Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-22
From the Ncrgian9er
adjourned

| Jackson to Governor Early; IN which, II VIII be
pcrc eiveG, that the former in the most cool ard
deliberate terms, avows having conceived the
| revolving determination of burning the miscra
| bic dwellings and provisions OF wr'tched trioe
of indians, in order ,hat they might be starved
| 10 death. 10 the American, VII" look: 20 me
moral slanding OF MS county as being Of va
luz above all price, such an a'owa' VIII DC re-
ceivcd wi,l, HE miugl d feelings Of horror and
.e&,rrt. The hunting down and destruction OF
he natives Of SouthA merlca with blood hounds
by the officers of Old Spain, has transmitted TO
the present day, ain upon the humanity Of
that once great and powerful State. Inc IN
slrumcnls and means then used, could but pro-
ducc death and probably did mo-. cause more
pain to the sufferer, Than the panSs occasl"nrd
by starvation. That The Indians had been tlou-
blcsomc TO Our frontier settlements we nave no
doub'; and as little, that They deserved chas>
iisement; but we Cannot recoSnls' the prorfle-
" Of a system Of determination so dleaalui IS
that contemplated by General Jackson. No
thing less than our self-prescrsallon as ma
lion, could have JUS flied reSori 10 such an al
Tentative. II was in the middle OF he last iai'
month Of 1914, when the General Came 10 the
resolution Of destroying their dwellings, ana
provisions by Ere; and this too, with view thai
they might" starve TO DEATH That ;hese mis-
cradle beings rf,en do US wrong, we admit; bu'
then they nave their rights, and feelings as well
as US they have their wives and children, VINO
ling around their Frctions, by ties as strong
Is those which bind civilized man to those
who stand in The same relation to him-the IN
Innocent squaws and little ones OF the poor
Seminnlrs by ne mandate OF General Jackson,
were cons gnel 10 The same i-lc as the Offending
Warrior
We take no delight in laying the official faults
Of General Jackson bStnre our readers; on the
contrary, i, is to US duty rep!eic with pam;
willingly would we, Il we could consistently,
consign them % that oblivion whore they would
have RI NAMED, had be not sough, an Office Tor
which he ;o 4ns,u All fad we have thus far re-
Trained from remarkiug upon the private acts
Of General Jackson; yse have done so from prin-
ciple because we did not conceive them matters
of legitimate discussipn-the Off iai acts oil
candidate who seek, office at the hands OF the
people, are however far sub jrcts Tor criticism;
as The manner in which former public trust have
been discharged, afford the best evidences OF
how the future will be. The man whose ac's
have been correct, La, nothing 10 fear from the
closest scrutiny, and he should court lrquiry-
be whose actions will mol bear such test,
should not be trusted with The interests and
happiness Of The people. The Friends OF the
Administration inyi'e the closest investigator
Of the conduct Of their candidate, and while
they do 50, they will exercise II towards Gene
raj Jackson. Blu, 20 return 10 the lelter--we
claim 70, it an impartial reading.
(OFFICIAL.)
Copy Of a letter from MVor General Jack
son TO Gorernor EarH, dafed Head Quar-
ters, 7M Military District, near Fort
Minanas, Nor. l6, 1914.
Before this reaches you, information will have
been received Of my visit 10 Pensacola. 1t was
occasioned by the unprecedented conduct OF The
Governor Of Pensacola, in harbourIng, aiding,
and counlenancing the British and their red al
lies. entered II sword III hanc, with about
5000 brave followers, IN the face oil the Spanish
batteries, and British feet OF seven sail, an
chored abreast opposite the town ! he English
by intrigue and base falshood, induced The
Spaniards TO abandon the works commanding
the barber, entered them and blew them up; O.
,herwise they wonid have fallen sacrifice to
their own plans. When this took place; the
fee, being at liberty to go out, did so, and E.
,acua,ed the town, leaving the Spamiards fa>
vouraby impre ssed as to our intrepidlty and
maynanimitv, ami disguised with their Blush
Friends. The h. s,ile Indians n, d across the
bay at our appro ach; and have no doubt, lostail
confidence in The assurance, they have received
of British protection. They have retired, 1t is
believed, tow ards AppalachicoIa, in great alarm.
sudden & energetic stroke now made, whilst
they are thus panic struck, will effrctuLlly des-
troy all British influence with the southern IN
dians
The Seminoies, however it appears from inlor-
nation given by Col. awklns are preparing
to assume an hostile attitude. When hey hear
of The shsmefulImanner in which the RED STICKS
were deserted by their allies, they VIII wish TO
re,ract But they mus. be chas'ised ! have
therefore ins,ru ted Major General Mcintosh
to de,aeh such number from his command, as
will, added to The troops furnished by your Ex>-
cellency 10 Col Hawkins; and the Coloners In
dams, DESTROY THEM, THEIR PROV,
SlONS AND VILLAGES. SHOULD ANY
ESCAPE, THEY MUST THEN lNEVlTA-
BLY, STARVE.
! have the honour to be, Sc.
ANDREW JACKSON,
Maj Gen. Commanding.
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