Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-28

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article from that spirited and able paper, the Balt
more Republican--with the documents 10 viii eli
Mr. Carr reiers.--The National Republican
OF Cincinnati asks why some notice is not taken at
the same time, OF tiie executions which took place
IN Ohio? Ii states, that d" Gen Harrison while
IN command during the last war" was compelled
10 cause " three soldiers 10 be shot at Seneca for
deSerttO3, and one at PUTIN Bay or in that neigh
borhooc, short time after Perry's victory, foI
e sane o0e7iee," & that in July 1914 soon after
Gen. Harrison resigned his command, Gen. Nc
Arthur caused i've soldiers TO be shot in one day
at Chiiicohe; for desertion. These executions il
VIII be noted, were for deSertion only; but the six
tennessee militiainen and John Woods (the latter
only being IN the same Camp with Gen. Jackson)
wee shot Tor niutiny as well as desertion
From The Baltimore Republican,
ANOTHER FALSEHOOD EXPOSED.
The ridiculous tale OF the ''sX mtiamen" hay-
ING been exhausted, exposed, refuted and the
trends OF ihe administration finding that the peo-
pie could be guided by it 10 longer, have 20. Up a
story OF ano;her militia man, and the case OF JOHN
WIS Is now brought forward with all the en-
| oe'hShnlents and eAaggerations in which the ~
! cams party are so well practiSed Woods, now
Is me martyr over whom they utter their hy-
pocrlticaI lamentations and shed their crocodile
tears.
We appeal to the good sense of The American
people, il the which the friends of the s,d-
ihtSlratIpn are pursuing with regard 20 the exc
cutl0n OF these muGneers aud desertcrs il not
raught with mischief to the country Is general
Incense to Ue given TO soldiers 10 desert TO nutiny
anu 10 commit every outrage they please: Is tNe
Law OF the Rand e be- used AZ a mere srare-cro, 10
I Keep men from deserving; but when that does MOI
succeed, when the soldiers actually desert & mutt
ny they are TO be told, ft is true the. Get Of CJ5-
S'eSS says soldier shall be SHOT for EeSertyOs but
mat was merely to scare you've are afraid DO nut
tue law in force, because YOU are n1ii;tir men
" nat sort OF discipline shall we have i'm our ar
mes IL soldiers are encouraged to acts of desertion
ana niutiny by large party i'll tire nation?-What
OiAVer WIN condemn soldier to DEATH no matter
now lchy he deserves il, ii he is to be held up al
forwards as murderer? What commanding Cen
efal VIII hereafter approve the sentence of a court
hidfual, no matter how correct il NAV be?-These
are reflections, which must suggest themselves to
the NINA oil every man whose moral sense is not
perverted by party heat. We do not believe that n
party OF any responsibility, either in numbers or
character could possibly be formed in this country
VINO would Tor moment, cUuntenance hy their sun
port, any officer, WHO had cou.y and wantonlv. a.
gainst law & against evidence, ordered the cxecu-
'lo OF an American soidier,-but, we feel equally
Con!ideht, That the great body Of The American
people VIII ever rally round and sustain that off
ccr; who shall have discharged faithfully & hon.
estly, and legally, the duties of his office-eyen
mo the laws OF the land shall have cast upon him
the unpleasant duty of ordering the execution OF
one ct ms fellow men. 1t would be n Uretcbed
state OF things, il they would not! We might shut
up our courts otjusticc and proclaim immunity 70
crime.
1--we invite the attention of our readers to the
pio,'9auoh' IN this days paper, of Mr.. Samuel
n Miller, VINO was present at Woods execution,
ana that OF Joel Parrish who was one of the court
martial which tried him
TO A CANDID PUBLIC.
Perceiying a false statement from the Kentucky
reporter, (Which has been extracted into the CO.
iuiiis OF truth Advocate in relation 10 the ex-
ecution of John Woods, militia,n AMI deem il a
A the liz IN ,ri,,
Oh tne idcts connected with that transaction
Inc plain truth is follows: John Woods de-
serted from his post, and started for home. On his
way he was met by company of men on their
~ i.S - ~ Joh tue army. woods on seeing them,
hurried from the path and sought cQncealment in a
concentrate He was taken however and brought
9ack 70 the camp, where he was tried for deseTtion
found guilty, and condemned to be shot For this
offence he was pSTd0nedby Gen. Jackson and on
promise oil future subordination he WAS returned
TO his duty. Ia about two or three weeks amor
wards, Woods was again placed on guard On a
certain morning he stuck his bayonet in the ground
hung ms cartouch box on the but of his gun.
aiiu deserted ms Post-oh Preence of going TO his
tent ioT breakfast. In passing the lines he arrived
AZ major IS tent, q forge; the majors name
! ne MAJOR asked Woods where he was ooinr
woods replied TO get his breakfast The major adj
rNised Gods very strongly return 10 his most oh
serving 'ha' ne would soon be relieved and offer
ing hin some corn bread and meat told him thai
ii he did not return 10 his duty he would certain
~ be taken; but Woods persisted in his dpteruina
ion, and would not return.
ABOUT this time the officer of day came up. and
having heard part OF the conversation, turned to
tie Illes ana inquired who commanded that Com
p9ny! The captain answered 81 do" The officer
/ oi the day then told him to send guard and take
John woods 10 the provost guard, where he was
tried by acouTt martial and q second ti,no found
guilty, ana condemned 10 be shot When the dav
arrived Tor the execution of the sentence nj III.
/ General
/ ol execution and delivered discourse which
! Affected every heart, but that OF the hardened
woods: ny this time disaffection prevailed among
several OF the nlllaH-'n. Woods in particular was
! very turbulent. Gen. Jackson offered Woods his
pardon second time, on condition that he would
serve his country like true and faithful soldier
out Mo0d5dehed the general and court martial too:
ana swore, with oath, that they dare not eyec,.e
the sentence of the court martial. After many IN
availing Efforts to persuade Woods to conform IN
subordination, pointing out TO him the conseGuen-
ces resulting to The army from such conduct: ard
! Woods still remaining stubborn and irroclaimable
and swearing the court martial dare not exerute
their sentence-the general turned his horse and
rode oil: and Woods was shot before my own and
the eyes Of the whole army
SAMUEL II. MILLER
Green County FEB. Il, 1925.
WOODS CASE.
| ITO TIE Editor Of the Reporter: S1R-Your IA.
/ per OF The 10Th oil January, contained pubGca-
ton, IN ,he shape oil letter addressed TO Won as
editor, detailing the circumstances which were
said to have occurred in relation to the trial and
execution OF John Woods, a soldier i'm the Creek
war, while under the command of Cen. Andrc,s
/ Jackson. "
/ Being one Of the members competing the cour,
martial, which tried and condemned tie unf,rt,,.
nate Woods at Fort Strother ON compelled "a
sey tiat the whole publication over the signature
ct a Iennessean,' Is false, aud do not believe
that such as y0s have given publicity 10. was i,