Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-08-21
Political.

oen- JacSscn's isHended assault on jain ~.
hPpes.-A bner Lscock, esq. of Pcnnsylysn;s
loraisrly q member of the r.. 8 Senate and
Sns'rmaofo % The Committee Of that body which
reported unfavorable of Gen. Jackson's conJuct
during the Seminole War. has recently address.
cd over bis own signature, : series Of Nos. to
MS feiiow-ci'izens, justifying that Report. 0,
which ne was the author, and placing in a strong
point OF view the uncons'iiut;onaiiiy, inexpedi-
ency, and tyranny of the General. conduc, in
Tue whoie OF that campaign. We regret that we
nave not room for them entire. We have, how.
ever, made space Tor the subioined narrative OF
the means BY which the Senate Chamber was
preserved from sscriiegious Intrusion of a war.
rior flushed with victory, and ,oo irnperious to
endure the just reproaches of the efislative
body OF his infraction OF the constitu,ion-for
MS usurpa'lon OF the war making power-and
TOR ms stretch n authority in the Illegal execu.
tion OF Arbu,hnot ard Alnbrister, II will he re.
collected that the charge against Jackson Of an
Intention TO assault AR. Eppes was a subiec, &c
enquiry during the last summer and fall. and
that General Jackson Graded the diyec, e,o,j,y
made OF him as to The truth Of the state ment that
he ~ss only prevented doing so, by the interior.
ence OF Commodore Decatur. lie did not DENY
that Decatur had prevented the execution of his
intention to sssail ~Eppes-6m he denied thai the
yfo,ts hgJ Eps, N,nh.,J. y.no.oJf L. H. -.
he GRADES the chsrge ofhis connection with Burr
in his letter to Judge Williams He does not de
ny that he offered Williams the commission of
Csptsin, and that he spoke openly Of q dssolu.
ton OF the Union; 6u, he denies that he .vas a
Julye zchte Burr rros in 7en4exseet He has
surely studied the ART Of throwing a main charge
out OF view by making an insignificant circum-
stance ITS most prominent feature! The subjoin-
ed extract from Mr.. Lacock's last No. VIII So.
tisty any man that the Senator'S of the United
States were in danger OF their lives, for having
Performed sworn duty; else MFR. Crawford and
Gen. Walter Jones would never have advised
MIR. Laceck to arm in his defence-And still
more, that Jackson would have entered the
senate Chamber and laid violent hands on a Sc
nator from Virginia, if he had not been deter.
RED oy Deca'ur:-Lynchburg Trsinan.
while the examination Of General
Jackson's conduct was in progress. he
with a pretty numerous suite. arrived at
the City OF Washington. He soon man.
'fested bis dIspleasure at the freedom
with which some members of the Leo;s.
lature had thought proper TO a~nimadyert
upon his conduct. He, however, staid
some weeks in the city. and during this
time The members of his staff were cal.
iea before, and examined by the Com
mIttee OF the Senate. He then took a
tour TO the East, and received. every
where, the kind attentions and grateful
thanks OF his countrymen. This should
have humbled and softened the emper
OF truly good and great man; but it
had a different effect on Gen. jackson
when, at the cornwall board. in Balt;.
more, on his return. he FIRST saw the re-
port OF The Committee of the Senate.
pointing out and mildly censuring his
errors, MS rage was ungovernable, and
the invectives and imprecations on the
committee awfully fiery and profane.
ne, however, lost no time until he
arrived IN the city of Washington where
his threats and menaces were repeated
with increased violence; and General
Jaekson's threats of vengeance, and of
cutting of the ears of members Of Con.
gress, became a topic of pretty general
conversation. am very confident that
there was not a man belonging to the
Government holding any thing like a
conspicuous station, from the President