Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-06-12
From the Kentucky Reporter
GENERAL JACKSON.

4 IL
SrR-Ithas become my painful duty
| to address you again through the public
prints as you have neglected to answer
nv private letter. Since first address,
ed you to get the truth Of the matter, l
have seen publication Of your letteFse
Mr.. Ownes Of Kentucky. To him you
frankly say, that the letter, mr.. Buck
ner is nowehandling, is forgery, and
that you never received but one letter
from the unfortunate Harris, and in
that be acknowledged himself guilty OF
the enormous crimes charged against
him, and stated bis willingness to meet
the just sentence Of the Court" Wen,
| as he is not living TO answer for him.
self, and as you hold the key of that
letter, again ask you for it or its con.
tents And I now ask you what my
brother, VIM Harris, said to you at New
Orleans between the LIST and 10th Of
January, 1915. Did he, like you say
his father did, tell you that father was
al Mobile, and that he was ready aud
willing to meet the sentence OF that
Court Martial, and be wanted you to
carry it into executicn. Or did he adj
dress you in the following languages
(After speaking to your aid one morning
and requesting to see you, you came to
the door General have one request
to make Of you. l have been with you
in the Creek nation, and am now under
your command and fighting for my
country. have father who is 10 con
finement at Mobile, and am told he is
con de mned to die. lie has large fam
lily, and though he may have done
wrong, have come TO beg you to par
don bis transgression and restore hin to
bis family.n What was your treatment
towards him2 You turned off without
speaking one word, with a look and air
oil contempt You would not even re
lieve him Of his anguishing suspense. If
BY the evidence given in upon the trial
you was bound TO sanction the verdict
Of the court martial, and you could not
give his throbing heart any ease and
consolation, you might at least, have
relieved him from doubt. But il seems
it is your delight not only to intiict pun
ishment but to make it Of as lasting
nature as was 10 your power.
Iyet want to know why you made the
statements YOU did to the Baltimore gen
tleman in the fall of 1897 Did you
think it would never reach the SOUTH
What is The reason you did no. state the
case as it wass You were in possession
of the truth, if you would have told it
Did this man 10 Baltimore ask you how
bad man this Harris was! If he die
why did you ot tell him of the charges
before the Court Msrtial' Or have you
heard any thing since like larson and
robberyp Have you not seen the pro-
ceedings of the Court Martial! Did
they authorize you 10 make such state
ments? If my father is guilty of"arson
and robbery" please point out the page
on which, can find the charge, and il
supported By testimony. You we're not
answering any charges when you wrote
The letter of the 4th OF September, 1896.
10 that letter you don't give single rea'
son FOR it, but coolly and deliberately
charge a man Of crimes that he never
was 2uiity Vi. Hnu tudt uStCt o"HC 80
any harm, and is not here to defend
himself. Do you yet bear malice against
my father, though he is dead and gomez
II you are 60 fond of SANDER ring and ca
Eliminating don't try to blast the memo
ry of the dead. Are you as much OF an
cut law as to delight in vexing and abu-
sing the disconsolate family of man
that fell by youi barbarity? Then you
| can wreak your vengeance on me in
person, and not salute the ears OF my
aged mother with false charges against
him who was once her delight.
WHY do you say "this protested en-
bassador of Christ is fit subject for
examplei'' Do you believe it is an
senormous crime" to be follower OF
| Christ. Ordid you believe that would
be more Notifying and detecting to the
feelings Of his surviving family, to hear
! from you, that their murdered father
was a .swolf in sleeps clothing" Let
your former conduct answer.
True il is. you have been general
and have acted bravely. That ought in
my opinion to make you more grateful
Had the most profane blackles risen to
your height, he would have greater
/ raoos5 Cor strictness Of truth. and a