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Oreans whether would leave the supplies for the enemy
or destroy hem AS reported by my Aid to me, he
ed this information for the Assembly, that in case my in.
tention was TO destroy them, they might make with
the enemy Obtaining no satisfaction from my aid, Com
mrttee ut three waited for satisfaction this sub
ject To them replied, If thought the hair of my head
knew my thoughts. would off and burn il ! to re-
turn to their honorable body and say to them, from me,
that if be unfortunate be driven frn the
lines then occupied and compelled to retreat through
New Orleans, they would have warm session Of il
Id5) Ne,p Orleans, february 6, 1875.
Head Quarters tn Military Disrics.
IRA ,la,on
Sir: The Legislature If your State being on the Of
terminating its abora, 10 necessary, wen for the honor
of the members who compose it, well for the interest
~ those whose defence has been committed me, that
hald take notice of the dferen' testimonies, and her
apers which have been collected BY he Committee ciar-
ged with inquiry into the which, at Tie affair
Ut he 18th December, give rise to indications tendg
accuse thar bofy Of treason.
accusation grave has been uniusy made by any
Of the officers Of my Army he ought, whoever he be- BE-
Immediately cured ifat the innocence of each Of the
members ii H. Assembly whom he ha. 50 unWOithh
caunniated, be rendered public and that tho other
Land, if this dennncaton be ustlfd BY proof against
those members Of this body whom concerns is equal
y necessary that they should be without DELAY PRISE cute,
the end hat The guilty may be punished, and tie limo
cent placed hey ond the reach Of suspicion.
If it possible Tor procure all that part of the
proceedings Of tie House which relates to this suhjec,
should cease perhaps to find myself under the Of
making investigai ion, which appears 10 be
AND. JACKSON,
Ma i Genei al Conimandant.
! To his Excelcacy w. c. 9 Claiborne.
| Q6) Lousano Gazette and yHercnnile .9auernqer.
Saturday, April 81, 1915
We RETAINED, during its pendency, from noticing judi
cia proceeding the part OF the United Staes against
Msi General Andrew Jackson which excited much inter
es, aud which terminated last week. We now lay before
readers asaccura,ey we can, the transactions of the
last day and the result We cnnfne orse, this por-
phers. ani understand detailed and regular report
If The whole, vii F. prepared for the press At the
mencement of the proceedings, Mr.. Livingston and Mr.
Duncan acted counsel for General Jackson but stated,
in The progress. that the General represented solely
BY Major Reid, his Aidde.camp The proceedings on the
part Of the United States, conducted by MIR Dick,
District Attorney Mr.. Mssaran, Attorney General of the
State, and Mr.. Inl, Robinson.
/ An attachment having been issued ainst Maj Gene
raj Jackson, for ar con,emps alleged, in rIan aft
iavts, to have been committed by him, he appeared
Friday the Sis OF March, before the Dis c' Court of the
United States for the Louisiana s'ric, and being inform
I'd that nterr"gaores filed 10 which he mlpht
swer he declined doing and stated that he had bee
deprived of his right Of defence he rule shew
rle Court informed the General that that point had been
ecidcd and, il lie declined ering The nierrogatores,
the Court proceed to pass iudgm' 4. The General
. declined answering TIE Court hen addressed the
General saying, thai il appeared from tie aidavt, that,
Sunday Tie 5th instant, petition had been presented
IN he part of Louis Ieuaher, who ha, 1t Was alleged,
een imprisoned by his he Generally order, praying that
writ Of habe corpus might issue hat, ndingy,
order MAS made The orig nal petition, hat r issue,
rernable the next day at II o'clock ha he had recev.
ed letter from Mr.. Mcrel the PETITIONERS counsel, in
forming lin Of The order that had been made The Judge
nero stated tat be had suggested This mode Of commune
ca n to Mr. Morc fom tt respect he had for the sta
ion and charac Of The General The Court further OBJ
er,ed at appeared IN evide &c, that he had on Sun
da, evening, sent The Deputy Adutaat General 10 the
Il Jerk of Of The District Court. d cling him TO produce
Me org al order made BY the Judge, IN the case OF Louis
oualie Which, the Clerk objec Cd, stating that II was
no, permte ed del up any ogi, al paper that the
Gle went with the Deputy Adjntan, General to head
quarters, whore he asked BY The General If he intend
to issue the writ answered it his duty to do
on which the General either handed or showed his gene
raj order and ob,e we'd that that would show him that he
would do his dizzy also. The Judges order was writ en-
on thu back f The original was then asked Tor
by III. Gene al and delivered by the Clerk the General
SAYING that lie would keep the paper IN his possession on
his responsibility; Notwithstanding The Clerk 1emon
ated against his retaining the paper the General with
held from him. and observed, this as his camp, and tina
no person should be him in it, The Court further
marked that appears in evidence, that on the evening
Of he 5th instant the General informed the Marshal that
he had imprisoned the ndg thai on the Marsas saying
to him he supposed would save him the trouble OF
serving the writ, the General replied that he would treat
every person in the who might NEEDLE with s
s camp that long martial law continued he wonld
acknowledge other authority than That o. the mhary
1t appeared further in evidence that AFTER The order made
Nv the Judge for the issuing Of the habeas corpus, and at
ter he had been informed by Mr. More that would De
reurnabe the day at II o'clock, the General caused
The Judge to be arrested by armed party, by an orde
10 # lionel Arbuckle, commandant of the barracks where
he was confined for week; (here the General observed
the order to arrest Dominck A. ha'l and NOT ,he
ndre1 Judge Hall observed that he was the District Judge
A. la lime The Court then said it unnecessary tc
expatiate ON the evil tendency Of such conduct It ms
appear 10 every one, those amounted 10 contempt
1T ihey openy nsued the authority OF the Court and the
eson of The Judge; they tended to obsruct the course
Of Justice IT, said Judge Hall, the process Of Court may
be treated with dsrespect, and the Judge be imprisoned
a. he w Of military chief all that respect and regard Sc
ssen,;al 10 the administration Of justice is gone, and his
authority, so necessary to the good OF the community y
ru,irek lost among the People. -
J,.ltrn tlpnOh Set
one Of tie mos unpleasant duties of his office That while
m The one hand he view ed the greatness Of the offence on