Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-09-23


William Harris, son Of one of the six militia men,
presented himself before Gen. Jackson, with the =
follow g touching appeal in behalf OF his fathers
" General-I have one request to make Of you. :
have been with you in the Creek Nation, and am i
now under your command. and lighting Tor my !,
country. have a father who is in confinement at =
Mobile, and am told he is condemned to die. tie
has large family, and though he may have done
wrong, have come to beg you to pardon his trans
gression and restore him to his family."--[See
James Harris's letter to Gen. jackson in vindlcatlon
of his father, recently published IN the Marylander
and other papers in which he states that the above
is the yery language used by his brother on this &C
cason. n
tits fact, that Gen. Jackson turned from this
supplicataion of the SON for the OF his FATHER
aui an air ofcontempt and acthoM degnng to gioe
an ansWer-ISee James Harris's letter above re-
I ferred to.
And it is fact, that on the a2d ofJanuary. 1915,
the day after Gen Jackson's triumphant entry INTO
New Orleans, and the day before he went IN pro-
cession to the church to JON IN thanksgiving Tor the
signal deverance from danger in the very midst
J Of triumpbs and rejocings and thanksgylngs, ne
deliberately put his hand to approval OF the sen.
tence of these men, and ordered it to be carried INTO
. execution in FOUR DAYS after its PRONUNCIATION at
the place of their confinement ! !
. And to crown the whole, il is fact, that after
having himself ordered the court MARTA deliberate
> IL sanctioned IFS proceedings, and ordered hese
miserable men to be shot to death In four days. Gen.
;, Jackson has had the hardihood to declare, in let
Is ter to friend in Baltimore, OF the 18th OF Sepem
), ber $685. that the execution of these men might as
IT well have been ascrbed to the President OF the Uni
e ted States as to him J. See his letter in Niles
!. Register, vol. 80, p s82.]
is 1t is furthermore fact, that in the said letter,
y Gen. Jackson says of John Harris, that ''he broke
- open the Commssary stores, knocked out the heads
70 Of the flour barrels, taking what he wanted, and de-
-roy,ng what he pleased, proceeded thence to the
err bake house and set it fire. and marched Oft IN
of open defiance of the Colonies" and adds (regard
IS; less alike of truth and of the feelings OF an afflicted
famiy) sit is for the public to judge whether TINS
ys proessed ambassador of Christ did not well deserve
IN death for the crimes of robbery and arson and this
on outrageous mutiny and whether this wolf IN sleeps
ly clothing was not fit subject for example,
rs. 1t is a truth that the bake house mentioned BY
nd Gen. Jackson was not burned at all, See May
nv certificate, lately published in the Marylander and
,se other papers, nor was It Proved or even so 'nueN
nv as alleged against Harris, he trial. that he either
broke open the comnissary stores knocked out the
mt heads of the flour barrels or burned Or otherwise
-ou DESTROYED the bake house. See official record u
pit. the trial, published by order Of Congress
Mt Ii is truth. as fully appears by the testimony OF
or the trial all of which made part OF the record ant
was read, or ought to have been read, by Genera
ne Jackson) that John Harris behaucd htnaSfJ WeH an
>
er actually gave up his gun to his captain, and took VI
ks the receipt he had previously given for 1t and thu
les he acted under the impression (Which he stated
dis his defence, and which makes part OF the record
ma and which Gen. jackson must have read that ~
EN-, term of service had expired, and that he had fat
his fully discharged his duty See the record as above
it'll 1t is fact that in the same letter Cen Jackso
his saws" ordered the mutneers and deserters
be pursued apprehended and brought back Tor TT
the al The rngleaders, Harris at their head. altt
the some time were apprehended and brought to Mob
$ Of in irons"
on It'll a fact hat every one of those condemned
mpt death yottarilY returned viz Lindsayo the 2t
re- Harris on the 18th, Hunt on the 22d, and Lewis
kee the 9th Of October and Morrow on the 9th, an
e, in Webb on the 18th of November See pay al
peat muster rolls Of Searcey's, kipatrcks. Meoane
min and Struthers companies, published at the late Sc
may sion Of Congress.l
ecre- tits fact that Gen. Jackson proceeds in sa
letter to say-'sAtter had left there (Nlob'le)
kson New Orleans, and had charged Gen. Winchest
une, with the command of that section OF the COUNT
sson thew 1.-THE eaders-Harris at their headl we
in a tried by court martial and condemned to DIE
com five were shot [had he forgotten that the NUMB
rsng was six and the balance pardoneu."
sons 1t is a truth that the court marital was orhere
order BY Gen. Jackson, before he went to New UREA
and that Gen. Winchester had nothing to DO W
sub its organization or proceedings And 1t IS als'
t, one truth that of those condemned to dies, not
iitia mas hardened! See Gen. Jackson's order appr
their ing the proceedings and sentences OF the court
etary 1t fact that General jackson further States
his said letter, that the others besides the rngle
that ers who had deserted, before they reached hor
niita became alarmed at their situation, returned 6e
as he Harris and his party arrested joined e,
Q and ,oere forgiven-aUere wth me aohen marched
expi Pensacola in 1814-foAooed me thence TO Neao
done leans Ohere they reganaea Jofner goo" c'a'
were tcr.'
them 1t is aadenaabty certda 'hat tere % Hot oe -
their of truth IN the foregoing aectdra'to' eAceP.
they they became alarmed at their situation and retu