Indiana Oracle, Volume 2, Number 71, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 29 September 1821 — Page 1

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tact, lliat more d'scrtions !ure taken place 41 r.cruituij.' rcnJczvom than have occr red ri the regiment ; and at 110 recruit-i:-jj rend tztroiM division ol the so t'.h, has there been, as I am informed, any pun iihmcnt u.llic'.ed upon scldicrs, except" by the civil au'.hoiitjr. It u well kriuwn, that in many instances, the icldisr has fjuiul it a source of speculation to po fnom rendezvoui, ealis :ir. recti vein; the bounty and deserting. In j'uiif inbtat.ee?, this has been prac'.isrd frui't Uos'rii to . O: If an. 'I'hr p'ifii ihrnertl at present ir llicted for descruoi:, it h ud labour viih the bll and chain ; b it this hears more h;avi!y on 1 hr faithful soldier, who is ccmitclkd to j; ird the convict under a hot sun, with all his acr.vu'.renien'.s on, than it does u inn him whom it is intended to punish. Kvn y drsei tion, therefore, but a-di to he duties, a is J increases the fatigues ol the tt'i-ty and faithful sold er. And suppose the convict will not labor, by what means is he to be coerced ? Stripes and lahes are prohibited ; thtrr a"c no dun. Scons ; uard h"5'ics arc pleas..nt placelor the lazy worthless soldier, who sleeps nd snores, while the faithful sentinel is his post, on his nightly watch, yuaid, i:i I11111. Is not this, -.villi l!u general atti ois so fiequently extended Ly the ji del s of th I'. e ident, calculated to cause thi best soldiers, who arc oppressed with loubk duty in rjt.atdir.ir. t!ie worst, to immrdiatc cJesetiion also ? IH? government must annex an ade" 'pi.t'c and certain pun.shmer.t l'jr deser 1 f 1 ; atul, eypeiutce compels mc to ta) ', al houih it variance with the more re h ud and sensitive fcclmes of the dj

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STATU MI-: NT On information iriven to the A'cad. that public documents, or records, rtqui red by individuals to enable them to prosecute their claims, were in the pisse&siun of a person of the name of Sousa, he communicated the fa'-t, by petition, to the Governor. On this a commission was given in writing to Col Walton, to the Alcade, and to Col. Miller, th: dei K. of the county court tuthoiiampj them to wail on Sous?, and'iequest him to txhibi', and deliver to them, all !-uih public documents as wcie in liis possession, rt latin to prop-tty in the l'lotidas, which no individual had a right to retain, unci in case of his refusal, to report the fact to the Governor. When these gentlemen waited on S jusa, on the morning of the :Ut, he exhibited two open boxes, con u:nir. pipers, which he said belonged 10 the military department and to ihc re vcnufiti which were entrusted to him by tke Utc governor for safe keepirf. On examining the papers, those songht lor were found, together withthree other re cords of suits between individuals, invol vinfe the title to property 111 West l'lorida. A demand was then made of these papers, out refused by Sou-.a, on the ground thai he hid no controul over them; but he dcdared that he would immediately com" mumca-e the demand, which was made 10 him m w,mn, to the late governor. Tbesc f sets being reported 10 the Go vernor, he commissioned Col. Bu'Ur. and Col. Walton S-.cratary of West ITonda, accompanied by the Alcade, to make a demand ol ihc papers, and in case of a refusal, to require Sousa to accompany them 10 ihc Governors office. They accor d'nfily -ent to his house, between Hand 12 o'clock, on tiiu 0.2 J, where they found Sousa, and made the Hmand ; wnetv he informed them that he had senl the papers to Col. Callava's. He was then brought btfore the Governor, and on be. ing interrogated, acknowledged that the patlicular papers leqciicd, had bien in his posse 111 ; that they related to property in this country ; that they wrre in certain boxes with other papers, which he had deli vet ed into the keeping of Col. Callava's steward, and lhat they wen then in Callava's house. A wiilten commission was then given to Col. Huiler and Dr. Bronaogh, accompanied by the Al caJe, to rrpair to the house of Col. Csl lava, to nuke a demand of him nt the sr papers and m case oT refusal, to requite Col Callava. and th: stewaid ta appear before the Governor. About five o'clock m the evening, they repaired to the house of Col. Calava. and found him surrounded by Spanish rlli.-ers in uniform, with their side arms, having j,,,t returned from a dinner party. Col. lUtler immediately stated his business, and made a demand of the papets, which h.,d been taken to hi house by Sjuj, in contempt of the authori'y of Hie Governor. C l. CalUva said, that S,usa wa act. u-.r only as his servant, that he h insell was nsponsibls ; but that he claimed the piivilene allt-wed him by thelas of iu ,ns thai he coold not be proceeded a" gnnst as a private individual lhat he held the papn s a late Governor and !,a' his power as comi.sion.r, Mere ,ti,j m pmcihat if amon,; the paper whi.h were j hi possession, any should s- fjund. "huh tniht Ki be lonn.dercd . m'cr the treaty, il demanded of hun, a t ,uimiss.onei, in writing, he would 1 rpl . (d. Hutl- 1 then stated his oiders, whicn were ,ead to Col. C.llava ; and then in Id iiu d him that the Governor was aeluif. in Ins evil capacity in the execution ol ,ju. j s lhat l.-iinal complaints had !,eeo mad", that these papers wcie miiU f wilhhrl.l, and th' the t.jv-n.or wo dd n t rn or.ni.- CJ. Callavu, in any ,:l,rf ( -m ity than .1 eomnioii mdvidual, w.ule in'thf ' i ititioi, id his v'u ici undet the laws He then d.e nisnd.v d llic pape 1 s; whi. h vseie itlustd he then re-j ire ' 'urn t . appesr ' l' rl clC ; 1 I I II . ' In . I,, 11 , 1

