Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-08-18
Thursday. August 10, 183
GEN JACKSON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TANT AND HONORABLE ORDER.


for the ostcnsble purpose OF protecting that from
tier, against imaginary enemies, he has promptly
| coun,crmandcd that reqni,iOn aud ordered then
di.bandmrn,. We copy his letter with the more
pleasure, that svews are IN accordance with tho"
heretofore expressed by the National Intelligent
Ger and the Wing I,rcsse, generally, and for the
avowal OF which we have been denounced by the
Globe aud its affiliated eopyiss as g." Tho Mexican
party in the United States" Is Gen. Jackson "a
member OF tina, party, Mess'curs OF the Globe
This honorable act Of Gen. Jackson is striking
" illustrative Of what his conduct would be-, il he
were always removed from the malign influence
which in Washington warps h,s feelings aud judy
ment. We subJon his letter:
Gen. JACkSON'S LETTER.
HERMITAGE, August 5.
slR--I have received your letter of the 29th
ult and the ith INST, accompanied by the copies
of commune atoms which were addressed to you on
the iih OF May and 25lh Of July by the Secretary
Of War, and also accompanied by your Proclama-
ton of the 20ti', founded on tho rcquis,'on made
by Gen. Games, bearing date ON the 28th June
last The Documents referred to in the conmu-
nica,ion 10 you Of the 25lh ut. from the War
Department, have not yet been received.
The obligations Of our Treaty with Mexico, as
we'll as the general principles which govern our
intercourse with foreign powers, require to
malatana Irici neutrality in the contest which
now as'tatrs part Of tina, republic SO long as
Mexico luhs her duties to us as they are defined
10y the Treaty, and violates nono OF the rights
which are secured BY II to our citizens, any act
ON the part of the Government OF the United States
which would tend to foster spirit of resistance
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their character FORM when administered within
her own limits and jurisdiction, would be unau-
thorlzed aud highly improper scrupuous sense
oil these obligations has prevented me thus far from
doing any thing which can authorize the suspic ion
thai our govri nmcnt is unmindiul of them and |
hope 10 be equally cautious and circuInSpcct in all
my future conduct. 1t Is IN reference To these
Obligations that the rcqLi,ltion OF Gen. Gaines IN
the present instance must he considered, and uncs,
there Is "A stronger necessity for IT, il should not
be sanctioned. Should this necessity not be man
fest when it IS well known that the disposition 10
bctriend the Texans is "A common feeling with the
citizens of the United States it is obvious ,ha, tina,
rcqnsition may furnish reason to Mexico for
supposins that the government Of the Unite j
States may be induced by inadequate causes To o.
vers,ep the lines OF neutrality which it processes
to maintain.
10 the Department of War that some indications OF
hostilitles from the Indians on our Western from
tior had been made, and that il il became necessa-
~ he should make cali for the militia, He had
also informed the Department of his i'll health and
asked Tor Il iuiluugh To enable him to visit the
W liltc sulphur Springs. directed the Secretar,
oi Wa' TO grant him the turough and to inform
Inn oi the apportionncnt which had been made OF
the 10000 militia under the volunteer act, and il
the emergency should arise which would make il
necessary To increase the force under his com
nand, that thousand Volunteers in Arkansas and
another IN Missouri, raised agrccably to this act
would be enrolled and held ready for the service
his i"r'e, aided by the portions OF the Ora.
COON Regiments that would be stationed in that
quarter aud those OF the Regular army already
there, were deemed amply sufficient for the pro-
lection o the frontier the Indians referred TO-
There are no reasons set forth ia tho rcunsition
winch the General has since made upon Won IN
Justify the bcl'et that the force above enumerated
Will be Insufficient and cannot therefore sanction
II nj the present time. To sanction that Ieouis-
ton for the reasons which accompany ii, would
warrant the belief that it was done to aid Texas
ana MOI from desire TO prevent infringement
OF our Territorial or National rights
ldecply regret that the Tennessee Volunteers.
whose prowcss and patriotism are displayed so
promptly on all occasions that threaten tho peace
or safety OF the country, have been called out. on
this occasion, without proper considerations They
can Tor the present only be mustered into the SER
vice and discharged. lthcrc arc fund, appropri
ated ont OF which they can hr paid. an order 10
this effect will be given.
The ten thousand volunteers authorized und,r
the Late act OF Congress intended for one YEAR,
service, and must be employed to meet all necc,-
sarv calls Tor the defence of our frontier borders
should the occasion arse for greater number on
the Western frontier the call will be made ON o.
mo, kentucky, Indiana and Illinois. There j,
however no information to Justify the apprehcn
SION OF hosilt'cs To any serious extent from th,,
western Indians Should necessity arise the
brigade from East Tennessee will be ordered ~
me Western frontier as soon as their service can
NC dispensed with where they are now emnloved
would barely add further, that the authority
! gwen you by the order of the 4th OF Nav, having
been satisfied, BY yielding 10 the reou,uion OF
zen. "dlnes, il new authority from the Depart-
ment OF War was necessary TO autbor;ze Won :,
comPl, with that of the 2Sth of June.
Inc Government of the United States bav,nc
adopted IN regard TO Mexico and Texas. the same
rue OF neutrality which had been observed in all
s'ihliat cases before, II was not to have been az,
pectd mat Gen. Games should have based his
reqn's''lon Tor additional military force ON reasons
plainly inconsistent with the obligations of tina,
rule Should Mexico insult our National n,o in
."ue our territory. or interrupt our citizens in the
w" ''' P"'Su',s winch are guaranteed to them by
'"' treaty me Government will promptly re-
pei the insult, and take ,nccdv r.n,r.,;,,' f., IL .