Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-08-20

4',i LoudHter was not absolutely friendless
nor had ms friends entirely lost the sense Of
!1eeaofn. They applied to Mr. Hall, district
Judge OF the U. States, for an habeas corpus.
winch ne accordingly issued The General
i6hew Ghe had been 4 Judge hmselN that
Judge HAL was bound by his oath of office.
ana al ms peril, to issue this writ Every end
Nc could have reasonably desired had been
answered by simply disregarding the precert.
put he was not content with that; and. as if
Tor the purpose of showing that martial tao
was something more than the suspension, eff
: nc hddeaS corpuS, be seized the person Of tho
'ui9e, exposed him and his function to ridi-
crie and contempt; brought HIM under guard
10 camp; detained him for tine in close
custody; and then sent HIM by force, beyond
inc iiin!lS OF his encampment, which incu--
ded the city OF New Orleans and eiyirons.
with orders to remain in exile from his faro;-
" and his home, till peace should be regu-
larry announced; for it seems from the order
itself, that the general knew that peace YVES
III .Gct concluded; though not formally COM
mumcated to him. The district attorney.
Mr. Dick, brave and honorable man q knew
him welD applied to Judge Lewis for q hc-
Judge Lewis granted The General, instant
" arrested MIR. Dick, and issued an orderst to
arrest Judge Lewis also. Both these gentle
men had recently borne arms, under the &C.
neral, against the encmytt
AT length, sir=, civil liberty was restored
with peace, and Gen. j. was summoned
by the Judge to answer for this conternp,
J OF the laws IN the treatment Of bis pegson
and authority. off" said the magistrate,
''the party object to the jurisdiction Of the
court, he shall be heard: if his defence be
a denial OF the facts charged, or that thcc
amount to contempt he shall be heard:
II it be an apology to the court, CT show
that by the constitution and laws of the
Y. States, lie had Il right to do as charg-.
ed, the court viii hear him. ,2'h;s is com
planet CT, as not allowing latitude enouqht
He demanded leave to abuse, and yiGCy he
Judge! The written defence he offered. be-
ing rejected by the court, was printed. and is
before the public. l should smile at its
wretched sophistry, if were not alarmed st
ITS audacity and Disguised at the impuciencc
WIN Which he pleads, as his protection from
summary punishment, the very constitution
and laws ne had SO long and SO recklcsgl.
itrampcd under foot; and denies his own Plea
of necessity as proper foundation for the
known settled practice of courts of Justice
IN cases OF contempt. He was fined tl,ot,
: sand dollars, interrupted, insulted and brow,
beat the Judge on the Judgment seat. and
retired amid the huzzas Of people whom
ne mad tanned to wrongs, or this had been his
lasts
Ddtthe Logis;atura Of Louisiana rornon,-
stFate, or demand redress! In the utter,nost
objection OF slavery, teey burst hardly witt
hold :toru him their thanks. Did the nconle
III any part Of the Union, purlnur or COM
plain! The Turks had not remained more
/ quiet and confronted. did the Press, the
wat hman OF liberty Especially Of it's own
Warder on the waIl,) then give the alarm?
lie was either talking or pursuing. or Derad
venture he slept and could not be awoEc.
nd TIE General humble himself at the feet
81 the constitution, and pray an enquiry into
DIS conduct and motives' Did the eyect,.
tive OF tbc L. States order any trial, any cn
| 9iFT, or utter any censure, any disapproha-
'iohf i!id Congress pass an act of indofo-
nfy, which, acknowledging the purity a.
his motives and the necessity OF his mea.-
sures, but affirming their illegally, obvia-
! ted III some measure, the dangerous cor
sequences Of the example, at the same
time that it projected tho officer from
beng punished or qucstionedl No! His.-
toy that records his ninety days tvranb-
! ny, records also, that his whole conduct
stands unquos!ioned to this day, as fit were
regular exercise Of undoubted authority.
! still, many wise and good men may he
inclined to find an excuse for il ali, in the
circumstances attending end following the
JURISDICTIONS al new orleans. But that
/ WI thoy say, fin time Of profound peace.
without the least Protezt of necessity, AMI
contrary to all reasons Of expedcncv, he has
shewn &c same disposition to set himself r.
boyo all the constituted aufhoritiesl
! The union was laid off into large Dliiitayc
districts, during the late war, measure Of
convenience and utility, perhaps. in time of
war, bat q should think utterly unsuitable
TO a:"tc 81 peace. The same Organization.
however, either through listlcssness, or f3y
Some reasons inscruiabe to me, has ever
since been continued. In April, 1917, Gen.
Jackson, commander Of the dirisiou of the
South, published al order prohibiting he Of
itcera OF his division, from paying obedience