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tion of the? laws, and thaf. lis might txpect tLt con.-.f quencr i he still persiste-il in his rcfus-1 ; but when those emlenu-ti were about to wi.hdruw, he batd lhat on a list being given to him, tlv: papers should be delivered to Col. Uutler, if f juni in the br,x;s 'o this C.l. liciller, and thoe who avccntjunied him, acceded, and withdrew. Shortly af-.cf, the Alcade, Jod.rc H.-ackedi idg- rtlu-ried.S; presented h-m the li.t, t the same lim? statirr.l.at C I H itler and D-. Ii' or.aoi,h. w iuld cjII in two hours, and typed lo receive .he papers. C .I. Callava then bat th u the lit most be first translated lh.it the demand must b- ni.-dc of him ui tomniMi.,ncr and that h- niuai havr tun; to ive his reply. After the two hours i t:d elapsed, w ich Wa b iut mn- r'.hd., P. M Col. Ii nlc r, and Dr. Dr nanl.-, with the Alcade, ard acccn-panitd by u guatd, under the commni'i of Lieut. Mounts, pioeetded to ihc licue o! Cailav. i. They loo nl the door Urk-d cr.-l demanded admittanct three times di1 n ct. Iy, wili.out receiving any an-wcr. It was then Hiicovered, that the dor en the opposite side was open, tnd several tlkcrs sitting without candle in the porch. When Col. Csllav a was demanded, no one replied Co!. Butler then s'epped into the house, and t n'.t red one of the rooms in which a light was burning- and in which there was a bed, on examining; which, Col. Callava wis found lying 0:1 it, with his coat ci. He rose, apparently much astonished the de n.ir.d lor the pipers, as agreed upon, was renewed ; !u persisted in his refusal when t di hs must prepare to go before ihc G vernor, he replied he would not quit hi houv; alive he was then told loicc uuuld be used. Col. iiu ler said he hoped he woul.l not render it necessary that he Hugh; consider himself forced on his still ic(uin, the cuV.er of ihc gastd wa call d in, he then pat on Ins u.ut' n .u c oat, ami was cuiiduttd to thr ofii.-c of the G.vcinor. On his entering the off.c-, h- was rrquested by the Giwrn..,' to tak a s ;c at the table. Ttic Goven or inK i m: di iru of the natjre of the bus;nei f;'t v.h,r,, he was c lllc i, and that h.: was rtijinn i to answer, w hcti-er tertau h.-xes contai;ing papers, had nt been ddiverd m'-i his p.n-tsion, by S .osi lie requested permission to put down hii ansvwr iu Spanish, whidi wis tranttd he b-gau to dictate a protest agamst ihe precedint, on the ground of his bring a comir.is-.ioii-et cn the part d Spam, Jtc. but ws inlerrup'.ec, and rt tjuircd to sy, wl-tlhtr he would or would not answer the -pu-s. linn propounded lo I in, cutiti) ! Hiethen poiitivily rdwsed ; rn winch thi stt ward, rullarat, s as examined, ai d acknowledged that the boxes w-jre dtlivrr- l to him ly Sousa; and were then in Callava's house. The Governor now s'attd to Col. Callava, that he had been oll'icially informed that the papers demand: d, were sent 11 the possession of Sousa thai by mj5d'cor.fcs . ion, they wuc i;d.veitd in ccrt.i: boxas to Callaia'i s:ev.i t, anil that tin y weie in his houe. ilc was iherelor.- aavised to del. ver them uj', 01 Ins lefosal w ould be considered a e .mtr nipt ol t;,e Gov.Tm-r's aolhonty. CUva persisted 111 his refusal nearly two hours, still klledging that he was privileged as a c mmiisioner, and net r c.p-n'.bif as an itniivi. J-.al, and making impassioned ;r peall to tin- bystanders, .1 e; a i r. t the pioccd 1 and t ihc taine time acait st tl iu(i ,o,. ty Oleic J ts a pi 1 son ol l.i riL tinii n.:. lie.'.! .1. 11; 1 . pr n.i illy t ld t y the t,..veinor, that he n-uld not vi.-w 1. 1,0 in any iu!k r light Hun s an i.n'.i i.lual, vi h j lud in his possesvi.'ii, (h 1 unu n -, w l.n h no individual had a ngiit in ivtatf. I I .: t n 1 J . r the s-i c:..! si tide of ihc- Ire v , ail papns id.tirg to ilu ; 1 ' pcitv ol niunnv wen- 1,1 be ddivtiol, that it Ci.u- . et ned ihf in ;hi -nt whi 'c 'i.les and i.'ht. w: IV t; V Ivc d, lht t- T til -if ptnt- C tion and the-.;- . I..iu.i..g oi'-J-l 'hem, was his d.o'r tn plat e ihem m'he h.-n ds ( t '.lie Alcade i.'r .ale keep,! He v.'jt

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