Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-03-29

haoIa'i lion and "a uamen
The circumstances attending Woods cese bad long
oeo" viewed BY ne with horror-for although I was
an eye witness 10 the transaction since that
teicd have been intimately aCGuainted with run.
UeF OF uien who did ~; and from them have Often
mar narrative OF The facts This not all; haze
"uG known other traits In tie C!rat er of Cen jack
son which would me TO render him unfit ,or
e higher civil appointment within the gift ofmy couo
~; S 50 long rs there was no probability Of bis sue
h@f 40 c'sprs ton 40 say ~ thin.- calcs,:,fed
!" wAu"d AIS ieetn,s, ;he fec IS OF hrs ,r,sos>a
eneciaiy rs he was citizen OF the state with NV
sen. I'u love OF Country is, ought to be- pa,a
n"hnt 10 every other consideration: aad reEorc M,
ra1c's oi success had ncreas ed, fcit duty onst
10 the ony Free Cova.na.slt caIih, as well as %
f9S'e'ity, to de'e!oPe some parts of his Character
Winch appeared - have been kept b;,I., tn no
cancsa:TDent. For this purpose wrote several mn,
Ers hu' after presenting Of them mot the case o
" o"uS-u heng commentary on the testimony IL
senator -aton) Tor publication paper OF NV oyn
sate anu ms beng rejected, and seat them &c the Re-
porter. Wi.i frankly l:owedge that some OF ,b,e
numbers had lad by for nearly tw elye rnonlhr
ing undecided whether would rubli.i. them or nor
And why: EScause so weU hnelc fhe sascoy G,ly r;,
IeHse 81 me pai!y loth 9tom couid hare 10 do-TI.
6esGUSe d!cGacG tte daSe. and pstoI Of RE usor.h
tor never IN my opiniUo did man uliera truer saw
ing THAN Col Benton, wbsn be remarked, that TICS.
IN opposition 10 Jackson would have 20 1 EGiS5 All,
WITH PISTOLS AND pAGGERS IN THIsIIt
BEL iS-!hs violence has been the course Of Geo..
JACKSON through life: and those who bas!. in his sniia,
aud depend upon his good VIII for their ices ana, nm
MISSIONS, must iuItate his example, aud fob, their
Chef am not so blind 10 be unable TO see me-,
aceand threat, IN the gasconaGiBg flourish of Gel "a
risii--tndeed it has hCen several times stated = a.
rIcserce, that Il the ''Feuneaseaon was lsAouo and -
4taShvl!e he would be mnrdeieh i5ui perhaps an,
wong as the CoiUnai Is CaaIi!ate for =. ;or ca
nei al, an4 having worked lon; The Leads, s,ris.
OF Ten. acks1n he 'naI t!nk {tore Is 10 sierwsy
oi Iecomne ending himself 10 lie uitce,s than - .rur,.
Wiling TO g. hi lis battes aud Gently 10, Inn, .cr
or wrong" ard irdeGd Il is lame nabl. itY:r M,
"i'no7! The Only passport 10 Office at is time IN ,cn
utSScf IS hC17'i0ns adherence 10 Jgch5ln iiat IL.
'his as may, the pubic viii see uhe,i.ef ~:
atlacH mace y Cot. IarrLh was correct or uo q,
perhaps 1t nihy SO iH,D Oht, that this sane Col iaff.o
who at The tine 81 trial of W Gods was nero ROY:
vas President "f this Court Nartia,.srd lie t,e
Der VITO refused 10 sign the petition for his a,ic,
II So we shall not wonder at his extreme sens,,,.tng
as soon as The subject is nanred. VIII here retaariz
that II may be possible, dat oftbe tooei A!a.ta?
,@nsd re peinn for par6.n a'nur!.r | a,,, Wi;
convinced, That "as 1t ought ifey Odd rs eanera
NY OF the men N camp Ii r., d. ri' !et ;feln .;
lie that MATES between !!od and rh-.r conf,1c.s.
