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' --'-Trm the Troy Post, , April 4.
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Cxtttcts fron -' '
Gcneral:Wilkinsoh:sDefence.
ha;
.wiU.he acceptable to our. readers I
to see a part of bis defence. - It tsi
snid the trial will be. published a
. scon as.the sentence of the Court
'13 rn:u!e known. The .following
'extract are made from the exor
'. dium ami conclusion of the Gene
ral's defence. ; fc . ;
President
i Gentlemen of the C rjrt ,
" The case before . you, ; however
afflicting to the sensibilities of a sol
dier, ha become too common m our
own history, as well as that of other
nations " 'i ;
i The conflicts of Ministers and
Generals appear to be. the necessary
consequent s of even-: unsuccessful
imiifcu expedition ; failure produces
discontent, discontent murmurs, mur
murs recrimination, and recrimina
tions inquiry. ' If is presumed there
hni b.zn P fault somewhere j the
public mind becomes resdess, and
the ptotle must be satisfied,-even at
th- vVn nc of an hundred thousand
dolhrr, without cne cent ol profit, as
In the present we. -. -r - '. j .
Tt:U would be well, were good to
romr oi it :
lint a Tjt-.isonal comro-
. I I
the heart or im-
proven the uscV-matidrag, it nercr
should be sufltrcu on slight grounas.
Au upright apd able minister wou.d
prefer to rest his political standing mi
his own reputadpn; sooner than seek
tn nron k bv , the persecuti
iot, ot
faithful- xralous', butunfortuo'ate Ge
neral. Such was the conBuct faf a
Chatham, whose example it U impos-
cirg cn oSicer, 'from an
honorable
command and the fairest prospects of
fam?, to put hhn on the executicn.of
on
le oroiect. v.irhOUt
7 ' . r
comncier.t
nicr.ns
and oecaur.c oi
its failure, to sarr hirr.scii from puo
su-ataiem
tucmr, and perfidies to ci
nc he has incurVcd-frohl his
to cast the
blam
own
shoulders upon the of art olficer he
had deceived ; and tl3ficV.r ! a man
viih uhom he had beeu assyctattd in
The trial of lncral 'Wilkinson bar
crcite.t ko rOicn .interest dun 05
.v- r n.-itthat we presume it
But my case is. perhaps ult-iirtu
example : '11:a: of a minUtcr. pt fHigi
Srndini and uUnc!id talents; iscrfu-
aV
-Ctin or CC4 of-tf re j f r
ar ; tr e f riend of hK.nt t.w-
ve.imonpr war
to bf bound by toe tacrea nss u F-r
lonll confidence and nuachment ? .
IMr.. President, I. disclaim high co
lourings in a case of such gravity,
and should disdain to excite the feel
ings, or warp the judgment, of my
judges were I capable : the disclo
sures about to he made, will test the
truth, and determine my title to cre
dibility. :
Frcm the . cbmmpn anxiety, wc
have felt to cofteludr the procrastina
ted investigation with as little dday
as josble, 1 have undtrtakjtto per
form io 12 dvs, a work n qui ring .
Tnouih. It must net therefore brx
pected diat I should pret-nt this de
f.nce in that connected, prepared
st itc ; with that regularity ;tnd com
plrte arrahgemcnt, and a nalysii of tht
testimony, which it was my dis'u-e tr
submit to the deliberate understand
ing of this court, and to the sober r -fiections
of my countrymen.
' Jn forming a judgment on thr
whole or any distinct part of my con
duct, I flatter my self the.. Court wii
be determined by circumstances as
they appeared at the time ; Ly the dr-
. cision; of thcTnoment'aud the appa
rent exigencies of the occasion ; i.ot
bv an after knowledge of facts which
could not be known at the time.
