Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-08-20
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GENERAL JACKSON,
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|oIRs-Ibe violence that has marked the
character and conduct Of General Jackson
+ throughout the whole course "a his service.
the acfucsccncc Of the Executive in all.
and It's positive appreciation OF some of he
very worst OF his measures, and. NOR. than
ali. the understandable apathy of the pull'c.
at large Ill regard 10 tine whole subject, have
tlied my mind with ap!azcment, Indignation
and alarm.
Example AMI precedent arc CT mighty
and wonderful influence III the affairs ofnlen.
It Is true IN tie practice OF all governments.
though it may be false in the theory Of oars.
mat whatever has been once done and allow
cd, may DC lawfully repeated No services.
therefore, however lneritorious, 9or station
however exalted, should exempt from pun
iShmeat, much more from inquiry, those who
pefpetrate or those who permit All open Yio-
iatlon OF the constitution. An impartial re-
vle!; Oh the history of Gen. Jacksons official
lie, viii exhibit Il succession OF offences a.
9ainst FL the rules Of military discipline, a.
gainst the constitution OF the United States
and Of suca of thc states as have been the
scene ofhis operations, and against the laws
OF nature and nations On his part, s;ts, we
shall find no Justification, 10 apology; no
contrittoD, and, on the part of tie ia.Icgai
! Executive, no act nor effort to maiutail It's
oWu dIgnity. io enforce It's Just authority, or
- .!ndl.0te the violated majesty OF the laws
Iii the very ijrai service iii which we saw
this officer employed during the late war, he
set at naug1t The authority ofthe var depart
! yhent and tic rules ad articles Of war. ifa-
, wing ca.!y tondercd his services to govern
alclt wish $500 Tennessee volunteers, lie
vac ordered % conduct them to the lower
Mississippi. 70 assist the regular force there
~ rep2!lipg a descent OF the enemy upon
i,oal*lat'n, tlen (wc never knew why) seri-
2ls|y unprecedented Tic marched with his
usual pTom7tild'ic and celebrity, and early in
ian, 1913, c'Icam?ad at his appointed sta
, sion III The Mississippi territory. here, short
i afterwards, as the historian OF his lie in
lorEs Us, "Ihc Clouds Of war having blown
ever in that quarter, he received an order
from The Secretary ofwar, directing him or
The receipt thereof, TO dismiss these under his
command from service, and 10 take Inaa-
surc3 for delivering over every article of pul,-
lie property in his possession TO Gen WI
klnson." Without the least hesitation. le
Glsobcyed these orders, seized upon the pub
la stores, and ali The transportation on which
he could lay bis hands, in spitc Of the quar-
ter master, and ofGcn. Wilkinson, and con
;tuctcd his army in a body TO Tennessee.
! Instead o. making . modest representation
G! his motives 10 the war department, and
throwing biinscif On tho Indulgence oil gov
/ crnmeni Tor pardon: hc announced the dotcr-
tnInati@n he had taken to disrccarti its t,r-
tcT5 IN the haughtiC5t terms, and argrav8 ted
ts2 act Of tlisobedjCncc with the nr0sscst in
suit 10 the Secretary, General ARMSTRONG.
and in effect tn tie whole Government.
"lic expressed the establishment hc felt, that
such orders should have originated with the
famous author at inc hr.at,,,..,, 1t5.r- IT.,