The s2neEt EIo.s uf The Nashville Rrtu5t,,..n,,
maze been pleased 10 introduce tie Ea1lIsKt
II. khltRf Esq 10 connection with ;bcr abuse. hr-t
"ho is r. T.. Darby: WAY The adj. tor li. ef.o,-
ney au ta'c ',usorn .r nd lui c,niid mt of Gen f.
>JN;F tif!f }"'at aTts frd cla5rne aud ,c,s -,
.a"d titles ana thereby drive the poof Iar & '. .j,
an,f the orphan from Their hunus C H.. H. c,ri,,.,
{" n;'c,!ess world Many non'ho AMI years .as l:ts
sain" r. II Darby Esq. been employed bI N Jack
son and his connexions ~ -! lecuIcs nd ia
SEEK out detects IN iii'es, giriIn :orer salss
indecd is believed that Mr.. Ds,by rcy er wotld a,
obtained so much celebrity as .nyI er ~ Ills s,as.
II Gen Jackson had not found oui Hn "a 'euts il, b:s
ness OF this kind, and retained lin his soo, an, AZ,
'oFney, and Anaiiy took him into PartI Isr,. J.;a
was tie patronage that caused Mr. la b 10 .,-ra,.
cd By many OF the citizens of Tennessee: and ,,;In
two very large mammoth suits ere peuding (oi l;s
kmd) Mr. Darby "as The ORACLE lnd IGIIrD If CIV
ERAI JAcESoN ami CoNNfv ross: bn v.e laG \
HAYWOOD on The 6snch, I'ho could he o-era,ed 30
tie growing popularity OF sscksols aad ,cLo ioa1o
gave JhaS leht III favour OF the occupants u.s f e
cases; the other Cuopgo nised for lrifa c.ra,,
e land nd H. NO, h., 81
no more IN tie estimation OF those his former tIieds
say nothHg against Tie yeTsCIty OF rIr. Darby he
cause know nothius-but dab5or among old n,us-
" RECORDS under Zoe patronage Of Gen. Jackson he
was Tor time the sCCufge ard terror of Terrcsscp
was brought up and educated in the politics o;
'ci'r5on and tee! proud to acknowledge ti,at in Lis
principles still remain have always nc en- ieaI.,ns o:
tho Adamses--aud the great reason why yy1,iI nnv
pre!c Mir. Adams 10 G,n Jackson is qualification AMI
the prccebtm Ii cannot eGGanger ll! safety or pers
Ianency of our republican institutions if Mr. Adams.
who merely ami civilian should no eIe
TED tor four years 'ongeri;ut the day !lrat Cen
Jackson elected President, | confder;iv p,onon,rp
tn" PFs'e'cht Is set bat viii one day eud The sub.
version OF the liberties OF this Country-bscause IN 4
nations under heaven freedOn and equality never cor,
uhued long, alter military ConqUerors we're called Il,
! preside t!cir destinleg
But TO return. in tie case pf moor yVooJs rnI.
can safely say in the language of MIR e. Eerortcv
t''at have established all SAID in my former number
"H''d greaI zeal more" aud can confidently defy
the shafts of umny say any thing m t,i, aas.
The veracI'y or moral standing of the witness II y
true they occupy the middle walks of e but they arr
! foHcff "t". UUnbcr more bc produced re.
CURED Notwithstanding they living at distant points
FELLOW CTgIzESs, read carefully tue following testrs
moDy
State n Tennessee, Ba5o,u Covn,Q,
Feb ID 1896
BsIng called upon to state what know Of The crime
aH cTcu tances, which led 10 the execution of John
~ GODS IN tbe Creek uAtiUn at Fort STROLLER wb,re
the army lay there under the Comma nd Of Gen Jack,
son. hereby certify, that private 10 the same
! company with Woods~-tbat occupied ard r.essed IT,
the second tent from BIN defiant ten to fifteen yards
that late one morning | was repos;ng in nv tent
whcn my attention was arrested by a violent and loud
jaieTcatIon between persons, which cnused nc
} 10 go out Wien Immediately discovered that the
! dispute was between MAJ by the name az Ca,,.,
who understood belonged to the Quarter Mastec-.
Department, and Woods think W GODS vas IN In.
acI OF rsng from the ground picking I'm h,. r1,.