Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-08-27

acknowledged by every reasonable and INTEL
gent man. Because many things are suppo
sed TO be said for and against the candidate
for eIectioneering purposes, (and we have n
doubt that this is too much tho CASEY we oc
casionally find some who are willing to thro'
the whole aside ~ Of no consequence and lik
| the Dutch Justice Of tho Peace, balance tn
accounts betweeo the parties, in the manne
he did by Deighing the books in each hant
and counting the number o: leaves. Thus w
see several grave sagacious editors talking
with marvellous candor respecting the aiega
tions against General Jackson, and announ
cling themselves friends to both parties while
they denounce all "severity Of remark" a.
scurrilous and injurious to our national charac
ter. II certainly can afford little pleasure tc
any one to indulge in strong and severe Lam
guage against an individual, and it is only
when truth and the nature Of the case require
decided terms ofreprohation that such a course
should be adopted. Let it DO remembered
that General Andrew Jackson now claims the
highest civil Office in the nation and has pre-
sented himself before the people as candi-
date fully worthy and qualified to hold that of
fee. No one will deny the right of the people
in this case TO examine for themselves as to his
iitlo, and if they find in tho course of their in
vesiigaton that his general conduct has really
been such as 10 render it wholly inexpedient
to confer on him the highest honours, to the
exclusion Of others who have been tried and
found worthy and competent, no one ought to
complain because his faults are laid open be-
fore the world. II is matter of regret with
all that necessity has pushed the people so far
to investigate and expose the exccptionable
conduct Of General Jackson, but for this, he
has no one to blame but himself. lie now
stands charged by the highest grand jury of
his country, viz a very large and respe ctablo
body of the nation, with high handed offences
which amount to crime. Fnst-it is alleged
against him that he has been guilty Of HIGH
TREASON! Secondly, Of MURDER! Thirdly
Of oper violation of tho Constitution of his
country: Fifthiy, Of an unlawful attempt to
forco the Senate Of Congress, by threats and
actual personal violence, to render judgment
in his favour, when on trial for high often.
ccs.
We are now examining the allegations, not
for immoral di.,olute and unjusttiable, be-
havior, such as horse racing and slave dealing,
which Of itself ought to be conclusive bar TO
his high claims to honor and elevation, but
actual CRIMES which are uniformly punished
throughout the country, with death, fine and
imprisonment. and which not only disqualfy
every man who may bo convicted Of them from
holding an Office, but deprive him forever after
ofbeing allowed his oath before judicial lribu-
nails. The first charge is made on. the evidence
OF Judge Williams, and letters signed by An
drew Jackson himself. This evidence like all
others Of similar description is deemed sufic-
lent before court of justice to convict. unless
explained or rebutted. The partzans Of the
General have made two defenccs 10 this charge
which are, fret, that Aaron Burr with whom
Jackson is alleged to have been concerned in
an act Of high treason was moi guilty Of that
crime and has been acquitted by a court Of
law, and that therefore the whole body Of the
American people who still think Burr was gull
ty are wholly mistaken. Second, IGNORANCE
is plea put in by Jackson himself; that is,
the General harboured Aaron Burr at his own
house during his REASONABLE operations; fur
nished him with large sums of money and ma
terials to carry into exc ecu'ion his schemes and
endeayoure1 TO furnish him with recruits and
was present when they wero mustered, but
was "tchoNy iya0rant Of Burr's intentions.
To the second allegation of murder it is not
denied that General Jackson shot Dckins on
in a duel and that the laws Of Tennessee pro-
nounce this act murder in the first degree, but
the plea is that "oibers have committed the
same crime and have not been punished ac-
cordng to law" This is the defence of the
crime of murder.
To the third allegation Of open violation Of
the Constitution in suspondng the writ of ha-
beas corpus &c. General Jackson says "that
he has once been convicted Of that crime -
sentenced 10 pay fine Of one thousand dol
lars and that he has performed the sentence
in all its paris, where fore he thinks this ought
not to be brought up against him in his preten
sons TO the highest Office Of the nation" The
poor pardoned pirate nigh, make the same de-
fence in like instances.
The fourth specification Of open riotous and
disordcry conduct which is usually punished
here with a short confinement in Bridewell, is
proved by the letter Of Benton now tho friend
Of General Jackson who says he saw it in an
attempt made by Jackson and others to take
his (Benton's) life, while he was peaceably
a.a;na his dinnnr To Ihis cha1ae The de-