North Carolina Newspapers

' - " : .- '. . . - ' - . ' r ' " -.: FRIDAY, APRIL 10, i89. Yo. is; Vol l RALEIGH, (N.C.) LlKT, ffMUTj'M MABVET AKD OAS80, - .... iih a a. K.D11 M.U HI .wv. tf Subscription t Three dollars per year, one halt VLd in advance. Ko paper to be continued Ion tin three month after a year's subscription be- .,, due, and notice thereoi aiuu uac k.t. not exceeding 11 lines, are inserted e to one dollar j tor iwentynvc wm. w. -oLiusernon : ana in ime pron i hn fiuirunThe cash T-eaier iiumucr 7 - . 1 nHiina unrnniffn In I h( must accompany uwsc Subscription can in any case be received without J ' . , 1 .L : w thont Davmeni oi arrears, uiiieiw at oC:in of the editor ,T! Vf l'oiifieal. tndnotrortheitronj,"withoatwUhfn5thepub- 18i7, wai the hif elerk of the department 'hate not writ tea, Bnr epniedauj other to rritf ) ahnuld have before it. at tha lam time, and a Tery worthy and hiehlr reipeetable vrivmtt at hit expense, two. livinr aad eoneurrent illul-'geatleman. but preriouulj unknown at a public trationa of tha tritha contained in that apoph thegm, r- . Ueneral Scott, therefore, baa no moae len him to counteract tho maebinauona no com nlainiof, orto viaJieatehii eWaeter, exeeptjtbe eeuntry.-it U due to this gentleman to by shielding himself under the precedent set by 4. ....ki:.. nit opponeni, in respect 10 ine itirui m jiuumcu tioa ; and in this form the publia shall hare the entire correspondence. Out here, again, general Seutt labors under s great disadrantge, in comparison with his op ponent. He has not a numerous staff to copy, to. certify, and circulate the correspondence He in the discharge of tho laborous duty eon6 tied to him, happens, at this moment, not to have MfcAid de camp with him. His occups tiunii d'. Jnot apermit ' him tn cry his paper through the principal cities of the Union, nor can lie havo recourse to any person about him for tha cooveuient frank Tt-j relieve his pocket from the ehare.of postage- Laboriug under these disttuvantugt-g, under fdtigie and mdtpo silion, he makes Ihisappeul to the public, and bcgi that the few friends to whom lie may have it in hi power (0 send copies, will give them tlie widest circulation. Some other pesons . will La furnished in due lime. j Hichmond, (Va.) March JSth, 1819 ORIGIN OF THS C0HHESP0N9ENCK. General Seolt first saw, at his rjimrters, in fw-York. about thu bat of "Alav. 1817. the n ib i:. ot auen a enaracier, win e cause iur ceebrated order. He read it in haste, and does iTre-f ofaHo..ieer, and the foundation nut recollect lo have :i:nlt auv, nariieulur re- LuL'(a?aiist him.- It w mnde theduty ofallIWArj on at that'time. fierrs, having the power, to arrest and prekr Abuut ,he 9l, 0f JUlie falhwins;, gen. Scott . 1 r 1 .... ...,!. ...i.r:,.:.... ...,i ... . . . 0 . pviiituee iur cuargw uu uc r u.ii.o..uU, j went lo Uioo ut a private House, where be met L'.enirer such eharge is preferred, one peci-MMli.uy respectable family and coronanv. and fiimicn nf which, will be tho violation of this the tueais. lite itovernnr cImI. of the rfin..0M the proper authority will bring the 9Ute. jv timt.f tbB order had been print- fcferio atrial before a general eourl martial. ed iu all the citv uaners, and was. as will be Uj to this moment, reueral Scott has not vi remembered. t!te leadinz tou.ek everv where. krfated this regulation, either in ii letter or j, i(,ou became the auhjeet of conversation (bc spin'. Indeed, he had no inclination to ob- fore jjaner between the j;avernor and general 1 tie on the public, his ilitfereiiee with general qco., u.i10 .vi.ert! .eA(fc, ',.- .aBi, ,.,1,-p. rhe Lsrk-os., un.il the laller iiad, particularly du-j gOVernor tliou!?ht tha order niutinoim. and reue- between Nasliville . ai!qira &onit fr'i U of conversation, if not expresniy inr..f. (which CORUESrOXDENCK. u-. in mainr trenecal Jack.on und brevet jna u ....... . l. . general reolt, on ine suojeei 01 an umtr, arini (Ule lUC -vwrii, ion , uuuiibucu --a . 