New-York daily tribune., 1842-07-23
Gems Jaekson and Hall.

Gems Jackson and Hall.
Ever since The Sun has been taken into the
pay of Tylerisn it has deemed it incumbent on
itself to display double amount-not of malig-
nitv, for that were impossible-but of activity IN
it. defamation of the Whig party. Every day its
editorial columns display new, insidious and
bitter attack on Wing Principles, Measures or
Men 1t. leader yesterday was devoted to what
purported to be The Difference between the
treatment of Gen. Jackson and Gen. Hull by the
present Congress. Le, us look at the facts
Gen jackson defended New-Orleans bravely,
but treated its people tyrsnnically. AJter the
tidings Of Peace with Great Britain was received,
he continued to enforce martial law, imprisoned
an Editor who published the news, and whom that
Editor was liberated by Judge Hall on process
of Habeas Corpss Gen. Jackson arrested and i'm
prisoned the Judge himself. For this grave con-
tempt he was brought before the Court after the
Civil authority had regained its ascendency over
the Military, and fined 81 900, which the citizens
of New-Oreans instantly raised for him, but which
gift he gallanty refused to accept, rather hand
ed over to the widows and orphans Of the Battle
and paid his own fine. (Another account says the
fine in addition ras paid for him by the citizens,
but this we discredIt.)
Here the matter rested for a quarter of
iury; meantime, Gen. Jackson had been Presi-
dent eight years and the head of the ruling party
power in Congress and Snss noR hey hs onS l; ""s Of
and demand that the fine legally inflicted on him
shall be repaid out of the Treasury of tho Nation
This, though n barefaccd political manTuvre,
large majority of the Wings agreed to and voted
for, with the simple proviso that by doing they
did not intend to condemn or pass upon the con-
duct of Judge 9sl in innicting the fine twenty
years ago. Ihis provso is made by Gen. Jack
sons own party a reason for opposing and voting
down the bill and now The Globe, Sun & Co.
hope TO make Loco-f oco capital by charging its
defeat on the Wings Such is the case of Con.
Jackson.
And now as to the other: Gen. William Hull
was appointed civil and military Governor of Mich
igan some little time before Last War with
Great Britain was declared. He was sent to De-
troit ignorant that War was so soon to ensue, and
did not know the fact that il had been declared till
some time after the British had obtained the in
formation by int0rceptng hi. dispatches. He was
appears to have been by Nature with brains. lie
invaded Canada like a fool, driven back to
Detroit like an imbecile, and surrendered it like
u coward. $50 it has always seemed to u.s. but a
Loco-F oco friend who was in the U. S service on
that frontier at the time insists that he was made
the scape-goat both of the blunders and nethcency
of the Administration and the misconduct OF some
of his subordinstes.) However this may be, he
surrendered the Territory and his force; was
made a prisoner exchanged returned; wa.
tried on charges of Treason and Cowardce, &C.
Quilted of Treason but convicted Of Cswardice
thereupon sentenced to be shot the sentence re-
mited by President Madison; Hull retired in
disgrace and died in obscuity; and his heirs
come forward and petition that his salary Gov
ernor of Michigan up to the time he was super
seeded, be paid them This cai,A has been con-
sidered by the Judiciary Committee of the Senate
and its able Chairman } ohm NJ. berren of Georgia
who was Gen. Jsckson's first and best Attorney
General, reports that the claim is just aud legsl
one, and should be paid. And this is the Report
which is made by The Sun the text for half a
column of such bosh this.
-" When We see a judiciary Committee OF Congress
present TO the Country their report n favor OF such
Y<tne CLAIM d4nsb-Me cOniOuDOcd,
confused ashamed that such corruption should
the halls OF legislation Ne ca,snOt res,st
tie torpedo shock Of sscrfcal ,nqufy Of au
dsscr,pt,OH. i Nothing monslrous Gould well be
conceived and our Congress wih present
composition would sill have remained unsuspected OF
of such dotcartght REASONABLE odor had not thu,
convinced their country of their capacity 10 do any thing
Such things smell ranker OF treason than The
traitor himself" kc- kc.
This IS fair specimen of the neutrality which
some hundreds Of Wings continue to pay for, read
and disseminate daily. Who shall they blame that
arge portion Of our People consider the Whig.
'-'itors and villains, when they thus
-epre-
aid daily i, diiusing and endorsing sue" =.