The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-09-18
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The Jackson Committee of Correspon.
dence in Philadelphia, (Messrs Worrell
Duncan, Boyd, Toland, Wurtz, Duane
Leiper, Coke, and PetttO have put forth
the following statement:
"Such was the reputation which he
[Gen. Jackson established, that, upon the
organization Of tho Territory of tho Uni.
ted States, south of the Ohio, (now called
Tennessee,) in May, 1890, Washington up.
pointed him District .4ttorney," &c.
And in a note appended to the address
we find the following remarks and com
mission
"The following is the form Of the COM
mission, given by Washington to Andrew
Jackson: We are not sure that the date
is correct, but we believe il is so, and G.
qually correct in oil other particulars; The
district south Of the Ohio was organized
under act of Congress of May 25, I790:--
Andrew Jackson was appointed under it
"Gecrge Washington, President of the U.
nited States of America:
To all who shall see these presents, greeting
"Know ye, that reposing special trust
and confidence in the integrity, ability and
learning Of Andrew Jackson, Of Nashville,
in the territory Of the United States, south
OF the Ohio, / have nominated, and by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate
do appoint him Attorney Of the said Uni.
ted States for the district of the said Uni.
ted States south Of the river Ohio: and dc
authorize and empower him to execute
and fulfil the duties Of that office accord
ing to law; and to have and hold the same
together with all the power, privileges and
emoluments thereto of right appeItaining
unto him the said Andrew jackson, during
the pleasure of the President of the Uni
ted States, for the time being: In testimo.
ny Whereof have caused these letters to
be made patent, and tho veal Of the United
States 10 be hereto affixed.
Given under my hand, at the City Of N.
York, the twelfth day Of August. in the
year Of our Lord one thousand seven hun.
dred and ninety.
l.. g. (Signed) G. WASHINGTON"
Upon this statement, the National Jour.
mol Of the 9TH inst. remarks:
Notwthsta nding this formidable array
Of time, and Of place, and of names, thp
whole statement is false; The ommission
itself IS forgery. Andrew Jackson nev
er was appointed Attorney Of the United
States for the Territory south Of the Ohio
nor for the State of Tennessee, by Gen
Washington. lie held no commission I'M
der the URited States, nor was he nomina.
ted to the Senate for any office whatever
: prior to 1914, when he received his mih
fary commission"
! 10 prove the correctness OF this state
mcnt, the Journal refers to the law o.
Congress, passed May 26th. 1890, for the
government Of the territory "south Of Mt
Ohio" under which law the committee as
srrt that Jackson was appointed by Wash
lngton. This law does not authorize the
appointment Of a District Attorney, ant
under It no such appointment was made
In proof of this, the Journal subjoins a cor
rect list of>all the appointments in the
Territory made by General Washington
lviz:
William Blount, Governor, Sth June, 1890
Daniel Smith, Secretary, do. do
David Campbell. Judge, do. do
John McNairy, Judge, 9th do. do
William Perry, Judge, Sd July, do
Joseph Anderson, Judge. Goth Feb. 1871
Members Of the Legislative Council.
Stockley Donelson, June 80, l794.
Griffith Rutherford, do. do.
Permenas Taylor, do. do.
John Sewer, Sen. .-,,.'> do. do.
James Winchester, do. do.
Vim. Blount, Governor, 10Th Dec. 1894
Daniel Smith, Secretary, do. do.
After the admission Of Tennessee into
the Union as a State, the following ap.
pointnents were made:,
John mcNairy, Judge Of oo,, r., ,,o,
the District Court. ~''' fe'' i''''
Tn. Gray, u. s. Attorney }oo., =,
in q for the Tenn. District GUN a' No.
Robert Hays, marshal Of g. } oo.,
for the Tenn. District. <V'n oo' DO.
1t adds--"lt is thus manifest, from the
provisions Of the law itself. that no an.
pointment Of an Attorney Of the United
States, for the Territory, was authorized
by law; and II is also manifest, from the
above list appointments, that no appoint.
ment OF Andrew jackson to any Office
therein, was made by Gen. Washington. $
| The Journal also publishes a correct CO,
py OF the commission actually issued to mr.
me Marry, as Judge of the District Court
by comparison with which q great dis
crepancy in form is made apparent be-
tween il and the alleged Commission O.
Gen. jackson. The Journsl remarks or
this ansaction-"We have thus. by .
plain statement Of facts which belong Il
the history of the country, shown ibs,
fslsshood and forgery have been resor,et
Ito ~ order 70 make il appear upt GsnerG