The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-01


ranks or it may be for precisely the opposite reason
understand however, thas been done IN obedience 10 The
vo &c OF public COMMUNICATING no doubt on the known
wishes OF General Jackson 10 be released om fine which
he believes unjust, and therefore, and Therefore only Oh
pre- ssive II my wish Were 10 make poliueal capital and
eond consent 10 resort to such me ior such put
pose, nothing could please more than 10 witness The
paiy bias attempted TO be biven 10 IL SIR WIN your parry
10 appe the American people Lay this question bs
lore them IN your canvass and you viii at least lean
lied their lives in defence of their country form pat Of
Be6re proceed farther pom the merits of the aues
under consideration, permit me TO say few words in re-
ply part of the speech oil the venerable gentleman I'M
IepoIt of that speech the following paragraphs
RuInors aAoa-he could not, OF course youch for
their truththa the great presidential question between Tue
matey decided by General Jackson himself II seemed 10
be given that he be the president OF the national
would be Such were the which were afos,
From VIVA, the House had seen, 1t was clear that the
or neutrality of General jackson He did not expressly a.
sign the paragraph IN the message oil The Peslden oa
lives and, therefore, he (Mt Al would not say that Ii,
was bid in the great auction. II 1t was however, bid
the .war-worn veteran would say that such bid WON,
do. AT any he wished to have The trial made by put
ting the bill in precisely the same terms recommended M
the President, IN order TO see whether the wawom vet
cram would take it,"
Now. sir will not pretead 10 decide what influence
Gre neral jackson may have IN iu,nre presidennakng Ii
ls, however, well known-and 10 none better than the ven
cradle gentleman Mr. ADAMsl himsei-that the old hero
in his day, esteemed most capital pres'dentbsaku
Aud if it that, in one CHARACTER he
drawn support to this bill no one can doubt that in the
other, he has excited against II most deadly and
lenting opposition That the gentleman Mr. ADAMS can
consistently oppose 1t on the usual gonnd-'he nnw
ranobe assumption OF power-ls manifest from the fact
that lie has himself most uiumphany vndicated the
General from similar exercise of power on The grounds
necessity, and in much more questionable case Wean
therefore, seek elsewhere for that genenans opposition
dlicult find Had Gen Jackson retired to piva
life at the close OF his military careerhad he tu WON
meeky those honors which he proudly he nigh, have
gone down The vale OF years followed by the prayers aud
blessings OF all his lanres growing esher and sreenea
every step OF his pilgrimage, until standing as he
does, the brink of the grave they would have caugaa
bright reflection OF the world beyond IT, THIS bill would
then have passed on its merits aud passed by aecamao
Bur, sir lie dared do Otherwise he dared throw bis |
lai straight shadow across the crooked path OF mad amb
tion He dared resist that combination, trick and jggey
by which federal dynasty ioss upon free county
He dared appea!-and appeal ccesstuly-iron the
pies servants to the people themselves Aud, above ALL
Sir he dared strike TO dusa corrupt moneyed monopoly
alike essential in every age and couny % the ex ence
dynasty This sir, is the front OF his offending
has arrnyed party vengeance against this bill
The same rable gentleman has also spoken ofthe
fhe office OF President at public auction and seemsem
Ious succeed my friend from Indiana Mr.. TnoArsoyl
who, lew days since gave US most amusing display Oils
talents congressional auctioneer This auctoneer
has thought lit change his from the White House
to the Hermitage. Now, sir, as we have learned IRON the
vencra gentleman Mr. ApAMs] the ''rumor" that
President Dispose Of the democratic Interest in the
election of Chief Magistrate, it is but fair presume
from ''rumor" of coursetnut the other President may
have little influence in disposingof the wing
information, verabe authority OF rumor," would
advise him, by all means when that INTEREST," dposedo
adhere to the good old rumored precedent Of Saia
perhaps, sir sealed proposals will suit quite we'll
Whether ought to take any, what notice oushu .
by the venerable exPlesident [Mr. ApAnsl to old
cessfu competitor for the first Office in the world long a
matter ofmuch doubt will simply say of this attack
it Of but close affinity with that made by the
GUS Knight OF Gadshl the soldier Of the gallant
Percy-and will be felt about mach.
