Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-02-10

10 Judge Hall OF the District Court OF the y
nited States, and praying for the allowance OIL
writ of ha5eas corpus, 10 release hlm from MS
imprisonment. The Judge had no discfetlon
allowed to him IN the case; it is writ secured
TO every citizen by the constitution; an order
was accordingly made for issuing OF the writ
This was on Sunday, the 5th OF Mareh. nc
order for allowing the writ becoming known 70
Gen. Jackson. he forthwith ordered the arrest
and confinement OF The Judge, which oider was
promptly obeyed; and he was conveyed PR
soner. TO the barracks. /, is hardly necessary
70 state ,ba, the man who would imprison a
Judge for allowing the writ, failed 10 OBEY the
order which the wri, contained The writ was
disregarded; and the Judge remained prisoner
during the pleasure of the General he LIS
,rict Attorney of the United States made APP
plica,ion to Judge Lewis For writ Of Haoeas
corpus, for the release Of Judge Hall; ana LOT Inc
making of which application, he, too, was ar.
rested, by order of Gen. Jackson This s'a'e OIL
things appears to have continued until INC 10y"
of March. when the official account OF the hnai
ratification Of the treaty of peace was received
BY the General; by which all fu Their pretence
for the continuance of his extraordinary mea-
sures were removed, and he was forced, on tha1
day. TO revoke all his obnoxious and unconsil-
tu,iona orders, and to Sc, all persons at liberty
who were prisoners under them. am appre-
hensive ,hs, YOU will consider this very unin-
terestiug detail of facts, previously well known
10 you and the great body Of the American Peo'
pie; but YOU see, sir, that in this matter nave
been as brief as possible; and do assure you, |
would nc, have troubled you with recital oil
them, had ii not been tina, they constitute the
foundation of the argument, which II is my IN
lcn,lon to present TO YOU hereafter; and by
which expect to show, that these acts OF Gen.
Jackson, with others not yet brought TO view,
prove him to be possessed Of spirit dangerous
when in power in Republican Government.
We have now, sir, arrived al point, where 1t
may be well to drop the thread of our narrative,
for the purpose ofindulglng in a few reflections
on the character and political tendency OF the
measures which, up to this time, General Jack,
son had thought proper to adopt and pursue.
But as such reflections would unavoidably ex-
tend this letter much beyond the usual length,
and be much greater obtruson upon your pa
thence and attention, than am disposed, at any
one time, to commit, will, therefore, for the
present desist, with promise, that will COM
merce my next number with some observations
on the influence which such conduct and ex-
amples are calculated TO have upon the public
mind; especially, when connected with that
.,I~,.. naturally ~,t~nas the
defeat and expulsion Of an invading foe; toge-
Their with some enquiries, as to how far those
who so zeaiously support the career which Gen.
Jackson pursued, are entitled 10 the character
which they assume: that of being the exclusive
friends of the people and their righls-oi the
supremacy and inviolabilty Of the Constitu-
fon-of the liberty of speech and Of the press.