The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-06-30

"nl ul psftisAn Or pulltlc1l rhaFarIer,
bot sRbrsees lhe hisinfy az Louisiana
iIom is diseossry 90 lhs bas.Is Of New
OFlsaas; and The author as an eve MI.
nrss 81. and an sslor in. The scenes ahieh
he dssrribss.
Mr.. 4. here refsrrfd 70 various passages
IN The rark. 10 show Thar hen Gsnessl
Jarksoa srused in Louisiana hr wss ID.
dresd. BY The rspresrnlsnrns Of persons
who snlayed his ran6dsnrf. 10 eLisrlain
sHsPieiaas Of ths fidelity az large por.
tom Of tho inhsbilan af I.nuisiana--
Particularly those % Frsnrh sx,raelian;
Thai, under lhs inaasner aflllis feeling, he
recommended 10 the Legislature. then Ia
s,s'lnn. that the hobras corpus act ,hauId
Be suspsndsd--whirh. however, they re
fused 20 do; that i.ou.ll,sr. member from
one OF the interior psrlshes. ~as one Of
those shO warmly opposed this measure,
as Jnhnerss'ary. and dangerous 10 the Ii.
tffiifs Of The sitzens Of the State. The
battle Vas ioaght AMI won; and wh.isser
might have hrsn she suspicious Of Gene
fsl Jseks"n before. they ought nov 10
hsvs been d,.pelIed-shsy we're nably
fefuled u The cannon's mauti. I. vas :
remarkable fact. land one be took plea
sure Ia recurring to- that. though I.nui
sIsns had bsen bul recently admitted 10
This great Ane,iesn f.mlly nf Slsls,; al
though The a,sschmenl Of her citizens 10
This Gn,ernmrn, had hardly time IN M
lure. and W acquire Thai sirsUglh il bad
since attained; sl,hough her population
wssuf very Heterogeneous charsclsr. and
many Of lhrm ns'ises Of foreign countries:
although placed in the most discourssing
circumstances. there vas nat. az Car as he
knew. one sirgie instance Of lsscllery,
cossrdice. os even f.lieiiug in the ranks.
The sequel 10 known. The enemy
was defeated. On lhe 23l J.nuary so
Tenn lhsnksgisings were offered up for
The dtllserancs ol The country from The
eminent periIs that had ensironed IL. On
the 18th Of February the enemy ssir 81
Mnbllr. $50 mile. Of. On the 2O,h Gen.
ef,i Jsrk.oa received unofficial iuielli.
geuee that . treaty Of peace lad been
negotiated. Thus inislllgsnce wss con-
mui irsied by the commander Of the en-.
ems L.rces. But one the gel IL wac
confirmed IRON anolhrr quarter. No one
doubted the Tact. although IL nigh, 10,
have hsea pluden, Tor the comm .ader ln
chief 10 have sclej GU u. aud dlsbsndrd
his forces.
Amang those Who hsd borne On active
par, 10 the rsmpsign. were 0 number oi
enigrsn,s fr ,m france. Their own roun
iry was ihen a. pesre with Great Britain:
ard they were mol bound 10 take up arms
sgains, her in delenre ofihe United States
i'uiihry rushed voluntarily TO the conflict,
aud no, orly displayed this, martial splrii
which is the characteristic Of their nslien,
but many Of them having served under
Napoleon. possessed q scientific knnx.
ledge in which the Uniied SIsrs' force,
were deficient. The blaud ai Firnchmea
aud American once mare mingled in the
same siresm ,gsius, the enemy OF ihi,
country. After these ruinors of eacs had
reached New Orleans, anxious To return
to their homes sni their civil orrupstiun.
on which many oflhem depended for lhsIr
Livelihood. many Of 'h' m prayed To be
dl,eha,ged. on presenting the consular
ceri6ca,es af their national character.
These discharges were al fret granted
without difficulty; but. as their numbsi
Increased. General Jackson issued an or.
der tina, oil those Who presented surii
cefhhcaies, and claimed their discharge.
shnuld forthwith be cent 10 ..a,on Rouge,
4 small ,own on The Mississippi. sbou,
$50 miles above New OIltans.
II may veil be imsglncd tina, such an
order--imrlying suspicion Of their fdel
ivy, which they were not conscious al
drsrr.lng-wssco considered BY those brave
people as harsh aud ngoruu, in the ex.
reme. aud ss . pnur re,urn for the signal
services ,l.ey had rendered 10 the country.
This was towards the end nf February
,r estly in March. Gu the 81 oi the
tssSg #WuUHs WE tJudHtcf kUS ssWt
ihd,vIdus. who, as a mea,b,r &c the lie.
g,.la'u,e. had 90 warmly opposed the ,us.
! pension 9th, hibsas corpus scD publish.
1 ed an article. in which this act Of General
Jackson was severely commented on as AZ
onju.hfsble exerc.se of arbitrary power.
Central Jackson immediately issued an
order for his arrest. and ordered him IA
be tried by routt mar'all, for exciting
mnt'ny. Tor libsl, aud as spy!
lie Mr. & would not undertake ID
discuss the question of The propriety al
General Jarkson's arrest &c Louallirr.
The publication Vas certainly an m;lis'
r,ert une. Bur how could court mar
tail take c,gn,z nee of rro-ecli"n fur q
libel? Aud how could an American citizen
"a member of The I.rgl.lsure be tried
as sspy! II he had leagued with the CT
smy--,f he had. ~ any manner. GU en-
them aid AMI comfurS--hls rr,me was tha
nf a rsl'or. not spy; and he was amen
able ~ the civil tribunals tor high tea
SON.
I.ouallisr. iindirg himself arrested. an,