American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-10-30

will be easily imagined how painful such an order
gnust have beer fur tnose two regiments, which. as
part OF the levy. en- masse. were composed o. the
greater part q the citizen, of New Orleans, be-
sween tile ages of eighteen and forty five wears.
These mitlanen we're deeply wounded at being
thus deprived If the happiness OF returning to te
Bosom Of their families at the same time that this
favor was granted to the battalion OF volunteers
under the command of Major PIache, and to that
Of colored men, under Major Daqun.
While we approve the motives Of prudence
which induced the General to forbear from dis
bandin. the militia as long as the British forces
remained within our waters, and until the news Of
peace was officially communicated. We cannot re-
frain from regrettng his having made choce Of the
first and second regiments OF militia to constitute
the camp Where's plantation, after the depar-
sure of the British army. Why did he retain
these militiamen without the city, while the others,
and even the corps OF regulars. were alto we'd 70
enterita These regiments might have been kept
on active daty within the city; they might have
been daily trained to military exercises; IN case
OF new invasion, they might have been marched
TO any threatened point With equal, and, perhaps.
greater rapldity from the CITY than from Nilere's
plantation and at any hous If the day or night, the
General would have found their ranks full, Atei
80 glorious campaign, It was, perhaps, duty, on
the part Of the General. to extend the same favors
the city of New Orleans 1t could certainly be
but an act Of kindness and Of sound policy.
| alde to the manner in which the General dis
posed Of his troops, not so much to censure his
proceedings as for the purpose OF setting forth
the cause, of tie discomfort which prevailed in the
ranks Of tie militia after the return OF the Amer
lean army to the city 1t New Orleans. This dis
content which extended 70 the Ftenchmen who had
made the campaign il those ranks. determined
m ,,l.jn NJ thp al thpr
nation.
On the 3l,t January Governor Claiborne wrote
70 General Jackson q appi2e him that the militia
Officers were constantly applying TO him Tor in
structons as to the manner In which they were to
DISPOSE Of the various detachments then IN New
Orleans il may be inferred from this colnmun-
catpn, that the constant coming in OF the new lie.
les, ever since the sth January, az had encum-
berel the city and il, viclnit, with crowds Of sol
ders. II thi, Inference be correct, It would follow
that the exclusion from the city Of the trst and
second regiments, was intentional on the part OF
Gen. Jackson, and wholly unnecessary. Did not
this useless aggrayaton 1t the hardships attendant
on military service. Justify the proceeding Of the
French suldierss On the first appearance OF the
British army, theY had rallied under our banners
ties had performed the campaign which had just
terminated gturiously and now. all ground OF
apprehension having ceased, III consequence Of the
retreat Of the enemy, they thought i unjust and
cruel. that they shoHld thus be detained without
sufficient cause, in the midst Of the marshes Of
where's plantation, thousand times more dead
y than the enemy's fire (5.)
lncen,eil 81 their proceeding, the General order
"a these brave men to leave New Orleans within
three days. and not 10 approach within distance
VI l2U mites f.om it. 1t was against this act ot
violence tAat on the Sd March, 1915, published
an article IN the Louisiana Courier.
FL. l.. ~ III o.
be arrested. directed Mr.. Morel, my counsel.
10 sue out a writ Of habeas corpus. which was
granted by the Hon D. A. Hall, Judge Of the
District Court Of the United States.
This arrest, fellow citizens. affords memorable
Instance Of the evils Of the excuses which snfng
from absolute authority, even when exercised for
limited time Of difficulty, and with the best lnten
lions. ain far from suspecting the Generals no
tlves ~ this Notwithstanding to that violence
which is natural 70 his temper, he rushed upon the
legislator and upon the Judges who dared to op.
pose him with the same lmpetu0sty he had dis
PLAYED against the enemies OF his country.
Instead Of obeying the order Of the Court the
General laid fearless and sacrilegious hand upon
che intei prefer Of the law At the nour when
to appear before his tribunal, | saw the Judge
come towards NE 70 share my Imprisonment in The
game roon, and pay With his liberty for the noble
i3lependehce nith which he had acted.
TT. Dick, the District Attorney was likewise
sreested for having attempted TO liberate Judge
hail by sueing out writ Ut habeas corpus +; and
az order issued 70 arrest Judge Lewis who had
grated that writ
was then carried Before a Court Martial Had
acknowledged its jurisdiction, it would have
amounted to surrender into the hands Of a mill.
tarv chietain in the service Of the United States
Of the Independence and sovereignty guaranteed
TO the state OF Louisiana by the inyiOlahle com.
pact which binds her to her sister States. | there
fore observed 70 the Court that my detention wa,
illegal, since General jackson, who had given Or
ders to arrest me, had not obeyed the writ Of hape
as corpus. which had been served on him by the