is, nefcf'"er .,r
elusive evidence OF the fact. he court i'seh
was illegally constituted, aid tAose VINO "eie
uninformed Of the law, that auihonzta lncir OWL
organization, can claim little respect ior their
LEGAL opinions upon other subjects
r,ll and muster for six months tour,
could not bind the men 10 serve Tor that perioo,
unIs.s the call was legally made. That depends
mon The order Of the President. u ne direct
81 c,oxernor Bloup, TO cali he snen out for SIX
months The call was lawful, otherwise II was
mt, Such is the law Let The order OF the
President be produced, thai will settle the qhes-
ron. Those who shed the blood, who destroy
ed The lives Of their fellow men, upon the foun'
dalton of that order, ghtto procure ana pup,
lish il. The opinion Of General Jackson, ana
of The court marital canno, be received III
blace of il. Ike attempt 10 substitute these
for The best evidence, is pretty strong aamis-
sion that the best evidence would condemn
tbrm, III rs asserted that the orde: was not 'or
six mon,hs' tour: it is the province oil lhose
who acted under the order, 10 produce II.
The case OF shooting drserters during the
Revolutionary war, is also indrodnctd ny 1cp.
Jackson. lie adopts the opinions and argn-
mems of his supporters and Keepers, YIN inc
submissive ins,inctiveness OF the aniffaf that
follows bell leader. He Irehds The vas III.
tie by making Washington Tepr'mand the OIL
ficcr for not shooting three instead oil one,anl ne
finds case Of dt serters hung by order oil len.
Green, JUS, as if the execution Of deserlers TO
The enemy was case like shat Of Harris and
| his comrades
To clinch the whole case. comes Col. Gilbert
c. Russell, by way Of response 10 Major a. l..
Cam bell. The Major'submi's sixteen inter
rogaiories to The Colonel, after The manner that
King Saul questioned The witch OF t.ndor. 1 he
Colonel, wi,hou, niuring up any ghost, like
that Of Samuel, delivers ms responses in the
most dogmatieal style Of oracular in!a'iibillty.
And, according TO Shadrach Penn and Moses
Dawson, the whole affa? is settled TO the honor
of Gen Jackson aad The satisfaction OF the ma
ton. The following is specimen;
Question. did or did aot the laws of the
country authorize the draf Of those men for
the term of six months. and were they not &C
lually drafted and mustered into service for that
term?"
.Ans,cer. "Thc regimen. TO which the men
tina, were shot belonged, was drafted and mus
tered for six months service, which was author
| ICED bv law then in fore, and never was doubt
ed or questioned but by the muincers and de-
ser,ers. They knew better, as they acknow.
lodged previous to their execution"
This is the true Jack Catle style: ".1,ony, burn
NIL The records Of The realm. MY mouth shall BE-
Me Parliament Of England" The law Of the
land, the wri;isr orders oil the President, are
not to be consulydsrhe pss dirit-I haut
said, Of Col. Gilbert G. kussei, is conSIasive!!
There is marvellous coincidence Of opinion
amongst the military nponthis subject, OF sub
sttuting their own commons for law. July 26
at Robertson SariAf Ger Jackson writes 10
Mr.. Owens: "7hs men ,cers mustered for a ST.,
months iom-"ihe finding Of The court prores con-
clusipsiy that those men ipefe hgaily in service y
July 90, at LouisSilleSCol. Gilbert e. Russe
delivers the same dogma. These two military
civilians accord in opinion. And their mouths
| like that Of Jack Cade, is to be the Congress-!
1 With uhe Jacksonians this may pass. But
trust the great mass of tho American people
will prefer to abide by the law, as found in the
statute book, and by is enforcement, as direct.
ed'in the orders Of the President.
| Like all the Generals indicators, who have
preceded him, Col. Giher, c. Russell, discIoses
new trait Of cruelty, in this transaction, not
before known 10 the public.
cit is, however, unlikely that Harris or any
Of the Others, addressed Gen. Jackson TO spare
his or their lives, for they did mol kno,c ,ciaf tht
result Of their trial ,co$, before the ,omutgaiion O
| be SeWF;'e, UNNCH UHS UClVmONNfcH ~ IN WueT
TO be carried into effect G (e,, days Gffcracnrds "
Four days were allowed these unhappy men,
| from the lime their sentence was announced 10
them, TO prepare for DEATH! According to Col
Gilber, e Russell, Gen. Jackson knew when he
fixed the time for executing the sentence, that
the wretcbed prisoners were Ignorant Of the
fate that awaited them! And he allowed them
four days for preparation!! No opportunity
was permitted to solicit pardon either from,
Genera! Jackson himself, or the President
Here then is an additioca rnormiy. Free CT
items Of free country, illegally condemned TO
death, by an illegal court-martial, kept seven
weeks in ignorance OF their sentence, and hur-
ried into eternity upon four days notice.! Such
are the mild mercies Of men who can look "upon
blood and carnage" with somposure. And would
peaceful and merciful people, accustomed TO
regard their rights as secured by known laws,
select such men for their chief rulers?
Col. Russell is called UPON 10 state The rela-
tive Situation and force Of the opposing troops
at the times Of the mutiny, trial and execution,
and in doing so, he does what he can 10 make q