" Before I enter upon' the Investiga
tion of the testimony, I consider it a
maitcr of propritty towards die Court
bru to state ihe course I cluli pur-
. stt! It will be rccollect :i thnt a re-
port touching the mrrits ot th.it part
of the campaign of 1815 in which 1
was concerned, at the call ot the
Homsc of KeprfHentatives, was made
up by that accuser and presented to
that "honorable body in the session of
Ilil 3 14 ; aud it has been admitted J
. " a a .
by the Court, that that report snoutd i
he taken as "prima facie" evidence J
on this enquiry : I have, availed my
self of this permission, to present
such parts of that repprf to the t iev
of the Court as tend: to throw li-hr
unonthe ir.cuin.' before it, nr.d to x-1
- retain dit? nrinciples and motives ol
my, actions in; comm and, from iH
first order received at the' tlauu 'oi.
the'lnte war, to the ienniuutiJU ;b.
my tov.ir.'nd on the nortlrcrnirontiei
- last April. "
- I shall then, Mr. President, open
the'ciise with a brief narrative of
fnri and incidents: after ivhuh I
UjXL proceed t compare aad apply
TU. .'nfV?fiSi df mv accuser: nfc- the deanatcheIhe-? ouirKt- to. have pu-s ot the ratified treaty, .in which ordej
..I'lifrl ? Ki dofived me of mv sword
in the dawn of the campaign ; threw
me out of the path of glory, nnd tht;
inturv is irreparable.- ' . - -."-. ' :
The troops formed and. disciplined
m hardships and fullering and perils,
under my orders, when. fitted ior ac
tion and prepared to meet the enemy,
were destined to gather laurels to de
corate the brows of more fortunate
men. " , ' :J. -. '
But amidst the ills . inflicted upon
me by this .tyrant, the hand of Hea
ven was outstretched - in my behalf;
and the disgraceful flight of the. Des
troyer of the Capital of this - country,
placed die office he had abused in ho
norable -hands, and secured to rae an
impartial tribunal to judge rnyoon-
duct. ; A tribunal the firsr-in : point
of raplc and experience; otie only exr
cepted, vhich ever .assembled In the
United Statev- But, 1Tr; President
I possess other sources of consolation,
which no earthly power can take from
me, I have borne arms and faithfully
served niy country through three wars!
nay more I have saved lier from a
civil war. 'How many toilsome dTiys
Ii3ve-Tlaloit.d for the honir of "my
country ! HoW many fileepless nights
have I w atchid over her Safety lr r
Thirty-niue years past Ipnarched a
company over: the ycrjr ground on
w hich I now 9 tand avrnigucd rth en
waste, wild i and cultivated; now
the scene cf lndutiy,: of v. ealth and
of talents ; th'eat of sociaL refioc-
mentof personal eharmi, and polish
20Ciety In October next it will
V ht ycar3 8iaCe J led the
at capvBureoyae from his intrench-
merit to surrender: an army of si3
thousand vcterxi troops pfEurope
op theplaius of , Suratdi, uq Jer a
opvntion countersigned bv tne nandx
.w.hich.no-ar presents it to the honora
ble cottrti with the prayer that .it may
beferniitted to accompaby the N-re-jpord9
9f this day, and find a place in
the prchiveoi the war department.
life, and stdgt ring under the load of
v-Iwlotld.ril.v.hiiaccuser.
i lie nei
be henr.ittecl tn nrhdur4 n n -uvr - r- .. t.1S
r I T " v-v.wvi
iiisutiitc oi nis zeai iuku puonc
vice : to shew that if An lute nnVhn
tnuuipnarit j 'that'if he Has been tde-
prrei. ot tue opportumtyto ayv ell hl&A
blood
"CSupT5 st t TSXi'i''r'-"
. I The test tmbniais of those meritori
ous, gallant o niters, Com. McDa-
nough and majcr gn nd IVrComb.
(see app. No. 79) seconded by 4 tht
credential of a i-epectabl t eye wit
ness acitrirn of this' Stare, will
prove be o id doubt, that my ajac)
contributed essentiailv to our naval
triumph on Lake CharnpJaln, and the j
Preservation of our garrison at Platl-
!Hu h. Frcm these documents it will
appear, th u buifor my precaution in
establishing a Iwtterj at the mouth of
Otter Creek, the early movement of
die enemy made against that point in
May last world have blocked up our
;quslron for the season : The shores
ol the Lake would have been exposed
k.i his ravages, and Platt&bnrgh must
have yielded to his superior force.
jVlr. President and Gcntlcmm,
whatever may be my future destiny
hi this mcnicnt wrapt in clouds, I shall.
)ear in grateful recollection the pati
ence' with which you have waded
through the tedious inquiry. I con
fide in the justice of your award, be
cause I am satisfied it will be founded
in integrity. Whatever it may be, I
am prepared to meet it with compla
cency, 'and were it proper for me to
express a wish on the awful occasion,
whichflnterestsmy feelings closer dian
ljfeifseU, I should say-It Guilty,
Ik my punishment be exemplary II
inncctnr, acquit me witn nonor.
Then I shall not have lived in vain.5'
I The Court b-fbre which the celebrated
Maj. Andre was tried.
General jackson" & martial law.
tract cf a lettlerfrom a gentleman
i'ci Nei'J Oil-ens y to hi friend in
'I'St-v-Tir t'ated March 10, 1815.
I "Monday by an express from
Vashingicn we heard of the Presi
dent ratrficaticn of the treaty of
peace. The- 3Iessehger however,
unfortunately received f rom . the
!)right brads of all airs at the seat of
govern meut, : a letter ol an old date
ordering the generpl to raise three
regiments; instead ol receivmr: the
the
Post -.ftlasrer General,- to the
Post Masters, Cscc on the route, ur.
ging them tor send him bo, -and 'after
he Should be tired out to send oa in
Uikd manner olher successors win
.Mr. . President, may the wnr-v;cm tbs op;ortu,-
veteran, witn.a rumcct consiiiiuionp y.r'c v, u,
the fruit of the services of his whole I eclipsed hitn. v
;uripatchL& reiiUive to the ieacc.. rrle
luckily, iiyweyer, happened to bring
with him u!ctier of introduction from
brought relati to .peace, iiod. the Pre
sident s-jatifiVstion. ''- " i -
The eminent .services -of.' General
Jackson, in; the defence" of "this dis
trict, would entitle him to every thing
tl:att!ieratitude of a country, could
bestow; il his'subsequent conduct had
L taken nothing from the account. Af-
ter tne capture ,or tne gun , uoat, nc
proclaimed; the establishment of mar
tial law, whether ''With : or -without au
thority,, nobody vias then -disposed to
enquire. A voluntary. ' submission
to the power of pne ; manv-who had
firmness enbngh W. hold'tiie reins of
government, and tburage enough to
rely! on! himself, 11 fa. most critical
emergency? every ne then felt to 'Be
required Jby the Uccasiori.But re
cenUy an i indiscredt usc.ofbat po)fer
in keeping om e i!egi ments of our lo
cal militia, on irksome erice at-riie
outposts; ; after the1 danger was . oyff
while regukr and dmft militia were
idle, hniraisei' ;'disconteptsVhchj
fostered by the jntrigues of Governor:
Claiborne y (as Jilcksoh supposed)! of
the French .Consul, ahd.operating on
his to impatient violent temper,in
flamef by unwise counsel?, Ihave im
pelleu jhim, step by step,' to the most
shocking violation of the constitution
vithot necessity and without excuse.
The diatiifaction produced rj by
to the French consul to be recogni
zed as French subjects, and w ho ve
ry readily granted 'them . certificates
tdithat eirect Jackson then issued a
general order comniandiqg all such
cclwraUrd French subiects, ( many
I of wlmhatl i teen fighting c.t the
r i i't .i '
lines vnue tne, enemy was nearj to
retire after -a limited time into the in-
iiouge.
murmurs I
Emoted bv the
intrigues
? f iborne, who,
sick of envy,
'd with avidi-
loutin
who habiP'much
'Alt Ifncth nn fmnrnfmhiic n!rp ur;
Pu Wished, vindiCadnK these I rench
S U rfte C Is Un d caHdtfv -
... . ... .- "-
this ' imenunl imbdsitiori On some oft tufn
the local militia, - induced manyjof f notiecl which they dt signed Jto take
I.IIE.ttfa 111 U , fcV ViUU 111 LU . Cl.l iy V - 1 ' .
