Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-04-27
No. 90.


letter confirms, to the fullest extent the
story circulated by the Washington LET.
'er-writers' respecting one of those dra-
matte scenes which have been SO fire.
/ quentiy enacted in the people palace du-
ring the last eight years. MIR. Wise also
made very pointed and happy ailusiou
on the floor of the house 1t was at the
time when the Jackson members. and
the Jackson presses, were abusing Pew.
ton and Wise tor their profanity in regard
to the insulting conduct of Whitney.
wise parted the charge, by referring to
the high example of the President, from
whom the spirit of profan. swearing had
been caught. Of course the treasury
presses denied the charge in regard to
the President; and the value of their
denials may be estimated from the testi.
mony of Colonel White. We have in
our own possession the particulars of
another colloduy between Colonel White
and the ex-Pfe&ident, more curious then
any thing of the kind that has ever vet
seen the light. 1.-THE Globe will abuse
Colonel w hite for the following letter.
we will then tell the story.
WAsHINaToN, Feb. 1897.
Dear Sir: Having written three let
tiers to the secretary of war on the subject
called to>day in person to see the Pres.
ident, to protest against any farther
drausht on Middle Florida, and to suo.
gest that they would have enough to do
to protect their own frontiers. He de-
clarsd he did not believe that Jesup had
made any draught or cali; for one, wanted
evidence OF the fact; denied that Flori.
da had ever had brigadier generals
command in the field and then, becoua.
ing excited, he said, ''Let Tie damned
co'cards defend their country ;" that he
could take fifty women and whip everv
Indian that had ever crossed the Suwa.
nee; and that the people of Florida had
done less to put down the war, or to de.
lend themselves, than any other people
In the United States. He said they ouch.
to have crushed it at once, If thew Fad
been men of spirit and character. He
said, if five thousand Indians had an
preached into the white settlements Of
tennessee and Kentucky, not one Of
them would have ever got out alive.
He said The men had better run off. Or LEI
the Indians shoot them, that the 1on.en
might get husbands Of courage, and breed
up me" ,cho ,yOutd defend The country.
He maintains that there never were six
hundred Indians.
w hen he had finished his harrapene.
which, of course, was not very agreea.
bic TO nee, said to him. your army and all
your generals have been in the field.
why nave they not conquered these six
hundred Indians and why are the peo-
pie Of Florida thus repreached for not
doing what all your regular troops and
Ienu@ssceans have failed to accomplish.
| toi! him the Tennesseeans at Wahoo.
as was Informed had some difficulty to
get their wounded off the field. Said he,
III is A LsEW ANSWERED was not
there. and did not state it on nv own
personal knowledge. He then said, if
they had not got out Of provisions, hat
they would have done. tol;! him iaey
always got out Of provisions and yeIe
hungry IN sight OF the enemy.
we came to no understanding. Here.
CURED proof that JEsUP had called for
men, and cut out OF the news paper the
report OF the committee Of the legislative
council, who waited on the governor.
and enclosed it to the secretary.
Among other things, told him If ne
would mount his war horse after the 4,h
OF March, thought lie could soon put
an end to the war; but that it was not
every son Of Achilles who could wear
the armor or WELD the sword of his IA.
Their.
am, &C., JOS. NJ. WHITE.
J. KNOWLES, Esq.