Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-03-26
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no THE PEOPLE or YIRGINIA

uia! ana execution, under the order Of Cen Jackso,
OF John Woods, militaman, eighteen wears of are,
Having done 50, we intreat you for one moment q,
sie party feeling, AMI TO ask yourselves is This
| III 10 be President of the United States, Can !, h.
safe to place your government and liberty and rn
'ied means of doing mischief in The hands of ma, If
temper 90 violent aud ungoreyuablc of dsnosit;on
SO bloody and despotic' Can this man appreciate tho
blessings oil liberty? Can he in fc. be a republ.,,
VINO has ever exercised his authority in tile mos, crua
manner 'nprsouing and putting citizens to death for
the slightest offences? Can YOU read the fate of W ,o
put 10 death for 2sobeying the irregular order of 40
interior oiicer, without eXecrating the bloodv rr,p,
whose passions drew the sentence and whose love of
blood approved il? Can you read that of his old mn
Their, laid IN the grave by the loss OF her son and mn,
ao""r Inc man. who dressed in little brief authority
! by ms country. exercised !; to produce so ,r,,t
wrechcdnesso These offences have been ove,,.,
by his country, an consideration Of the services ,o,d
ed by Gen Jackson. Bat onsht they not only IN bo
padoned but rewarded IS the Presiiency, Place nh
Tie actions OF John Quincy adams, of which vo,
complain in the scale against this ono act of bu,cbery
this murder OF boy for disohaying an order-,ber
are los than dast weighed against lead,
In recent numbers of the Kenfucl,v Reno,fo,
writer under tue title of''The rennesseean ba. o
'nun'caed the facts relation 10 John Woods The
present TO us The following circumstances:
| Isl John Woods jnned the army al Fave,tev;no
ahont The 22d January, 1914, substitute in pIaca
OF VIII. Roger, who was :; volunteer WOODS ~,
about 10 years OF age. Statement Of g n Broek
Sii'y woods being on guard with s. Hanna Gre
quesed iIeut. Barrett (who was the officer of tho
guardl to permit him TO go TO his tent and a., n
breakfast aud get his blanket, as II was raininp Tha
Lieut.. told hiu' he might 60" Statement of s. H,,nn
silly w bile Woods was taking his breakfast an 20;
WnpJo
other occupation. w oOds refused .sa, ;pr ,la, :
was on guard" Camp ''cursed him screrc,rr and on
aitercation arose The officer seized gun and orde.od
those around 10 assist in taking the prsoner-but n
person helped him Woods then W. liked ,osa rd b;
guard ire" Statement Of Thomas Couch
4thiy Camp called TO some person towards Tie fo,,
ana told hnn to tell Gen Jackson that there was
soldier who would not be taken prisoner Gen Jaclx
came out u. the fort, and Ialooed out 5u thc e
R1f Goa, Gto'o ten balts through HE 1apneI rUscoy
Statement; by Samuel Hnsno-Gen jackson came On,
OF his tent, aad hai!9oed several tmes-..sboo, N
tk'n"ed Notwithstanding f Thoners Co,rt Jack
sill continued cnrs.ng aud repeatedly in g,ca,
rage, reeraiei-s Shoot tie damiei rassyr sJoo, -
damned raNcaE Woods, by this time, approaching
near TO hs guard tire, wien jackson Commanded the
guard, s:'si IN great rage 10 bloio ten bas rovyh
! me damned rascal" St0ienenioCG. a. Broek
5t'iy Woods was arrested for this offence tried
convicted, and shot the 4h OF March Georgc =
Brock TINS sta!cs".ll tie reouest of the nr;snne
wrote down statement o. lis feelings, and bss last
farewell TO ns father and mother and sent Thorn IN a
letter TO my "'e, which was done in rhyme and The
public are at liberty 10 see it. On the news Of the
death of her old Mrs. Weeds las have bcc, ia
formed by nay we) tainted and appeared hk. q, ny
all night OK this feel certain, that she never rsco
vered the shock, and few years laid her ors ,s
: with sorrow in the grare.n
; SPECLNE.N:S OF PRESIDENTIAL STYLE.
! EXTRACT FEo9f THE FIRST MESSAGE OF PREsIDEST
WASHINGTON.
IL dwell on us prospect with every satisfaction which
JuSuf ~, 10
truth thoroughly established tina thar the
~ the economy and course Of nature mdissuuhe
between virtue aud happiness, between duty and aiyan-
tag", between the genuine of an honest nd mnr
nanmNus policy, and the solid rewards Of public
aud felicity: since osgh he no less persuaded ,ha
the proplious smiles of Heaven can he xp.cted
nation that drrgards The rules of orac, and re,
which Heaven itself has orlaue aud since the preetya
iiou Of the fire Liberty and the destinv NJ m
Republican model ct GnvernTent, Justly considered
deeply perhaps finally stakrh, the experiment en-
tiusied TO the hands of the American People,
EXTRACT PROM THE INAUGURAL SPEECH or TuY
ADAMS
''1iere may he lutte soiilitv in an anciep, idc, Ola,
congregations Of men into cities nations are , mos,
pleasing objects in tie sight of superior intelligence: h,r
tins s very certain, that benevolent human mind
there can be spectacle presented by any nation more
pleasing, noble, majestic august han an
81 which has often been in this nd the other cbare
OF Congress; OF Gnvrrnmen III which the Executive an
hony, we'll as That of all the branches Of the Icgisla
re exercised by citizens selected at regular
z, Ivy thar eghhors, and execute Ia rvs for tho
raj g"1j Can any thing esseutinauy thing more the
ner" ornament dnt coraon be added this by robr
and diamonds: Can authority be amable or res
pectabIc, when ii ddscends from accidents or institutions
esfabshei in reRpie Antiquity thu il springs fres
om the hearts and Judgments Of enlightened pcoplc?"
FnoSr JErFEH5oNs INArcuHAL ADDRESS.
During TIC hfccg nj :1rvu lsi1rs og the
IF during the agonzing sPssnIs of nuriated man.
through blood and slaughter his loag lost ery is NO
wonderful that the 4gitatir Of tine pillows should
this dsni and peaceful that this stouId h
more felt aud feared by s1me and less by others: an
should divide opinions TO arpty but ever
difference Of opinion, is difference of principle w
have called by different brethren Of the same nrir
= cple. We are all Rcpublicsus: are all Federalism
VI there be any among who would wish 10 dissolve m
Urlon, nr to change its Republican FORM let them stan
undisturbe0 as monuments Of the safety with which errr
Of opinion may be tolerated, when reason is left free
: cumbat it,"
- FRoN MIR. MAD1soy's.
ITO cherish peace and henl iutercovrse with ALL
TONS having correspondent dsn osons to maintain sir
Enr tralitr rtn..n Il. hnII:.-