Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-18

-. Cor This mornings paper, one OF the num-
hers Of "Fellow Citizen" addressed 10 oe"-
I,.lson. Something like parallel is drawn
IN hi, article between the General anu Wv,
Wal, and certainly the two bloody oeeus "
which they stand charged must Feaoi'y "'"''
Of . comparison.
latter from Mr. .acock, formerly OF the De-
nate 10 the people of Pennsylvania sooS'a"
mates, in every point of view, the statement o.
g .H,;, be,wecn Com. Decatur and ten. jack
%, which we published yesterday from '"e
National Journal. After stating the iac'S' 'na'
ne General did leave Baltimore with The aVo">
= determination of infiicting personal chas'ise'
,n.r, On some members of the Senate, ana W.
,o-;re avfully fiery and proiane invecti'es anu
rsc,,ions on the Committee who had CEN
surrd his errors; that he arrived IN "ashi"s
ION, and proceeded to The Capitol where ne was
me, bv Com. Decatur, who had heard OF MS
intention To fall upon Mr.. EPpes, ana VINO y!
his in,rea,ies and exposlulations prevailed upon
him to return without eaectins his ooJec'' MI
Lac ock adds
"I aware that Gen. Jackson, in a letter
~ Mr. Grundy, has, by an eqmro2ue disingeuu'
! Gus and uncandid, attempted ceniai oil inc
o,,rase designed TO have been committea uPo"
NJ Fnnss But TINS denial relates merely 10
,be precise spot, and The manner IN "hicn NC
WAS in,errupted aid prevented by Commodore
|Decatur. His previous threats OF cutting on
The ears. and mu,ila,ing the members OF Ion
orcs, he never denied, al Though the charge was
,n.ds Inv me in the National lntelhgehcer, IN
nv own name. ,vhen zee ,rere both IN me cay %
~, ,5,og,on. and when the facts were iresh IN
The memory of all, and when many were on 'ne
emo, nv whom these facts could, and II denied,
you'll have been proved. Nor has Gen. JACK
son ever denied, even in his letter TO MT. 1ru"'
Nv his going in his carriage with settled lie.
sion of putting his threats into execution, a"u
that between the carriage and the senate e"a,'
Der he wa. tusned from his purpose oy Inc
strong and decisive expos,ulaions OF Sommo>
Xdure Decatur
The letter Of Mr. Lacock also details another
|high-handed measure, which should be extern
&si,rIy known. As we have not room lor 'ne
entire letter, we give the following condensed
s,a,emcn, Of the facts connected with this SUBJ
beet, from The National Journal:
There is a portion Of this letter relating to
bbs conSuc, of General Jackson, in substituting
Volunteers for militia, aud offering the troops
,i,n,sH or Nv his Immediate agents, on when
hing more remains to be said than Is sta
.d NV Mr., Lacock. The statement as meoe
by that gen,lrm IN goes far enough, lndeed' 70
nro,e tina, Gen. Jackson assumed an indepeh>
arnce,ur the President and the war Depar',
nen,, which was a violation OF duty and OF
ii,r milne, an act OF INSTRUMENTATION criminal
bot. IN military and political View' and nav
ny \ tendency the most mischieVous.
Bu, The conduct OF General Jackson. IN this
,a,,ar IS exhibited in the report of a Select
[nnm;,,ee Of the House OF Representatives,
3bpnr,r, in a still more sxceptionablc light.
"a a, III. ,o,h of December, 1919, Select
<Comm,ttee was appointed no inquire whether
anv mon. ~. appropriated by Cong ess Tor the
nav and subsistence oil I've regular army OF the
Jni,ed S,a,es since 4, h March, 1915, had heen
,pnl;eH TO the suppor, Of any army or dctacli-
NM n, Of troops raised without the authority OF
Conpress." Within the range OF this iesisla-
hive INQUIRY cam. the ac, Of Gen. Jackson, on
which MFR. Lacock has touched. reference
"a This report will show not only all which has
hscn stated by Mr.. Lacosk-not only that vol
,,,,.srs were substituted Tor mili,ia, and that
,hese volunteers were ofIicerrd by Gen. Jackson
himself, or under his authority and ancuon-
bu, also tina. in another OF the specifications OF
his orders, General Jackson substituted his
own discretion for the views OF the Executive
aud the instructions of the Department. He
WAS required "to call on the Executives OF the
adjoining States for such additional militia
force," SC. How does he obey this order!
|The repor, gives the reply" Instead OF obey
ing this order, he proceeded to levy an army
rom the people Of the States of Tennessee and
Kentucky, by c,rcuiar letters, pr1oatety ad-
PRESSED TO individual citizens 9f'his ot0n Sc
Pection."
Again, in relation to two companies Of ran
eers, the same committee repor, that" 1t does
hot appear that these forces were mustered into
bcryice pursuant to any requirement on any
ivil or executive officer OF any state or terrific
""
These instances, established by the solemn
epor Of a Committee Of Congress, are power
ully. illustrative Of the fact so often charged
lgaiusi Gen. Jackson, that he never hesitated