The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-14
EIIS Liza W
FROM ne NrfioaaJ h'sHigeHeer.
THE SESi PRESIDENCY

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'atNes on the Seminole Wat 10 shen she min.
ions which were entertained aud expressed, Ia
congress b} men such Ms HIN Lo,ouits MS well
on tue general question Of The htnrss ofmrrcly
military men 10 settle questions ofuaiional poll
c' and international law. rs sn the particular
character 81 Gcu. Jdctson's acts IN the Seminole
vnr
During the debate on tbs question: in the
House OF Representatives, u waS also under con
s'drtatton bfiorr COMMITTEE afthr Scnute.
which consisted Of Movers. incort. Eaton For-
nth, kiae and BarrH Befart The rcpost al
The committee was made w on The l6lh FL
nary. VI Forsyth being appointed Minister 10
Snain, resigned his sra' ~ the ~rnatc, aud NJ.
fppes was appointed IN his place. After the
definite ended T. the House OF Representatives
he rel clon Of the report "f the committee
consuming the Generals conduct. - report WIS
radr bv a cpnlmittec of,hc sennic condrmnng
Ia the strongest terms, the whole course audten
of fhe General actions in Flnrda In this
rcport rho anmutittef declared thai thrY con.
csTt'f}fn. larlIsln 10 have divtRdrdtd NE 70g-
bff ordrfs 6fHe Hiai. Department, Hf Cgndt
M ou md Tie faIrs aud " thu he has tahen
upon Inn III nat onll he crrisr 81 those Pott'
crf dtfegfief 10 Congress. rs the sole ltrlla'
tive authority OF the nattrn and Ia the fi"A-
der' aud Sfnate NJ il relates 10 The aproihi-
mcnt If milifpr, oiioer~l hm u me Pouer
Hhich ha3 hem expressly rcarred 10 me Mniff'
IN IT, nnpnlntmcn' oi the officers oi The Nil
tru.' In another par of The reno'i TIE ofnmh'
tee use the following sirone i'ngnhfr ~ it'
pnrd 10 dc conduct Cen .Iactson: "Aerr this
naron suhccr 10 hf wH ola military dfYot
ani were there no constitutional barrterS 10 the
'nordinaic rScrrisr Of military amhlton' mn'r
i5aptlig roald qr0rreig harc btea crprcitd.' In"
whole rcpnrt pors upon the rronnd tint ne
ritai p,inrtpi,s offhe Coad 5thi0H hafe bffh ~
olniea such wa the report made, niiri Sc
rious delihcrntiuu Of more thnn Two Inonlhhi ny
this committee Of The Senate.
Some dnys prcvions 10 the termination 81 the
tkbnto IN the Iluusr al Representatives, ana o'
cuurs" some weeks before his rrpof' "as maze
ia tho SENATE il vii be recollccted mat ten
.tactson attended by staff consisting ct sr'rr-
al nirers arrived IA this c,iy Ahno"kh II u
ON rurnnse wholly to abstain from any 'eif'
cnCr 10 Gen Inthson's private notions, yen "n'h
those ucDols are placed upon rrcou III e"'nfN
ION with his public conduct aud had coosder-
phle influence npou orr rsitn1i" 81 ih' "'nPV'
4 discretion of this public officer, we reh"in"-
tlri3 adto ,ei.f 10 them and IN on further quota
ons of recorded facts they will necessarily ne
alluded to ~ shnwing ihe spirit 10y whi'h n'
vos aciuatrd NJ that time II is believed TIM III"
General had not in Congress single PelNoh"'
enemy bat so indignant was he NJ MS commute
bring qnrstioncd NJ al tint he tel lh'o ihf ~.
ror OF considering every one WHO o's'pp'o''n
of his conduct To he his personal enemy. Nf"'-
dmrl, we find tint spoke oflhrm is 'nfh' ana
| but for his friends weuid perhaps nave h'"'u
/ them AZ such
/ Tho freedom which the committee 81 M 9'n.
nie hal 'sl.nu with hispuhic cord5ct, brn''"
I T,rpsog could not brook, So r. ~ r1hWlni=
L. ..I.4 ttial
1 ~ our Gnrrrnment IL always subject 10, h"d
inusf submit "a with hal resrgatnonb h" ''"s""s
rcsente h, ,bc general Nv pfr'oRd injury ana
! iniirpitv nc,liing the krrnrst approaches 10
did NOT ronGnr hinisa. + 10 TIM structures winch
wen, mnd, aud which ~ had RIGHT I" hh'N', 81
causc 10 he mode. IN The public pfmis,'p " MAJ
Ipporf Those " Snictarcs" were wy p'Ia'a
hoa eyer. md ,anrcfcdseyerrly np1ni motive
/ Of thr committee ofihc Senatc, rnh ph'l''i.''9
anon fhose ~ The Chairman u ihr om"nu''
! oyprrssuo deep couyrton thal ms mn" -"
| uIi dgd H,cm iriHi' thus referring - NC ~
, aulry by IL, committee, " originated ~ hi""'a
/ m0tres from Feelings ui Po'oh"' b""'"g y" ~"
| of the members apd. IN oihr's. oil "'P",h'I'
10 eyoiitVn ilmio Ia ths passage " WI %
srrn AZ md. through the whole com'f oi IN
st,i,tnes inc,ipbt Of the 5ruatr 10 inquire
RI parte into the matter ola 1'nr'a ',s"H
mime ~" NJ ''- ~ D., Ill
! excursions IL percmptorlly denrd
Mr. Iarock. who was still IN ahne'oi
when these Structures "r't p'"""'h',''
published rcply 10 tb"n IN ",'''" ~ t'''',,''
iopy answered mos q. tn po"'s n'',g i" 'o,,
and Showed fhat III" course ri '1e ''l.''','''
wax countcnanoed by majority oi 'hf 'o',''t
tFat body having voted hH 'n'I'i"y g., -,
10. against discbareln9 tnr c""u'"''. 49, w.,
further consideration 81 Tue sure o. ", w.,
when Vi forsYih iesiHne"' "'G a.. e,,n,,ni,
koo n that The otter n'ino''' y, a. "a,
tee were equally divided ~ opinion rs 70 'o'
report The sentiments Of Nh fpPf'' ""o w"
then added BY vote to the c'mni''ef' W.
we'll known to bt ihosr by when the ftIo'' .
tine committee was cia'"ei''ih'a' 81" ~, cl.s
lection Of him as the onpl'c moved very e'' a..
Is what was the feeling OF Tn 7r"a'' ." ~
subject. In Mr.. Lacoch ,'epy, " 49,,
Gen. jackson 10 be rcsponN'bl' i"' 'h''p w.