Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-08-13
SILAS DINSMQOR.
FROM THRrTH's ADVOCATE.

! FROM TRUTHS ADVOCATE.
/ LITERATURE AND PRINCIPLES.
The following letter from Gen. Jackson,
was written in 1912, before he had become
a great man, except in Tennessee. 1t OK.
hibits him as he really IS, illiterate, vul
gar and violent AS a piece of compost
ton it would be discredltable to a school
boy of twelve years old. We speak OF
the photography, of the proper points, and
Iof the use of capital letters. The gram
matlcal errors in concord, government,
and punctuation, cannot be noticed by any
distinctive mark. The ordinary reader
cannot fail to detect many of them, as they
are of so gross a character. The spelling
is more easily exposed, and we have ac-
Cordngly printed in SMALL CAPITALS, the
words that are not spelt correctly. Our
readers are thus enabled to decide at a
glance upon this matter. Although the
General may not spell Congress with l.,
it viii be seen he reyerses that mode OF
spelling, by spelling Kaskaskia with C..
The illiteracy of Gen. Jackson is now
so fully proven, that the most intelligent of
his supporters give It up. But by way OF
apology, they have discovered that the
great duke of Marlborough, who foiled
and so often defeated the armies of Louis
the XIV, could not spell, consequently
they seem to infer that Ignorance is a proof
of greatness. So much for that. 1t
comes however, from Virginia. But we
presume it will hardly be swallowed by
the people of the free states, who have ia
ken so much pains, and spent so much
money TO diliuSe information by establish
ing a system of free schools. The prin-
ciples of this letter are as wicked as It's
composition Is wretched. 1t threatens
murder and arson with as little ceremony
as if they were mere ordinary events. lie
would "Hc0lre S3as DiamOre IN the
flames ST his Orn agency house" This
would be taking the law INTO his own hands
with a vengeance. But we hold it unne-
cessary TO extend our comments upon a
document which, in almost every word,
speaks SO loudly the desperate and reck-
less character of the man who wrote IT,
The honorable
Georeg w Campbell Esq
Sir
You will receive herewith inclosed, the
certificate of John Gordon and Major Tho
mas q. Bradford editor of the Clareon on
the Subject of the card bearing date Sep
tember lIthlSl2 published in the Clare
on on the 26th Sept 1912 from Silas
lDnsmOre united States agent the Chock-
taw nation being in the proper hand writing
of the said Silas Dinsmore YOU viii also
receive enclosed, the paper Of the Goth.
Sept. containing the card of Mr.. Dns-
more which l beg YOU to lay before the
ISECEATABY of War, as soon as THE reach
you, and beg you to communicate ton
without delay his determination as It RE-
sPEcT the removal of Mr.. Dinsmore.-
When | REED your letter of the 10Th Of
April last enclosing me an extract Of the
| SECRATARY of Wars letter to Silas Dlns-
more agent TO the CHocKTAw nation, /,
nor the citizens Of West Tennessee, hesi-
tated not, to believe that Silas Dmsmore
would cease to exercise over our citizens
such lawless tyranny as he had been IN
the habit of, and that our PEACEFUL and
honest citizens would be left to enjoy the
free and unmolested use of that road as
secured by treaty-you can easily Judge
and so can the Secretary Of War, our
surprise and indignation, at the wan ton
in sult offered to the whole citizens Of West
Tennessee by the publication Of bis card in
the Clareon-in which he bOasts-that ne
has set at defiance the SoLEM treaty that
secures II our citizens and those Ct the