Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-23
From Tie United States Telegraph.

-9esS'S. GTee? Il Jarvis:
GentieneD-f ou favor of the 2Oth ult is be-
10Y me Absence from home prevented me from
receiving ii al an earlier day.
foT ONE Tune past have seen, with some de-
gree oil astonishrnent, the newspapers of The day
nI'o WIN m statements OF ,undIy individuals i'll
relation TO tn militia men executed al Mobile in
'he spring OF 1915. The case of a Mr. John Har-
rs seems 70 have escited great interest. Among
many others, there is a letter OF John Harris 4o1
OF me Ola man, published in the Knoxville Enquir-
e. oil May 2!St, 1928 Without any comment on
t'at letter. or the statement Of any other, l will
In as lew words as possible, give history of that
transaction. removed from Virginia in the win
Ter OF 1914 10 franklin county, Tennessee Early
i" June Il 'ink) call was made on the regimes,
20 when belonged for its quota OF men TO iojn
General jackson in the Creek Nation On die
Eo'h OF June they were mustered into service al
LaycitcVLie, fora tour Of duty or six months Al
tne uhe thc regiment marched under oil. Ppl<,n
tile situation OF my family prevented me from GO.
ing on. hired man 10 take nv place mil I
could leave my family. About Ire l,t,i Septetn.
Der left home, and Joined my r.g,n-nt al For,
jackson about The 9th or 9th of the month. On
ny arrival found the troops II. a state of copfu
sion ana disorder. j soon fou, d determination
was formed by large ma ity 10 go home s.n the
zO'h oil Septeniber, und { tn IMPRESSION az lbev
alleged, that hey were bound TO serve onN .bree
months; although they had been mustered in Tor six
months BeIng perfectly satisfied myself on the
sutJeci, declared TO them the law md tn. rom
sequence which would result il they persisted in
their course. Col. Piphin used eye,y means IN
NJ power to puta stop 70 it, bu' il seemed only to
au' iuti 10 the hTe in order to satisfy them, he
sent his adiutani, Mr.. Hicks 10 Na.hyiIIe for the
law: whether it arrived before the 10th or moi. /
20 mol now recolleci. The mess to which / b..
,Ohgcd' was quariered adjoining the one M which
VIZ Hairi-, senior and junior, were, ana conse.
queh''y became soon acquainted. / think the Sc
c0nd night heard the father aud son m conver
SAXON, ana hearing my name mentioned 1 listened
d enuyely. Tue told hi. father that he din
y - wish to go; that he was confident tI,at thev
one lFoops) were bound TO serve six months. AID
,t'eff'd 10 what had said The elder. John
iiaTTis, replied that he (hS SOM should 90 for Inc
(John Harris) determined 90: that he rad
got his piy from the man who had employed hin,
ne son al length agreed, but with great reluc.
lance to 60 then inquired who and what i!,ev
~trc, ana where from, and learned they were
rom ,t f'h.'ih county, Tennessee; that thu elicr
tiaTFis was substitute and had received s;iOO for
M services, exclusive OF the pay from the United
States
souc few days before the Goth OF September.
large number OF those who secmsd determined IN
desert, assembled OF the bakohouse tore IL down.
ana thre" II I'm the river. Whether John Harris
lad his hands on the building 10 assist in its d.
sUuclioh, do not know. but he certaisly was A. /
ihoiE the number assembled: il was about o'rIo~l
~ high. and dark. As we'll az now rec, liect. on
vac Ao'h OF ihe month, as many ~ they deemed
necessary for TIC iabor went 10 ibe bt,iIoct ,e,
about mile FROM the encampinent killed as much
beet As would be sufficient for six or eight dsvs
Tailons, brought IL in, and divided il out 10 the d;f
'ercut inesses on the parade. On the 18th thev
as5eiholed az the conmfssaty's house, broke open
me door, rolled out a. much flour and whiskev az
iney deemed sufficient for the journey. On the
morning Of the 20th at day light they assembled
aud marched OF 10 regular order. / cannot sav
mat Harris actually killed tie beef or broke Tie
cooT open with bis own hands; but H. cetfsiflv
"@s present. and gave h'sanciicn to al jeir pro-