w : - m . A t J . W
I
tenorj nc snott ci uoaton
This (51 pffldxoider&ble
which were A V'w.,-
otA "S.
ser-4'"WiV'rti7 w" r . '
Mr. ouaiiler a member of tae i.e-
gislature, a meritorious and, popular
tizen, was ascertained to oe:ine au-
tlirr. nut i xvstn lorthwitlY srrefiterl ana
fieftiU'r
Hall of th(
e U. Strtes District Conrt.
wno j'sued it naoeas -rorrus on tne
applicr.tion.ol iMr. JLcuaillic ,;rs coun
sel was likewise arrested cn Sunday,
night, and has remained a prisoner
in the barr?cl:3 ever since7. , M?H
for sonic indiscreet tvords
uttered in the street, was likewise ar
rested. Application. wa3 mad ' to
the Supreme Court for : a h:beas cor-i
pus, tjut petiding it, he was released
on giving a kind of sect?rity to appear
before a coUit iriardal, and the , appli
cation was withdrawn at his" request
-News of peace at rived that day
Mr. Dick, the U. S. District Attor
ney, on Wetinesday, made an affida
vit of Judge HallV illegal confine
ment,1 and applied to udge Lewis
for a habeas corpus, which was issir
ed arid disobeyed Mn Diclc, for
this act,' was arrested, and is, still de
tained in the barracks. An order for
the arrest of Judge Lewis likewise
issued, but was withdrawn. Under
these circumstances, it is most deeply,
to be regretted, that the official, no
tice ol the ratification j of the treaty
should have been left behind by the
express.
2.V. -Post,
Frcm the NewXark Evening Pest.
New-York, Narch 25.
A treaty of : " peculiar frucititm---
The iniermation contained in the fol
lowing editorial article, from the Uni
ted States Gazette claims the attentiou
and the serious reflection of every
lo'er of truth. The reader will ob
serve that the respectable editor
pledges his reputation for the correct
ness bf his statement. Let us gee the
man of any standing.who wiil venture
to deny.it.- J " ? . '.,
It is probolc that isome of the,
journeymen and underworkcrs of the
administration, who are, employed
larepeat, like parrots,! every day i8
evcrv hour, that the late wr trtrs nef-
cessary and just m its ongui, .an d ho
norable und successful in its termina
tion,) may, in part, believe what they
say. But not so Madison himself &.
those.w ho assist him in the mange-
meni bchiiid - diet occnes. . ' They : are
not decsivitd, but deceivers. ' They
have seen all the degrading and hum
hating con espondence whichhas ta
ken place between our Commission'
era and those of Great-Britain, ac
Ghent,1 which'they dare not permit
the ptopletosee. r Mr. Madison had
"Tlconjrratulate you and odf con-,
.r wKy i hivh.
hj hoiiorable to the nation,; and termi
nates with : peculiar" jfcficityi as cam-:
paigni signalized by the most briUiaht
success;?. V -i.
"l ,When penning that sentence ( ;Vrn
r.Iad iion, as well as every menrfberiof
one of die houses to whom it was. ad
dressed, knew, officially.' that the
RrttUh CnmmiRQionprs hiad neremo-
torilv refused even to enters mto auy
discussion of those tdnicks which con- I
stituted thealledged ,canses of ' jhe
war.
We state as a fact that in the projet
6f'areatyv0ffered by the American
Negotiators, there was a. long article
on the subject of impressment drawn
up infctetail andjWith great care, con
taining a proposal that the United
Statesshbuld adopt effectual measures
I
cmVldyVd'in their, navigation, ivhttt.
beinsatisn.ctorily accomplished and ?
taitntuUy observed, threat Britain
,slibnayipu3!ate.4. ttt; abs'tai n:.frbm
searchinAmerican vessels for - sea
men", : The same article . contained
pro visions res the restitution
J of seamen heretofore impressed.
l he. projet paving neen su'juhucu iu
the British commissioner, was re-
by :sr?ruine nts. But the only
of
for, ever to seen re to the United States
"free; traded and sailors rights,", was
simply to write at the bottom of it the
civil Word, " I N ADMISSIBLE.'
