Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-02-15
From the Baltimore Republican.
THE VIRGINIA ADAMS ADDRESS.

Gen. Jackson has the following:
"He disoJeyed the orders Of the Government IN
his military operations in the Spanish territory
Now, without stopping to ask, why, if he did dis
obey the orders Of the Government, he was not
punished by the Government, or to refer Mr. John.
son and his associates, to the defence and ustllica
ton, written by John Quincy Adams. of Gen. Jack
sons conduct in that affair we will borrow the
following extract from the able author of "JEF-
rEnson,' on this subject. Official documents are
referred to By Jefierson,' which show, that Gen.
jackson did not disobey the orders OF the Govern
ment.''
"The Richmond meeting having disnterrel from
'the tomb OF the Capuets." the old charges con-
nected with Gen. Jackson's defence of New Or
leans and occupation Of Pensacola, beg leave to
meade your columns, briefly in his defence, at the
risk of being denounced, in the same wise and equ-
table spirit for violation of the laws Of courtesy.
and the limits Of editorial neutrality. Their accu
satiOns branched out INTO the eliminating counts
Of an indictment. and reiterated with the spitcful
tautoOgY Of attornies, amount to these two: that
Gen. Jackson has invaded a neutral country in de
Gance OF orders. and in violation Of that provision
Of the constitution, which nttusts the power OF
peace and war to the Presidents" and has sus
pended the wit OF habpds corpus upon his lndlyd
nal authority"
i" low far the invasion of Florida was in defiance
Of orders, may be determined by reference to the
following documentary abstract. On the 9th of
December, 1917, the Secretary OF War ordered
General Gaines :. should the Indians assemble IN
force the Spanish side Of the line. and persevere
IL committing h0stilities within the limits OF the
United States. IN that trent, to erprcise q sound
discretion, 10 the proprety Of crossing the line
for tie purp0se of attacking them and b,eahing up
their t0u'ns." On the 9th December, he writes to
ihe same, should the Seminole Indians still re
fuse to make reparation for their outrages and de-
predictions on the citizens OF the United States. it
Is the rish Of the PRESIDENT that you consider you
self at liberty to march across the Eiorida line. and
attack them icthia its limits" (n) Soon after
this last order, the President received intelligence
of the massacre ef Mrs. Carrot and her family, and
Of the shocking butchery Of Lieut.. Scott and his
detachment Of Thirty men. Under the melancholy
impression Of these events he had recourse to the
well known energy and talent Of "the Military
Chiefta,n,'' and called upon him to repair to the
scene Ut danger and +" terminate the conflict"
"The fest urdev he received, dated the Goth
Dec. 1917. reclted 6 the increasing display Of
hostile intentions BY the Seminole lnliaDs.' and
authorlznl MIN to call on the executives Of the all
ionng States FOR militar, force. sufficient /" to
beat the enemy.' 1t also informed him that gen.
Gaines. his second in command. had been directed
" TO penetrate from Amelia Island, through FLori-
d. 10 the Sen,noe towns" With this view, 1.-THE
Secretary adds.) j." you NAV be prepared to concen
trate yon, force, and to adopt the necessary mea-
sures TO terminate the conflict II cannot be dis
puted that these orders. not only authorized Gen
cral Jackson, hat actually commanded him, to in
TadA lorila y
). He Is informed that since the order authoriS
eng zen. Gaines TO march across the Florida line,
an. attack TIE Indians within its limits were IS.
sized, The Government had learnt 8 their increas
ING display 81 hostile Intentions in the murder OF
Mrs. Jarrett and family. and Of Lieut. scott and
his men, thai therefore gen. Gaines had been di
7ecta& to penetrate from Amelia Island through
f}ertiG, ahA operate in ali attack on the Semi
mole towns, il his force sufficient Tor that Of
tensise operation and that with this view" he
himself was expected to concentrate his force.
and adopt the necessary measures TO terminate the
conflict JFith ,rhat ciem, let me ask Messrs
Cabell, Call, and Stanard, was General Jackson
to concentrate his force and adopthis measuress'
They can only answer, with the view Of" penetra-
ting into Florida" and carving within It's lin
its such military operations, as nigh! be Z" neccssa-
nv to terminate the conflict" What Justification
rather what apology, can they otter against the
Indignation OF their readers, and the repreaches of
truth for declaring. with the Alteration of regret
toa that Ills az. Of Gen. Jackson g in defiance
OF orders the orders themselves correspond
with tie act. ard the act conforms to the interpre-
tati1n estn 10 the orders by the government that
issue them. en- the 25th March, l2l s the p.es
dent. in message to Congress, advertng TO the
course and spirit Of the Indian hostilites, says,
Gsn Jackson was ordered to the theatre of &C
ton, charged with the management Of the war.
and vested with the powers necessary to give il
effect And On the sth May following, the Sec
retary Of War writes to Gov. Bbbs { General
Jacksonis vested with full powers to conduct the
war in the manner he may Judge best"
Now, how could General Jackson's discretion
which was intrusted with these i" full powers
fail to determine on crossing the Florida line, IL
order to comply with his instructions to beat IN.
enelny.' and 10 "terminate the conflict" whet