The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-15


lie ..,,.,ures on his high handed conduct
p"o'si" zinc the liberty ofihe press--a liberty
ih"s sI'lo ~ ms and formidable to tyrantS on
~. m, only treated with contempt the
=" has corpus, but arrested the Judge
VII thus rendering the military IN
a..ient of. aud superior To the civil power
deph a fortnie hi after the battle OF Orleans,
III -, ,eace was made, signed an order Tor
anu ..,c,,iou OF SIX miid-men, whose only
-. was returning to their homes by ADVICE
,,,er officers, their term OF service having eA-
pired .,,s -, ,o.c. was known
- the execution OF eight regulars, found
o'a..'r deser,iop--a waste of human blood,
e' ..lIed for as an example, ssce they were
~ a, :, detail in a place remote from the army,
t;.t ,bers were not troops sufficient to exc
.,,e them in a body.
10 has made war upon nation with whom
- At neace, invaded its territory and cap
,,.,od its town. usurpng power weston
~ tho constitution in the representatives OF the
people. ia IA. Gov of Georeia
=. ',, sir as governor OF the state, have no right
,,ve a military order, whilst am in the field
inns showing his contempt Tor the most Impor-
AN, ,ioht " reserved u the states.
liz
.r..srs in his military division, TO disregard "a
dor of the government which did not come
through him.
IL Inns when the representative OF the peo-
.,a ,ns,itu,ed an inquiry into his conduct, mani
It'd the utmost Indignation aud endeavored 10
;,roidatc rl-cm by threats of violence
IN, m,ditated "A personal assault upon
,..,nber in his place in the Senate Chamber;
and was prevented from executing II, only by
,ha threat of the noble Decatur 10 take his life
,fhe made the attempt
lie mas whilst governor OF a territory ched
before HIM Judge, whose sole offence was 'he
ISSUING Gas wis his duly "h'h dPpneo 'o'J ''e
writ of habeas corpus
ue has in the same capacity, promulgated de-
.reqs. Illegal aud oppressive-'leclarlng At the
,,ns thai as governor of Florida, he was invest
ii with all the powers exercised by the captain
General of the island ofCuba, powers foreign to
mr. constitution, and unacknowledged by our
laws
lie has qraveiy stated, that had he been com
mandnr ofthat military distrct, he would have
h,,g the members of the Hartford Convention
nnder the second section OF the rules aud regula-
tious forthe government OF the ariny--a latitude
reconstruction highly understandable and dan
ger0us =,
he could not look with conpusure on blood and
carnage 80
He ha, when commissioner, negotiating with
,he indians stipulated for grant OF land 10 him
Golf winch article OF the treaty was not Tathed
nv the Senate ofthe United States
He mas whilst general in the army OF the u
o,ed States lntrnded into the legislature OF his
avn state. and harangued the members on an
important question then pending
lie has written numerous eIectioneerng letters
in sniIe O the sentiment of the lamcnted
Ioyndes which he has affected to adopt.
He has whilst in the senate oltbe United States
contented himself with giving negative Voie,oh
a nomination brought about, Che being accor-
ding to his own story conuzant the fact) ny
bribery and corruption-thus abandoning MS
solemn duty and betiayng his constituents.
He has " al hi, own e-sidc' circulated a base
SANDER against the cond officer in the cabinet
and is not sap ported IN his statement 10y the Wit
ness whom ne summons
He MAJ 80 ~ onote hisown views taken 10 ms
bosom a man long his deadlIest enemy, a whose
III hconcc attemp ed
In every one oithese outrages he has been jus
sifed bv his adhercnts or repeated remon-
s,raoces have been answered only by repeated
injury man, whose character Is thus mark
ed byevcry acI, which may define yrant Is I'M
w have we been wanting IN attentions 10 our
fellow trccmen We warned them from time
90 time Of the attempt ola combination 10 extend
smIltarv depoiisiuaver US. We have reminded
tnem OF "A Ca,sar a Cromwell and Napoleon
We have appealed to their native good sense "
love ofiberty and We nave conInred them, by
The ties Of our common country to trpwn upon
man. whose elevation " i'll inevitably give death
blow 10 the republic They will not be dcdtto
the voice otreason and experience, but acquIeSce
an our denunc ,ton OF MS pretensons TO cIVil OIL
bee aud hold him as We hold the rest OF military
cnieitilns--useiul III WARM peace dangerous
We. therefore the friends OF the present ad'rl-
nslraon Of the general government appealing
" the supreme law OF the lane for the protcCt II
olour persons, do IN the name and 10y virtueoi
those principles which wchave inherited solemn
y publish aud declare that ANDREW JACh-
SON sand always will he rash, incompetent and
dangefouS--that he Is destitute ot all pretehsIun
tofhechar OF state and that all political connex
hn between han aud nur fishing Republic, IS
aadought-to be totally denounced aud tIat IA d
Tree and Iepubcan state, civil virtues talents, ~
political experience, dre, aud Of right ought To
orneierrcd 10 fun, exclusively nlItery. Aud
ht The support oil TINS declaration, with a firm
reliance on tIc good sense of the community we
inna'lf pledge to each OTHER our Voics ouI in
naence aud our cedscieSS efforts.
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From the National Iuiefgencsr.
hEssss CALLS y oEAroS: have ust seen
we ial>r dn scurlloas publication oi X NJ
oAsNDaas and until read Ii. did not suppo .
NE ihtd an individual devoid OF ruth AID
URGENCY as he has proved himself Ia he. De-
i ii'hct for public alnn,on induces me TO ask the
'agonr 1t YOU to publish the following reply
IN tue month ofNty last, wrote a letter to
sprRdfe gentleman, an Old Cong c.sional friend
F." ttanhto't, IN repl, To oae received rom HIM.
"'' designed tor publication, as every candid
"'a would al one perceive, as well from It's
ssyfas ITS subject, aud he has since apol0gI>cd
VI portion 81 IT finding ITS way into the public
journals.
IN tbs letter, in consequence of Gen. Saun-