Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-03

, wv much coSfoerflt'on and respect have
the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant
JOHN P. BOYD, B, C. Co.nd,g
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From the Louisiana Gazette, .4pra Is.
| NOTE TO GENERAL JAcxsoN's ANSWER.
JUDGE HALL
Has seen in late paper publica-
ton called, =" Answer of Major General
Jackson" and has observed much art ex-
erted to divert the public attention from
the outrage which he committed against
the laws, and to direct it elsewhere. The
distinct charge against general Jackson
was, that while the judge of the United
states was exercising one of the most i'm
portant functions of his Office, he was i'm
Prlsoned by order of the general--that the
process OF the court was treated with dis
respect, that the officers of the court were
menaced-and finally that by threats and
violence the course ofjustice was obstruct-
ed' In answer to this the general talks
OF mutny and desertion in his camp. OF
the Judges having once approved OF mar
tai law, and of his having manifested an
prehenSions of the fate of the country. dis
graceful to himself and injurious TO the
state. while on his route to Bayou Sarah
why was not this languc,Se used before
the 9th March, the day on which the Judge
made the order that Habeas Corpus shall
issue IN the case of Mr.. LouaiIiier (? judge
Hall had been four weeks in town before
mat period ne conversed with general
Jackson at the funeral of Mr.. Bufort. and
was cordially received by him he was till
that DAY almost constantly visited by the
intimate friends Of the general. Who
heard before that day of a charge OF excit-
ING mutiny and desertion Or that iudre
aail had been guilty off military offence /?
Tins is all pretence. 1t is made aDpa-
rent by the testimony of major Winston
major Claiborne, and others, and by the
evidence OF circumstances. Nav. il is es-
tabtshed beyond all doubt By the answer
OF the general himself on cath. This an
swer goes to shew that it was the issuing
OF the Habeas Corpus that constituted the
Judges offence. Judge Hall was arrested
four hours before general Jackson had seen
the original petition, which he afterwards
withheld from the clerk, and before he had
made the wonderful discovery that the f.
CURE 8 had been turned into g.. The
general IN his answer, observes that g this
alteration in the date was such evidence
ola personal, not judicial, interference as
lustlfedIthe idea he then formed that the
Judge approved of Louaillier's conduct.
and supported his attempt to excite mutt
ny and deSefiOn.o But how could this
discovery, made at 10 O'Clock on Sunday
night, have influenced the general in his
arrest of the judge at the same evening p
And yet at that time he was arrested, and
shortly afterwards committed to the bar
racks. 1t must again be repeated that it
was the issuing of the Habeas Corpus that
made the judge criminal On the after
noon OF the 9Th the general was informed
by Mr.. Morel, the counsel Of Mr.. Louail-
lier, that the order for IIabeas Corpus
was made returnable on the next dav at Il
O'Clock. On the evening of that day Judge
Hall was arrested. On that evening the
general informed the marshal he had
g stopped" the judge and would serve eve
ry man so who should interfere with his
camp--on the same evening the general
major Claiborne with his mill
tary order, saying at the same time :. he
bad no prejudice against the Judge" Mai.
Winston says that general Jackson did
not intend to pay any attention TO the writ.
Mr.. Duplessis states that from the whole
tenor of the conversation which he had
with the general, a disposition was mani
tested by him to disregard it. The gene
raj himself says in his answer, g writ o.
Habeas Corpus was directed to be issued
for Louaillier's enlargement--the civiIma-
gistrate seemed to think it his duty to en-
force the enjoyment of civil rights-aa I'M
bending sense of what he seemed to think
the conduct which mis- station required.
might have induced him to order the libe-
ration Of the prisoner. No other course
remained but to enforce the principles
which he had laid down for mis- Guide. and
to suspend the exercise ofjmJiciaL po1cei.
lcbeH Il iHterfered tCith the necessary means
Ydefence. The only way elfcctnally to
do this was to place the Judge in situation
IN which his interference could not cOun-
teract the measures Of defence, or give
to the mutinous disposition
that had shewn itself in so alarming de-
gree" T" Merely to have disobeyed the
writ would have but increased the evil
md TO here obeye1 u 10as 1choHy Repayment
to the respondents ideas Of the public safpty
md to hisolOH sense of d1ttt--the q JUDeEo
was therefore confined, and removed be-
yOnd the lines obedience" Here then is