1.:. firmfi. lo Itie iroont ui ins uitii-ioii, ml printed cbout the same time, jn most of the public paF"- . 1 Vn TMif TTTnr in. ',is (orrfgjiondeuce is nllered io manuscript, under (he following cireumstaace... (tn the 3lst of February, 1818, the war de- rmen? issued 111 order;., a regulation 111 these ,,,fd All publications relative to transac i.iiH IkI ween officer, of a private and person- ure, are probihied. Any newspapers ur Nw.york, about the last of Mav, 1817, character, and therefore, ja the opinion of gen. Scott (a was frcqnently expressed by him at the time) an unfit person to preside over th army, or to represent it, before the. congress or add, that whilst in the department, he conduct ed himself with great modesty and propriety ueaerai seon nau nothing to expect or to as from the department, except what the law and bis rank entitled him to. - Inthis dintrict fie is the organ, 8cc. This it utterly false, Gcb. Scott has never, since the war, taken part either in general or local poll-, ticks. He held no correspondence with tht -x eeutive departments of the government, exec p on professional matters, and nout with U jrt sident ; aad can almost say with crrtaimy, th'it be never once had a cjiiivetsatioii. niih a rei dent of New-Yirk, oriithe politicks of the atai-v except with one or t4 friends of ti e army,tKi particular admirers o Mr. Clinton. iTicy nare placed spun upon sp'oici here Sfc. &e. Geuerals Brown and .eoit were, and are, on terms of friendships aiul iuumacy. tie baa read lbiscorrespoidenee(iu January, 1S18J and ' frankly aekuowledjed that gen. Jackson bad sent him a copy of the anonymous letter to put him on his guard again. t general Scott. The latter jestingly remarked to general Drown, that if a spy had beeu placed on liim, the president was the persou, Iur at the tim. toe anonymous letter was written, the two were inakinz a tour around the north-west fron tier t6getbcr, und on terras of much mutual res pect and good will. Ceiieral Scott has reason to believe, moreover, that gen. Browu is well hin; hi rtCBU. iwur a single line for any gazette whatever, sine id commencement ortbe late war. Conversing with soma two or three privata gentlemen, about as mny limes on the subject of the Division order, dated at Nashville, April 22nd, 1S17; it is tru that I gave it as my opin ion, that that piper,, was, as it respected the future, mutinous in its character and tendency, anj. as it respected the past, a reprimand of the (Jommander in Chief, the President of tha U. Statei for although the latter be not e pressly na.ned, it is a principle well understood, that the W&r Department, withont at least bit aupp'tsed sanction, cannot give a valideommand -to an Knaign. 1 heihus, sir, frankly answered the queries addressed to 111 e, nnd whieh were suggested to - n iv urn ..letter ot your anonymous correspond ui"i ; Lut mi a question so important aa that whieh yon havi raised with the WarDcpartf ment, r in. other words with the President of U.h UniUtd States, and, iu which, find myself incidentally involved, 1 must take leave to it- , iustriate mj ipeaqing a litfe ; in doing which', I $ employ utmost the precise language Which vt i ued !n the occasion above alluded to. Take any three olhc em Let A ba the cum mon superior, B the intermediate commander, an.; C the cnmmcn junior. A wishes tmakd an order, w hich shall aflVct The good of the serviee, fltiqueite and ennutry, require, no doubt, that the order should pass through B ; orj if expedition nud the dispersed situation of tho partien make it necessary to send the order direct in C (of which necessity A is the judge) the good of the