Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-10-23
From Ere Ns,r York Daily advertiser.

been the subject Of many remarks, aud much
discussion, both among his 2ariizans and his
opposers. His opposers have called 1t illegal
and unconstitutional, and Of course tyranncal
and oppressive. His friends have justihed IT on
the ground OF State necessiiy-charging Mr.
Louallier with mutiny or exciting muiiny, with
being spv, Sc SC. Mr. Louallier has recent
" published a history of the transaction, which
has given rise TO the following article. II seems
that he inserted an article In newspaper on me
Sd OF March, 1915. complaining OF an order OF
General Jackson's, commanding the French
men residing in New Orleans TO leave that place
in three days, and TO keep themselves at dis
lance or 100 miles from the city. For thls he
was arrested, and imprisoned; and then brought
before court martial, 10 answer 10 no less than
seven charges as aforementioned, all arising
out Of the article thus published. ,Aher deny
ing the Jurisdiction and authority of the court
martial, and being overruled, he suffered the
case 10 go on without calling witness, or ma
king ary defence. tie was however acquitted
General Jackson disapproved Of the sentence, oil
course, and gave his reasons. AS soon as Mr..
Loualer was arrested, he applied to Judge
Hall, of the District Court of the United State >,
for Ha6eas Corpus, which was granted. In
stead Of paying obedien 10 the writ, General
Jackson ordered the District Judge himself to
be arrested for issuing it, and had him lmpri-
soned The District Judge employed the y D
District Attorney to prosecute Habeas Corpus
in his own case, from Judge Lewis--a Judge
under the State authority--tor procuring which
The Attorney was arrested, and an order was is.
sued by General Jackson for arresting Judge
Lewis fer granting the HdJeas Corpus in favor
IF Judge Hall. Here then were three arrests,
and an order for fourth, under the authority
r. T. IL 10 On q
10 which, the rights and security Of the several
individuals we've totally dsrrgarded, and The
authority and sanclily OF the civil laws utterly
tiespissd, and .ssa,npied under foot. |, must be
acknowledged that "a strong necessity must have
existed TO Justify such outrageous proceedings
We will endcavor 10 ascertain the facts respect
ing it. go,
The battle Of New Orleans, it viii be recol-
Iected, happened on the 9Th Of January, 1878.
On "the 2ls, of January, General Jackson and
the army left the field Of battle, 10 return 10 \
Orleans" Two regiments received orders to
encamp at place called Where's plantation
s. II will easily be imagined" says Mr.. Loual-
lier, show painful such an order must have
been for those two regiments, which, as part
Of the levy en- maSSe, were composed OF The
greater part Of the citizens OF New Orleans,
between the ages Of Is and As years. These
militia men were deeply wounded al being thus
deprived Of the happiness Of returning 10 Inc
bosom Of their families, at the same time that
this favor was grated to the battalion OF vo-
lunleers under the command Of Major Plache ;,
and the colored men under Major Daquen -
"Why did he retain these militia men without
:he city, while the others, and even the corps OF
regulars, were allowed to enter it," In this
state Of things, il would seem, * in consequence
OF the uneasiness felt and expressed, General
Jackson issued his peremptoiy order Tor the re-
moval Of the Frenchmen in the city, 10 the dis
lance of 90 miles in the country. That they
should have been uneasy, is not strange; not
merely because they were unnecessarily and ar
bitrariy kept from their families and homes:
out they were probably apprehensve of the ei-
fects Of their exposure to the most destructive
diseases. 1t is stated in one Of the documents
accompanying Mr.. Loualiier's account, that the
troops from Kentucky and Tennessee were sta
toned upon plantations, and that in one month
no less than FIVE hundred OF them fell victims
to diseases which originated among them
What makes Gen. Jackson's conduct towards
Mr. Louallier the more remarkable Is, that The
publication which was the cause of it, appear
ed, as is asserted by that gentleman, As days
after Geu Jackson had left the field Of battle,
aud returned to New Orlcaus-43 days alter
ter the last act Of hostility committed by the
British forces, their officers received intelli-
gence Immediately afterwards that treaty Of
peace had been signed in Dec. between the U.
States and Great Britain. 1t was also 81 days
after Col Livingston had returned from the
British feet, and informed Gen. Jackson that
new. of peace had been received, and above all,
i, was IS DAYS after Gen. Jackson had written
10 the Secretary Of War that, in his opinion,
Louisiana migM be considered as Jrsed from her
enemies
Under circumstances like these, and when
there was no possible excuse Tor any measure
of violence, Gen. Jackson, without law or right,
and in the face Of all law, and all constitutional
authority, forcibly arrested private citizen, IN
no respect subject TO his control, having no MI
Iitary character, but being of such an age that
he wa, no, by law liable to military DUTY, threw
him into prison, ordered him before court
martial, aud had him tried upon charges tha'