New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-27

n those citizens who do not concur to 'ndiscr'"'
,a,e l.udations Of Gen. Jackson, +"
Tn. more bitter bisots of partisanshp. Of whom
y.s.rnden 4 . sample and Tribune worthy organ
Let this pass for what il IL worth ln the same
,aper we find an authentic report Of hon benz
guers oratorica eulogium on the life and services
4 Gen Jackson. delivered on Tuesday evening oe
CO.. an ;,nrerse multitude without distinction OF
oartv. assembled in the Park. From thar o'ai'o"
re select. from many equally Objectionable passages
the following; nj, 90.
rrous content myself with the br'efes, Poss'I, ,he
80 ,he xsr with the scrninoes. in lsiIIe- u ~.
.x,,Is.s n JACKSON in this campaign han eon-'u -
shoe nile 10 military rerown, they "ouu 70 - er,e
mink sufficient 10 place him high on 'l,e ~. t,ars
Ho. docs il enhance the estimate o' .,s ,ra, 1.
- ,.bsr /, ia considered that the seminole !" az y
.csyce,v ,bourht Of In the comparison anu 'Ha. n -
sox il seldom named in connexon N'In IL -: -
hose who refer to II for the pufPose " Usvns
ar The execution of Ambrister and Aroutnno' tans
armed ms incident feel night 10 state my entire COZ
vic,on thai ia this in every otner ac' OF MS yu
e he proceeded under deep sense OF whAi ne oe
m he the Injunction Of duty; and duty was ever
"a him as the voice Of Heaven. MY God would not
.miled on me- twas his characteristic remark "nsl
4peakng Of this affair 10 him who addresses YOU nHe
punished only the poor ignorant saVages ana 'Psie'
the mite who set them On
Now observe that this matter is not introduced o.
necessity nor by way Of excusing the act spoken VI
but clearly for the purpose OF Tightening inc u"
qualified admiration Of Gen. Jackson which " wa
he purpose Of the orator TO excite he does "o'
,ay. as we should have felt bound to say III sPeaA
ing oftbe errors OF one we loved This was wrong
out consider human fslEbity and his upright Pur
pose, consider the many noble and heroic ana Sell
DENYING deeds which TO be placed IN the balance
against this fault" Nothing like this is the purpose
or the language of Mr. Butler. On the contrary, he
holds up the executions of Arbuthnot and Ambris
ter as in themselves acts Of heroic justice. worthy OF
all admiration. He uses them 10 draw additional
shouts and acclsmaiions from the giddy thousands
around him and plainly says to his young and ar
lent hearers If you should be entrusted with
Military command use it without reserve or scruple
disregard authority and ,rample down Law, 80 that
you execute what you consider justice and, though
you shed blood in rivers at the promptings OF yo'
own heated passions and arbitrary will your Coun-
Try will honor and elevate you, and only the voice
Of fulsome eulogy shall resound above your grave.
Is not this plainly the moral Of Mr.. Buffers incuca-
ion
Let us here briefly state the facts in the case
partly in Florida, partly in Georgia and Alabama,
,ccame involved 10 hostities with our borderers,
n 1917, being accused Of robbng and numbering
our frontiers men But Their side OF the story, neve
heard or regarded by our people puts very differ
INT face on the matter. They asserted in letters to
Gen. Gaines and to our Government that they were
not the aegressors-that their lands were encroacb-
l. IL ,t1lx,
md their people murdered by white rutfians from
,ur States, whom our authorities neither restrained
nor punished. and that their outrages were subse
luent and consequent upon and far sextensive
than ours upon them. We believe this is mainly the
ruth. The weight OF evidence and Of intrinsic pro
liability is on their side. The Creeks had been al
most exterminated in War with the States few
wears before, aud were not likely to provoke a re
newal of hosiilities so soon afterward. The Official
documents establish beyond dispute that the Indians
believed themselves the injured, deeply injured
party, and that disn,ercs,ed witnesses were of the
anne opinion.
Bn, the order was given for their destruction.
iarge military force was assembled, Gen. jackson
placed at its head and campaign commenced
verrun, the In1ians making little or no serious re-
,istance. Gen. Jackson was permitted by his in
'tructions to pursue the Indians into Florida then
IN undoub;ed possession Of SPAIN but not TO al.
ock any Spanish post II the Indians took shell
III Spanish post he to halt and report the
iact to his Government for further orders. But he
promptly dlsregarded this restriction and captured
Fort Marks the Baranncas and Pensacola making
prisoners of the Spanish Governors and garrisons.
IN defiance OF their vehement remonstrances and up
an unsupported assumption tina, they were set
ting on the Indians TO attack Two Indian chiefs,
decoyed into his power by the of the British flag,
he ordered TO be killed in cold blood.
At the time of the taking of Fort Marks, Alexan.
der Arbuthnot was made prisoner while peacea-
bly, pursuing his business, and about the same time
Robert c. Ambrister was captured under dfcrcn,
circumstances. Mr. Arbu,hnot was a Sco;chman
by birth aud an avowed British subject who had
emigraied from the island of New Providence two
years before and settled near st. Marks as trader
with the Indians under the protection of the Spanish
Government. Ambrister was British hslf-pay
Lieutenant who had come among the Indians abou,
the same time and was regarded as leader BY a
party of Semnoles and fugitive negroes. General
Jackson put them on trial before Cour, Martial
Arbuthnot was proved 10 be friend of the Indians
who traded largely with him, and who reposed great
confidence in him. He believed them deeply, fatally
wronged and oppressed by our People and Govern
meni, and was under the impression that we were
bound by that article OF the Treaty of Peace lately
concluded at Client which stipulated a mutual rest,
tuition of conquesis to to the Greeks the terri
tory which we had wrested from them in the Last
War Under this impression. he had written re
peatedly to the British Minister at Washington and
to the Governor of New Providence, urging tina,
every consideration of justice, humanity and good
faith imposed on Great Britain the duty of standing
up for these poor doomed children of the ores, and
seeing ,ha, our Government did them justice But
Instead OF ins,gaing the savaees to attack us, he
used every effort 10 dissuade them from such step
as certain 10 bring upon them speedy and utter ruin
No incul paiins evidence against him was produced
on his trial which any civilized court of justice
would have sustained for moment The only vii,
ness who seriously inculpa,ed him was rival