American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-11-02
Volume VI.

HdHe iSF Tie FellpI VI CUlluren OF SeVC
lfai coIureI men killed in the service. | obtanc,
leave to introduce bill for that object, which was
passed, and approved " the Senate, on the follow
1 ing day.
On thetth February, last day of the session,
bill for the relief Of the brave Charles Sayary and
others. was likewise passed, on report made by
me by section of this bill, pension was grant
ed to the natural children of the late Domperre, q
Tree colored man. killed in the service Of the State
This section rejected by the House !; but the
members who had voted against it, on principle.
upened ol thwith a subscription for their relief.
The last hours Of the session were consumed in
forwarding valor, and in providing, for the support
Of orphans.
| In Short each page of the journals Of this Lesis.
lature, of which, according to General Jackson's
celebrated letter to the Postmaster General, ma
)ority had formed tfe design Of surrendering New
Orleans into the hands Of tile enemy, affords
striking prod Of the devotion, the zeal, and tll.
patiotism, Of that assembly.
viii add, that was a member Of the Joiat
Committee to whom Was referred the message Of
Governor Claiborne, recommending the suspeiS on
Of the writ Of habeas corpus, which, on report
made by me, the House OF Representatives, at its
sitting Of the 18th December. had refused TO grant.
The Senate conquered in this refusal
The Legislature of Louisiana had observed thas
the arrival Of General jackson had given the i'm
capable of bearing arms, citizens. Foreigners, sal
lois Barratara pirates all, without exception, had
rallied around him; and thought that the voice Of
The country in danger, and not fear, should call her
children TO the field. The event justified the ia
vorable opinion which the Legislature had formed
Of the inhabitants Of Louisiana.
! will state in this place that Judge Hail, and
the Marshal OF the United States. had some time
before the INVASION, at the instance of General
Jackson. granted safe conduct to MIR Lafitte.
leader Of the Barrataria pirates. This fact proves
that tie American Magistracy knows how TO
operate in the defence Ut their country, in time, Of
public danger
will now inquire into, will not say the neces-
sity, hut whether there was any, the slightest
cause, for the imprisonment Of Judge Ha--for tic
arrest of MIR. Dick, the District Attorney-for de-
p.iying me Of trial by my natural Judses-for the
expulsion fem the City of the Cheyalier de Thou
SAID the coupanion Of Lafayette. and soldier
Grip III III the service II the =. States (l2)
What we're the circumstances under which the
General rp,Mted to these measures Of extreme Sc
verify What was. on the Sd 81 March. our stua-
ton in relation to the British Army In order to
answer these questions, and to form proper es
innate of the degree Of injury which was likely to
flow from my publication Of the Sd March, it is ne
cessary to remember that it made its appearance
/, forty one days after General Jackson and his Army
Ind left the field OF battle, and returned to New
Orleans; forty three days after the British Army
had left Louisiana twenty days after the cap;tu-
lation of Fort Bowycr. The capture at this fort
was The last act Of hostility committed by the Brit
ish forces, Admiral Cochrane having, on the fol-
lowing tiay. received intelligence through >ue-
tin received from jamaica, that treaty of peace
had hren signed at Client OIL the 24th December.
And by iurn,Eg to page e3j OF the Historical Me
noirs, We are informed that. Immediately after
tie capitalization Of the fort, General Lambert and
t.s n 81,
RATIFICATION Of the treaty by the President and Sc
nate Of the Uuircd States, began the necessary
preparations for the enbarkation vi the British
troops.
NV publication appeared in the Courier twenty
one days after Colonel Livingston, Oh his reurn
from the British fleet had announced 10 the Gene
raj the arrival of the sloop of war Brazen, bring
ing intelligence Of the signing Of the premnarics
Of peace.
And lastly, this publication, this subrsrfsr Of The
discipline Of the .Irmg, appeared in the newspaper
fifty three day after General Jackson had written
to the Secretary of War, that. in his opnon Lott
isiana might he considered freed from her enc
mics. During these fifty three days, il we except
the surrender Of Fort Bower, no engagement took
place between the British and American forces.
These lacontestio,e facts are proved BY anthem
tic documents: and vet amid these circumstances
mt period 50 remote rom all danger, real or APP
parent when the British Generals had no other
desire than that Of fastening the departure of their
trou,.s, sisn it was the duty at the American
General to dsa,!ss his Army, he uhhesitatinyly de-
voted dcfencet,s citizen to capital punishment,
for having dared to ute; his sentiment in public
journal The representations Of q citizen IF The
United Stairs erra.s, perhaps. if the General
will have it 50. were hanied with the names Of
muinY, spdiiion ana ca its the criminal collespo-
dence Of q spy with liz cnsmy.
Would traitor have waited until the 81 slareEr
to begin a ccsrespnntc,ec wi4h tire enemy, ard