Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-09-04

suSh q one as MARKS the
general as a hard hearted, merciless
tyrant, and his volunteer apologists as a
craven sci Of Political knayes-Tbat 1
do net speak rashly shall be fully eyin
oed as l proceed; for | intend to make.
from facts in my possession, a record
Of this wanton murder that cannot be
easily overthrswn.
Woods was executed for adisobe-
dienoe of orders, disrespect TO his COM
manding officer, and for mutiny.n-
These are the pretended charges, and
the friends of jackson justify the deed
mainly en- the ground hal it was a Sc
coND Thus Col Parrish saws:
john Woods having been once pardoned
for mutiny and deseriicn, was found
gailty on the llth of March, 1914" Sc.
Miller. the famous witness in Green
County Of this state, who volunteered
his services in white washing the Gene.
raj. also alleged the same justification.
He says, "Weods deserted from bis post
and started for home, he was, however,
overtaken and brought back to camp.
where he was tried for desestion, found
guilty and condemned to ba shot. For
his cfenes he a perdoned By General
Jaeksonf" This is shown to be a lie
from beginning to end by Maisr Eaton's
account, copied into the 9th No. of
Truths Advocate page IT'S General
Jackson in his general order which pre-.
seeded tbs execution says. "This is the
second Time you have violated the duty
Of a soldisr--the second time you have
been guilty of sfences the punishment
Of which is death" The whole order IS
also copied into the Advocate, number
and page as above.
Now the truth is, and let 1t be spoken
to the everlasting disgrace of Parrish.
Miller and General jackson himself,
Roods wa nepsr guilty Of any other Of
fenge but the n for which he s0as inhu-
a"anly executed He was never tried,
nor pGrdoned for any fogmar offence,
NOR DID Hr in FACT L TO THE
ARMY at tbs time be is alleged 10 have
con United il! lie never deserted the ar
my. lie was not With General Roberts
detachment that turned back from fort
Steother; aud did not join the service
till the troops were recognized at Fay
stteville, and then as a substitute fer
William RACER. 1t will be remembered
that the desertion SO much spoken of
which is alledged to have constituted
Woods first offence, was the detection
nE EahaRfcf M ~ ~ a nd q n fYrt AfsAfInn
Woods, | repeat. was not then attach
ed to the seryiee-he was not one Of the
number who turned back or deserted"
and Of course committed no crime, il
'osime it was, and needed no pardon.
Yet Parrish as well as the General and
the rest of his defenders talk Of a first
ofsnce"--of a pardon" and thus justi-
fly the execution Of araw inexperienced
boy, who according to their own ac-
count had bean enrolled but "a Jew
weeks" submit the testimony obtain
cd aud furnished by DIR Armstrong of
Tennessee, and extracted from the Ken
lucky Reporter
~SheibyviHs, .ipra aoh, 1898.
Being called upon to state what |
know Of John Woods, end the manner
in whih the detachment commanded
by B~rigadier General Roberts, was or.
dered into the ssrvise, and the time for
which they were receivsd-ds certify,
that | commanded the company of Vol.
untear Light Infantry, to which John
Woods was attached, and had reserved
orders from Giles Barnett, Colonel of
the 2sth regiment. That the volunteer
light infantry rsndezvsused at Fayette-
vile, Lincoln county, on the 18th inst.
(Desember, 1872 "in order to be mus
tered into service against the Creek In
dians,"-that | accordingly notified the
men attached to my command, of this
order, and the company did, or the
18th Of December, 1918, rendezvous at
Fayetteville, 81 strong. At this time,
rumor was among the soldiers, that
some difficulty or Misunderstanding had
occurred with those then in service, as
to the time for which they could be le-
gally detained. To prevent a like &C.
currense with the soldiers Of my compa.
ny. / called upon General Roberts, to
ascertain Of him the time Of service to
be required of them, and after some
conversation upon the subject, TO fore
stall every difficulty, | had drawn up, in
the handwriting of the present Colonel
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