"The victory of New Orleans undoubtedly was ground
of high glory not only to the individual who was at The
helu n lorcps bu pp % he
on account OF that victory, were they TO sanction acts which
e 1s e To be- o A
wer they only to sanctions but TO reward those acm
that ground2 1t reminded Mr.. A OF an nnecdo'e which
heard many years ago respecting General Afnolda man
very celebrated in tue OF revolution Alter hsT
PLOTS in this country (Which were Of TWO charac'ers
went England and there, being object oil cobempn
everybody he saw and particularly to every America
he still sought the company OF Americans who vass
conversation he had with American with whom he Lad
been acquainted in this country before his treason and
reachery, he asked him what the Americans would have
done wih him they had caught him instead of Andre
II Andre had been delivered up Gas was poposed ol ~
have buried that leg OF yours which was mutiated he
service with the honors of war and they would have hung
yon for the remainder Of your body That the sort
justice which, comparatively speaking, would be mo9
proper than that of his colleague, which reward
won the battle of New, Orleans"
will now, sir, {f can be pardoncd by the House 70
this to me, most unpleasant digresson,) turn 10 wha
conceive the true merits of the questionable proprey
the declaration and enforcement of martial law by Gsnen
will not be understood as meaning the law establishing
rules and articles Tor the government OF The army OF M
United States. That law is at all times in ioce ana &c
quircs power from simple declaration OF that
mean that martial law OF paramount control as IS VI
dersood in all countries, and which may unap1y be
fned ''ihc common law of camps sprn2ng out Oh aN
commensurate with, the exiRencies of armies IN Inc nta
eXlgences which cannon be fore and therefore can
be guarded against in advance, by fixed legislation Ina
General Jackson had the constitutional power iortnay
declare enforce such aw-o supersede the cVil ioS
military rule shall not contend for him nor has he eve
commended himself. 1t his justification is to be oua
at al--and that 1t is, have no Doubt must be sou9m
amidst the dangers aud difficulties by which he found h
sell surrounded know SIR there are some VINO "y y
ian persuade the world that alternative, however,
full justify excuse resort 10 such couI'e.
have pamphlet before me, signed "a hentncKah
written with ability in which the author labofsW
force this doctrine. single and very snort PaasNP
| from this work will serve show his position;
'The great national interest with us-the great POM
disc pline-is, and ever must be, implicit and deVoa
dience to the law"
Based this dogma he labors prove that while Ges
eral jackson was whipping the British, he was n n,
levyng war against his own country-because nc hi
necessary measures TO suppress mutny and treason n n
own camp and winds up by saying, lis pian unAA'
gated treason" u
Who this learned gentleman is, do not care 10 EsV
From his unsparing bitterness, he might well be taken
political renegade vainly attempting 10 WIN w ~
dence of his friends, by assaing the leader OF n
ones Certain am he is no soldier, and knows nohns
the Eardshps casualties of war II he did nc Ia
also know that army rarely IN ;ches by day OF h
night without necessarily breaking some law or trahP"
on some right. 1t is more than probable this genlemaI
Judge or exudge, who, wrapping hilnscir liam.
robes OF Office and hugkiug to his heart tnls DARING &
implicit Obedience, iondIy imagines he can Ww On
the American people hatit infinitely better We" W.,
leans had been sacked and burnt, than saved oy ma
law This is but the doctrine attempted TO be 'hcuwa
the pam phiet referred to, when carried into Practo III
whatever may be thought of 1t now, have no uo a,
would have been received with acclamaon by u' -
British army at the time: in this shape, then, ien