Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-12-01

teigence and unders,a nding of the eommuni,vani o
which would he offered by who addressed
10 the judgment and to the passions, who did M,
would lie overlooked.
The regimen, of Col Pirkn, them though ordered or in
'he usual phrase mustered into sir .s b,,
an Illegal and injurious order of General Jackson
bound ohy for three months. There was no
or 10 hold them longer Their rights - be measured
oy 'he law, not by Iuse of p,
er M General Jackson say Intentional abuse
ne was not and could not be, ignorant the law af,e.
what had occurred in the preceding campaign And i,
difficult To resist the conclusions that haviuy heen nsd
then in his wishes, and his jus mt errue (re
life IN foc") he had determined Try question asan
aud IL carry his point he So what Is ia h, ca ia NJ
temper which could deliberately p;rsu, an er,o,.nn
Judgment and misguided passion bloody ternina-
ton?
Fayetteville, Ten the Goth June. Their service there
fore, terminated the Goth September They were then
entitled to discharges and. by the decision example
OF zen Jackson himself when ordered in rs i2
ms militia at Natchez, they also entitled to provisions
ami means TO carry them horne. They aimed their dis
charge, ard they drew their provisions And for this ;bcv
were tried and shot, The manner in which they acted IL
is not very necessary TO examine they had legally
ceased to be soldiers, and could be tried by martial
raw ihei ria IN that way was gross Of pow
cr-an exhibition of the military spirit by which Gen
Jackson CONSTITUTES and laws. But if we mus,
consider Them as responsible before military tribunals and
must look into their conduct sion then ~ C,
To The record of the martial pubiseb, the Nash
vile Commiiiee, in whrh the evidence is given of traf
they did, and ho'p they did it. this record
posiive tefns the whole statement their made
by the Committee in their late qualifications as well as tina,
mace by Ten jackson HIMSELF to his friend Bai,imre
ana SHOWS mar these statements utterly every
important particular. regret necessity of us;ua en-
harsh terni hut appeal for justicat every man
who has read the record aud compaed with the state
ients w neither the from CARE
iessess or from do stop inquire.
The inprence which draw preceding view of
the case arest, That Gen. jackson knew what the law
was; 3D. That the law did authorize him issue his
erder of the 2lt May 1914; Sd there was no au,o-
riy to hold these militia beyond three months, which ter
minated on the goth September; 4h, That respass
committed their rights hen they were ordered into
service for sir months; and lastly That their blood was
illegally shed when their lives taken the a,lso
val, BY Gen. Jackson. of the The court mar.
;ial.
dors not seem necessary examine the excuses made
on this occnson hom ;hc situation of the country. Il
might readily be shown, that facts have been mssepre
sen,ed. But if they represented! they aGord NO
justification for taking the life of militia mar after the
Jaw had declared that the of his service had eyur,d
There is, however, ether point in this case which
does deserve examination. Gen. jackson himself has
written two letters to explain and justify his conduct: one
Immediately preceding the late election in Kentucky and
designed to operate that occason o,her friend
in Baltimore before The last congressional election in
Maryland The propriey of these eleconeering efforts
bya Candidate for tie Presidency leave the feees of
the Committee. But the General thought his condct
required Defence is respectful him to examine its
RICHNESS The letter to MIR. Owen is of little moment CON-
pared with that his Baltimore friend There are two
things in that, however, the latter Isl
his assertion that these mustered and uad in,
SIX months aud Mereore, were legally tried punished
trust IL apparent from the that this
is eeGson aud very credabie one of the true uues
lion. II whether they mustered for six
by order Illegally issued by hnse whether the law
ooud them 10 srpe for that term. is tue law and no,
Cen Jackscns will promulgated in general order which
to determine The rights of these law is in
their favour and against him, and it little unfor,n.
nate for his fame that he should nttemp justify heIr
destruction by showing thar he ignorant of the aw
and had violated its provisions. There double Grim.
IN him. aud double cruelty rds these citizens which
must make every honest shudder.
The second matter III this letter Mr. Owen worthy Of
tparate notice, il contained in the compa
ring himself with Gen. Washington and Gen Green aud
defending his conduct by nisrcpresen,iug theirs
ihe case OF Gen Washington has been examined, and is
nw "nersiood by every one Nothing bur the grossesi
ignorance or more than ordinary share of iapuece
could have led any refer to it parallel to the
case of Gen. Jackson. With regard 10 Cen (re.n will
hot that the allega tons Of Jackson are NOT SIM
ported by the book to which he refers; viii saw thar
'!eve not been able 10 find any thing that book To sum
port them after dgent search and call upon him or
any of his friends, sustain the of his asse by
quotation from the book. II will be found either sha, the
General has read the book, tina; memory is m
treacheraus IN this as in almost every thing that he
mas written and said. 1t is Unquesionably tee, that Gen
but it not true that he hung them trial 1t is an
'mp'ous sauder upon his memory and from most
ungracouS source. In the of these men, there was
question to the end of their service. IL was not a
dispute whether they entitled their DISCHARGE II
was no question whether they should to service
because an invasion was unprecedented. The enemy and
triumphant one ton, in possessions of the country
dealing out destruction with sparing hand These men
had deserted from iawi" service TO which they were
bound and they actually taken prisoners in the uni
form OF the enemy and while fighting his ranks They
were regularly tried. and justly expia ted their
Harris and his associates on the contrary, illegally
heid; and their crime consisted III returning Hey homes
as all their neghbos and fellow citizens had done before
them openly in the assertion Of scir rights after ha wing
drawn the necessary provision for their Journey as Cen
Jackson had done at Natrhe2 for which lie now justified
and applaudcd by his advocates. Is it not br
at Gen. Jackson should make tbs reckless effort
The fame OF Washington and of Green the paI,ry mr.
pose OF AIDING IN The eleconeerius pariizan
But his letter his anonymous friend in Baltimore
touching this matter, is, IL possible still worse than tina
from RobersoDs Springs. The annals Of this nation do
not contain letter written by any public man, however
humble and degraded, which deserves compar with it
III gross misfepese misIe peIenia ton which must
have arisen from intention deceive the public or ON
weakness Of memory subaucd by age, sickness and
passion cntea friend that he has, to take tina
ete ana compare with the record of the martial
published by the Committee, with other public do
cunets and then to say il borue in this Ian
gunge to the letter. The record is long be rerinted
ks Init I hoo,