service, etiquette and country require, w ith as little doubt, that A notify B thereof, as soon as practicable. Such notice, pleased with Mr. Monroe, as president, and. outsell, lias always been held sufficient, tinder the latter with ien. Brown, as the commander! i'"- circuu;sianees laai siaieu. oui ws will This is to the honor of both, fori uppoe that A serins tlie order direet to C, and New York, widely circulated garbled' inanu- fcr.pt copies ot Uta sunesjioi.Ueiiee, and causeau, uifsfetjiief; lo state, prol'esionallv, what were allusion to be madi to it in certain publitt pA-fih- nrineiules invnlved in lh nn,lii.n ntUed m a simikr spirit of malevolence d by general Jacksou with the war departuicnt or hsiMrpri-seiiTaiion. .... J president. l$f lhese facts having come to the knowledge or llisinioa lnd his illustrations, or in other eheral Scott, he, 011 the. 22d ultimo, clled the worJ4. wbt was MHid bv him. ai th lime and attention orthe secretary of war to the above, on twt otier oeeasions (the one before, the 1 . ? i l. .f .'....I.!..!!.. 1 reguiauoii; noiiur me purpose mvuKing me , oluer after ,,ie jj, 0r August) will be fount' u i ..v.mu.. , ,u juaslance. and almost literal v. in the second Irfend himseirby a rair publication in a p!tm-!,etter of ierie8. Thii coavcr.jti0, Wtis, no platform, as that mode seemed to stand prt- ,liu(,t artiai, overheard by one or two other el! on lsame ground with a publication 0Mlg lhou u CftIIiucU.U oad.nary tone, iamatmscript-neiUier being exfmsty projii-nti M0tl0)truddn the ctimpaHy. P I - 'I'lia iillinr PnnvprtHlinTv tirinr It. llii. .t(h nf 11, : t,. 11., i . .."."-"I. 1 1 ur nciiiaij 'ir'Ji ileum i Anipuat fills flilft nr.llin lunnni iii liHtr tvna mr.ti was not in possession of evidence lo the 1!,., ,.i,il,.men. lw. ,.Ur,.iHc n.l 1. . --I..:' ...... 1... - : o-- " IMi HI lUC mimiini ill ill ICKUISUOUi BUO even .mirnit. mult ir ni.i.n 1....... . . 1 1. ...snl c eh evidence were furnishea,Aflt would rst-; eU(ler of them, of being General Jackson's an- of the army. General lironn is knwn to be a decided (Jliu toniau. The Eastern Federalists, c. Here we dis cover the hand of a :itsler. Never wasgu i geon seized with hiore avidity 1' A womI t the wise is enough." Thft bait as swallow -eif , aud gen. Jacks-. n 1ms put his chtiraeier :. wisdom beyond nil cutilruv ersy. l)e Wui Clinton, our next prcsiueol,' since lieii, it is said, his sUnuiiigl tort hu, liu !e( us rtci o mind some of I he political cvt 1 that y. Mr. Clintoi,ial j't.t be'n elected y r nor mi-; an electioBlil ihea oingon iu.PeuB-. Iv-v. ia. rrom wliicn, ne was suppusca l er-teridia -tojf s of the most favorable tituits L'urf f 1 nd suceeeded in c-leetin;; gciu Hei(r, ri pubiic.-n rei.uesjiii iiild Eeu. Juckon would have c ; - if -uch tin r bi a reason for euforcine the penalty aguittst the guilty, than a motive for relaxation iu respect to the other party. Without deciding ki his own mind, whether tliia cm dor would be done, in respecUto gene ral J.icks.m, jreneral fentt on the 8th inst. fur- niiiliedihe secretary with the most unequivocal auuyuious eorrespoudcut. - LETTER!. General Jackson to tfeneral Scott. Head qnarteia. UivUion of the South,? Nuihviile, Sept. 8,1817. $ Sir -"Willi that candour due the character you have sustuim-d as a noldier and . a inau of evidence or the garbled publication before as;! 'ha wUJ franka; of tLe ,a X ci iru irar lllg 11 m u.iu, no iu. vvmciiaivi ti, ' adllTCKS VOII the discipline of (he army, in say, whether bis ncloed'is regulation was vioiiiieii or not,, aim m act or regulation in nuestion ariuirsce as ha might think proper; But feel ing at the same time, tnat whatever uiit be the result of hi controvcisy with Ueneral Jack- sun, a vindication oi hu character he lore the juiblic, was a preliminary step of the first ne cessity, ueneral bcott id the same letter, sub mitted for the consideration of the proper au- tuonly, the following poiuts: 1st seeing that , the Mil not received ilie Siinctiou ot congress, to .which body the right is given to make rules lor. the government and regulation of the land and naval forces,' (1st section 8th article con stitution) and according to the practice in such cases, general Seoll suggested, that, perhaps, ii aitgui uts recaueu. 