Our ministers afterwards attempt
ed to have the point reserved for fu
ture discussion and adjustment,- by
obtaining a stipulation that nothing in
the treaty should be construed to pre
judice the claims of either party on
the score of maritime rights, ilyen
"as uegatiys concession was aDsoiute -
ly retused and our commissioners
were lelt to tneir t noice ;to taKe tne
treatvlas it is,, or to have none.
When the treaty was received by
tne jfresiaeut, u was sent uy nuu lu
thr S -inn te. wi thou t anv ot the r co r
lissibn-'
in of it. .
Xresponaence oeec u iuciu.hu.
documents
lation u hich he has received from
n questionable sources, to state these
.acts, & he pledges fits reputation to
his readers ibr their being ' substan
tially Con tct.-i An attempt was made
in the Senate to'procure a vot;e for the
'publication pf the correspondence, but
the motion was o verruied by the cxe-
c utiye m a o ri tv
ANSWER OF MR. CLIISffdN.
To the Republican Meeting held in
, the city of Ne-.r-York",-of which"
Gurdon S. Mujifohd, Esc. was
chairrnan, and Artmur Smith,
; Esq.' secretary.
Fclloiupttvzensy ,:
: When, absent from thi9 city, I
had the honor to receive your resolu
tions approbdtory. of my conduct. -On
my: return I hasten to expressthe
feeling- which .animate- my bosom vn
thi9 distinguished occasioii' "' '
. JEvatsince the recocmition of our
national independence, jhe";eyes of
tne enugntenea inends ot tne human
race, m all quarters of the world,
have been turned to the U. States,
to witness the great experiment which
is trying here, whether man, under
anv ep eumstance, is capable of en-
joying the blessings of ireedom ; and
whether he is not doomed, by the in
firmities of his nature, and the per
versities of his destiny, to renounce
the high prerogj?tives'of self governr
menu (If, in a state of society the
most favored, from, the diffusion of
knowledge, and the condition of pro
perty -remote xrom the intrigues and
influence of the old world blessed
with a ponstitution bf government
founded, upon the representative prih-ciple,-
arid uniting with" it,' by the. a
doption Jof ; the confederate; system,
the advantages of power,, extended
territoryp and " national greatness
and -U;hifc!y-promises; an exemption
from those dreadful convulsions and
calamities thati haye;disgraced'ano:
flicte4 mankind--if, under all these
circumstances so prppitiods; a failure
should take place, the. cause of civil
liberty arid of rational freedom would
be deprived of its strongest support
an ex. tne most mairgn euects to the dig
nity andj WtifiUc of the huniai "rate,
'would ensiic. -. .' -' -'V ' . 1
In order to preserve the principles
of our covernment. and to Woter t
tne proq3ei ty ot our. country, it is
. ' . ' - - r
ui country, it is I
7
cssentiairy necessary
lie bays- - v
y zJLr ? T r- 'ftiDi? at -rvrw or tne.Urdtrol th Jiath V I A
1T-arpf "M&"tne ' 'executive wuKiyif- r bc;- t f t 1
FaVe -u ;-v -u ? t,JJi to remove rrA Inomns Cochrane, ' '
ivn that body With a sight ot, those Uf . .;ia, -v... r .. .VV
erpetunte vt4
ot tficworia proclaims ui.iaiuiu .u- h
. . 1 it"- ri -1 T, .
lrance between antircnv anu ryranny z . '
and if, in the awful visitation3of D - . 1 1
vine Prbyideiice, ye 'afe doomed ;to ; ; X
travel the round of humancaramity- v,y '
and to become! beasts of burden or ot-; - x;!
pr-y t6 creatures like, ourselves,, we ;'
Of a military despotism :
former
will entail upon us all the evils ot.ne-:; t
ver ceasing and destructive wars, and'
tne latter win result as a , necessary
must too k i or ujc-iHiiHcumic uiu wr.v,'
ra'tiug "causes,; in thei dsolutioh of ; J
the;!(Jnion,land in thesublishmeic Qrrfi
consequence," i f it'doesf not pre vloivp' . : mi
and pre-existingcaus'es. -iyfC ' C
Tnr .tV r,r mti Vnf. frtCPdS, ,
have uniforndy Vitnefed the tnm;.
