The Massachusetts Spy

Who Kill'd Cock Robin: An interesting dispute is now going on in some of the newspapers, whether Col. Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky, killed Tecumseh, at the battle of Moravian towns? It is admitted that he shot an Indian with his rifle, but whether it was the great native warrior of the northwest is disputed. The reason why the question is important just now, is that the Jackson party are to have a caucus on the 4th of March next, to nominate a Vice President in place of Mr. Calhoun; and Col. Johnson, besides several other gentlemen, including Van Buren, has been named for the office. Gen. Jackson's qualifications for the Presidency are fully established. He killed the chief of the Tallapoosie, and hung two chiefs and some hundreds of unresisting Indians at the horse-shoe bend of the Tallapoosie, and the two Scotch traders whom he took prisoners, besides shooting a lot of militiamen for mutiny, of course qualified for the first civil office. Now if it can be proved that Col. Johnson actually killed Tecumseh, then it follows that he also is a hero, and ought to have the second office. His mulatto daughters would not probably refuse to associate with Bellona, [Mrs Eaton] as the proud family of Calhoun did. But how does old Jackson sound to be a candidate for re-election? is Van Buren to manage? He it was who persuaded the Eaton faction, expecting to be Vice President himself—no doubt calculating that the old General would die or resign, leaving him President de facto the second four years.—Kennebec Jour.