Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-20
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MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 90, 1927


"Modern Cincinnaius''-S the sage Of the Her
rnitage," that modest and retiring "Western
Farmer who resigned his seat in The Senate oil
the United States 10 avoid the impntation oil
doing any act which might Tend to promote his
own views, aud who has been so unfortunate as
10 see all his "priUae" political letters find their
way into The public journals, WITHOUT ANY
CONSENT, AGENCY, on WISH ON HIS PART" il will
be seen, We say, that this "i@maculate patriot"
has again SCOT into the newspapers WITHOUT
MS CONSENT" and has again perverted the
ruth, in relation TO the herrid sentence and ex-
ecution Of he SIX MlLrTIAMEN. That the pre-
sent Bulletin was issued for the purpose ssfsia-
fluencing the Kentucky elections, cannot be
denied, when its date, the time Of its publica-
.:oa, and the whole tenor oil the document itself,
come 10 be considered. As long ago as the
months O. : pril and May, Messrs Johnson aud
Buckner, late members Of Congress from Ken
lucky, and candidates for reelection, publicly
before their constituents, arraisned the conduct
Of General Jackson in reference 10 the murder
Of HAMS and his companions and, subse-
Qucntly, in reference 10 the Hero's Withholding
Harris's genuine letter, (prayins for mercy Of
which, they contendcd, that "Binnss edition"
was substantial representative. II will be re-
collected that about the middle of May, the
"NAsHyI1e CoMMrrTEE" made formal, Ella
5orare, and the friends OF Jackson say, a Soon
elusive" vindication Of their Chieftain's agen>
cy in that melancholy transaction. And i, will
also be remembered, that in the beginning Of
July, Judge Isaacks, Of Tennessee, collected
and published mass Of evidence TO prove that
Binns' version Of Harris's letter was not only
4 fabrication, but without foundation in truth;
for j; was argued that all must be false, be-
cause II was shown that Harris had NINE
childreu instead of one, as represented in Binns'
version.
These publications by the Jackson Commit
tee, and by Judge lsaacks, the able and bosom
friend of General Jackson, embraced all and
more than the Hero has said, or is capable Of
saying in his own defence. They were printed
in numerous papers in all parts of Kentucky,
many weeks before the elections commenced,
but, as circumstances show, were deemed in.
sufficient to accomplish the object for which
they were wri,tcn:-Namely-to counterfeit the
Impressions maue upon the people by the de-
velopements Of MessIs Bsckner and Johnson.
II was believed however, by the Combination
Managers in Kentucky, that statement from
The Hero himself, would act as charm, no
matter how deficient i, might be either in truth
or argument The less of the FIRST the better;
and of the last-so it was "ovEn MS OWN
SAME"-any thing would be swallowed Ac-
cordingly such Statement, was demanded by
his friends, and was furnished, just in time to
be used at the polls. II is evidently, far inferi-
rto those already published, both as an argu-
ment and as compositions; but it denounc-
es Mr. Buokner as LIAR, and asserts that
General Washington reprimanded Captaip,-
who brought him the HEAD of one man he
had hot,--for not having shot and decapitated
TWO others. lie, the people read this base,
Ibis ungenerous imputation, upon the character
Of him who was ''first in War, first in Peace
and first in the hearts OF his Countrymen." Let
them read j, in the words of the Hero OF New
Orleans; and if they do not FIRE with indigna-
ton, we are more deceived thar we would will
lingiy admit Hear MIN, we ask, in his own
words.
at will be recollected in the revolutionary
6" war. at time of great trial, General wash
ington ordered deserters be shot without
" trial Captain Reed under this order, having
arrested three, had one shot without trial, aud
''his head brought to the GENERAL; but HE,
GENERAL WASHINGTON reprimanded
Reed for not shooting the whole three"
Happy Cor the honor of our Country, and
happy for the fame of the illustrlous dead, MS
tory and living Witnesses wipe this stain from
the .srutcbe on of the father of his country.
Washington never reprimanded any man Tor
exercising mercy; much less was he capable OF
looking upon the detruncsted HEAD OF one
Fs,Io,r mortal and calling for TWO OTHERS TO rem