North Carolina Newspapers

If a. -13 r ' .c .'RALEIGH, (K.C.) Ft? I DAY, OdOIUUt issi .v - THE STAU,V v' i ' .fai JMA-CaroGwa Caui, . ijijLt & LAWRENCE. i,JyH thrta OnlHra ar wk--W pa. -,r.,lb fcHK-llbom M Waal 8 1 WkH tUa n ( aTtK KHilnr, Mica ll awaaragM I Hix-i, ImwtW Urv linMa tw mm 4oHar, '.COMMUNICATIONS. , V fO. TH STAJi. tM. Jfc-I IS Lowrtnett ' t An address to the people of the United States, bearing the signature of one Jes m Benton, haa been transmitted from the State of Tennessee to sundry per son in this state, and made its appoar tire in the columns of the Raleigh He giter, a pnper which has lately become the vwucie oi siauucr iuu nuurnuon n"mst private as well as public charac ters, from the pen of the anonymous writer as fell as the avowed calumni tor. ft haa already been akfd by i writer in' your paper,- who this Jesse Benton is? The answer riven, is well known to many of the citizens if this .state wlio hate-visited Tennessee, to be a correct one; but .your correspondent might hare ne farther, and staged that he was. the assassin who shot Gen, Jack son from a' Vide door during, aw affray between the Gent, and his brother Col. Bentonthat, for this, and his turbulent and diabolical conduct, he has been for ced front society and become a bankrupt"! in every sense the ward can be applied. But is Bcntotli the- real "author, of this base libel; are his tajents and acquire mentfi Adequate to the production; has his information' extended so tar into the cabinet of ih'e President or .the' arcana of the enafe of the United States aa to enable him to draw conclusions and state as facts,1 the charges Bet forth a eainst Adams. Jackson, Calhoun, Eaton and ethers? No, reader .he possesses noiuch information-his Course of life and situation have been such as to have precluded him -from it, independent of his total wanted talent. f Yeutnay rely upon it, it'is tlie vfoik of Ihe; iriaster;spi rit of one who is writhing -under the ag- f -Vonies of disappointnlent'and occlusion of office; who is'seeking; revenge, for supposeu injuries .onMer cover . vi , borrowed name; and' is( "attempting' to destroy the charWter'of those, who may I , ftatfe pitied bis. way to military or ci . vlci fam -tt was evident! v the deaijrn bf the attthor'of this address that, it . should not Jnake its, -appearance, nhti iust bofnr the electioh of the Elector College;' when the frieqda of Jackson in . Tennessee 'would not have, time, to dis prove the calumnies. Certificates couU , be had from huridrcda'.of the most res f pectable citizens in Tennessee to testi :, fy to the Stringpf falsehoods it contains; :v jiarticula'rly those which relate to the General's conduct : 'during the "several . Creek campaigns.J j.These same charges ere bfo'tbefore Congressf & Underwent an investigation, bond uc ted by Mr. La cock; Clay, Cobb, and others with much leal and some bitterness, and which tef . initiated In not'enly a full acqjUitaUbut mtn an ai most unanimous approoaiion : f hU-conduct. 'LVith-reg ird to -the i.L General's having eone to Murfreesbo- , rough and personally Alerted ,htmslf ' o promote hisjelectmni'is" a? void of truth as any of, the charges, . Tlie fact K the 'General did not go. to.Mur WilLli unci 117 noa 111' man tates, " I think Jicksoa cainot be rude Presidents 1 should savselfprtfer lin taCUv or Calhoun: and I d net knowwhetWl miht nt make ki-a my second choice. " I can only say. Ait j - J .. aemtmavr mna wimw mi wen ptrjra:y corrttt, and ralculated to obtaia (or him many fnenda. lie is a man of strong mind there Una doubt. Will not these declarations, 'coming from two of the Representatives of the state, wha were aye witnesses to the General's demean. or for several months, and who are thai mends and supporters of Mr. Craw ford, bear roe out in sarins the author of the address has stated a wilful and malicious falsehood. CORRECTOR. V TO a THI ST a. THE BENTON PLOT. And so, M essrs. Editors, the madness of the Crawford-men has brought them to this After