1 2d bupposmgthe regulation to be valid1 with out such sanction, it was asked, whether a puri fication in a pamphlet form, like a publication in manuscript, might not be considered a casus, and, us, therefore, inn icent ? 3d If it were deeided, that both thoo modes of publication were prohibited, general Scott desired that it might be particularly observed, to at tbe regulation was, iu the hands of gene ral Jaekion, st once an instrument of odence and defence. It seems, nevertheless, thai the regulation is not to be recalled, and that general Jackson will not be selected as the pivot on which to try the question, whether a manuscript publi cation be a violation ot the rueulation or not. as ine weaker party, in ibe coniroverav. hmli ' aeforeth? government and the country, central ucun nas no uispaiiuon io come to trial on the other point touching the pamphlet ; although ue principles governiog the two cases appear . c pictiBvij we same, it is eoongn that be ;admit, ibat Laws Are made for the weak, a copy of nn anonymous letter, jodl marked New-Voik, 14th August, 1817, to- gellier with a publication, taken from the vo hunbiao, which accompauied the letter. I have not permitted myself for a moment to be liev, that the conduct ascribe to you is correct Caitilour, However itrduces me to lay them before you, that you inuy have it iu your pow er loTlitty how far they be incorrectly staled; If my order has been the sulijcrt of your aui- .1 ! . . i. i ? .... 1'-. -ii : i jmiMivcrsionii, n is ueneveu you win ni once au- mit it, and the extent to winch you may have gone. lam, ir, reaped u I ly, Your most obedient servant, (Signed) ANDUEW JACKSON. General V. Scott, United states' Army , Annonymous letter addressed to Major Oe- netal Andrew Jacksorr, post marked. " New York, August J4," and received the 3d Sep t ember, 1818. I Enclosed in the foregoin:;.) " Your late order hat been the subject of mueh private aud some publie remark.' The war olhee gentry aud their adherents, pension- tuted a b(Hidso..K additiou to the nucieiM vi posilipii. il is fiinpusiiible, tliercf'nrc, not it uifceivo ihut x Clintonian must haveoein the aftoiiywus jWriTcriXieii. icott repeals, that he &aV4H4al&v!tme idiiusr jr .oQhoar i-ver.is -not that he naf trul all Hie ri-his orlny old er citizen iu fteard to such itieikiion, but be cuu -c. respect for himself (under lis relation null , the : president, ns commander ana cum- niandzd) induced In in. to irate tuoe rig i - The iullowin article was tnclubttl m the oregoing letter : -t. Ueneral Jackson's doe'rines of obedience. Queries to the editor of-- , and other learn ed enuiiis. 1. Suppose the guvernmrnt ol the United states give order to a ceiieral qui ccr, or deli .iltely sicnif'y their wishes and in tentions, to remove from a certain command, one of the general's proteges aud favorite ? These orders, or intentions of government nie uot pleasing to either the ehief, or his subordi nate, lhev, therclorr, employ their joint la eulties of manoeuvring to frustrate the object of government 15 j artihces, cvaions, and n e neglects to notify B thereof, aad Such appears to he the precise case alluded to in the order bdore cited, lias B no redress against this irregulariiy He may unquestionably remon strate uith -A. in a respectful manner, and if rtmprmirat'ce fails, and their be a higher mili ary authority