The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-05-21

Soon as they are notified Of this understandable
insult, added to the many injuries that Silas
Dlnsnore has heaped upon our honest and I'M
offending citizens, that he will be removed
should we be deceived in this, be frank with
the SECRETARY of war, that we are free men, and
that we viii Support the Supremacy of the
laws, and that the wrath and Indignation of our
citizens will sweepe from the earth the invader
of their legal rights and involve Sas Dinsmore
in the flames of his agency house-we love or
der, and nothing but Support of our legal and
lnalienaele rights, would or could prompt us to
do an act, that could be construed as wearing
the appearance of rashness-but should not the
Source OF the evil be removed, our rights secur-
cd by treaty restored 10 our Citzens-the
agent, and his houses will be demolished-if
redress is not afforded, | would despise the
wretch that would Slumber in quiet one night
before he cult up by the roots the invader of
ms Solem rights, regardless of consequences
Let not the Secretary of war believe that we
want more than Justice, but;both from indians
and indian agents, we will enjoy the rights secur-
ed to us by Solem treaty or we viii die nobly in
their Support, we want but bare fulflment of
the treaty-we neither under Stand the Tyran-
ny OF the agent in open violence of our rights Sc
cured to us by treaty--or the Creek law, that
takes from the United States the right euran-
tied by treaty that the indians who commit
murders on our Citizens, shall be delivered up
when demanded, to be tried by the laws of the
United States & punished
Pardon the troubles | have given YOU in this
long letter-lt relates to the two Subjects that
has for sometimes irritated the public mind, and
IS ready to burst forth in vengeance-I am DIR
sir with true regard
Yr mo OBJ Servt
(Signed) ANDREW JACKSON
A certificate, signed by John Gordon, then
follows, in which he states that Dinsmore, in a
conversation with him, admitted that his orders
from the Secretary of War were discretionary,
but that he would not undertake to dscrimin-
ate, but should enforce the law against all,
alike, so long as the power was vested in him.
To which the General adds
Can any freeman read the above, without in
dignation, and firm determination if govern
ment does not give us immediate relief, to burn
the lawless tyrant in the agency house what
that he will not ebay the orders of the Secretary
OF War or the Solem guarantee under the treaty
that " the Citizens of the United States shall
enjoy the free and unmoLeSted use of that road.
A. ].
On the gross errors in photography and style,
IN the above extracts, we shall make no COM
mcnts. 1t is to the sentiments advanced that
we would call the attention of our readers Be-
cause an officer of the Government, in the dis
charge Of his duties, does not happen to please
Gen. Jackson, then private citizen, he de-
mands Of the Government, in an authoritative
tone, the removal of the officer. And what is
to be the consequence if the demand is not
complied with? Why, nothing more, truly,
than that the General will murder the officer
and burn his house. This is the least that could
be expected from him. And, had the threat
been carried into execution, we suppose that
the commission of the crimes of MURDER and
ARSON, would have been no additional imped-
iments in the way of his advancement to civil
power.