Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-11-10
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10. Is57

hun endeavouring 10 stir up Gisco.j, sedit,on, mu,iny
ACQUIRING 10 disoFganize and destroy an army wbicl
mad SO lately defended his eJlutry, and might SO 500:
again be necessary for its dc cnce, not only inviting tn,
enemy to renew his attempts, but contributing his VI
most TO enable him 60 succuhd.n
ibis certainly sounds wep, The great objection to thi.
bomb proof reasoning, is Mat it IS utterly unGnuud.j m
point OF fact. The publication had nothing in in setii,io,s
or mutinous. II was "A plaB,, manly rcninnstrauce an, ms,
an act OF oppression towards. II mer,,orious set OF men. who
mad been arbitrarily troaiFd witt, rigorous and unjust s,v,-
rmy. That there was no Hanger to New Orleans fom The
British forces is abuniai ty manifest from the facts alreadv
stated. They had retrtaisd f,on, louisiana. no show nf
hoStilitIes had been mafe fur three weeks previously. and
news OF peace had beef known Ion tie same period Of time
That the service Of ,hE troops, who were the ohiee, of .Ae
order to quit New o ieasts, was not required, is proved by
me ortsr itseii;-fnri tey wFre directed not to come ,ciAiii.
TO miles Of TINT citAa re martial law had ever hcen ne
Gsssaiy' that ncccss; ~ had long ceased. The whole then
Is resolved mt" a 81 rpie, unnecessary, and mos, alarming
act OF Illegal and q constitutional tyranuy-sucb ,s ounhi
20 nave subjected iie author Oft to uial and disgrace, at
least, ii not To a M lch more rxempIar nv puuis,,mrnI.
"Fhc Cons.itu, inm of the United S,atcs.~ saws Genrral
jackson, in his c sSon FOR disapprovin. tho sentence ,C ,hi.
court martial, "teu,es To the citizen the mos, valuable
privileges; yet Jhe same Constitution contemplate ties the
necessity O. su Fiendms the exercise of some, in osJe, 10
secure the continuance Of all. II it au,Iorizes the suo
s'eh OF ihe wrutof AG6fGS corpus in certain eases, il there
ny implicitly a Units the operation df matfia! law. v hen in
The event of rebellion 81 Invasion. public safety NAV ,.,,ui,e
1t: without attempting to examine into Me soundness of
this implied deduction from the premises. or m ;noui,,
"he'Aer u was nriEnaly necessary TO proclaim II rii,l
law at New o eans, We would remark that q n the l4th of
December, th2IegisIature had expressly refused to suspend
"' """e"S I sfFuS, houn'icSS on Tue ground that il was not
necessary. ~ there had been any necessity FOR establish.
ing martial Faw, that necessity was over; all danger Gom
the briiislfIad long ceased, the civil laws OUGHT tn have
neen re-tH!abiISN"d, and the persons of the inha bitau,s
iTeod i'fn the effects Of such an udious tyranny. MI,
LonaIiqr was a n'en'hcr Of the Legislature, AS s1cb
during its session, and as n citizen agcr it's s.e.io, l,I
closed. he had made 1hc most active exeItiops for The dc.
fence pr the city and the comfort of the army. In reuou-
stfaupS against the act of dcSpotism by which the ,roors
were tbanished from their homes, he lid nntllin, ;l,.t ,hc
laws knould not Justly. For such am act he was thro,,
iuin prison, brought like a iescricr or n traitor no G,ya n
nniIiaRry tribunal; aud had he been convicted, wonld, hevcpd
all question, like the six militia men," hav been sbo, & n
desester or a traitor. We say brvond all question he
wop!d have been shot: for when did his Relentless prosccu-
tor ever lose an orpoItunity 10 giut his vengeance when
onFs the object of it was within his nnwsr? In this case.
ashn all others where he has been called unnn 10 exercise
aty public duties, he took the law Into his own hands, and
tipning has back on the constitution. tramplinc ,r a,,ho-
rty of the courts under foot, ard viUlatinr the sanc,;,v ,f
ipStice and the character Of her tribunals. he a;.r,nn,rj IN
exercise acts az desp0,Isui, whirh mint have braurht a
Russian Gar to an untiniely end, and even Il Tu!kish Sui
tn 10 the bow-siring.
The question then for the people nf the United Sta;ps lc
settle will be, wte!hsr they 1rjl cisInfs n man nj Mis Exar.
less md uagorern"Lio disposition, Ia ,he ctisf ,anris frgcy nj
Ms RG7H'ac| Referring to this. aud other instance, oELjs
uItwarfarfahIe' Unconstitutional, and sanguina,y conduct
even oc of!Iia devoted friends has charced him with ba yiuc
'vioiated Jaws. human and divine" If he Is thus cnnsi.
fercd By his friends in what light must re be icwed by
others III elected President. the constitutton eritoSts him
with the command OF the navy and army Of the Uni,cd
states we have seen, thai when at the head of only a
small body OF men he was able 10 suspend the 6nera,ion of!
nj! c'vIi law IN a very important district OF counuv, es.ab-
ish the supremacy OF military power. and under it's inGu-
ence, exercise atts OF the most unqualified oppression and
injustice. Wha' Nigh, be rxrected from his iraaci!ls
temper, his ldwless ambition, his fierce and vinai, tive sojr, +
when oi7'i'd with the immense power which ihe cnu5u!u-
lion ioposes IN lie chief magistrate Of the naIiuu: