Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-22
Gen -3Rdrt,o jackson 10 Nh. .AIonroe


. NASHVILLE, August 10, 1919.
10 Sa; Your letter 9f,he ioh Joy apPrzng of ,he
10 DC pursued IN relation the flodas has
la a NiIe communication it intention to submit my
views OF al The questions spns'ns from the subject with the
part have acted demand present. " III couine NV
su 70 he Gon'deaiio" "i par, of letter winch has
PHi'c"dt bearing c aud which have nrina
tea IN misconceptions OF the import order under winch
e'n'enccd the Seminole campaign. In masking this
animation, wl make use of all the freedom which cour,eh
10y your letter, and which deem necessary to afford YOU
ceaf view oi the construction winch gwen To the order
' 'o'''es uhAef WHICH proceeded To
!! stated in the scrnud paragraph Of your Letter tina,
responsibility W. wy '
To these two points mean at presen, 10 couGns ,,ve
" h"ore entering poof OF their applicability to my acts
III Florida. anw me fairly state assumption Of res
ponSihi'y wall shrrnk from when the pubc can
thereby b. promoted. passed through diiemes and
expenses for the homer amd urIe y county; aud whe
ever still, fer is purpose shall become NECESSARY 10 ossc
further lmhtv scupe will 10 urged or felt Bui when
shai ne required of me 10 do and danger and
nlhy 10 that county ;e inlceent Will be lost add NV
consent Wi! he wanting ~ $500 10y
rms pr'ncpie i held to I've ncon,ogerb, that AL o,der
without any specification nf the ne adopted o ims
To govern the executive officer leaves eui,rc discretion with
Tue "hcrr Us u the choice aud application means hat pre-
serves the responsibility for hts on the urloriy from
which he order emanlci Under an order all e acts of
c iheFi'T ae acts of toe superior IN no way nm III,
snonWhle ohce DC mpcaoncd far ms asure cxcep ON
inc score OF deficiency jutgnen, and skill Il is also
Sah"d'ca lThh that the limits of such order canuDl he
T"'C'td "huit an crtTe deSctiou OF the objects con;e
plated for AS long the main legitimate object kent in vic
me P"Cy OF tile measures adopted accomplish il alone IN
BE- considered II these be adopted as the proper rules of
ruci on an! apply them my order of December 26 18I
NV" DC ~ once seen that both rptinn and opsa,ivc
pHhcirc they embrace that order exactly The .uis,ons of
e oref are Tor the handing general the imne
dir command at p!t scott concentrate all the
and diSpnsable force OF the division on that quarter 10 call nm
h executives OF adjacent States for auxiliary militia force
ad concIies with This comprehensive command Wub This
Wow you may bn prepared forces ami
adopt the necessary measures a conflict which il
Has ever been the desire OF the President from motives of I'M
manly 10 AVOID, but winch is made necessary hv their
settled hostility" 10Y - VIZ"
In no part OF this document there reference 10 anv mi,
Po' 10 the the measures thought advisable or the limits of
my power III choosing aud eecug them states that Gen
Games has been ordered Amelia island and then proceeds
10 INFORM me hat subsequent orders been given 10 Gen
et" iae (o winch copies will be YOU tina, YOU
"ou tie reced 10 take the command directing him 10
eau"r should lie deem the public interest TO rrone il the
al Tort scott, until you should there Las,
mentions mat he was instructed TO penetrate the Semi
mole towns through the Fonda provided Tie strength of his
""" al Amelia would justify hrs engaging IN offensive or
eIaon The principle determining weigh, of references
. "Ler to instructions previously gwen is well
So o"Ch references are usually made with these
TWO inenons-eier the order givcn second officer 10
cnect CERTAIN purpose whch intended to be effected by
oleeL' an" the instructions i'he first referred to
d. te guide OF The second the and design
Gu m a extension OF authority, and only to anterior
I 10 give iui view OF what has Teen previous
" attempted aIf performed the first case II ,wa.
@'y 20 connect The daeren orders 10y specific provis on
- ou may exist az TO Tie extent ut the command; and
NUS ihe several acquisitions and instructions ar.
- ,'o i "i '!ie agent plainly and securely established
'-' u" sich provision IS necessary for entire dis
'''H" "a Tie choice aud being p,.v,ouy vrsc
eTs "rnS DC any, only descriptive OF The pow.
ueh'y gwen, ana the results OF a,eniuied
"Ic' tuch specnca Limitation. But admi,tiny tua IL; ,
Vi CtCe'nJcl -o5lT, GeTe such a reference As cni
o'at'" ' we htst case, allow me TO examine lis chaTac
Ter and amount 1t is stated orcers have brn ra -
ueeIai Games COPIES OF which will furnished yo \" t
"ou' dnrunS That they 10 he considered a. budup on
me- or IN any way conpecei comprehensive con-
ai hd should terminate the Seminole conflict On the
contrary so lar are they from being designated as nv Guilds
aud limits III entering Florida, that in stating their
IN me ens ng sentence, auon whatever is made ecr IN
limitation. - 'o' >'''-' !"
How 'hen be said with propriey tia, have t,aps
VIC in,ts OF my orders, acted my own resnou
sll.; My order was comprehensive a, 1t could be- and
contained neither the minute original Instructions or
10 Others previously given, guide aud govern me Tbs I'll
s' discretion was left with the selection and
20 ehec Tue specca legitimate objects OF the cam.
PtB aHd fo TIE exercise Of sound diycteun on pr,,r,..
~ Pocy am alone responsible But allow inc 10 rcna, H.
e'pohoy ot feared Ivy me- Il the general good reu,rTcs
assumption never have shrunk from IT, and never 20 nm.
"u against us upnsOns CONTRARY To ptiucinr arJ
'"ut Uie prospect OF ANY polite result must conteud v,,L
az he ieengs q" soldier and czen Being ADVISED i,,
are AZ your county seat III LouI0un where excent ri
<oh December, 1872, aud copies of the orders NJ s;.i
dhe' therein referred to- hUm prnIsal of which YOU 90 N
'Ue o'der To me has no reference prohibio
~ "'utis 10 General Oainss that Ipleucd
IL VIII afford me pleasure AID Se CoVstunp,, - ,,
hS any testimony that may be necessary To prov, tie
mo''y OF me ohicel' OF SPAN To the United Sas, had
'ci-ihht the oicen OF Spain identified ts,sIyes ,
our enemy, and that st Marks and Pensacola we're nde, c
ce'e control OF the Indians although the Coyctnor of pc
'acnda ~ least had force efficient To have rn,,ls r.
uiHns, had lie chosen used 4, IN h, ,,,o Ea, -
Punur Of procuring the necessary evidence of the hostile
acts {" TIE Governor Of Pen,acola despatched Cau,n Yog
~ 80 ,ush.e', "' a. soon as obtained will fui
's"tu o" trust, on view Of all my Commune
VcOpc' on which h've been forwarded by CAPTAIN Gndsde
you "" ma that they do not bear conscon ro, bac
gwen them They wTuen under had bc,Ib mo-, =
iisue, aud ~ haste My bad Inc sin, c,,ttu L. -
great bodily Debility '' "''''
Accept NJ my sincere regard aud eseeo,. , am
respectfully your most oOedenl servant,
JAMS Mo2uor, President q. g. " '"O'>oON