toiling in vain in all the round of detraction acainst General Jackson, for want of traits in the char acter of their own Candidate,' 'which could be set up In opposition'to those brilliant' traits of character which em blazon "the Tame of . the other, -they have now caught a glinrrwe of hope from the efforts of one Jitst Benton, how1 of Tennessee. This Benton has Ion been a notorious bully, one of the most turbulent men in America, whom disappointment, and his own want of I popularity, have made nun the inert rare, personal enemy or Jackson. ' His known .hostility might Mve been thought .sufficient' to deter even the hardy partisans of the caucus candidate Irotn qnoting Ins ebullitions; but they are the very thihs for them. The low ering clouds of disappointment .hanir - i . .t . i .i .... - arounu inem; ami mey are jusi now in a mood to join in. the corses of every demagogue that will violently assail the character : of Jackson; no matter how inconsistent the ribaldry be in itself or how absurd the stories related." They seeiA ta calculate, that V where mutti dirt is thrown, some will stick." , It is not for the meridian of Tennes see," that the publication of Jesse Ben ton is calculated, where both the v par ties are known; but to produce an ef fect abroad,- It' appears,; from ,the riewspapers,that the pamphlet of Ben ton isr. spread over the' United States, whether solely i by a -.small faction in Tennessee,' oe by a " plan of the Grand Caucus agents, is not yet cerfain. ' But, evident it is, that th'js' man writes for the "eye of strangers.if'SonW' short time ago he wrote a Tetter jproclaiming h!m self in opposition to General Jackson, for reason? rthiyein?alledged; - which letter, jie pretcnaen, could not be pub lished fh Tennessee, because tle press there was not indepehdartt; and. ther'e fbrt it; was sentvto the' Richmond En quirerrTai paper, of the' 8th instant , contains the Jpllqwing note: : i We an reqvette4 tf'tk4i E(li(or,,af the Aaihvtye Gaxrtttto tay, tmt Mr. Jcut -Ben ton never offered finMifr Gazette any csmmurjff. cation vhatever-and, therefore, 'tliat hi fene rtS complaint tf the' ijtdi-peiidciKe ejJe pre J witl now call youi attention to the .retire anu zest oi inis communicairon of Benton,' first s8ncd;,jn a; pamphlet and then thrown oil the columns o the CrawfoixJ paners,; v: Two feature!, a'd utterly incompati ble with each pthert mat tncy dciy com mba credulityj5 and onl v . come tip to tjie taste oi tne enraged vraw lordMuen present therrlselVes on the iii-st jrlabce lie represents' General 'Jackson as a man, -wiiobe very naiuw was me M'rnat for .; .union' "tliroughoot Tennessee, 'in Wwa. Hester.," TLea .wa aaiKt )a sera swat thing like a parade, aaJ aaca sceoe of. Indian warfare ta the Soqta, as was exhibited la the orth vv est. Sack another djneing ta and fro in search of provisions. Such a ptaa and bo-idaa sr!s-as in the tatter case cost the United States siity-miUions of dolUra, and ruined all the eQUrHertbe Government to puruia tha objecU of tio war, aattl tin country va almost prostrated efore the tnemy. Bat 0 energy and tha talent of Jackson di appHnted toe neraagngue. .ana iney sunk into merited insignificance. The oflicers who accompanied him d'd their duty. This is their bost testimonial. lie country lias derived all the bene fits of their valor and good conduct, anJ those of their General. - " But we havo from this Mr Beaton 'vited. - Hetihssed throoih town in the nppositian i to' tlie most popular of al otner muiviuuais; ana, yei, mai. ne s in an nis wnuuci, ruue, vioicnit5yran meal, deceitful and dissustina;: ; Now can any man in his sober senses believe that such a Jame of; enthusiasm Could hav.c been raised in fftvor of Jackson's election. Hf .1 ennessee, v if the people generally naa ,1101 oeen extremely par tial tor him? " And can . it be supposed 1 that the story Benton Stella'- about the Ldisgust which Jackson's conduct exci ted amongst the members of the Legis ktumsivheTi Jackson waa btouglit