The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-20

General houston, IN writing 10 friend IN this place
under date OF 3olh October says he intends starting
for Washington city in eight days lie hopes General
Rusk will be with him. Their friends will no doubt
be gra,iled 10 hear il.
Ths Administration an Organ Accusing General
jackson.
Our readers will find copied below an extract from The
defence made by Gen. Jackson of his conduct in the
Seminole war From that extract il will be seen that
Arbuhnot and Ambrsier were executed as authors OF
the Indian hoslies which had broken out on our south
ern frontier. One Of them was taken in arms against
our forces. and both Of them proved have been
guilty OF the slaughter OF our women and children and
TO have been Identified as associates with the Sesnoles
IN murder, massacre, destruction, and revenge They
are described as the paymasers for human scaps-as
refugees from civilization, voluntarily engaged with
savages in laying waste the abodes OF industry and nno
cence, and profiing by the plumber and which
marked the progress Of their violence. Such wreches
were evidently beyond the pale OF all the laws which
regulate civilized warfare and hence General Jackson
very properly says that "they much outlaws
pirate on the ocean, and to pardon them would be
treachery 10 mankind"
We have made this quotation in order that the public
may see how reckless the Republic becomes when il al
ges that General Jackson executed these MONSTERS
for the crimes above attributed to them but because they
had encouraged and aided hostiltes against nation
with which their at peace 1t ia the desire of
the Republic 10 identify the OF Criitenden and his
followers with that of Arbuthnot and Ambrisler. and
IN doing SO It does not hesitate to give garbled version
OF the facts upon which Gen. Jackson acted and which
explain what he meant by saying that the offenders
whom he punished were much outlaws pirates
the ocean But much that have to say on
this subject until we see the papers which Gen jack
son communicated TO the government proving all the
facts stated in his memorial 10 the Senate, which is the
only document the subject now have access TO-
We turn TO the other point relied by the Republic TO
bolster up the proclamation of President Fillmore. The
allegation, so often refued is again made by that journal
:" that Mr. Van Buren, took the view Of the law
Mr.. Fillmore" and that Mr. Van Burens proclamation
in regard the Canadian instruction contained subs,an
TALLY all that Mr.. Flmores did, far treaty obliga
lions and constitutional law are concerned.
Now if the editor OF the Republic will apply 10 the
State Department. he will find that, although the occasions
which gave rise TO these proclamaons in many
respects Identical there yet very material and most
important difference. There stipulation in any
~ between the United States and Great Britain like that OF
the 7ih article OF treaty of 1895 with Spain Ii
guar fact that there is similar stipulation in any OF the
and elaborate treaties which the United States
made about that time is there any, any subsequent
treaty. cautiously worded and so stringent This was
no, the result of accident II owing 10 the nature OF
the Spanish government-ts ruthless ard despolc char
acler. Such stipulation would have been necessary if
it bad only been for the purpose OF projecting our c-
zens esden, in Spain from the horrors OF the lEquisi
ton leaving OF view the well. known corruption
awessness, and ferocy OF other Spanish tribunals and
authorities With such government the stipulation
was no less necessary than il was IN making treaty
with the Ottoman Porte did in 1892, to insert the
fourth article OF that treaty, which article is not recpro.
cal in its terms but intended solely for the protection
OF our citizens residing in Turkey Turkish subjects
who should visit the United States would not need such
stipulation to protect Them because the nature OF our
government is totally different, from that of Turkey The
seventh article Of the treaty with Spain is therefore not
mere orm--il not lightly made, and should not be
lightly abrogated by Presidents proclamation.
With Great Britain had such stipulation, because
there was no need OF il, lis well known that aliens
quite as well protected BY British laws, both in civil and
criminal cases, British subjects are. II is the policy
of Grea, Britain a commercial power, 10 insure them
such protection In the absence OF such stipulation
Mr. Van Buren, right in informing our clti-
zens that, in the event OF the medated aggression
upon the British territories, our government could
not interfere TO protect them against the laws Of
Grca, Britain IT bad right by treaty 10 interfere
40 far as 10 insist that the accused should have a
fair trial But there Mr. Van Buren, stopped. He did
not undertake 10 denounce citizen. in such manner
as TO deprive them Of all sympathy and all claim TO the
lenity Of the British government, lie did not s,gma,ze
them as punderers and robbers but the contrary,
termed them misguided or deluded persons" His
was in fact every way suited TO the occa
sion.
II not in the power OF the special organ to hide the
truth by ridiculous illusions to Gen Jackson as Doctor
Of Laws and 10 Judge Mclean OF his pupils No
body refers 10 General Jackson for definitions OF national
law or for the technical distinction between outlaws,
punderers and pirates In the OF that great man
there is craftsmanship, wisdom, PATRIOTISM justice, and
truth not to be obscured by the scholastic criticism OF those
who imagine that read Latin and quote Grotus and
PuiIendorf are great advances in knowledge General
lack son was Just the avoid such mistake that
committed by this administration lie would have
known what sort OF proclamation TO have issued IN the
case Of the Cuban synpahzers clerk had brought
such one as that issued by President Fillmore, General
Jack son would have sent back the clerk and told him
what TO COPY and what omit add OF previous proc.
amations on analogous occasions He would have told
the clerk TO follow Mr. Madisons proclamation, which,
in a threatening neutrality laws, did not de-