The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-04-14
BY NIsTCHENEN & MATHEWS.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SPEECH OF Mr.. TAPPAN,


the passage of law refundlng TO General
Andrew Jackson, with interests and cosIs.
the ine of one thousand dollars, imposed on
him by the Judge of the LOUISIANA district,
in 1915, for an alleged offence against the
authority Of said Judge.
Mr. President, OH The 25lh day Of January
last, The General Assembly Of theSlaie Of o.
hio, passed these resolutlon1:
"Rssoved by the General Assembly Of the
State Of Ohio, That our Senators in Congress
be instructed, and our Representatives reques
ted 10 urge the passage Of law, relundng 10
General Andrew Jackson, with interests and
costs, the fine of thousand dollars, imposed on
him, by the judge of The Louisiana district in
1915, for an alleged otf,nce against the autho-
rity Of said Judge
"Resolved, That the Governor ofths State
be required to forward 10 each Of our Senators
and Repre- sentatives in Congress, without de-
luy, copy Of these resolutions.
RUFUS P. SPALDlNG.
Speaker cflhe House Of Representatives.
|, JAS. J, FARAN,
Speaker ofthe Senate.
January 25h, l942"
The letter of His Excellency, the Govern.
or of the State Of Ohio, enclosing these reso-
lolions TO me, is dated "Executive office, CO.
lumbus, March 5h, 1912" The letter itself
is post.marked "Coumbus, Ohio, March l0.'
1t was received here on tho 18th. Ii these re-
eoutons had been sent "without delay" they
would have been received by US on the 20 h
day of January last; in which case my COL
league or myself would with great pleasure,
have Immediately obeyed these instructions,
and, with leave of the Senate, have reported
bill 10 carry into effect the wishes of the
State, whose representatives. we have the ho-
nor 10 be in this body. The delay of The Go
vernon of Ohio, has deprived US Of this pleas
sure, and permitted the honorable Senator
from Missouri, over the way, Mr.. LDn,) 10
report bill 10 effect the same object That
Senator did not know that on the day he bro't
in his bill to refund the money to General Jack
son, the Governor oI Ohio sent our instructions to
the post office in Columbus, and therefore
could have no intention of anticipating US in
this matter. Knowing as the Senator 9roba-
bly did, that such resolutions had been passed
in Ohio, on The 25th Of January, and that if
they had been sent "without delay," they
must have reached US on the 29th Of January,
he, as every body else, supposed they were
not 10 be sent at all. We could not, with pros
pylprietv, proceed in this matter, until we
thouId receive our instructions, knowing that
they had passed tho Assembly. But nothing
of all this ough, to have induced him to any
further delay 10 bringing it before Congress.
say this much Mr.. President to satisfy you,
and the people of Ohio, that (as might have
otherwise been supposedly we have not neg|ec'
ted our dutv in This matter
The State of Ohio; asks 10 have this money
refunded with interest and costs because il was
wrongfully and illegally exaced from Gen
Jackson, by judicial officer, Of the United
States, and has been paid into the Treasury
of the nation. Ohio believes that the assess.
ing this fine upon Gen. Jackson wss mos,
grievous wrong, a wrong, alike injurious to
him. and dlsgrsceful to the nation
Without intending or attempting an enIogy
upon General Jackson, or ex4mInlug into any
other part of his history, ] will examine the
facts attending The nflction of the fine, and
show you from them that every principle Of
right and of laws, impose il upon US as a duty
of imperative obligation 10 refund him the mo-
ney. These facts are all 10 be found in what
occurred between The 9Th January 1875 the
day on which the martial law wss declared at
New Orleans, and the latter part Of March,
Of the same year. The first inquuy will be,
did General Jackson do righ. in debating
martial lawl Was such declaration neces-
tary? .... .,.. ....
General Jackson was sent by .ihe Govern
ment 10 defeat the impending a fmpt Of the
British 10 possess themselves OF the city OF
New Orleans and tho Lower Missssippi; i,
was his duty to accomplish his object by eUs-
ry means in his power; for he would not have
stood justified before God and his county, II
the British had succeeded, through his neglect
or ectuples 10 use those means. Thus conf
dcd in by the -EOloni and left to the dictates
of his own clear and sound Judgment, he de.
clared martial law, within the line of hs sen.
tries, including the city Of Nsw Orleans, which
was in truth, his camp. 1giye you his rea
sons Tor this measure, in answer 10 a rule o
Judge Hall upon him, thereafter 10 be consid,
cred. He Gays:
Ho was advised. not only by the Governor
Of the State, bu, very many influential persons
10 proclaim martial law, as The only means o
producing union, overcoming dissatisfaction
detecting treason, and calling forth the ener-
gies of the county, for its defence Th
measure was discussed and recommended Il
the respondent, as he we'll recollects, in to-
presence of the Judge Of Ihis honorable couI