lor ward asSenator yfould 'liot have jiad exactly 'thecoBtfary "eftect of giving Jackson -majority ovcrWilliams, who. Benlori says had a 'majority ; against atif ether candidate that could be start ed? ' Such tale$ are too absurd for re fleeting' minds.t.'It Is' enough that -we look at iese leatnres" ol the pertorm ance to decide the credibility oi this A'J few plain remarks will set this brimbatloh at rest; Jtn th6 first.army which Jackson Jed against "the Indians; there were a. number -of ambitious and disorderjf 7 spirits." like Benton,- whd wished tather; to ossesa ' Con$dence .than "-merit iti TJiests men were jduu tcnanced and 'supported by Genera Cocke, of the East Tenhessct militia who; like t another ' llarrlsbn, of tlie Tqrthff- AVest, "would ;'willmgly ihave surnianieu jactisqn, as uie pmer ,ui did. not return to town until 10 o'clock V the seit layi. and on which daya,t 4 o'ejock, the ejection; for .''.Senator,' took - place. ller was iimi$or his 4"ertinj; his personal influence io promote '? , lia own election " ' ,Tbe atithor of . the address Rtate'JiW find"hhi'at.'Vash i iiigtotbfiwing. and fringing' to! all Jhis 4Jormer enemies, :t&it only liis greatest' rivalMr.Craw fordi to- likri he' preserv- Ji a hatfghty litaaet &.cf &c Jfle is f if hosts W fycoph'ants' dancing VoUejrdapce on his person, and flattering y rhis vanilW If oilie'rroofs rtbi false , ahood of these chaises werii wantin-r. t .hear the scfrtim'ch-ls of two. membera f aiied Stafes from this state! id letters to corre'fipondeiit, ttateil on the VT 8th ana iytn of FebruaryTiist.: SpeakingoN the candidates for; the j esjdency, ne Of thenr'Vrites. "H llr. 4'rufi,nl i mv iceryet l ain frank to ayow that v.... au-Buii is r-ueciaeaiy my secoau (J;1 His very dignifle J deportment at ;8'ngton has gained much even npon v "is:, enemies '-f- 'Aaln '.' " fim. s' acfeson iai kept Uhc even tenor'of his V; v?o lh(if fr stronger would never have j 'f erred, f ram Jut depottbvmt tnat'Ke 0 tunauiiirefv kihc$ice.n Does rtake 'of tlie charge of ",lKwing f ; direct to the charge? ; TUe oar gentle- -5 ! sometkins very soart about General Jackson's Tariff votest Now, Gentle men; mark this circumstance. It was a ' plan, laid before -hand, Beatoa tell us, - that Jackson- should curry favor with the middle states by bisrTarin" votes; : because Tennessee was sure! and were there no otlier states but Ten: neasee 'and . these middle states that could sea how be voted? 'I it possible that Jackson should be such a fool as tu vote under an impression that his vote on that subject could have much weight of themselves to rain him tha votes ol r . . , . I ft states wnere ; ne was iittie mown or thought of as a Candidate for President, when those -very votes might , destroy his expectations in states who. were more likely .to support his cause; i e, wnere ma services nau neen; more im mediately useful' in the Sootb?j ': Iis votes on the Tariff were unequivocal and plain. -They must be known every where alike, lius is the management, we know, which has been adopted by the Caucus Candidate. His Treasury reports have spoken a language which serves every-purpose. ; He is Tariff man to the North--ADti-Tariff to the South.' He is vindicated as a friend to fortifications in the National latelligeri cer.- v lie is lor pursuing, they say,1 the, plans- of Madison in sustaining tne d'- lences or the country, the, Army and the Navy. To tire Swth, he iaMhe enemy of such funzMs&fis. ..;This Is not Jackson's character. It is ihtcUiKible, free from duplicity and intrisuet and it. theit:foreK meets; the hostility of your Bentons, and other such like braw ler, , It would be strange, indeed, were the statement of Bentoit true, that Jackson iad, so- ill-treated the volunteers of Pennessee, and their valiant odicer's in the first Creek war; and yet, whenever he wanted an army, to lead against the enemy, the moment the word was given, they, flocked to. his standard witff eh thnsiasmi TNay,f let the name of Jack son lie