The Litchfield County post., 1828-08-07

NO. Wv HOLE NO. liz.
broken prisoners we're takep, the remnant
of the trihe-why, according to what law
human or divine-what plea'of policy
what pretence of necessity existed &
butcher then! Stay prisoners !tAmericars
kill unresisting prisoners? Oh no. the
heart, it seems TO me, that could commit
that deed, must be cold to the impulse of
humanity---dead to the precepts Of our
holy religion, scared as with hot iron to the
sufferings of our race OH. no! Colonel
Markham" and he dashed a tear from his
aged eye, "Oh no! do not ask me to JUS
tity that deed, by elevating the man who
was guilty of it to the highest station in
his country'S gift-No!" said he as he hob
bled away" MOI" and no became faint
er as he retired-the old soldiers hand res
ted on his breast" MOI watched Col.
Markham narrowly. AS he turned to go
into the house he said in an under tone.
Tough business that Don't like it. hut
as he comes back, I'll attack him about the
six militiamen. There / think I'll get the
advantage. AS to the poor devils of In
dams, it was IN unnecessary act-poor dew
ils-poor devils !"
ii was the Friday afternoon that
| succeeded the late militia elections, when
Col. Markham and Corporal Christie a.
gain met. | had some hand in bringing
them together. An original Jackson man
myself, and thinking Col. Markham had
been rather discom6tted' in the last encoun-
| ter, told him he had ought to fulfil his
intentions, and press the Corporal upon
the point of the six militia men; for this
is the Colonel's strong ground. He is a.
rigid disciplinarian, and holds to the shoot
ing OF man as soon as to the shooting of
( a crow, if the public service warrants it.
-" 1t must be confessed Corporal
Christie" said Col. i" that the noise YOU
have made about shooting the six militia
men has been breath thrown away in bad
cause. An army can't exist without dis
cipline; Mutiny, Desertion,, Arson, Rob-
berry must be put down. howevar severe
may be the example necessary to effect the
purpose. The safety of the whole NAV
depend upon the conduct of a few.-Men
who in the vicinity of an enemy's camp,
would mutinously haloe--fre off their
guns--break open the store houses and
steal Notwithstanding more than they
used-burn the bake house, and then de-
sert in violation of their duty and engage
ments. ought to be Shot. What do you
say Cor poral Christie ~
"You are right, Colonel" said the c,r-
|poral, drily. Markham looked moment
in Christe's face--grew red--looked down
and grew redder.-He did not know
what to make of it. Al length, raising
his voice as if he was going to give march,
ing orders 10 regiment" SO, then, Sir,
you admit that Gen. Jackson was right in
causing the six militia-men to he shot g.
Then what becomes of yoor coffin hand
bills Ha-Ila-ha !--your coffin hauab,lIse
Ridiculous nonsense! And all the croco-
die tears of your party" "I agree with
you," said the corporal" the ears were
foolishfy shed-the coffin handbills were
ridiculous nonsense-your laugh is hef,-
ting the occasion, for the six militia men
mever were shot ~ "Never shot ~ inter-
rupted the Colonel. "No never" said
the Corporal. alt was false story
They were guilty in the manner and form
you state, and ought to have been shot.
Gen Jackson, in His well known letter to
friend in Baltimore, declares they we're
so guilty-and who will doubt, in a man
ner SO grave and important, but that he
told the truth The General states that all
were pardOned but oNE-that wicked Bap-
fist Minister, Harris. He was shot.--The
rest were all pardoned, and were with the
General at the victory o. New Orlea 81
redeemed by their good cogslinct, their los.
characters. The General knew he could
not be mistaken. He is man of great
! prudence, and may. no doubt, be fully re-
lied on The corporal all this time spoke
in "ubdued-very cool and very respect
full manner.-The irony was too keen.-
The hit TOO paIpable. Colonel Markham
had left that flank wholly exposed. From
red, he now became~pale as ashes. "Cor-
poral Christie" said he his lip quivering
with modification, rather than anger--
the men we all know WERE SHOT. I
wish the General would bemore careful
how he writes, that was hasty incosider-
| ate letter, and was wrong in several mar