Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-10-16
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su"P"'o"sy tHe 1FHsy u ne u. States
Of The ia Military District.
CHARGE I.-.Nunnv.
Specification. That the said Louallier.
sen'r did, on or about the Sd of March.
1915, in the city Of New Orleans. (t be.
ing at that time and now, the principal
sncampment Of the part Of the army Of
the United Ssasps, under the command
OF Major General Andrew Jackson,l
write and cause 10 be published 10 the
Louisiana Courier; a paper published
within the limits Of said city, a piece to
the following effect, viz:
"coMMUNicATroy.
Mr.. Editor: To remain silent on the
last General Orders, directing all the
Frenchmen who now reside in New Or.
leans, to leave it within three days, and
10 keep at a distance of 100 miles of il.
would be an act of cowardice which
ought not to be expected from a citizen
of a free country; and when every one
laments such an abuse of authority, the
press ought to denounce tito the people.
In order TO encourage a communica
ton between both countries, the 7th and
9Th article OF the treaty of cessioo, Sc
cure to the French who shall come to
Louisiana, certain commercial advanta.
ges which they are to enjoy during a
term of twelve years, which are not yet
expired-at the expiration of that term,
they shall be treated in the same man.
ner as the most favored nation. A peace,
which nothing is likely to disturb, uniting
both nations. The French have. until
this moment, Deer treated in the United
States with that regard which a great
people deserves and requires, even in its
reverse., and with that good will which
so eminently distinguishes the Amer.
can government in its relations with TO-
reign nations, In such circumstances,
what can be the motives which have in
duced the commander in chief OF the 7th
Military District, to issue General Or
ders of 50 vexatious a n%aturei When
the foreigners os every nation, when the
Spaniards, and even the English, are suf-
fered to remain unmolested among us,
shall the French alone be condemned to
ostracism, because they rendered too
great ,ervicesi Had they remained gen.
tie spectators of the last events, could
their sentiments towards US be doubted,
then we might merely be surprised at
the course now followed with regard to
them. But how are we to refrain our in.
dignation, when we remember that these
verv Frenchmen who are now 10 be ex-
lied, have so powerfully contributed to
the preservation of Louisiana, without
speaking Of the corps who so eminently
distinguished themselves. and in which
we see a number of Frenchmen, rank
either as officers OF privates; how can
we forget that .ty were French a%rtil,e
rists, who directed and served a part Of
those pieces of cannon which so greatly
ANNOYED the British forcesi Can any
one fatter himself that SO important SER
vices could have SO soon been %forgotten?
No: they are engraved in everlasting
characters In the hearts of all the inba-
bitants Of Louisiana, and they shall per-
form a brilliant part in the history of
their country /; and when those brave men
ask no other reward .han being permit.
ted peaceably to enjoy among US the
rights secured to them by treaties and
the laws Of America-far from sharing
the sentiments which have dictated the
General Order, we avail ourselves ofthis
opportunity to give them a public test.
mony of our gratitude.
Far from us be the idea that there be
a single Frenchman, so pusillanimous as
to forsake his country, merely to please
the military commander of this District,
aud in order to avoid The prescription to
which he has chosen to condemn them;
we may therefore expect TO see them all
repair to the consul of their nation, there
TO renew the act which binds them to
their country; but, in %supposipg that,
yielding to a sentiment of fear, they con.
sent to cease TO be French citizens,
would they by such an abjuration, be-
come American citizens7 No-cer-
tainly they would not-The man who
would be powerful enough to donation
alize them would not be powerful enough
to give them a country. 1t is better,
therefore, for q man to remain a faithful
Frenchman, than to suffer himself TO be
scared even by the Martial LarO-a law
useless when the presence of the foe and
henor call Us to arms, but which be.
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