mentioned to a TennepA vol. unteer,l whatever state he may be found, and hta heart bursts with expres sions of attachnion V 1 But the marked attachment of Ten nessee to the cause, of Jackson in the C resent , contest," ootwi thstand i ng the itterhesa of a few such creatures as Benton? and of a few others of the emi grants from particular sections of other" States, ; gives the lie' 4a - the slanders which are prppagayfl againt hhni I cohversedp witfr a4Jrawford-man, the other 'day; from; Tennessee. He - re marked, ihere are 'onln lufd 'candidates tHert inoppouti&n to Jackson nid they stand no ; lhancc. ( A Crawford-man wrote from Georgia,: a few Bays aco-H nil peneveu nere mat jne parties are about Mree for Crawford, and two , for Jachsotr, in ftviJJLwt he even .went turtjierj. observing -.that the party tippo sed to Crawford Vf-as' rising; r, These informants are buth Crawford-men. "The faction wotilf rjelj ustbat slanders of Clarke have injured Craw- lord ib Georsia. 'Beit soi tney may bg assured th'fi slanders bf Benton will not injure" Jacksfitf ib;Tetine8see;and if tli slanders pfClarka are notjgood testimony, it is a inost outrageous ; in sult upon the intelligence of the peopje t ' North tJaroiina; that the caucus gentry should bore them with the slan ders of Benton; especially as the for mer have some oppearahce roi truth, while - the latter are marked Wvth folly and absurdity. ' It is worthy of apecial attention, vt!mt Crawlurd has a strong opposition Iron) the reopie 01 wa own State! Jackson has nearly the unam mous suppiirt 01 hia.I ' ., The'tissue of falsehoods repeated in the latter part ef Beftton paroph!et have been years 'i ag- told , from 4he same source, and satisfactorily refuted. Tlie newspapers published the stories of the land speculations. The whole af-fair-vJa examined intoVahtfwn to have been entirely unt'onnected'with General. Jackson, ana- withour bis knowledge, and Benton would have ao chance of making an' , im presion' -except where they , have not been' known', r . From his own account, the great grievance in the case of the Chickasaw that one act of apccala'nrt were too harp for another t. - AH Ui pai; let, Loweer, is a hime!e attempt to detract froia the hi-H t harartcr f f Gen- tral Jackson., by a.lwiiorou aiad-nan, aHke waprmcipted abd contemptible.- ,, "- - A KUS MAN. ., From At CoJwmiimn C-vr. v Extract vf a letter from "a rrnl!eiaa ia Tea wT,itiriwti uiiacurr.aaieasepiem. ber'M 1 824, 00 Vh- u jject of Jee BenU!" LibcU on tbc "..." . . HEKQ OP NRV-OUlXiKS-?. 4 . Jo . a 'letter I wrote you some short time since. I informed voa of a ramiJi- let that, was said to be iaa press, and would soon bo quu -This book t attri-buK-d te theme-a Jese, Benton, and arrrofljij mmc 11s appearance, on Friday l.it, which, it. is nnbab1e, jou have seen. What course General Jack- a friends .will take with regard to this publication, is not yet determined on; nr whether it will be proper to- nd- tice," in any shape, so pitiful a produc tion. . Some of his friends are of opin ion that if permitted to pass unnoticed. it will drop still-born from the ..Press; others are inclined' to believe that ft may become necessary to make some rrpiy to.it, as 11 is oeuevea tne vraw- fard presses will republish it .i.nd endea- vor to give u weight nq character by alleging it is from tha pen of a brother 01 the -lion. 1 nomas 11. lien ton, scna tor from Miswuri'-l &c.'