Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-09-11
MR MADISON AND crNgR,L JACKSON

of President Madison, 10 General Jack
son, has been. for some time past, ".
ing on our table. II is evident, FROM
this communication, that the conduct ~
General jackson at New Orleans hat
excited the astonishment and displeasurs
OF the Union: and that il was necessary
to his excuIpation, haf he should salts
faStofIl, explain or account for those
summary and unsxampled measures by
which. 10 use the language Of the secre
tary "the political power Of the Uni
ted states has been resisted. the lbert,
OF the press has been suspended. and
the consul and subjects OF a friendly GOV
ernment have been exposed TO great in.
convenience hv the exercise OF military
force and command
1t has been asserted hat General
IA kson IS disposed to think III &C sir,
: a.ilsan II 50. the canse oi that IN
telling NAV perhaps be found ia the Sub
)olaedietter. Apart from that consider
alton, however, The publication Of the
letter. at this moment, seems TO be es-
peciaIly called for, inasmuch as il proves
that the despotie temper and measures
OF General jackson. when power was
entrusted in his hands. were such as to
awaken the apprehensions and pro-
woke the of the civil aovern (.
ment of the Union. The election OF
such a man To the Presidential office
waold be received abroad az an evil
dence, and at home as a fearful indie
aiien, that our republican system has
erred from the principles on which il
was founded and is grad ualiy deganer.
ating into despotisol:-Ndt jar.
Department Of Uar, ApFif ASH, 1915.
SIR: As soon as the FIRST credible ac.
count OF peace was received at Wash
ington, a letter stating the fact was adj.
dressed To you from this Department.
dated the 10th of Feb. and al soon as
the treaty Of peace was ratified b, the
President and the Senate, the eyent was
communira ted to you in another letter
dated nth February, with instruction
for the disposal Of the force under your
command. 1t is regretted that any ac-
cident should prevent the delivery oi
either of those letters in due course
but | presume that both Of them have
long since reached your hands. and that
the instructions have been carried into
effects.
assure you, Sir, that II is a very
painful task to disturb for a moment
the enjoyment Of the honorable gratifi
cation which you must derive, as well
from the Consciousness of the great ser.
vices that you have rendered your coun
try. as from the EXPIRE ssions Of appro
batien and applause which the nation
has bestowed on those services. Blu,
representations have been recently made
to the President, respecting certain act.
OF military opposition TO the civil magis
trate, that require immediate attention,
not only in vindication of the lust an
thority Of the laws. but to rescue your
own conduct from an unmerited re-
ptoach
There has been transmitted to the
President, copies of the letter of Mr.
Reed, your aid de-camp, to the Editor
of the Louisiana Courier, dated the 2i.i
February, Of your general order, dated
the 18th February, commanding certain
French subjects to retire from New Or
leans; Of a publication ia The Louisiana
Courier of the sd Of March, under the
signature Of a "citizen OF Louisiana of
II ench origin" animadveriing upon the
general order,ibe order OF the 9Th March.
enforcing the order of The 9s,h of Feb
ruary: OF your letter of the 10th OF Feb
ruary, announcing the unoficia, intelli
gence Of peace. and Of the Sd general
order. of the 9Th Of March, ~suspending
tie order Of the 2sth of February, ex
eept so far as relates to the Chsvalier
Tousard.
These documents have been accom-
panied with a statement that on the 5ih
of March the writer of the publication
ofihe Sd March, Mr. LoualIier, a mem
Der of the legislature Of the state of Lou.
~isiapa, was arrested by your order and
confined in the barracks; that on the
same day, Mr.. Hall, the district Judge.
issued a Habsas Corpus, in the case Of
Mr.. Louallier, but before the writ was
served. The Judge himself was arrested
by your order, for issuing ii, and con
Quoted under a strong guard 70 the bar
racks: that on the Sth of March, Mr.
Dick, the attorney Of the United States,
a. r. c.