Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-06-30
Communicated for the Richmond wing.
FRAGMENT.
cLo,.beo of L,Hpp E0miaick a. Hall.

ard studied law in the Office of the father OF
John Sergeant, now member OF congress
He emirrated To South Carolina, settled IN
Charleston, was respected for his talents and
integrity, and enjoyed the confidence oi a., VINO
knew him He was appointed y. ,. Judge
for the district of Louisiana BY Thomas Jttfer-
son. and commenced his judicial functions IN
Nv Orleans in the year 1904 or S. He soon
hecame a great favorle with the citizen, OF the
civ and of The state, with the exception al
WAYS Of pirates and smugsl'rs, and their aiders
and abet.ors. His intimate associates and
friends were George Mathew Thomas b'iilnS
ROBERTSON; William Flood, IulIy Robinson,
men not apt to select as companions traitors,
nor even lukewarm patriots. HIS enemies
we're Edward Livingston, A. l.. Duncan, Dava>
FAC, Lrclerc, the Lafttes, Butchems, AM 81
Gene These men surrounded 'ien. Jackson,
were entirely To his tastr, and found IN MIN
ready instrument by means OF which 'hey
might CRAFTY thei: revenge and rtdrtss t"e',
private priefs. Judge Hall was the victim OF
smugglers and pirates, and OF the zeal with
which he ooposed himself torrent Of kna
very and villainy, sufficient Of itself to have
rwhelmeG any other man, in The iuterven-
ton of him whom there Is wish TO inake The
especial guardian and cnnserva,or of our laws.
1t may be said with the most perfect truth, in
moral point of view, that Louisiana is more
indebted to Judge Hall than TO any othcr indi-
viduaI who has resided in the State. He ar
rested AN extensive aud sysema,ised plan Of pi'
racv and smuggling, which was fast producing
the ruin of the community, III spite OF the con
nnaore support il always received from Living
slon and his satellites H. did more, he often
re pea ed some doggerel lines Of ] hcraon, end
ing thus
"And fifty thousand more, tits said,
severe pocketed by New York Ned"
When the formit ,be General at the head Of
7 or 5000 men had deposed and imprisoned a
helpless Judge, his Triumph was wi,hou'
bounds; he boased that lie had stopped The
Judge.
HIS wasno the manner nor the language Of
one deeply sensible OF the dread esponsiblIty
he had assum d, mpced b i'm perious * dir
nccess ty.-He wantony and imperiously sc"f
ed at ll,e degra la,iou 10 which he had reduced
a department Of The government, which by his
oath so far from resisting, he was bound to O.
bry Suppose instead Of Judge Hall, Judge
Marshall had been the victim Of military ty
rant, dragged from his family and his home,
quArIerrd like malctdrror, paraded in the
most contumelious manner though oae Of your
longest streets, surrounded Oy brutal soldie-
nv, and lurred loose at a certain distance from
| your city, with orders not to return from his
banis hen, till permitted TO do so by his op
pressor. See him. and through him your coun
| try and your constitution, thus disgr.Ced and
traupcu~u upvr', ""'' -. - @ il
son deserves the admiration Of his fellow ciIl-
zens?
A writer in the Enquirer under the signature
kof Fabricius, says In note, "Jadge Hall,
since dead. happily for h,s memory, honorabl,
stoned for his harsh treatment OF General
! Jackson, and bee anne one of his warmes friends
| AID admirers" Now than his, although it
has been before asserted, nothing can be more
false. Judge Hall was invited 10 dine at Dan
| ,el Floods There he met with Gen. Jackson.
Al table, at the request of the General, they
Crank a LASS of wine together. Nothing
| mo 9, o., fore nor aft. rwards, ever passed be-
tween them And out Of this grows the states
meat Of Fabicius. No. Judge Hall never was
30 simple as to believe that he had treated Gen.
Jackson harshly. He never became his friend
nor admirrr He spoke little and only to those
he knew and esteemed, on the sub ject. He
was too proud to complain, and was well aware
bow lit lie these things are regarded by peo-
pie infatuated by the glare which surrounds
favorle military chief.
Judge Hall finding himself shopped, sent for
the Y s. Attorney John Dick, and requested
him TO apply to Joshua Lewis, a State Judge,
f,r habeas corpus.-tVhen this was made
known to the General, he forthwith issued his
riders for the arrest Of Mr.. Dick, who was
acc ordingly lodged in the same barracks with
Judge Hall. Judge Lewis having no doubt Of
the propriety, the necessity OF doing SO, is
sued his writ; and calling at the Generals
quarters a short time after, not dreaming Of
having given offence, was thu. accosed. Chow
dare you, sir, as one Of my soldiers, TO give an
order in my camp" He rcplied-"l gave no
order as one Of Of your soldiers. acted in my
judicial capacity, and under the observance OF
my oath and my duly" The General foaming
with anger, his oountrnance showing the most
intense rage exclaimed, "No, sir, it shall not
be; your wri, will be disregarded; no man shall
interfere with my views" sc. After some
time he became tranquil, and feturned. few
moments afterwards an Officer entered from
the Generals bureau and observed TO the
Judge that an order had issued for his arrest
and imprisonment but that the General had