. v ,. . - r Should this be attempted, it is thought that it may be proper, 'o far as ta do- uce ti at icist, as to lniorm tne penpie of the United States uu and what Jes se Benton is. That "is, ti let them know he is the, game man who attempted to a,SMssyiate General Jackson, in Sep tember, 1813, And has no object in ma king: this vile, slanderous and wicked publication, than the , gratification , of private revenge. ra lacj, that ne is con- siderei here, to be a maniac, and has, on more occasions than one, attempted the lives of his own brothers. . . ; v I do not believe, however, the friends of the General could be induced to take any notice ofkthis despicable perform ance, under any circumstance,: jf they believed, for a moment, that it was feal ty the work of Jessn Bentoni but 'they ieei convinceu tnat ne is oniy ;ne instru ment the t iotthe cutstiaw of certain Crawford Gentry, who have determined to leave nq stone unturned to injure and blacken the character of General -Jack son, but wor slinking from, personal renppnsmiity, are .too dastardly to come out themselves.; What course this pamphlet this tis sue of u ntroiths-rmay take, or what ef ieei it may oe maue to nave, on tne ig norant and the credulousf it is impossit ble for nie, at this, time! to conjecture; but as the Gen'ls. character, and pub lic conduct, have often been scrutinized by abler pens than that which Jesse or his aids wield, I cannot believe it will have anyt at least injurious effect. , In deed I am rather of. opinion that benefit will be the result of such vile tlctttoneer- irig ttvff, at the heel of so important ad election, as that of President of the Uni ted states. ;';.' ;:;;".N;.;;;n As I am personally acquainted .with many of the facts alluded to in his took; and . know that the circumstances con nected with them, as related by this said Jesse Benton,, are "edtireiy;destitute of truth, 1 will proceed to point out, a few of each untruths, which may, perhaps, be.satisfactory to ypii, and- which will, at the same time, enable you to deter mine; in youf own mind, the degree of credit they are entitled to. '. , : - in page lb, Mr. Benton, or his month piece, , in speaking of the Senatorial e Itction last fall, says, " when members had been threatened,. persuaded, and f 1. I knui t two ntr,brrS '. n . 1 managed in every wav'DOssible.' that thi friends of Williams vet held the maiori. ty, and . without furthe? exertion he would yet prevail, t In this state of things a messenger was despatched for Jackson and, hiniselt to appear on the ground, his presence being deemed in dispensable. ' lie came and personally exerted hirilselfto promote Mi election! k ' Ndt one word of tht . statementt is irue, except jnai wmcn relates to nis having been sent fo andiliathe did vi sit ' Murfreesbord7 It is riot true that his friends ever despaired af his elec tion: That: : General Jackson . exerted hiihsetf,'-8i stated by Jesse Benton, 'to promote ois own election, is a most in iatnous ana malicious iaisenood. ,r 1 was at .Murfree8boro, at the' time, and had been there durins theVliole of the can- y'aasing for that election, and know that hi took no part jnU.whatever. He did not reach Murfreesboro' until between 8 apd 9 o'clock the '.mrt immediately f receding the election; iand was never, "knov,out of IN lodging I until after tlie election was over., I feel. confident that he did not speak to a single mem ber about the elcctiony unless the sub jy-katolim.C .l.Jett(ji jrur'as. Iopge pr Mr..Jm-3 apciks f ha eiecut'-.l tf six an;.iorV. mm ua :. ' derciKtiK ea calcuUud n excite, the : : ra(Koojaclviiiwdanl- ' humane pev . . ." t , . v " The circuawtABcea of this ca,as re . 1 latetl, are enlirtly destitute of'tralh - -He alafea that thce men. after serviai , - three ro(n. went Aowj but on beln' toUI they hid doue wroug, retarned . ' tnif '- n aiTcnl.te tbeannr, and were. arr iled4tei;ecu(f'l f'r desertion. ' .'. Tl. . ailhara on' ritrfivi.iSeni"-c SH fro 11 1 1 rs-n, who was 111 tlilarmy,' 7. present at tfceir execution, are thesc:-r-. a He iys, Cie men deertedand otianp- . ted to return home but were, taken; byf ' . - 101. r.pxnrs rejtiment, ,wno wenv ta - ' inr 'ii i7-naiii ami i tr check: they were seat to General "Win- 1 Chester, 'who'-commanded sf 0011' A Court-Martial WM shortlt iifterwarda v detailed by order of Gcjx. ti incktster fo : th'i'ir trial.-they were tried, found eu,il' , , ty and executed. Uenv Jacksonville. lintlnnT tA riA Willi tlita kiisinuu fnm Um. - - ' at that time, was engaged in defending,..! " ; uneans distant-Q nulet least.