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ANDREW JACKSON’S WAR WITH THE SPANIARDS Just eighty years ago thia spring) we hail a war w.th Spain .Or rath- , er,Andrew Jacks n had a war with Spain, which he carried on in the name and with the troops of the United States, but on his own personal responsibility. He had made one brilliant cam paign against the Creeks of Soth ern Georgia, He completely crush ed the Crerk nation, and through that they wore “pacified’’ in the thorough Jackson manner. But a tew thousand Creek braves tied across the border into the Spanish province of West Florida and joined themselves to the b'oodihirsty horde of Seminoles and fugitive slaves led by the great chief, Billy Bowlegs. This tripartnership of deviltry, aided and abetted by the Spaniards, made life in Southern Georgia a series of alarms too frequently realised in butchery and rap'ue. The Spanish official attitude was perfectly correct —deprecatory and regretful But really, said the Spaniards, these savages are so strong and so wily that we can do nothing. Then came Andrew Jackson. He bad choice of two courses—to follow the recognized internation al code of protest by post to Wash ington, thence after long delay to thw Spanish minister thence after interminable delay to Spain by slow sailing vessels, and so on through drawn-out years of wait ing, or, to adopt a Jacksonian cede of international law exactly suited to the circumstances. Hi re>-pond«d thus: First—Billy Bowlegs and hie marauders must be punished at. o’nee. Second—This is as much to the interest of Spain as to the United State. Third—l, Andrew Jackson, must do my duty by both countries. Fourth—lt (he Spanish officers assist me, well and good, if not, then they are allies of the savages and enemies of the United States. Jackson wrote to the government at Washington just what be pro posed to do. Then, without wait for a reply, he marched over the border into the sacred territory of Spain at the head of the army that knew no other duty than obe dience to Jackson . He made straight for the near est Spanish fort—St. Mark’s. He sent word to the governor that he (Jackson) had been much pained to learn that the wicked Indians had forcibly en tered St. Mark’s and had fright eiied the weak garrison into giv ing them arms and ammunition. “To prevent the recurrence of so gross a violation of neutral ity,’’ wrote Jackson, “and to exclude our savage enemies from so strong a hold as St. Mark’s, I deem it expedient to garrison that fortress with America! troops until the close of the pres ent war !” The governor was dumbfound ed. He hurried forward a lonj. reply in Spanish, the substanct of which was that he would write to his government and see whether it wished to let Jackson pursue the proposed course. That is, he said to Jack son, “Wait six months or a year.” Jackson couldn’t read Span ish. In his whole life he never dreamed of any one asking him to “wait. ” So he assumed that that the letter must be a cordial assent to his very proper propos als. He got tl.e letter in the ear ly morning of April 7, 1818. Be fore noon the Spanish flag had been hauled down from St. Mark’s, the American flag was floating over it and American troops were in possession. The governor made a dignified pro test—in Spanish—and departed with his garrison. | Gen. Jackson proceeded to chastise the Indi ins, and had his usual success. But again he found toe Spaniards interfering to save the Indians from Jack sonian “pacification.’’ Here are his own vivid words of descrip tion of bis further and final campaign against Spain : “I received information that 550 Indians had collected in Pen sacola, were fed by the governor, and that a party furnished by the governor has issued forth and in one night had slain eigh teen of our citizens, and that an other party, with the knowledge of the governor, went out pub licly, murdered a Mr. Stokes and his family and in open day returned to Pensacola and sold the booty, among which was the clothing of Mrs. Stokes.” Here indeed was a casus belli, Jackson did not hesitate between the accepted cede and the Jack sonian cole. He at once levied war against Spain. Says In : “With a general detachment of regulars and 600 Tennessee ans I marched for Pensacola. “While on my march thither I was met by a protest from the governor of Pensacola ordering me out of the Floridas, or he would oppose force to force and drive me out of the territory of Spain.” Jackson regarded this boast of power as proof positive of the treacherous lying ol the govern or in saying that the Indians were too strong for his weak garrison. So he marched on to Pensacola forthwith and took formal possession of it in the name of the United States! The governor fled to Fort Car ies de Barrancas. There he thought himself safe from this terrible Jackson. For he never imagined for a moment that even such a high handed person as Jackson would dare try to take by force the fort of a power that was or was not pretending to be at peace with the United States. But Jackson was hot upon his heels. “I demanded possession of the fort to be held by American troops until a guarantee could be given for the safety of the frontier. This was refused. “I approached the Barrancas with one 9 pound piece and fiv 9 inch howitzers. '1 hey opened their batteries upon me. It was returned spiritedly. “The white flag went up in he evening. I had my ladders eady to go over the walls. I be ieve the garrison discovered this and surrendered fearing a night attack.” Spain was now powerless be neath the heel of Jackson. Her savage allies soon yielded to Jackson’s sharpshooters. The real war with Spain was over. But the diplomatic war which usually precedes the real war, ’ had to follow in this case, thanks to Jackson. And how it did rage in Florida, in Washington, in Madrid I Spain was furious, and many Americans said that Jackson had really gone too far. But the upshot was that the United States government dis avowed Jackson’s acts, restored the forts and thanked Jackson publicly and profusely for end ing the alliance of Spanish per fidy and Indian savagery. As for the people, they made Jackson their idol, as they do every man who prefers doing to dalliance. The quotations from Jackson used above are in a letter which Jackson sent to a friend at Wash-, 'iiigton for use in his defense. This brief account of Jackson’s splendid w: r with Spain cannot be ended more fittingly than with the closing paragraphs of Jackson’s letter: “All I regret is that I did not storm the works, capture the governor, put him on trial for the murder of the Stokes family and hang him for the deed. “1 could adopt no other way (to put an end to the war) but by possessing myself of the strongholds that were a refuge to the enemy and afforded them the jneans of offense. “Self-defense justified me in every act I did. I will stand justified before God and all Eu rope. And I regret that our gov ernment has extended the cour tesy of withdrawing the troops from Pensacola before Spain gave a guarantee for the fulfill ment of thp treaty and the safe ty of the frontier. FOk SENATOR 42n 1, DI 3 T- In the coming election it is the privilege of Floyd county, by party precedent, to choose democratic nominee for Senator from the 42nd senatorial district. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the democratic nomination for Senator, subject to the action of the democratic primary of June 6th. W. 11. Ennis. FOR THE LEGISLATURE, I hereby announce myself a candidate for election to the lower house of the Georgia leg islature, subject to the democrat ic primary on June 6th, next. John C. Foster. ANNOUNCEMENT- Please announce my name as a candidate for senator from the 42nd senatorial district subject to the democratic primary to be held on June the 6th, Respect ully, R. T. Fouche. 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