;ridMnnd honorVp ttacjimtat
the prineipleslpur r"'$ : .
the prospeW d .hnor of Udij
det
ted Statfcs, s Iritttiemiast oif--: ,t
amoiidl gn?B$ncin . ; ; - vyj
Vf continued ; y VU
Unshaken, uiiseduced, unterrifyfdr
The rnlmhtened friends of "wise. :
natriotic Yheasures. not the blirid fol
lowers of individuals.; and iiever for-.
getting that respect which libnbrable .;.
men must always-entertain for them- 1 s.V
, . ' ' "v ill - vl v
selves, and tm un :c;ion wnicu pa
triots must 'invariably - fciel fof their
country.- v.- - r ' V-. f
. The txfood opinion ot-such men , is
J
to me of more value and inttigher es-
timation, than all that office' carrjQn I ;
fer. : Beholding in'you, not the jioliJ,:
tical insects of an hour, nor the 'mush-' , ,
room'? of a mzUt,b&tfhsJirMandst&
ble fixture of republicanism, true 'tb-'-"
. , . f, , j . . 1.
yourseives, .to your.;mcnaa ami.
your country, in the worst aa'Ayell iri : ;
tne Dcstoi;tunes, I tender to you ipe..
assurances of my?; unalterable regard
and of my-profoimd respect
3DEVITT CLIITOX
NiXv-Tpry April 6.; ,grV '
xp jlsiox or loyY y0151
Fro,, U&V?r VP.
i'mce "i, mreungo.f the
ik i-.j ft' . .
tary oflstate for the home Depart-
mcnt, a minutes before 1 o'clock, V
in Kinr Henrv VJIfh's Chao.L
Westminster Abbejv and proceeded
to ascend the ladder placed Jfor that
purpose, to remove the banner ofv:"
juora ocarane irom its conspicuous
appointed skuaticn, which; was th 1
fourth from the to, on the right sid;?
of the Ch::pel, beven those of Lard'
Beresfcrd and Sfr "fclarent S.oencer. ' -, :
- His arms were a'fteryvards unscrew-
cast f tn V t r Ar11. 1 1 V A '
In conf , Jhe Order of the fiWh, . V : '
memhiJ (arrant ira? 'agreed ''inni ." vl
..X TI ...iu - I
cordihgly. wifla-fr warrant' sfghed ' by. 1 y; T
Lord "Vtiscount SidmoutH.-ns'secri--'!''
they were unscrewed on the brasa . ."7 ; ll
plate hy the same youth who ''dcrzrr ft ' )
ling and sword with all his Lord- x'
ship's .insiHia of the, .Order wme
then taken down from the top of thei- ' ' ! W
; The most degrading part of the ' -i
ceremony then tool: fdace, of his
'Lordship's banner, beiner"' kicked 'but .
of the .Chapel, add idownK the steps. ;
ieadiugjtd the Chapel; by JVIr.'Town-
end, King of Arms of, the. Qrder ; V
and the curious coincjdence of ' cir
cumstances 'was, that the samec two, '
young men who introduced his Lord-- J
ship into the Chapel at thr time of the 1
installation, for him to be installed on
the occasion, happened to be there by ';
mere chance. v -;,'
Nothing of the king, as to! the rei.;C:
moval.ofLa Knight.frDm the! Order of - t
Bath, has occurred since its establish-,
mcnt id. the year 1725
.... j ' i .1 . V .', I " ,, i
1 c . Bayoxn?, Jan73fl,;r '
The Spanish government has takei
one step towards mercy, or rather to-. ' "1
wards justice. The' minister Ceval-j
los; convinced that the rigidity used,
against the libereaux, was only to a W "
gravate more and more their .'mmH V
auuiuiMic iac restoration ot tran-.?! r
quillity, has presented. HsC;' M. wifK V V,
a' well d?(W-t-HI nrvt ;nL.ni. ,i.fL -- 1 ' ' ? ! '
put
tioh.
ofd
wh
othei
a stop to every am-st apddcten ; ; v' I
of the libereaux. ahd fr ciiri
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