Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-04-04

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an. Mr.. Buchanan says he never heard or thought
Of such thing until he saw Jackson's publication.
The General, therefore, must have labored under a
(" misrepresentation
The General asserts that he never mentioned this
subject except at his freside. A host of Wit
nesses the contrary, have said that he talked Of
it on various occasions, on his way home from Wash
lngtoD, in l825--hat he spoke of it on highways,
and by-ways, in taverns and steamboats,. But this
was slip of the memory a''misapprehcnsion' of
the mere meaning of his own language.
In regard to the Tennessee Militia-mcn executed
by his order, the General asserts that President
Madison was just as answerahe for their murder as
himself Now, as Mr.. Madison never heard of the
sentence of the Court, until after the had been
shot, il is very clear that the General is here guilty
OF another misrepresentation.
On the same subject. and in the same letter to his
friend at Baltimore he says that all that he had to
do with the business was 10 order the Court Mar
tial and that he left the District to the command
of General Winchester. while he himself marched
off to distance of more than 800 miles--thus leav-
ing il TO be understood that the blood of these men
lay at Winchester's door and is, indeed his par.
tisaDs actually asserted The nephew. to whom
this letter written, with all his zeal for Jackson
will hardly so far Disgrace the memory of his uncle
as to believe that this was any thing less than a
Misrepresentation.
Again the general says that only .ttve of those
unhappy men were executed that the rest were
pardoned, fought by his side at New Orleans. and
redeemed their character. Now, it SO happens that
the battle was fought on the 9Th January, IS, and
his order confirming their sentence, was dated on
the ED Of the same month, the condemned being at
the time In irons, at Mobile But this is only anoth
er Misrepresentation.
In his letter to Swartwout, the general says that
when the was over he retired to his farm. lie
reiterates the same thing in one Of his answers to
the New York committee. But history tells us that
he did mol ssretire'' until 1921 and that he then
ceived gratuty of threemon'h's pay as :" disband-
ed officer" while, at the same moment he was re-
ceiying salary as Governor of Florida. This too,
was " misapprehension =
| We might add many more mlsapprehensions'
from the same source, but these are enough from
one man. Let us look to some ether authorities 3
distinguished member of Congress ''writes to
the Moon-sruck and credulous Richie, that ne had
Just been to the Presidents House, and that his re-
publican simplicity had been greatly shocked at the
gorgeous furniture of the Eaa Room. 1t turned
out to be mere s'misapprehension"- "a very natu
| ruL one to be sure. The writer only mistook him
self for another man, and that man one room tol
another.
Another distinguished member OF Congress,
by way of helping out the story OF bargain am
currupton." invented by Jackson, kremer. Il Co
tells his constituents that he too, had been temples
by the offer amy Office in the Government
help the purchase by Mr.. Brent, Of Louisiana
if he would lend his giant support to the Admins
tration These constituents offer their names.
required, to substantate the truth of this statement
The distinguished member" denies it before WI
nesses, to Brent, and to his constituents replies
that it is a mere 6 Misrepresentation y
1 Quere. Would it not be we'll to do as our father
did, and call things by their right names