Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-09-09

7.s, and az my memory now serves, oil Inc pap'fs'
profession He broke open the con'nssaTy stores.
knocked out the heads of the flour barrels, taxing
what he waited and destroying what he pleased
nroceedeatot.h bake house. and set it fire, and
marched off in open defiance of the Colonel leaving
the garrison without provisions, and SO weakened
Nv deserton that it would have fallena sacrifice to
the Indians"
The reader will be surprised to learn that these
charges" urged against the unfortunate Harris, by
General Jackson, are d tissue OF untratths. refer
ence to the official documents, published by Con-
gress during the last session, will show that this
friendless and nartyred clergyman was not even
charged with " breaking open the store houses, or
sknocking out the heads of the flour barrels, or
setting freto the bake house, or "taking or des-
troying'' any thing There was witness indeed
that even insinuated that he guilty OF any, the
least, of these offences"
General jackson seems to have been conscious
that the charges preferred against this worthy man.
was INSULT lent to deprive him of fe and therefore
I fabricated others. The citizens of the United States
will reflect on the vndictive temper of comman
der, who not content with illegally depriving his
fellow man of life, but even after the lapse of IS
years pursues him after death, by collecting ground
less charges for the purpose OF furnishing his mem
ory and thus adding if possible to the heavy aflic
tons of his bereayed wife and children.
ILL., General jackson again states that " the ring
leaders, Harris at their head, after some time we're
unprecedented, and brought to Mobile in irons, after
had left there for New Orleans, and had charged
Gen. Winchester with the command OF that section
OF the country"
Iii not true that sc the rihgleaders'' were cap
pretended and brought backto Mobile in irons" II
is proved by the official documents that majority
ofthem voluntarily returned andsurrendered them
selves to their former officers.
lii also proved that Gen Winchester aus moi
left in command at Mobile but Colonel Arbuckle
The order for the Court is dated November 2ls
1917. signed by dutant General Butler. On the
Goth of November 1914, General Jackson wrote
to the Secretary at War, from Mobile, that he woul,
leave that part for New Orleans on the 22d inst
He adds, 6 1t is with regret | do this before tin
arrival of General Winchester. &c. He furthe
states that he would leave Lieu. Col Arbuckle /
command until the arrival of General Winchester
1t appears then satisfactorily established, on Gen
Jackson's own authority that General Wincheste
was not as stated in the famous letter to whic
we have referred, "left command Of that secuo
OF the country"
". This letter further remarks, that "The
militia men( were tried by court martial, an
condemned to die-ofve were shot, and the balanc
pardoned"
A reference to the documents of congress wi
show that sir militia men were shot and not on
hardened who had been condemned to die. Wher
blood was not demanded by The sentence otthe cou
pardon was in some instances extended. Where
however, the sentence was death, Gen. jackson d
no, pardon any one-hls heart is impenetrable
the feelings of commisseraton sympathy.--S
accustomed was he to of "blood and carnage,
and so little did he value the life of fellow citize
and soldier that he did not even think it OF sulIcel
Importance to charge his memory with the numbt
of those OF his fellow soldiers whom he cruelty ar
illegally caused to be executed.
" lie continues, The others who had deseI
ed before they had reached home, became alarr
ed at their situation, returned before Harris and b
party were arrested, joined me and were forgive
were with me when marched for Pensacola in
followed me then to New Orleans, where they
gained their former good character by their valoro
and sodierly conduct and were honourably d
charged"
Now in General Jacksons official statement
his force previously to taking Pensacola, no part
Colonel Ppkins regiment Is mentioned This ofic
states. indeed that his men were in garrison in for
in the Creek nation, and makes no allusion to his
ing at Pensacola battle of New Orleans "
fought on the 9th of January, three weeks after t
expiration of the sic months service Of the re
ment. Col. Pipkin remarks, when speaking OF t
identical transaction. that his men returned TO e
nessee on The 2Is and 22d Of December, and u
then discharged.
The documents TO which we have referred, pre-
that the sentence Of . half shooting sc. &C.
orhered 10 pe 'Acuteh ny oe"' 'achson' On the
of January, 1915, which was two weeks after
battle of New Orleans.
1t plainly appears then that either the Gener
own official record is false, not one of the I
were with him at New Orleans, whom he allie
were forgiven, and then ''reganed their good cl
acter."
vi. General Jackson, with "a view to prom
his own election to the Presidency rcsorted to
mean experiment of slandering his opponents.
Such were his motives to fabricate he vile oh;
of SC bargain and SALE" He POUNDS this charg
a statement which. he alleges was made to him
MIR. Buchanan of Pennsylvania. File states tina
-. =. fa..so L l,.r thiS distinnuShad rnnnnhn