Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-19

Piles of 1900. "'N.
Its deductions are III our opinion. alw,y.;
and several of its facts are new To ~ Is''
this advanced stage of the discussio, wen h
We are now informed fbr the FIRST ,oo =,
actual organization of Gen Jackson. To a' :" a2
force. He has disobcyed the War ORiro . hn
in, volunteers, instead Of making a rson;,; 't'>
of militia on the Governor Of Tennessee 'I w.
raised more than 1000 volunteers. when ~, ~ @'
no authority in this land By which tn p, ~;'s
himself mig int accept the service Of siDrs r
teer. Gen. ]. has ofiicered the men b' 'v'p,
thus creating new species Of officers, unI ,'T4
to our laws neither regular officers. cemr.;
ed by the President, nor militia officers ,n.'.
ed by the states. bu, men appointed by Gl p''R,
Jackson himself. dependant upon his bro,,I
their Office: made by him to-day. broke w. To
tomorrow, if they do not dcmean them,eI, I1'
greeable to his will and pleasure: Ii vs, %s
such officers as these, who sat upon III, ,,r lN'
tried Arbuthnot and Ambrister; and pi,', I1-.
set upon the lives and honors of the ofS, nave
The Georgia militia. Nor did he even NV i
Department of war the compliment of i5ta,r; ",
them of their names; for this was not comn".'
Gated till their pay-roils were handed in, W
shall not stop to trace this precedent into al;
consequences; Conceive an ambitious and r,,.
lar commander, determined to feel his ,,ran.fg
ere he struck at the liberty Of his country c,lS,
volunteers to his standard. and SELECTING his ,,.
creatures for his officers. Conceive this and =;
enough. Gen. ]. did not aim at this object; b,
the time may come VIXEN Bonaparlc OF Cc,,.
might fly to this very precedent, TO attack ,hs.
country
We also learn, that Gen. J. did order &C.,
Gaines to attack st. Augustine under ccr,,r
circumstances, two months after he had re,i,,i
to Nashville and declared the war was over
This order he gave in the very teeth Of hi. oy,
orders; in the very teeth of the constirlie
which so wisely places the power Of war unle
the control of our representatives. Men .q,
hboured to justify the capture of St. Marks all
Pensacola. under the plea of necessity; an aJy
lufe necessity, as national law requires il; br
where is that imperiouS necessity in the case u
st. Augustine: There is not shadow Of il &
be found; no danger that approaches in h.
slightest degree to the grade of necessity. ~
no: Gen. Jackson went upon broader caIcu,s
ton. He thought the administration could m,
frmness enough to retain the flpridas: he told
them public sentiment would back them in it: =
Augustine was necessary to complete his line
Notifications; and he pledged himself with hN
line, and with 5000 troops. to defend from s.
Mary's to the Barataria, even against the lidr
Alliance! Thanks TO the moderation aud VII
dom of Colonel Monroe, he has saved Us tnc
this breach of the constitution But why dr
act is now for the first time known to Us; vr
Mr.. Calhoun now only submits these papers,
IS for him to explain to the natlon.-We are sd.
ry to add, that his countermanding letter toGei
Jackson is not such one as he ought to bN,
written. The tone is not that which he ought
have addressed to subordinate agent 10 bl
letter too we only hear of the inexpedency of&:
measure; Mr.. G. seems not to dream Of sUchi
thing as tie constitution.
In fact, General Jackson seems 70 have d,
power of making war, raising troops, oIicerl.
them. If these things be tolerated, we are sgn,
for it, ltgrves us no pleasure to make the.cr
marks. The 9Th of January is yet fresh btfoa
US; we regard that day with a gratitude which
time cannot obliterate. We would not tear
leaf from the laurel that adorns Jackson's brow
Would to God that he had had the ms.ul
nimity to come forward and lay his sword at tie
Presidents feet; that he had said, Il have i
your officer gone perhaps against your cFda>
perhaps against the consultation, bu' plead ny
necessities and motives in Justification 3a,
come now to act the part Of the cilIza: 10 Hin
is above the Law: / come to bow before Il. D.
vestigate my conduct" Had General Jacks.
done this, there would have been magnanmI,
about him which would have disarmrd oPi'
sitiOn. .......ThOse who were the first dip
prove, would have been the first to forgive and'%
get his errors. Would to Heaven. he would ~
it now. 1t is not too late-n0w, that SPAN
out of the question, nOU, whea that o'jeclon
at an end, would to Heaven he would cone l'
ward. Great in arms, what he most wants 10 n'
ISL Oft his character, Is to prove himself a' "''
tinguished as citizen, as he has been a. atoI
querer.
We know that some men choose to ascf~ "
him tie acquisition of Florida; and to SCI oil '''
merit againsthis errors. But if tins were ul,'
the conclusion is not just one. As" h!~"
ten said, we would not give up our cOr'i' 'ts
for dozen Flordas. But the fact Is PO'ir!
not true-Say even that the temporal! ~'a,I;
ion of Pensacola has led to It's present a'Pu',,
ton, what then? The course should nave V ~,
this; as soon as it was ascertaned that span
not comply with her treaty; That she 'ou D up
Or would not check the indians, Congress 'lo..
nave been called, and provisional Oecupl'g.
Of Florida authorised. This UaS the eo".'