Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-06-06

Tnc Apuei.UurN Girgtn!a,1.
.NONDlY, JUNE 6. Isl.
GEN.JACKSQN,s IINls..

We published a week ago letter from Gen. Jackson
10 Senator Linn Of VI sslur in reference 10 the rep4si
ton 10 refund to ham the fine Il $1,000 imposed upon him
IN lsli. by judge Hall, othe l. s. District Court in
Louisiana; aud indoing remarked lhatour own re
collection oihe circumstances which led and were con
nected wlte innclonofthe fine was 50 irlisnct that
We could not venture to express any decided opinion up
on the merits Of the application Since that time, we
have had an opportunity CT fefasing the speech Of sena
tor Conrad OF Louisiana, in which plain and lucid mar
ratlye Of lie events Of that stirring period quoted from
Judge Martins history Of Louisiana, is embodied And
"e think no dlspassiouate aud unprcudiced mind can
rise from the porsuas Of that Speech and Of the befr
speech II Senator Preston of s e. which aeconpani il
without coming to the conclusion, that Judge Hall was
not only ooiircy justified in imposing the fine tut lha
he would have sacrificed both the dignity and the in o-
pcndcbee Of the Judicial station had he failed to do So
Ifonr read rs vii perse The speeches f cssr5 On
rad and Preston, they will only possess fair and un
prudced view Of the transaction, but they viii be moro
than rewarded by the cryid yet ca.leoed cloquencc
which trealhcs in almost every line. Nor will hey
find, in either ofthcm harsh word or bitter slino
towards the venerable hero of The Hermitage who with
all his faults is in many respects entitled to hceratiuc
and viii receive the undivided paudtsof hiscountrymon
No one indeed can look that period Of his history
-r 10 lis election, Ibis unG.r'.@ f., ii. ,;,n oeye he
hcye- % ''' N'ei Ne sraty. without f, ling spon
ianoous emotion Of reverence lr the '.od man SKATER
Cd IS The storms q STATE who then in the yiolr Of his
nauLead, led her armies victory Put tie briapey of
h." iaue ought mol so to dazzle ourcy as to blind H.
to the qose aus tendencies fsemc Of lis acts even in
die brightest pcrrd his public Ttal has been
the fatal error in all free conrf aad with all people
struggling 10 achieve their freedom. Icy ilicelt it Is
fora popular idol, Wo know, tla he can d. NitLdnrcr
II, What eiilers would perish in attempting to submit
1mseltto the sahtay, but olen:nnce rhsamc restraints
OF law How readily the people overlook, ard even
sonciHaes applaud. acs. authorized done BY such
man, winch, Il me. less known To fame. and pcs
sessiug fewer ciams ITO their affection, had at
tempted. would lave kindled in Then breasts nm in.
aPpeasstble feeling Of indignation and RESENTMENT To
such individuals, whose acts quoted aicrtimcs as
r"r'd,als by less deserving men their countr,Inn be
balt.rg the decline atd gradual doWnla Il iler free
government, may cmILaticay say.
Thy very virtues have nud,uc u.s.
We sha not repeat (r that is unnecessary ) tie his
toy 50 succinctIy and clearly given by Senator Conrad
o The CIRCUMSTANCES which ndeotd Iudac Hal to ar
sn hcle the Court aud to- .nish ssiu General
at the head 81 his victorious army, aud in iie midst ola
population, Who saScd lie dreadful consrcuonces
q desai. which Wet!d lave gwen uptlt,r ltsuliil
cry to Tie i'iaet> and !,"dGsaofa lual scldify in
ecd - lbs infamous watch word. ta0t, and Booty"
which F,ssod ioH e lunn to column rs they marched
10 the ssGlI, wee Of course disposed Ia aitrr,e and
u'i ~ all GrlrGd any portion q his ceGauct. heuoyer
arbitrary II may seen to he When viewed in the sober
ghi al Hsiorica narrative. ~ Hose ho cid not shar,
nt'r cancer and IN tie triumph. THAT narrative is far
more interesting, IA the language Of the eloquent Sen
at"r, to winch We again iHgile the afteayn Of cur
haders-"ho. We are SUR, will concur with Us in the
oIHH2n that there Is sumctlin9e the moral Sublime in
the clise NhIeheatllles Judge Iall the admiration
u every lover q irecdomto tie gratitude Of ever, man
""'dny appreciates the Importance # that great prn-
cip'e. embadIed aaI cur constitutions lie yv}g raiAa
to" q fie Military 10 tic Cirt Jo,rer. The arrest of
ten jackson and his punishment. Tor supros.
attempt ssafy to subvert this important principle
under tie peculiar circumstances Of the case. displayed
moral eour &c on the part of the Judge, which shows
that he was worthy OF his elevated station Such man
could never have been the plant tool OF a tyraa in
any age, IT under any circumstances. The submission
OF Gen jackson. the other hand tie sentence of
the Curt without any attempt to stir up the passions
his devoted soldiers, and Of the populace from whose
eiy had been aYeried the horrors Of general sack by in
uraje AID lcenons merconari,s is feature of the pic
tnre no less credltable to him 1t was the triumph of
Law speaking through its accredited organ and armed
only with the moral power which ACCOMPANIES It's doc
sluns, triumphant Warrior, having lepions under
his command which II may besnppos.d adhcbuntima
ted such wish, would have dragged the Judgc from his
bench. and perhaps plunged their onets his bo
som. We take for granted that Gen jackson beiev
eel tat The critical circumstances by which he was sur
rounded required the oArcse his art Of tie uulin-
liod responsibility he had assumed Of susI erding the
habcas corpus, and of mpris,ung The Judge by when
that VIII had been issued. The Judge himself how
ever, had Ito option the minister of the law
tie was bpuud on the demand Of the applicant huugh
prisoner under martial law accord TO HIM the remedy
which the constitution guarantees to every American
citizen; and his arrest and Imprisonment, therefore, by
Gen jackson for the discharge OF this mere ministerial
duty, dark feature in the transaction, which con
trasts most unayoaby with that difference to the laws
which the General subsequently exhibited. Judge
Hall ~onld have betrayed dasardly spirit-and What
Is mon, lac would have degraded lis high occ-had he
iaed, ca ong Released from imprisonment and restored
TO the exercise oi lis Judicial functions, araian and
punish the man. however elevated his position or splen-
did his services. Hha had rampcd on the majesty Of
the law IN the person Of one Gifts minister's and deprived
of the beHctts Of constitutional right enc Of the czos
Of the Republic
The conclusion to which mind has conc then,
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