Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-09-06

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be maintained between officers and prvates.
"JOHN ARMSTRONG
"Maj Gen. JACKSON, New Orleans"
Upon this authority Gen. Jackson addressed the following
letter to Gov. Boun Of Tennessee, Gov Claiborne OF Loui
siana, and Gov. Holmes, of Mississippi Territory, VIZ
" HEADQUARTERS IRA MILITARY DIsraIcT,
"FoRr JACKSON, AusUsr 9Th, 1914
sSR Information this moment received by express from
Alabama Heights, bringing letter from Pensacola added
to the intelligence received by Captain John Gordon who
the bearer of letter from to the Governor Of Pen
sacoa makes necessary that all the forces allotted for the
defence of the 9TH military district should be held IN state OF
perfect readiness TO march, at moments warming to any
point required Dark and heavy clouds hover The
energy patriotism of the citizens Of Tennessee Louisiana,
and Mississippi Territory will soon dspel them Our rights,
liberties and free institutions threatened This noble
BOOM the patrmony Of fathers be defended whhe
best blood of the country.
To effect this great end, you ,oi ,cito delay, he
pleased 10 The reqison Of The Secretary Of War 10 be
carried into immediate eIecution, and the troops organized
and equipped for aciDe SERVICE agveeab to instructions 10
you Of the 4 nimo ready TO march al moments notice
~ have the honor to be, &C.
"ANDREw JACKSON,
tMajor General Commanding
" Their excellencies Govrs Bount Claiborne and Holiness
In another letter the gentlemen, dated the 9th
August, 1874 informing them Of the landing of British force
at Pensacola, &c. he said
"You will Immediately perceive the necessity of being
the alert and taking time by the orelock. have therefore
to request that you be organized equipped and
brought into the field toout any delay the whole quota of
militia Of State agreeaby to the rcquson of the 18th
July, 1914"
BY these orders the troops brought into the field and
they constituted effective portion Of the force by which &C.
neral Jackson enabled drive the British from Pensacola
and repe them from New Orleans.
AT every step the President executed his power Ly dea
tonfs to the Secretary of War; and then the Command
ing General yet the editors of the National ntegencer would
have their readers believe that whenever the law requires any
thing to be done by the President he employ nteme
date nstrumentality, but must do it person " He shall
take that the laws be faithfully executed says the Con-
stituton but does it follow that he only person
The weak and ridiculous ground occupied by the editors
only shows how deeply their feelings committed against
their o,cn country Would that perusal Of the letters of
1874 glowing with patriotism and ZEAL could revive the flame
which they caused to burn brightly their bosoms du
ring that evenul year-a flame exnguished alas would
hope, by sord influence than party devotion per-
sona hate, unworthy they are. JACKSON.
N b. That may not be charged with disappearing the
editors OF the ntegencer ask you append the following
extracts from their article, viz
The law Of Congress, in execution of the constitutional
power to provide for calling the militia in of in
vasion,' &c. is in the following terms Whenever the Uni
ted States shall be invaded be in imminent danger Of
vasion from any foreign nation Indian trbe it shall be
lawful for the President call forth such number of the
militia of the State States most convenient to the place of
danger of action he may Judge necessary to
pei such INVASION and his order for that purpose to
such officer officers Of the militia he shall think proper
In practice this law has always been interpreted TO
that the Presidents call shall be directly addressed Gov
enors Of States, they being the commandesn-chie of
State militia.
"For there any serious question that the pes
dental power created by the law which have cited is
incapable Of being delegated any body else The law is
specific and clear the practice under natural and uniform
For deegatng such high discretion there is precedent
and motive. The power the militia thus
vested in the Presidenand naturally vested, he is
r ocio commander in-chef of the army and navy-,
to the occasion of calling out the militia, emineny dis
cretionary We need hardly explain any body that
has any toerabe notion Of what legal principles are that
the great legal rule discretionary power is that it is
personal trust having for its motive known and special
confidence in the judgment OF the individual TO whom is
conded together WITH the bold of particular
responsibility upon him. II is, therefore, settled axiom
that real discretionary from its very nature, inca
pable of delegation. Much safely might the Execu
tive delegate his pardonng power that of sending his
annual message TO Congress- that OF nominating TO the
Senate executive ocers-which latter power, indeed,
tain party associations have already sven to take out Of his
hands"
The caption of this destroying communication
(' Anglo Mexican'' will be perceived to be meant
for one of its most formidable parts. Under this
!" Democratic" reign, and in the journal devoted TO
the service of the Executive, they who, editors
are daring enough to question any Presidential act
are instantly stgmatzed as traitors.
So far as zoe are concerned we show to the coun-
try how harmless, as well as worthless, we regard
their base imputations, raked up from the kennels
to which they were long ago consigned, by placing
them before our own readers. good name Of
thirty years duration is not to be furnished by the
calumnies of hirelings, {" distinguished or undis-
tinguished, who have accepted office" OH the con-
dton of /" contributing such "labors'' to the Ex-
ecutive organ. Much greater need than zoe, have
they to make themselves characters, to deserve
fair and broad public confidence.
These last words being serious, we will finish in
that tone, and say, that when we held our peace at
the organs boast few days since of the authori-
ties which it would produce, it was in the amused
anticipation that the laundering genuses in it, who
form such marvellous specimens of the talent
which the Executive has called about him." would
be certain to spare all search for proofs of what
we had said, and give us just what we wanted.
Accordingly, what have the distinguished men,
bers of the Democratic party who have taken Of
fee" to confute us, hunted up! Why, documents
to prove that President MADISON had called upon
the Governors of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Loui-
sana to hold their militia in readiness, and to fur
nish certain quotas, as soon they received no.
tice that the forces were wanted in the held-which
notice was accordingly given them afterwards through
the officer in command
And, now, what was TO hinder President Polk
from taking the same legal and prudent course