than A, B may appeal to it for , -fire is. Nmv iu the case undet Consideration, iliere txisled no such higher authorityTbe Wa' Deparlnieut, or in fther words, tfte Presi dent, t.?ing the common" itipeior (A,) and the ben'-rai f Division, the intermediate com uiander (l.) A private and respectful remon s'.r tnce, therefore, appears til have been the on ly m die vf rcuresc which circumstances admit led of. An appei.l lo thearui) or the public, oci'ore or after such rt monstrance, seems to have ieeiv a, greater irregularity than the meaidre cqplaitted of ; (o reprobate that measure pub- lic,;y, i-s the l!iviion orrier docs, was to mennt still higher in the scale of iudecorura, hut whetr ihc order goes so far Vs to prohibit to all olfi cera io th division, . an obedience to the cons mauds of the Peident of the United States, Hitler raceived through Division Jiead Quaf i ri, ii appears to rae, that nothing but mutiny aid defiance, can he understood or intended. There is another view of this subject, which riiut hare escaped you, at 1 am persuaded there is not a man in America less disposed to shift rVrponsibility from himself to a weaker party rhim yourself. Suppose the War Department, by order vf the president, sends instructions di rect to the commanding officers, perhaps eap tain. at Natchitoches (a pott witbia your divi sion) to attack the body vf Spanish royalist nearest to thai frontier ; if the captain obeys, you arrest him; but if, in compliance with your prohibition, he sets the commands or the presi dent ul nought, he would find himself in a di- . I reel conflict with the highest military authori r v ! , ., , .:. ......- -j .i ...u l. lei'ded misapprehensions of ineauing. they liuiel'J u-''?r u.ie eoiwuiuiion, ana juui wuu.u . far urPvailed a t o hold a eolliuialid i.t tleri- I Sa"'8 ,nl " "anul oaaB a9 Mi ance of government itself, for nearly a veir lino, t.i.t lltlil Jtt lirnL'A- ll)llf tfllVt'r II l l-TI t . when restricted, accordii.e to the dicntoru. i J'8" "T you wt.cn you penneu uiai ruer.T .... . . . .... i din-'crotis position laid down la" Vonr order. tin consequence eoiild not l;ave been system 'of een.- Jackson, mav nut (uily be trrrkit and insulted, cut absolutely iiuilitied r redress would an interested cauft triari ial ul- firdf i 2. Suppose "that throogh the same goiv.-r.il, positive orders were given, by giiveruniout, l'r another officer lo sOpereede Ms protege, ai d l'a- vorite in tho ennunaud ol Itts nirpcd piuce. Suppose tliese posiiive orders, as liicy were not susceptible or sibierl'uge. be pockcu.d, laid aside, delayed, and not. executed, lor more months. than it would bt'iiccesaary to employ days or Iwurs ; would thin ctne prove tl: e utili ty ot government reljin jv lor t"e i xccntiuii oi its. order solely -uu tho intc;nry ol 8 com mander r rerhaps it may be aitc;;i"d,t'iat such rases are purely inin: ;inary let Tacts which le Extract of a letter.di.ted at New York, March 2J, 1519, written by a gentleman of honor and intelligence ' Ueneral Jdonjluiuriy hut lmc visit tn this-ptgrFT- a ai some trouble to cnuse to be widely diatributeJ, h; corrtspondence with you He k i with a gehtlemaii , lieutenant colonel in the army) a copy, say of the anonymous letter, his letter to you, your reply, and his rcjomder, all certified by his aid decamp. trie reader will perceive that the fourth lelkr oi .ths scries" as omitted. General 6cou has other evidence of unfair, ness practised.at other places. v era and expectVts, have' all been busy ; but no one (of sulhoietiTiiiark for your notice) more than major general Scott, who, I am eredibly loformedgoes so far as to call the order in question, an act of mutiny. Iu this district (the is the oraran of government insinuations, and the supposed author of . the ' paper enclosed which, however (the better to cover him) was not published until he bad left this city fur tho fakes. Ba on your guard, as they have placed pies upon Brown here -so it is probable you are not without theai. The eastern federalists having now all become good republicans, and pledged to the support of the president, as he to them, government can uow do well without tha aid of Teaaessee, ike. A word to thewise is enough.; The enclosed is taken from the C ol u m b i anjjL japero Lm uch circulation in this stale,. New-Yoik. Certified and (signed) J. AI. Olasstll, aid-de-camp. NOTES. "on the above.! . . War office gentry c If the Writer meant to das reneral 8eott amonft tbem, be was to tally tnistaken. The acting secretary or war, U The .Inquirer" last fall, and a journal kept betweed the summer of lilS, and Ussssabsr,whiUt a prijoasr hi tha hinds of the enemy, 1 have occurred in les than a year be examined, and will then be known whether they vury in - .1.. . .1 ...!....! any reucci, iioiti lue catcs us uuuvc miul-u. j A QUERIST. ' Certified and signed, J. M. Giassel, aid de eamp." LHTTER If. Gen. Scott to Qen. Jfickson. Head Quarters, 1st and 3d military departm-ntg, ; 1 New. York, October 4th, 1817. Sir I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of tho 8th ultimo', toge ther with the two papers therein enclosed. 1 am not the author of the miserable and un meaning Article copied fronaTheolujibian and (not being a reader of that gazette) should probably never bate beard of it, but for the co py yod have sent me. And whilst on the sub ject of writing and publishing, it nay save time to say, at once, that with the exception of the substance af two articles which appeared in I ii.ust pray yon to believe, sir, (bat I have expressed iuy pinion on this great question, without the leant I ostilily to yourself, person al ty, and without any view of making my "court in another quarter, as is insinuated by yosr anonymous correspondent. 1 have cobbing to fesr r -to hope,' fi om either - pa:ly. It is n't likely that the Executive will be offended, at the opinion, that it has committed an irregu larity iu the transmission of one of its orders ; and, as to yourself, although 1 cheerfully ad :nit that yob aro my superior,! deny that yo urn ny commanding officer. within the meaning of the 6th Article of the Rules and Articles of War ' Even if I belonged to your divisions, I should not hesitate to repeat lb you all that I have said, at any time, on yosr subject, if a proper occasion offered ; and what is more, I Hiiotilil expect your approbation, as in myiiuui ble judgement, refutation i impossible. (Vonluiueu on jouriiijce.j Let it be here remembered, that ibis illustrative statement was strictly in reti'u. I tn. Jackstn had said. " it my oHer has been iho subject of your animadver sions, it is believed uiat you will ai once aorr.u n, ana the ealenl to whicu you my have pone." ticn. Scott, however, omitted one remark made by him, on all the .. occasion alluded to: Speaking of the order; he said - ncverthdeis, as this iii2icretion on the part of Gen. Jncksonrio doubt, proceeded from that vthtmr nee and irrpetuosi'y of character to which we owe one of the most apleiidjrjctorjejinotlv TheigeVTie (Gen. Scott) hoped, that the one act might be tolerated on account of the other.!' This was omit ted for opposite but obvious reasons, both by himself and the anonymous writer. , Gen. Scott can. confident ly appeal to, perhaps, more than a thousand persons, in Europe and America, in roof of the pride and tnthusi abt with which he has uniformly spoken of the defence, of New-Orleans i-and agrees to be held infamous, if tro respectable witnesses will aver, that he was evrr heard, prior to the 22d December, 1817, to speak of Gen. Jack son in other terms than those of admiration. . . ,1 1 it 4