Delaware journal., 1827-10-30
MR.. LOUALLILR.
From The New York Daily .Aduertiser.


General Jacksons conduct towards Mr. Loual- it
er, member Of the Legislature Of Louisiana, m
some time after the battle of New Orleans, has cl
been the subject of many remarks, and much dis Ii
cusson, both among his partisans and his opposers
His opposers have called it illegal and unconsti IN
tutona, and OF course tyrannical and oppressive
His friends have justified it the ground of state Il
necessty-charging Mr.. Louallier with mutny or f
exciting muny. with being spy, sc. &c. NJ Il
Louallier has recently published history of the Ii
transaction which has given rise to the following az
tice. 1t seems that he inserted an article in al 8
newspaper on the Sd of March, 1915 complaining i
of an order of General Jacksons commanding the
Frenchmen residing in New Orleans to leave that
place in three days, and to keep themselves at a
distance Of 100 miles from the city. For this he
was arrested, and imprisoned !; and then broughtl
before court martial, to answer to no less than
seven charges above mentioned, all arising out OF
the article thus published. After denying the juris
dction and authority of the court martial, and be-
ing overruled, he suffered the to 60 with
out calling witness, or making any defence.
He was however acquitted. General jackson
hsapproved of the sentence of course and gave
his reasons. As soon as Mr.. Louaier was ar
rested, he applied to judge Hail. of the district
Court OF the United States, for Habeas Cor
Pms which in his case, from Judge Lewis--a
Judge under the state authority--for procuring
which the attorney was arrested, and an order
issued by General Jackson for arrestlng Judge Lew
is for granting the Hlbea: Corpus in favor OF Judge
Hail. Here then we're three arrests and an order
for fourth under the authority of General Jack
son, in the proceedings relating to which, the rights
and security OF the several individuals were totally
dsregarted. and the authority and sanctty of the
civil laws utterly despised, and tramped under foot
1t must be acknowledged that strong necessity mus
have existed to justify such outrageous proceedings
We will endeayor to ascertain the facts respecting
it.
The battle of New Orleans it will be recolect
ed, happened on the 9Th of January, 1915. Oh
Z" the 2lst Of January, General jackson and the sr
my left the field Of battle to return to NJ Orleans.
Two regiments receiv ed orders to encamp at IL plac
called Where's plantation. s' 1t will easily be ina
gned,'' says Mr.. Loualer, how painful, such a
order must have been for those two regiments
which, part of the levy ea masse, were com
posed OF the greater part Of the citizens OF Ne,
Orleans, between the ages of f3 and 10 years
These militia men were deeply wounded at bein
thus deprived of the happiness of returning to tn
bosom of their families, at the same time that h
favor was granted to the battalion Of volunteers ur
der the command of Major Plache, and the colore
inen under major Daguen." Why did he retail
these militia men without the city, while the other
and even the corps of regulars, allowed to Ell
Ger t?'' In this state Of things, would seem, an
in cons equence Of the uneasness felt and expressed
General Jackson issued his perGmptory order II
the removal of the Frenchmen in the city, to tn
distance Of 100 miles in the country. That the
should have been uneasy, is not strange not mere
because they were unnecessarily and arbitrarily ke
from their families and homes but they were pr
bably appreheusive of the effects Of their exposu
to the most destructive Diseases 1t is stated in
of the documents accompanying Mr.. Louaers a
count, that the troops from Kentucky and Tennc
were stationed upon plantations, and that in o,
month no less than live hundred of them fell vi
Tins to diseases which originated among them.
What makes Gen. 5ackson's condLct towards
Louallier the more remarkable is, that tile public
ton which was the Of it, appeared, as is asst
ted by that gentleman, 43 days after Gen. Jacks
had left the field of battle, and returned to New {
leans-43 days after the British had left Louisiana
and % days after the last act Of hostility comm
ted by the British forces as their officers receiv
intelligence Immediately afterwards that treaty
peace had been signed in Dec. between the U Sta
and Great Britain. 1t was also FL days after G
Livingston had returned from the British fleet, q
informed Gen. Jackson that news OF peace had be
received, and above all it was SO days after &
Jackson had written to the Secretary of War t
in his opinion, Louisiana might be considered
freed from her enemies
Under circumstances like these and when Il,
was no possible excuse for any measure of vioet
Gen. jackson. without law orrieht, and in the
of all law, and all constitutional authority.
Clby arrested private citizen, in no ,respect {
ject to his contro having military charac
tut being Of such an aye that he was not BY law
BILE to military duty, threw him into prison, orde
am before coars martial, and had him tried