Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-09-16

.fc,a,yal Laekson's Tyranny.-our
b''''" ~ u.co,Ieot the case Of Villiers and
~ c'.n,rard, among the documents we pu'i.'">
II is not necessary 10 recaPi'u-
co 'a,' .ornas on which they were arres'eo
-, ,mnrisoned. "Henry," in the Nauo'a' '"-
..,ngrncer, has given a cireu"s'a"e'A' "a .
'e"SI n -. facts connected with the subject,
~, clearly shown Jackson's tyranny ano
.;,s,ic. in every stage of the history These
r..,rn,,. men were liberated by order oil the
,,..,1,u, after they had made known their con-
,,.:.a 10 , memorial to Congress. When TINS
,a,norial was brought before the House. IN
r.bruary, 1922, several OF the General 'eaa-
,..nJ. .xpressed their opinions on the SUBJ
ect. any
a,..rs which the Captain General OF Cuoa
IN have or any Secretary OF The Territory,
crIor;l, could have, 10 violate the liberties OF
..a.a Who should fall withio their jurisdiction.
liz wore men lingering in conhnement-and
ils, ,r.rs No, now. he said, celebrating at the
Yin, Of the bayonet but in peace and safety,
Po o.i,,;u, whether or not 10 lay the petition on
Ar FI,yd, on another day, said that the gen
-, 70 wnom SO many illusions had oeen
made Gen. Jackson was dising"isn'a per,
.o,,,s every BODY would admit. But, sara
AZ Floyd. when we are told that perfect ~
r.,ny can be established in one Of the ierrito>
r;,s and that the Executive approves OF II, IL Is
., ST. subject for inquiry. II there were no
hounds TO the tyrannical usurpatlons-
There Mr.. Floyd was interrupted oy the
sneaker, and he look his seat
NJ. Randolph, TOO, thought the House could
not. Without a gross violation OF It's ul'!, 'u'n
deaf ear 10 any man, WHO says ne Is III o'""S
against law, and under our authority. IL was
No, for MS to sit here with srolc apathy, un-
10, circumstances like the present. IL Was
worse than mockery TO turn over the subject 10
The President of the L. States, who is known,
If not to approve, yet not to dlsaPprov' oil inc
rorduct Of the Captain General OF Florida
The Congress sat here the guardians OF law
and liberty.
Mr.. McDuffie very piquantly replied, and
asked il The gentleman from Virginia, MIR.
Randolph7 in speakiss Of the loss OF confidence
IN the Executive, did not mls,ak his own Tor
the pulse Of the llonse, and OF the nation!-
What Administration, he would ask, hac ever
'been fortunate enough 10 enti,le itscli 10 that
ysn,lsman's confidence? Or was ii proper Tor
the House, or the natio" to pay very s'ea,
Difference TO the censures OF gentleman who
haG opposed every Administrations
Mr.. Golden thought some expression OF the
opiniou Of the House ought TO be given. J.!
these are violations Of our own feelings, our
laws, and our princi Piles, we ought TO say to the
world, "rhis is not our act, but II is The unau-
:horissd act Of an individual.
Mr.. Ried inquired, how were these People
attempting, as has been sa,t throw hreo'a udS
into the public councils! Had they not been
expelled from their 6resid S, from their home s,
aud finally thrown into prison? Was this a
case OF wauton or causelrssa peal to the Ho"ss?
Mr.. R defended the act Of last session, whicn,
though passed IN haste, was not intended TO
give the lyrannical powers imputed TO Vt
nor TO confer the powers of SPsn SIN Cap ain
General Of Cuba. The first idea he had Of
such thing, was hen he beard OF the exer-
else Of those powers, and heard Of them with
amazemeut.!! The People oi Florida, who had
just emerged from Government OF tyranny,
were, by this construction, by General Jack,
son thrown into it. Thi, was an effect never
intended BY Congress
MIR, Archer, rising again, said he now s'ood
upon this floor, and said that he be ie,ed from
public report, and from docum uls, which mad
been presented TO this body, Iha there h ID been
misconduct and mslversation either on the yart
Of the Executive, or If some other Off er Of
this Government, and he ro,d gentlemen Of this
Vousc, who were The friends OF the Executive
Gen. Jackson, thai ii lhe'iuquiry were shrunk
tom, an inference would b. drawn, that they
wished 10 suppress ali inquiry into the subject,
sc.
1t will thus be seen what opinions were ex-
pressed on the floor Of Congress wi h regard to
,his high. handed measure. II will DE- seen, to-
'ha' distinguished supporters Of Gen. Jackson
nor represented 1t then, as tyranny and usurpa-
aon." Facts remain the Same, although men
change. Eilllers and Guillemard were Danish
cd Tor daring to sign "declaration" of General
JacSson's conduct with regard 10 Calava, whose
person and liberty he had most grossly outrag>
Cd After an absence Of four months, as "Hen
ry wires, when they might reasonably have