Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-10-16
f,here 4. any suppOrter Of Gem. Iaekson uh.

.-oN-f there be any man who honestly desire.
:. forn o correct opinion of Gen. Jackson.
'.noer-ofhis respect for the rights OF others
mi, disposition to be controlled by the laws
.s,bs character and capacity of bis mind-such
: man will be helped in his purpose, if he Will
,.,,tully examine ths charges and sbecie cation,
saa .ieh Mfr. LouaiRer was brought before q
,s-,maraal, by order OF Gen. Jackson, and
.Sch viii be fuusd in this days Gazette.
ur. Louailler, it will be observed, was a
,.i1en of the Uotted States, residing IN New
oIe.ns, altogether nnconnected with the army.
a, the constitution and laws Of this land M
,,ren not belonging TO the army, can be
s.Trght before a court-msrtisl to answ sp for
.r offence whatsoever. He can be tired ONLY
~, Jury Of bis peers, before an established
eur, Of law, where he 10 surrounded and bro.
,.ced by rights and principles and ussges. de-
.rnsd and established as Safeguards and bar.
risrs against despotism, from whatever quarter
h may be attempted.
Under the Jules and articles for the govern.
uent of the armies OF the United States there
are such crime as fnu'iny and diso5edienee of
,rS.rs, Of which officers and soldiers can be
guilty, but there IS no such crime or offence,
Known to these rules and articles, as genera
n,condncf, Illegal and IMPROPER conductor CON-
duct c0nHd1y ~ W" e""~""sstoe sSlNih LIE C.su
Of Nip Orleans.
The I'd section Of these rules and articles Is
in the following words. 3nd DC it fur, her snac
sied, that, in time of war, ali persons not ca;.
sIens OF, or owing allegiance to, tue United
Estates of America, who shall be found iurk
sing, as spies, in Or about the Notifications or
"~encsmpHents of the armies of the United
estates, or any of them, snail suffer death.
a4csording 10 the law and usage OF nations. by
n~senence of a general court-martial."
No citizen can De a spy. A ~citizen, guilty. of
/ ta, which in the case Of an alien constitute him
spy, is a traitor and not a spy.
This is all that 10 necessary to a full under.
,tanding of this Case. But we add something
further. : '
Who was MI. Louailler'-he was a member
Of The legislature OF Northumberland in
III its measures that were adopted for the de.
:nce OF the State-too far advanced in life TO
10 military duty in the field, but distinguished
BY the voice Of all tor his patriotism, and es.
peclally for the energy a:d efficiency with which
he provided for the sick and wounded.
The battle that terminated the invasion of
louisiana was fought on the 9Th January. Eve.
" body knows that it dissipa,ed all appfehen-
,ions for the safety of New.Orleans.
On the 18th Of January. the British abapdon-
I'D their enterprise and re-embapked on board
their vessels.
On the 10th February Mr.. Livingston who
had gone with a flag Of truce to the British
feet, brough, thence certain intelligence that d
treaty Of peace had been concluded between
Great.Britain and the ". States. 1t was brought
TO the Feet by the Rsazen Sloop of war. and
was contained in the London Courier, the off.
cisl paper Of the British government.
L~ouailller was arrested on the 4th of March.
1t remains only to say that before the court.
martial, he refused 10 plead or give any tes,i.
moDy or offer any defence other than q protest
against the jurisdiction of The court.-The
court acquitted him. Gem Jackson %disapprov-
ed the sentence and kept him imprisoned until
some time about the middle of March. when
he was restored to liberty without any further
trial. -
Our paper Of to-day, presents much political
matter, and it is necessary that the next two
should, after which. we will be enabled to fur.
.msh matter, suitable to the tastes of all readers.
But let the reader not lay It aside in consequence
Of its being entirely political. Let it be read
is much mat.
er for the consideration OF the Patriot. The
lines have changed in the fifty years of our ma
ional existence; but principles have not chang
principles of freedom are eternal and
mmutable, they never change. We will draw
10 deductions from the PACTS this day pre-
'ented-it is not our object to lead the public
mind to any conclusions; but to excite the spi.
OF free and candid enquiry that having the
hight and knowledge of TRUTH, every man
may have within himself the means of coming
% his own conclusions. Therefore we saw.
Toilors Look Heye!-At the last SEES. !
of congress a duty of so per cent.
vas laid on ready made clothing. This
duty was introduced into the tariff bill in |
The United States senate. May 5, 1928.
Ayes IS; Noes 81. ALL THE NOES
EXCEPT ONE WERE JACKSON
nEN--See Niles Register, for May 10,
1928. - /
Miseriss Of the TariE.-The following
Is from the Savannah Mercury"-one
Of the most valuable and best conducted
papers in the South
Previous TO the passage of the tariff
1924, the southern negroes we're
in English or Welsh plains, which
cost s7a cents to 81 per yard. Since
That period, Our northern brethren ha.se
furnished an article equally good for so
cents per yard!
In 1915 G, coarse cottons sold for %
cents per yard. Then came the ''diabol-
icai tariff" and the same kind of goods
We're Lowered to ct cents per yard!
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