Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-23

presented thousands oil their fellow -cluSerS.
Respectfully, your ob't serv't,
SAM. HOUSTON.
6. JoHNsoS, Esq.
Extract from Col. John Campbell.
Richmond, 10th June, 1928.
''Inclo cd is a letter ot MIR. Jolison 10 me, OH the
subject OF your last communication
Richmond. June. 4, 1923.
Dear Sir received your note this morning
enclosing aseaicd letter from Gov. Houston OF
Tennessee, which you inform me had come by
snail under cover TO you.
have readit, AMI finding is character such as
10 iorbid me from giving any answer 10 il, ! return
ito you enclosed, that, after reading it, you may
r~cstore il TO Gov. Houston, or otherwise dispose Of
il, as he may advise.
With sincere respect and friendship, yours.
G. JOHNSON.
CoI. John Campbell, RIcumoND.
Extract from Gen. John Coilee's letter Of difference,
Alabama.
"Sou call my attention 10 the address OF the An
ti.Jackson committee as published at Riclimond,
Va. and particularly To that part of it, which re.
lates TO the battle oil the hon shoe, calling il a
''cold bloohed massacre" You ask my opinion of
the Generals conduct towards .'.c In,iians on that
day, and towards them generally throughout the
war.
alt is much to he regretted, indeed it is lanen-
table, to see the motives OF the General impugned
for his conduct at the Horseshoe, or elsewhere
throughout that war. which terminated in n per-
tnaneut peace with the Creek nation OF Indi.
ans, q nation that had shed more innocent blood
on our southern frontier, than all other Indians
in the United States: and 1 do believe, that
no man who knows the real character Of Cen
cral Jackson will give credencc 10 the charges
against him that you have alluded to from the
Committee at Eicliaond. 1 was with General
Jackson, and attached 10 his army at the battle OF
the Horse shoe, and throughout the whole OF
the Creek war, was with him in every battle or
engagement that he fought with that NATHAN. 1t
was most certainly his object, TO kill in battle
ns many OF the enemy as possible, but l. ne
YER knew him TO treat a prisoner with cruelty
or %inhumanity, after he surrendered to his arms,
but on tire contrary, 1 have seen him uniformly,
when Indian prisoners were taken, take them in
20 safe keeping and have them guarded and
protected from his friendly warriors who (agreea-
bly, to the mode of Indian warfare) would put
them TO torture and to death, by way of retaliation
Tor their own friends lost in action by the enemy.
At the battle Of Horse shoe, after the works of
the Indians had been carried by storm, and they
had taken shelter under the banks OF the river, the
General gave orders TO cease the pursuit of them,
and sent some Of his staff officers with his Indian
interpreters, 10 call 10 them III their own language
and offer them pardon and protection, if they would
come forth and lay down their arms; the offer was
made, they heard II, but, instead OF accepting the
terms offered, they fired upon, and killed and
wounded several Of the party, who had gone with |
in reach Of their guns 10 oiter them peace. viii
II, or can il be called "cold biocded massacre" 10
kill an enemy in ba,tles The next morning af
ter the battle of Horse shoe, in recommending the
battle ground, our men found two young Indian
warriors, OF the enemy, who had concealed them
selves under a nope tfldl tnpy HOliN mol be found !
by us; they were brought TO the General, and
he took them into his own care; they lived in his
family while on the march homewards; he carried
them to n ashvillc s. had both bound 10 good trades,
and ! have since understood beth became good me-
clianics. The i.:iant child Lyncoyer, but q iew
months Cid, E. whose mother was unavoidably kill
Cd at the battle OF Taliashatche, tn Gen. had taken
into his own tent, employed a nurse, and sent il o
Huntsville and recommended il TO the kind protec- |
ticn OF the family OF Col. Pope, who received and
took care OFF il, until the General was returning |
ilom the Creek war, when it was delivered 10 him
at Huntsville; he took it with him Tome, and rails.
cd il as one Of his family, has given it a good edu-
cation: he il now abouttiteen years old, and a boy |
of good promise, and may at some day be useful TO
his unfortunate nation. |
II have not taken, Tor do intend TO take, any !
active part in the disagreeable canvass for the Pre-
sidency, nor do | intend 10 intrude myself before
the public on that subject; l nevertheless feel it a
privilege and a duty, when called on from a respec-
table source, tor any facts in my own knowledge, |
20 give them freely and openly; and in that spirit, |
now send you this reply TO your enquiries, TO be
used as you may think proper"
Extract from Mr. Geo. Mayfeld, Interpreter, Viii
Hanson county, Ten.
In answer TO your inquiries j can state, that i
entered the Creek Nation with Gen. Jackson, on F,
his first campaign, as a soldier, and remained 30 for
2 months, until l was appointed his interpreter, and
remained with him as such, until the end OF the
creek war.
IL was with him at the battle of the Uorsc-Shoc,
and was near MN al the diuilery, Until lie sent me
TO Capt. Gordon OF the Spies. and Clii.nabee OF the
friendly Creeks, whom lie had before sent with
orders TO get the women and children out OF the
breast works; remdrking, that lac g intended soon
60 order a charge, and that he wished 10 save their
women and children" When i went, | found
,hem in much danger, tryingto bring out the wo-
men and children aud by using all our exertions,
we were able to save hundreds OF them, while few
were injured before we brought them out Of dan
GER. After The main battle was over, some Indians
lay concealed in a gully under tue breastworks
and brush near the river, who had killed and
wounded several of our soldiers, when Gen. Jack
son came up to me, and told me 10 60 and say to
them iii they would give up, he would save
their lives, and a hair OF their heads should not be
hurt / vent near enough for them TO hear me
plainly, and repeated the Generals orders or j
times. The Indians would rot surrender, but con-
tinue1 20 fire upon our men, and afierw ards killed Il
wounded several until night came on, and those In
dams that were not killed made their escape.
Z" The next day a warrior was taSen inside OF
Cue breastworks, badly wounded, & would have
been killed by the Cherokess, had not General
jackson positively forbade their doing any injury
60 the prisoner. The General had the wounded
warrior taken care oil in camp, until he got well.
All the prisoners taken, were kindly treated by
the General, and those who had the care OF them.
The soldiers divided what few provisions they had
,-itb the prisoners, and no inan could be more
kind. and humane to his prisoners and soldiers than
the General was; and would and did divide his last
7norsel 0f corn with his soldiers, on more than one
occasion, and suffered himself, rather than hear
'hem complain
Extract. from DR.. Hogs letter.
have lust seen in the report addressed by the
committee ofthc Virginia anti-Jackson convention.
bearing date 22d January, amongst many others,
A charge, which iftrue, deserves the execration
of the people not only upon him, but upon all
those who in any wsy participated ia " the cold