--A". fMim ik..iu..rii..:........! - n 1 ' ' . v evident that Benton krci nothing of the .j' " circumstances of which he was sceakin. - irom ne circumstance oi nia atann thatGt;n. Flournoy commanded, who .'- waL mt tiaf lima illinv tit fanra.!. . . , ' i ..- ..- c" miles. Mri William Armstrong, of this H (;ac, iiviucr ui wo. IviiuvrivrmSirOCgi . .. , whom vou have seen, wai in tlm orm,. f. - - J . . r - - - at Mooue, at the time, and av that tha , '- circurosiancea anenaing me , execution,- of these unfortunate men were altogeth- ' . '' A a aliflaraani Ti-Abm irsaa aAmawaAn 4l AH w.! j i en by Mr. Bentorftand also, that ltn.- : '. Jackson bad nothing to. d with, it-w Frond the known hum anlty of- General "':' Winchester, l am cpnvihrrd that ' their cases niust have been of a- very .aggcV, yated natdrej and that he must have bv lieved the situation of the. country mad sucn examples, iniunpensaoie. . At that time" powerful armament wasnoVering on our coast, and one of the most pow , erful and efficient armies, ever landed in America,, was actually besieging Or leans;, Ift addition, to , these alarming 5 circiimstanc esj.the troops were cpntinu v ajly deserting, which Geji. Vinohester saw3nu8t be put a stop to, in- it woult(.bi impossible longer to defend the country, or protect ita inhaliitahts ; .; . . i .As i regards tlie regular soldiers that . were snot, in tne vicinity pi thia place, ' they were tried by ; tjour: martialvia i- Nashville, and fonnd guiltyof desertion, wWch,4hey well Know, by the rulek" & ' y" article? ekwarVaa'M death. X-It waa. pVove on the trial that they, or .some ol them, id deserted aa , often as two or, three times.and. liadl been pardn;ied ITje. atory about th " General's haying fallen out, with Judge-' M'Nairy, because h Vescueil one of jhenv i " by writ of habea coritsi is the child ef. mil i.iim unu.,tc "iQtumion 'IC V. is not tnKJ."'s.ri.'&sZ " . Ih iMiStft m he s'aysi two of the Vefc .i unteer ColbneU, who had brought tjienw seJves';undrlacksoR' fliplasureby , i .c uuuer viiuce,- wiuce ar-f rested, and one of them sacrificed to tha vanity and pride of the General and his,- nephew Coffee! iW--vn - Mr, Benton did not write thia with a view of giving a candid and fai exposition of facts but on the contrary1 ? was onlt, deaireuf peivertinj thft - u mui una uiowrung jaus. t it he. bad ' stated Uhe circumstances wid whietei: tnese cases were surrounded, ho well v knew they? would have -carried, with V 'V them their our refutatipri, The Colo-f - nels hera alluded to were Perkina and ' Stump, ewlnfe to whose cowardice and-' shameful cAnduct, atEnotochopcocreek; the General'a whole army had nigh well ' been sacrificed, t in passing, a danger. ' ou8 defile at this creekr whee, froiivev W ery .appearance, he expected to ba at-) tacked by a large body ofIndians, ho placed; Perkins and Stump, with their: commands, in tha rear, the ; line, at ' - e ineir own particular request, to protect fii tlie ceptre,n4nd tbeSs wounded K; l : w viusauig iu5 ween , ,1 ney .were aircct- i ted to occupy the height aboye,. until the .van and centre, should; cross e the V creek. It wa in, the reaa the General-' : expected to bi Attacked, while his army was in the act of fording the creekr and in this he vranot mistakent.Th0 ati " tack commenced just as tlie centre had crpSBed.ana Perkipa and Stump, with v" their commands, broke and Nn, withou wrog a jiBgi.gun-rusiiing upon the centre and - van, and throwing", e very. thing into confusion.; -,. Nothing aavetf 'f. the General and his army but the firm-' cool, and deliberate brav ery of the Arv i tUlery company comnianded by Colonel Armatrong, and a few of General Jack- ; son's field officers, who rallied the men' - . apd )6d them to the charge, I have often.- J heard tieoeral Jackson say that his situ ... 9r ' V"' - it:- 1 y reservations W.'jcc) waa. tHtrgduc,ed by theffiaete$.:'!. U", vS'. lSccAth faert ' -3 Aii'tiV f-'-'i';'.' ' . v- Vi''"r.-r"'' t 'mT':'.'-' -'u:'-: '1' ;'' ...'-.-.'r..'i':'-':