Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-04-02
SANGUINARY EXECUTION


General Andrew Jackson, diring that oveniul
PERIOD when he commanded the Southern Ar
nv wc should not recite 80 often as We do,
.the lets connected with h's reign eT ter
ror."
+. Tho Presses in the pay Of the General and
his partrzans, sensible OF the badness OF their
cause, and that the conduct Of tho licno, nd
mi,s of no defence, have sent forth a lausa'ablc
cry;-;sey avow that tho people have nothing
10 do with his military career, and dcnonnce
as vile and pronigate sandorors, all who have
,hs .tencrity,. 10 expose tho daring deeds OF
cruelty and despo'sin, perpo'raied by him.
whom he had thepowqr to De em-rciful. and yet
was a tyTant. AS public soniiocls-os report
ers to the people, we care not arosh light about
tho dcnun Citations OF the faction:-iruth, justice
and patriotism. are on our sde-they are our
,".hield and strong towel" and wo shall fear
'le,.ly perform our duty. g..
Tho people Of the United STATES, have al
.roady been made familiar with the genera
facts oonne ctcd with the execution Of the Z" Six
Militia Mon" but as thorc are some minor cir
eumst ances, connected with that bloody drama,
NC shall lay theIu before cur readers, with the
strong assurance to sustain us, that in doing so,
.yo perform duty imposed upon ne, BY our
God and our Country
Amofig tho number of unfortunates, who
composed that murdered body of men, called
Tho Six. Militia Men, there was one, named
DAVID HUNT, whose story is SO melancholy
apd pathetic, that We must relate 1t, .
e., 1t appears tia, this young man, volunteered
his seryices durihg the Creek war, and in the
year 1914, was stationed at Fort jackson,
WHICH place he lcl, after the lapse OF three
months, supposing that his time of service had
expired. But that the reader may have clear
understanding Of the case. we copy documents.
WHICH have recently been published to the
world by "A Tcnnsseean,"
The first document, is the affidavit, of .he
fathor of the unfortunate Hunt. .solemnly sworn
to. before tho proper authorities Of the State
.fTenne.see:
Jane, Hunt of he cou7is Of Rutherford aOl State of
T.nne.,ee removed from the Stat. Of vIioi, t'h' Country
in the wear 1914 aa the father OF Dasi tnnt ore OF the
,Mdis merr who ~, ir T. Staie' ND
~ hs always hern, and li my oPn that my 'on d' not
deserve The death h. suffered. Such confidence hal in ,m,
thM thought him incapable G nhln. act or which
ho might dcsa v Ia die cn'nano ous death.
49, To- chr o,ss w,h Hrei Blan and w' the Indians
took seslpe,u'e in .qaress my son Dawn" 'ta he nsh'
o's,gvin h-~ervi al hr ,'l"y' NE went volunteer
with the h,t thrm, ehed as''ni The Creek ini'm.
VS. hgh'v gra,s to ntse'ha in al the rtlc' that were
fought with he c erk, he 'f'd Tie raii q" brave man, a
we'll a, that of an ORDERLY soldier
In Iaa ms son became ono Of the garrison stationed For'
Jackson. lie substitute ,r another man Wh"
nil wnhih umIcr'il ilm'n hrtN'"l
them that Of service would expire at the rnl Of three
eatsa Accordingly at the e,p,oi.n "i h term NV ,on
,ranp WITH s-s-isl uu"r. h rts>eIs ani soldiers Ny
sou he ad'-'d qna!ieL he belle 'cd
give adyise such occa'iOn, M lie could not be compr
led to longer th'n three months"
Soon after my renne homc i was rumorrei tht he
bal done wrong in leaving tn. fort We reelected that was
possible he nfsh, have comm tel an error hce mmc
da,cly equipped him with suitable coin anil he ned as
e,lv a, he hi. pnd without the least r'hcnon c
d,ng.r. On hi. RETURN however he taken an KEEP in
h.mcm until III. 2ii Of FehuTy, 1875 Ga when ', h.
va put to DEATH. When hard OF lin dcat gre ty
,,rps.d-Le io, ,cnre.vti altogether unesrsci,d. m,
eli had been so,ii trd fought tho ii the
lupm e- Ws.hisson. tom he inle Sso"l' 'ge h'd
scor;rcl Of military discipline snJer h, lelo,rd sen-'a
thought there World he DANCER in my son' returning 10 h
posi-, J acknowledging h error he h' , "a "a on r
si.n.i in pre.cpee Of John Hoover, ". II. Robertson
Thmp.' Duoa"J' ia" W''e' '"o' h'''he"' "'"'"
Mathew.
In corroboration Of the statements Of Hunt
senior, we present the affidavit OF John Mat
,hews, soldier, and the Captain of the com
sany, to which Hunt, junicr was attached.
7, John M,thcw., Of the county of RassHd 'nd stH'
o Tennc,.,e do hereby ocrily Tia, insi l'nrl one o.
the ,iI Mhi. xh- rte r-' At Mobile or 'e siI c
,eIs e,., private sal Ger yner nc county of Ruhcr
rford srd siale 4fo-e 'nJ knw thing d"rp,ct
i ri him hi. family. further certify h'' me 'd Dawn
I,, Turned out a, agn.t the Cf."k INDIAN. an'
a. ain oredtv irfprn. acted ac pat Of hrA'" 'ohct
al ,h-ie ttt wsr IN stcrwaTd' became '"h'i"nir
,,s u,t s.,eo "A Fo JACKSON the Of hrcc months
end Of . hia <n h' tour Of duty PEI formed u
returned home with number of hi, fellow 'rlicr and 'ev
.tal officer. Soon sher hi, return hs'"g rl"mei by n
father who hid been sol ier in tho I-'"inhary war; an
h-r urn Of inormuio. is ptIaP, he "t" a. rfor sh
mad better r-turn ,!Iioh the said Di,d"sadVy ~.
oherrfully equipped hra ..oni made speedy rs1 . Tx
t"'| O'"s 'H","'' JOHN MATTHEW'S.
Thomas Dunawsy, the companion and moss
mate Of Hunt, corrobora,es the testimony oi
Captain Matthews, and bears testimony TO the
good eh,e.e:cr and conduct, Of TIE murdered
.seldicr. ..,.
Il rt,rl,s D-n.uay NJ the county nj e.,i here
lv certify tru he aenen of John Matthew. captain mad'
.S,,s are served the tour with David lirn iron
IN. hume with hureurnd with lin
"a run ,;r-Jrn be shot snI tIsg d'sre
..ee,i.ef him dnrirs the whole Of the tsursiga Wine.
~, s.sd hi. i7,h February 1922 TEos. bUSAwAi
Il is pretty we'll ascertained, tina, the Militia
= Men were drafted for three months only, and
tia. they had an uundou6ted right to leave
: tho camp, and retum home, at the tipe they
took their, departure from the Southern Army
Ru, IL il is admitted ,hat they were drafted fol
=, months, and that by leaving the service be.
- for. the expiration Of that time they laid them
80 s..,ves IistIe to the punishmsnts provided fol
a...risi. /. i, not admitted, tha, they rner.