Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-09-26

AID xIndctlve Toe, our women anu Su.iuteh " w.
,omahawk ofihe savage, and our land 10 oarosr'
Gus and bloody desolalion. To have tolerated this 7
daring muliny and reckless deseron, would have
exposed Us to all these dangers Then, we ask, oa
moi every consideration OF policy Of justice, and oil
humanity. demand Of us 10 visit Upon lie" OF the
ringleaders well nerted punishment to obviate
this desolaling evils Cen Games, in relation 10
this charge against Gen Jackson thus writes:
81 had often, in the year 1878, cohVefsta WIN
Major General Harrison and in 1914, with 1ehefai
Brown as did aiierw ards, IN the year 1919, with
General Jackson, and am convinced that there
was scarcely shade OF difference between them ana
the subject They each depored the EVIL OF deser.
tion, as demoraizns, and disastrous 10 ITS con-
sequences, 10 the character aud physical power OF
the army, and raught with ncalculabe mlsch'ei
TO the and reputation OF the United olales
l am strongly under the Impression thai each OF
those general officers have, at different times ex
pressed TO me the opinion, that they deemed !! az
act OF mercy rather than OF cruelty, to make exam
pies Of hardened oIendeis. particulalY al the com
mencement or il the progress ut an active sam
paign against the enemy. lnasmuch as me primer
pie Of mercy enters into human Efforts to preserve
from the rayages o! wal the innocent and helpless
women and children, and the iahhial cltizehs ana
soets,wao teman al their pests iIue 10 'heir uus
but 10, abandoned by their unworthy assoeiatesbe-
come an easy prey 70 the opposing Toe; insshuch
IS il an act Of mercy 10 project the unoceht when
thus situated, AID when that prGiectnn an be 81
ected only by pun lshing the aeseriefs TRAITORS or
their brethren in arms. aud ~nrse lhen traitors to
their county, be detied thal IS an act Of
merry 10 shoot cove d,y de-ettsrs.
ilo. deepl, IS a man General Jackson deploted
the necessity 0t permitting the stntehcr to be exc
cued, his soid,es well kucw and all testify, but his
duty a. an uf.cer, and servant OF the puoic, was
not obs overcome by any private feelings or personal
conside atoms The following extract Item his
Proclamation, the subject, we annex, as an evi-
dcnce Of the usluess 0! his views and the feelings
o his heart.
= An army cannot exist where order ard subof-
dnatien are Wholly disreg arded, It canHot exist with
much creal to isel OF service 10 the country which
employs il. nc. anete they employed With the
most pune Eiious exaCnss3. his diso0t ditrct 81
or6trs and the contempt Of officers, speedily lead
10 state ei dsetainlz alton and ruin aEd muiiny.
which includes tie others aims sui NOTE immedl
ately at the dissolution OF an Amy Of oil these 81
fences you have been twee guilty, and have
once been pardoned. Your General must forget
what he owes 10 The settice he Is engaged IN
and to the country which employs hsm, II.
by pardonng you again. he hould furnish an ex
ample to sanction measufts which would D,l1g iHin
On the army he commands. / his IS an lnlpnt ant
crisis ia which, il .e al act a. becones Is, every
,hing is 10 BE- hoped io towards The accomplish
meat oil the objects q orr hovpthn.e"t. Ii other
70 act We all kaoe - what or punishment
shall be- il We dct ON. tNlAe, must BE known aso.--
Tbs 4s wh.eh pplns ~ the OH, prtsc lbes The
ofher. Rqtwecn Ina law and its offender the Com
mandirl GeneEa ought rot 70 'uittpose, and itla
not, wbete thtte are no circumstances OF a.eyia
lion. Ihri- appeal y nc none such ~ your case
and however As man. he may depiote your un
happy tuaaon, he LAhnot, as an officer, without ~
tvnging his dJty, aelcst the sentence Of The GaGr
Martial
ANDREW JACKSON. " jar General"
We e. ,t.r row, inat candid nj viii den,
tnat established the in!lo~n,
important .-;tets 9th lceatd g he militia men
lat IL hey drafted !ut SIX months
81, Tia lasy w-,e nc III. leaders ct muiir
cis NJ fiys, threatening character. aud 81 seaso
d great qe, ths ssn, and nation.
Sd. That rien i,ird by Court Mar
l,a nol # oii' - u ite fsbaat army, 81, Il nit
iia hceis. q nonn their state.
a fh.t tssner#l Jackson had no authority I
set &c or aller the sentence Of .he Court MartIa
or 10 grant pa, don to these men.
5lh. That The Ratification Of Peace was II
known al New Orleans. at ne time ii the txe.t
tloD Of men, and that hostiii,ies hcd NJ c ISL,
We Cannot now believe that thee Il d Il. jill ,
hlackeGed By cine, or a mind 50 prixe sa
ptelud.ce. as ut, aud feel and &C. -t.n. IL
ihe force al the esidepte W. I.ass lie 0cs
il however, there be q nt pai u tlc ai.i.iUisit.
ION who d.ses . deaY thr aathentisy D! The proo
Rdducsd, or wbois W led inc "a stist q ipiyera
the foul accna atom Of lnataei usa ap;,eat * lo
ths bar ii ths putlic, g receive c,aas mpaton i
The bsseness his heatt sna the ouAqul!y Of Il
understanding.
In conclusion we beg leave 10 submit Few ,es
no.sals 81 tie most distinguished .er Ia our cou
try the character se,yices q our abused Il
low citizen Anrstw lat: On AID Gniy naake il
sprea whether mao eniillrd 10 such co,nrrc
laoOs, IRON ish sourass, is the nl4HSter n.itrd
sr. the Coai"i end-svout % nake INN.
MY irendsl ol Ger, IL ia k,oi and Il
.irnnp proofs ii cn.ltdence and 1rra1n | Laue N