The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-08-11

81 ulih gEs1i peapleuhy ana minplrlesA g
} dfizil. ne alinded % fhs History q.
, LagisizHa. b. fudge Marin. He Did ~
|, Fenrh or he Fntre accuracy ofthiS work
! bIl he could Fogch that he sulhsr sss !
! Haa o. great Learning. industry, and re.
{ szFrh; Who wss in 1878. and sui q.
lne Of de Jajgss Of he suprene Gear
! q his state. Distinguished for his Impair
: salily - . Jndgs." &c. For every fael
J which | mentioned. referred 20 soms
j rassags In his work, which was before
ne. II i eri6eDt. therefore. that Il there
Z be any errors or missialements m regard
10 these facts. they are imputzble not .
J ne. but 70 the aBlhor Of this work. he
10 still alire. and has the ability 10 sustain
his work. IL il be c0neei; and would, !
have no doubt. cheerfully correct any eF-
roF contained in II. when satisfied that II
is an error. I must be permitted 10 ssy,
however. that mis- now about thirteen
years since that work was published;
that il 10 refened IN Is authority in the
courts Of justice Of Louisiana in matters
connected with the history Of that state:
and that this is the first lime that any Al
tempt has. 10 my knowledge. been made
10 impeaeh the correctness Of the account
therein contained Of The circumstances
connected with The imposition Of the fine
on Gen. Jackson.
The Gen. mentions two instances Of
misstaiemenls by me.
The first is. lhal Loualier was arrested
for ibei. My words. as reported in The
Globe. are .General Jackson immedi-
aiely issued an order for his arrest, and
ordered him 10 be tried by eourEmarlial
for exciting muiiny, for a libel, and as
spy" Now. what says Judge Martin
on this point! Al p. 400. vol. 2, Of his
work. he says: . Seven distinct charges
were exhibited against she prisoner"
He then proceeds 10 enumeraie these
charges, the sixth OF which is, "rriiing
a triLfnl and corrupt libel" Al p. 400,
he tells us that the prisoners counsel 81
ed plea to the jurisdiction Of che court;
and al p. 4O6, that on the OH, The court
sustained this plea. as 10 all the charges,
except that Of being spy.
IL there be any error in this statement.
(which Is not probable, considering the
minuteness with which il is naraled,) IL
could be corrected by the records OF the
court-mariial. which are probably still ex-
tant, or by Gen. Gaines. who presided
over il.
Tbs NEXT charge Of missiatemsniis con.
isinsd 10 the following paragraph Of The
Gensrsl's letter." Judge HILL vas lib.
Grated, and sent beyosd the lines Of my |
encampmenl, with special orders not 10
return - long % The enemy should be on |
our coast. But Mr.. Conrad ssys the
snemy had leli our coast II this time:
and The necessity for martial Law ceased. !
| regret such loose assertions; had he
sneRded 10 the record. he would have
found that Mr.. Livingston returned from
ihr fleet on the 10Th. vhers he had been
10 complete the cartel Tor The exchange n
prisoners" &c. New lfihs Gsnsral vill
take the pains TO rseur 10 The skeich OF
my rensrks. he will find that he Ia,
himself fallen into an snor. They are
given in The Globe az followG |
HE was put under guard Of soldiers.
who eoEducwd him hsyend the limits Of
The city, ~Ih q positive injunction no, 10
rs-snter il snIil official intelligence arrived
"f the treaty of peace. or until the enemy
had lsf The Southern sos.t." Thus. 90
Tar iron stating iha, the emmy had Jeff
cur coast Al this line. I state the reverse.
and precisely wha, the General himself
staies.
Judge Martin 10 ssain nv authority Tor
This. Atp.ge Ala. wi .. he say. Three
days after u hal been officially announced
tn the inhsbiiani. of New Orleans ihst
] Jackson was in possession oi positive
evidence that s,s'e Of pea"e existed. and
The militia had been discharged. the duor
NJ Halls prison wss thrawn opsa. but
nat for bis release. lie va, pu, under a
guard. who led hun several miles beyond
The limits of,hs ciiy. where taey left him.
with . prohibIrien not 10 return nRtl the
'atIicsiinn at the treaty. vac regIlatlyisn.
or The Brush had left our Snulh-
prn cossi." Thus. u vii BE- ssen. | have
'e,ainsd no, only the import. but almost
he very words Of the historian.
Gen. Jackson finds fsul, with nv call
ing Judge Hall an upright Judge: and
lays that my sentiments on this subject
we're such 40 the late Abnrr l.. Duncan
- under whose patronage I Vas raised.
would have been ashamed 10 asow"
From this. ard several passage, in his
ptrr, ia ~ evident lha, he General con-
oonds me with an elder brother Of mine,
sho was. at the TINS 81 the invasion, .
'tudent in Mr. Duncan's office. and
member Of his family. lie 10. therefore,
'niirely in error IN Inpu,ine to ne any re
collection Of the "leading facts Of The
'sse." or . knowledge III Mr.. Duncan's
'piu'ons with regard To iuigs Hall. | had
;erv great regard for that gentleman, and
aspect for his memory, and am CLOSELY
ionnsc'ed with he family; but have no
whatever nf his opinions on
hrs or any other subject. a. he died many