Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-24


the arrest ei Louailicr, and that the date had |
been altered by the Judge 10 suit the occasion-l
ms was proof OF completely on his part that rem |
dered the proceeding more cxceptiopabIe Bn, !
Gen. Jackson declined avaiiinq himself n, this do
iect, and met the principle fairly asserting the ne
cesty OF adherinS to his plan OF defence and main
tanning military power Nor did he stop 10 ascer-
tln what statute had conferred on District Judrc
Oh ue oni,cd States, power 10 issue process !
winch touching the liberty of the citizen and be-
ing IN as nature the creature OF statute would
more properly emanate iiom the state judiciary
rs all o,hef commanders in this Union, on occa-
SONS OF less necessity, had done, lac kept the civil
process out OF the camp. And would the c-entle-
men OF Richmond have had him TO weld to the
oiiclouS Judge and maicontent citize,-to sutIe:
ms troops 10 desert, and his deiences TO be aban-
HOhed, "heh superior hostile force unused 10 de-
ie9t, anu intent on &C beauty and booty was not
farther from New Orleans than City Point is from
t'ichhiond:--New Orleans iarS,nose important to
.9Se ana difficult to recover than Richmond. Was
tne temporary restraint of Loaaer, the monlen-
taTy suppression of his cOcoeiheS scyi !ei,i great
or eVil than the permanent conquest of New Or
leans! The meeting describe the writ of habeas
corpus as INC safeguard OF Individual hberty''-
out al the crisis referred 10, the power or General
jackson was the safeguard of the liberty of thou
sands, aud individual liberty was not TO cndanocr
so great stake. He who brought il into collision
WIN ,iS great object, acted like bitter foe to his
country, ana was TO more entitled 10 respect than
he would have been, had he on the 9Th of January
| ihterpoSed his person between the American rifle
man and the enemy, and insisted on the former
nor hring for fear of taking his life. ne truth
Is, the Judge, the citizen, the army, and the peo
pie, were all embarked in the same vessel and
IN the same storm. Measures proper for the de-
fence OF oil, were by the law Of necessity obiira-
,ory on aIi-and The pilot to whose strong arm the
helin was consigned, would have be IN guilty both
OF crime and folly, had he relinauishei il me-eIv
because land was in sight. This Gen Jackson
woud not do, and his patriotic rmness has excited
eie ,i;asnIg gratitude oil the American people. The
ssent'he1's when the same people entertain for
nose who rail at him for serying-nay saving his
| couutry-tor not permitting his sentinels 10 he
s"CPdl'd from their posts, or his men removed BY
VIII OIL hooedS corpus from their guns-acts which
'",r yeIS enough could have been found TO justify
cic 1ncilinonu meeting will be able to discover
should they, who pure from all stain of mill
ary glory, ever hereafter make an appeal to their
ieiioW citizens for promotion to political honors
ut me civil authority, which from its NAL admin
isuauon, ne was obliged 10 defend, he pyopitiated
IN mnnner so signal, as TO return il greater
strength and sanctiy than tie folly of IL; object
and Its agent had taken away. When peace WIS
I II ne hasencd 20 appear before Judge
nan IN court, and offered an argument tn SHOW,
cause why he should not be punished for conten,n,
i ne Judge refused 10 hear his defence Al a
subsequent day he attended to receive sentence
ana H when the judge, trembling at the murrnurs
OF the indignant crowd, hesitated TO pronounce II
" lear not" said the iIlustrious prisoner. waving
ie multitude TO silence with his hand fear not
your nonor; the same arm which repeled the in
tdson oil the enemy, shall protect the deli
berations OF the COURT The sublime humility
VI lhe parrot General did not end here. The La
oIes oil New Orleans, whose entertainments had
1ceh saved from terror and pollution, not by the
ndOeoS corpus, but by his valour, contributed
aunu 70 olScharge the fine. But they found he had
anticipated thcm-lad paid $1,000 out of that small
fortune, the whole of which he had pledged to the
banks Of New Orleans TO raise money for its de-
renee, and when their gratitude would force the
Jon.iIouuoh Upon nun, he preserved his indepen-
ieOla x-oA IA
that te money should be applied 70 the relief OF
thc WIDOWS and orphans OF the brave citizens who
had fallen in the campaign.
couia " ashngton himself, have shewn greater
respect 10 the law or greater fidelity To the coun-
try' 1t has been said that WASHINGTON never re-
fused TO comply with the civil process But he was
uictftor' and who ever dared to oppose the civil
process against his power? Did he not execute de-
serters without even n military trial! Did he not
punish mutineers by defamation and instant
LA he not forage in New jersey as in an enemv,s
couhry-in each case, On the ground of aecessif1,2
ne dio' and his conscience and his country both
rloseu MN hlie Jackson acting with less
Iigour under equal necessity, is denounced by the
mites" on N''O4
but Judge trcmentin issued ia5eds corpus in
nv INC .isc o. caiiaya, and as the meeting had doubt
iesS TWO strings to their bow, | will give few
word 10 that subject. If the power and the pre
cePl OF Judge Hall were defective those of Fro
nenun were absolutely good for nothing General
Jackson as Governor OF Florida was invested with
. Hii NE powers and authorities heretofore ever
cised by the Captain General and Intendant of
Cuoa' and the Governors Of East and West Flo
tl'a' within the said provinces respectively ~
10" Nlcrcod vidal had represented on oath 20 Mr.
oroc6cnIidge, the Aicade or Judge of Pensacola
a' te tcstaincntary papers Of her father had been
l"Nc!' Fo;n among the public records before the
cession o the province, that for want OF them she
couIu not get possession Of the estate yybicb che
iLierited' great part of which, consisted in sim
OIL money deposited with the house Of Innerorifv ,
hha %. an1 that they were withheld by means Of
the and OF Innerarity The papers were found in ,
possession OF Domingo Sousa an agent or sub6rdi ,
ia1o ~ C"io Caiiaya, Spanish officer, who had
proclaimed himself to be the Governor sof West
FLORIDA, aud acting as such had delivered over The
provinces TO Jackson. When applied for tbc,.
were refused to Governor Jackson's confnissio- 7
ners' and returned by Sousa to Callaya. ITnnn
C"ilaVa repeated refusal to surrender them no
""s airesteu' The box III which the papers were
'oiitdiheu' were opened by Commissioners actinr
with warrant of the Governor the ,,a-c-3 ,i.5 :
S'l' GepoSIted IN the court Of Judge BreckeDridoe
io' uie oeneht OF the heirs of Vidal fine how re
seated ana Caiiava, discharged. Now here CO
FcIior jackson was acting strictly within his com
"''u clearly for one Of The objects Of his an
OiHuhcht VIZ: " maintaining the iulIgbfanfsi i, ~
irec enjoyment of their propert,- - C,II,ro !,
nd2 Dl"leI on oath, declared his intention was n
carry on The papers 10 Havana where they would
nave been retained for fee from Inoerafit,, ,-
Il returned to the heirs Of Vidal at very is,vy,
-, 10 procure the discharge, and facilitate the
eAtoruon and Fraud Of Callava Fro,ocr,,;r ,.;.t
out the petition and affidavit rceuireJ H., ~,
ana without the slightest authority f,on, hi: COR,
mission, issued writ Of habens coJg7ts Tho CO.
eFhor Gijregarded the ridiculous precert. and ac
conphShed the objects Of Justice rs soon az fhe
HdPeT' were secured, Callava was released Bat
inc spanish Minister and Callava iusisfed that tbe
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