Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-23

uIaics, the numerous alterations OF the Genera
tom the lain ralh ocluty, aud enumerates tn,
nuU erous evidences lie has given, Of his uite
contcn,p, lvr Tho Constitution o t,- country -
OF his tyrann.cal deposition. and reckles.nc.. q
Consequences. when his Own ambitious aims az,
70 DO accomplish 81;
MILITARY men should never DO allowed e
forget, that the obligation TO obey being th,
sole foundation OF the authority TO command
they should inculcnto subordlnation, not b,
prccept only, bu, by example, -that profount
respsct for the laws and constitution Of thei
county, is an Indispensable guarantee of thei
wor,hiness TO be entrusted with the sword
Which is drawn 10 defend thcm-that they
should lore no iii occasion for manifeslinc thal
respect, by practical illustrations OF The princi
Pile, sacred in every well ordered Republic
which proc!ains the military, subordinate Il
the civil power; that mercy, even to tho guilty
and humanity always to the conquered aud the
captive, are part Of the law Of God and man
found in every civilized code. written in ever,
human heart, and Indispensable to the true
glory Of the lIcio.
Gen. Jackson has been ~unmindful of these
trntlls:-though he has enjoinod subordination
b. prccept, and enforced 1t by authority, he
has not recommended it by example; he has
offered i~ndignity 70 the Secretary Of War, in the
very letter which assigned his rsseons for dis
obeying an order to dlsband his troops, he has
placed his own authority in opposition 10 that
Of The War Department, by u general ordcr.
forbidling the officers of bis command to obey
the orders oftha, Department, unlcs, they pass
ed through the channel which he he'd chosen
10 prcscr.be--and he disobeyod the orders Of
IL. -. a.. II, !, ,.n. -
the Spanish Territory.
lie has been unmindful Of The subordination
ofmilitaty to civil power, and has violated the
law and the constitution; by declaring martial
law at New Orleans, and maintaining it, of
his own arbitrary will, for moro than two
months after the enemy had been heaton and
ropI!sod, and all reasonable apprehension o.
their return had ceased by surrounding the
hall q; the Louisiana Legislature with an arm
cd force, susponding their deliberations; by
selling the person of Louallier a free citizen Of
louisiana, and member of thci Legislature
and bringing him 10 trial by a military tribunal,
for having the boldness 10 ~denounce, through
The public press, the continued arbitrary reign
of martial law; by disappearing tho acquiltal
Of EQUALIZER upon his trial, when to have con-
dcmncd and executed him, would have exposed
the actors in the fatal tragedy to the legal
pains Of death;--by suspendirg, OF his own ar
binary will, the privileges Of the writ ofha5cas
corpus, when the Legislature Of Louisiana had
refused to suspend it on his application, when
no law of Congress authorized it, and no immi-
nont danger pleaded its apology;-by a%rresting
and imprisoning Judge Hall, for issuing tho
writ Of habeas corpus 10 relieve Louall'er from
illegal confinement, and a~rresting and imprison-
ing two other officer Of the law, for appealing
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the arrest, trial and execution Of sir militia
tho assertion of their lawful right TO return
organizing a corps Of volunteer
militia, and appointing its officers without any
for so doing, and against the provis-
ions Of the Constitution, which expressly re-
serve the appointment Of officers Of the militia
10 the States respectively; and by making war
upon the Spanish Territory, Selling and holding
posts, in violation of the order Of his
Government, and whilst peac existed bet ween
Spain and the United States.
That mercy and humanity may unto with
the offended law and constitution, in accusing
Jackson Of being unmindful Of Their
voice and in refusing to his laurel crown the
Of true glory, will be acknowledged by i'm
partial posterity, when they review the history
Of his Indian Campaigns - and especially, whom
they read the stories-of the cold blooded mas
sacre a, the Horseshoe go OF the decoycd and
slaughtered Indians at St. Marks-of the wan
ton and u%ncxamplcd execution Of Ambrister,
an Englishman found fighting it is true, in tho
Of the Seminoles, but taken prisoner,
tried. doomed to a miider punishment, and ex-
by order Of the commanding general,
a gainst the sentence Of the tribunal appointed
I.--.tc IL r H. all ...l A.
buthnot-another Briton, not bearing arms at
aud an advocate for peace.
We have done with this sickening catalogue.
You have now q brief summary Of the evidence
on the authority Of which, we regard Gen.
Jackson as wholly disqualified for the prcsidcn-
cy, and look TO the prospect Of his election
with the most gloomy forcbodings."
The Address was unanimously adopted by
the convention, aud resolution, passed, recon.
mcnding 10 the people of Virginia, AMI tho ci,i.
zsns Of the United States, Jons Quincy AD.
ANS as a suitable candidate for the Office OF
+ resident pnd RICHARD RUsH, for the Office
Ct Vice President.
The convention was numerously atten led
end embraced a majority Of the united talent of
the " Ancient Dominion"
The doinss of this distinguished body must
have a decided effect, in opposing the assumed
of General jackson. and we do not
much, when We anticipate, that they. win
carry the vote Of Virginia, in favor Of the Ad-
minis,ratioD.
The Address, considered apart from its pclit-
zeal doctrines and truths, md as a mere literary
production, is one of the hapPiss, specimens or
the literature Of the day, aud is worthy Of the
petu,ul of all vim ara fond nj rsal;nr tho .,Jo,