The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-02
LYNCHBuR6. ULY > Isa7.
SINGULAR DOCUMENT.

Letter 10 the Editions of tn K chmond Enu,i,,r
signed fULwAR eKIPsIrH. Who was Speaker of
the Senate OF Louisiana during the invasion Of
that state by the Brush amy and at the time
OF their signal defeat before New Orleans. and
tas he himself informs u,1 is one OF the su,i,-
ing soldiers OF thu Revolution. II Is. no doubt
wei fecoiected, that suspicion Of trrachcry fell
on some Of the members oi tie Louisiana Leeis-
la,ulc whilst the British army was prcparino IN,
the attack on New Orleans. Il wa nbi.prtcd
thai many OF them we've disposed to treat with
fackenham, the British Commander for a sur.
render OF the Cnv, rather than run the risk Of
battle, and the consequences, ii the American,
were defeated which might be expected from
troops hushedwlth victory. infatuated b,re,enor
for THEN slaughtered comrades, aud induced b,
the strongest temptations 10 commit the most ri.
otous md brutal rNceSsos. Whether these suspi.
cIons were true OF false. is still matter of sprcu.
la'Ion; certain 1t Is. no Progfof the existence {
such design has ever been adiuctd. Fniwa#
oA,pNltb, esq Frgmlan by blrth. and who ha,
filled many di>t,neu sued offices, is one of those
On whom Suspicion rested. But we are iuclm,d
to doubt It's justice. 10 LAY nothing Of his pre-.
WonN PATRIOTS, OF the name he had acquired
by serving his country in various offices OF the
roa of honor and prclement which vet law open
TO has ambition and OF the zeal which. even Al
hdt momeH he displayed, 10y gong every day
into the rdn~,, although o. years OF age all Of
which certainly rebu the change of treason. oI
even Of indifference in the cause OF his country
there is another consideration which renders il
still more improbable and absurd. The Brush
commander musthavc known that Mr. sklpni,,
as President of the Senate, indeed, that the
Legislature and Executive OF the State corr
bncd, could not negotiate or treat with him
AID therefore that # hehdd negotiated with huu
or them. and the articles of surrender had bcra
formally signed, sealed and delivered he nu.
they would nave been able to cousumluatc thpir
ia gain. The troops ri Gen. Jackson verona,
shaded in defence ri the town; and Gen. fdcD
cnham we'll knew thai They and heir Chez hce
in their hands, under PrOvldcsGc the fate Of H.,
CIty-that jackson was the Msn, not oklpwit
with whom u negotiate aud that, failing IN thl>
he must enter the town over the dead bodies Z
its defenders, If ne entered it al all. II Genl,
Pdchc ham, uo"cver, did moi know tins,
Sklpwith certainly did; and il would have been
al act 81 gioss folly, indeed, If he had wifulI4
subjected hlmsrlto the suspicion treason, lsrhe
consequent possibility u beng shot o. hung. (Ial
It Is hno"n that gen. jackson is notavelv tcna-
cIouS observer either OF law or evi1rncc in sucn
CASES without the Iemote>t posslbLny OF ad,au-
cling his own interests or OF protect tie ln,
from the plQushaharc Of Udr. CretiH Jiduos
Ippettu' The thIng would br mcrrdlblr, .yra
if told OF an untricd no,tc-, fresh on the theane
OF the world. OF fiery temperament and nnLi.
died passions, painting for dlstincupn and rect.
less alike OF the means by winch IT should b. AZ
tanned andthe consequences winch should foil "
Much more incredible, then, when told of a ma.
ry-headed man, who had fought the battles O
his country ~ his youth, 10y tue side OF WASH
ngton and Ndrrcn-who hal spent the maturity
OF Dis manhood IN her serrIct--and vino vas a
.
musket. by the SIDE of those who were preparc ed
to breast the approaching shock of arms.
II ay be asked, If there be so liltle probabi-
y in tine charge Of reasonable purposes, why
should It, at this iate day, be reucrat,d' Sim.
py, because IL is Incumbent on Gen. jackson 10
Dlng die characters ofthese men MO disreputc.
by nnpeachmg their motives, aud exciting ,usp-
clon oil th"h intentions, to save himself from the
due 10 his own rashness II is well
X aoE that when the members Of the louisa
IA LEGISLATURE met the morning after Gen Jack
son 1d demanded Of their II, 1cctiyc Speakers
t. prVr0gue' the two Houses, armed troops
fl led the passages TO their Halls and intercepted
tneir progress. Nothing but mlnineut pubic
LdnEer could authorize So gross an outrage by
cucuu,tantial evidence, amounting almost 10
moral certainty, could sanction such an tntel-
ference vim the Lcglslliors OF the state, APP
pointed by the people 10 make laws for then
government Titus danger did not exist, ana
IT no such evidence ci1 be ddiuccd, the act bear,
a strong resemblance to the dissolution OF the
lump Parliament by Cromwell and the dlsper
sion oflhe Couacll OF FIVE Hundred by Bona
par1e. Inc saulc consequence S. it Is true, did
not follow. because the sdme circumstances dld
not exist.-But W. leave Mr.. S,upwith to battle
with Gen jackson as he may. lie wiclds d for
eiblc pen, and wears no mlttens.
Every document which proceeds from Cen
Jacksons pen, aud meets the public eye, fur.
nishes fresh evidence of his unSuiabiIity for the
flee to which he a,pfes. Enough has been
sand of his gross misconstruction Of the ceiehr.-
ted ID ectionof the Rules and Articles of War,
to show his utter ignorance ot the very charter
under which be gained his urels-Bnough, too,
has been said fhis want of knowledge Of the
law under which the militia who composed his
army were called into service, by which ignor-
ance sir innocent men were actually kiiei, 10