Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-15

: not he one hour with you" CHOW 50: inquired
Col. A. He replied, "There is q writ OF hatsas corpus
out 70, me- This was communicated TO me. | m
mediately sent 10 inquire whether II was true that
JuJre Hall had issued the writ before Louali'er was
arrested. Being informed that ii had been SO issued,
and that Judge Halls name was subscribed tn ~, !
forthwith issued an ordsr for the arrest OF ,. a.. hai,
for aiding, abeiiing, and exciting mutlny in my camp.
This was on the 9th. Shortly after, Mr.. Duplcss's,
then marshal, informed me that was "actlng on the
belief, that The record would prove that Judge Hall had
exercised his judicial authority within your car'P---
thereby interfering with the police OF the camp, IL
violation OF martial law, and aiding and exciting mu
inv within it. In this you will be misiaken-There
fore. YOU had better look to it, and see whether the date
has not been altered from the 9Th to The 9th, since the
JUDGE has been arrested" | Immediately sent for the
clerk and record. When produced, the alteration
MAINLY appeared. | inquired of the clerk by whom
the alteration was made. He answered, by Judge Hall
that he had sent for him with the record, and made
the alteration. ] retained The original, and gave a GER
tilted copy to the clerk, as sci forth in my defence and
rendered 10 the court, for The purpose, at a proper time,
of sustaining tie majesty of the law against such fla
grant violation Of it, and to purify the court.
judge Hall was liberated, and sent beyond The lines
of my encampment, with special orders not to return as
long as The enemy should be on our coast. But MIR.
Conrad says the enemy had left our coast at this time;
and the necessity for martial law ceased. regret
such loose assertions. Had he attended TO the record,
he would have found that MIR. Livingston returned
from the feet on the 10Th, where he had been 10 CON-
plete the cartel for the exchange of prisoners; and on
line Ilth MIR. Blanchard was at the BalIze, delivering
the British prisoners 10 Q~uartermaster Pedro, from
whom he received the confirmation that there were Sc
ven or eight men in New Orleans from whom the Bril-
tish received daily information, and every movement
of my troops. Mr.. Conrad can say whether Blanc and
Co, with his two historians, were not suspected OF be-
inr part of this clique who correspondent with the enc
nv. They were not at the lines of defence.
Peace being announced, and my proclamation pro-
mulaated, removing martial law. Judge Hall returned
TO the city; and when we were all IN the midst OF JOY
and pious gratitude 10 the all wise Providence that had
crow ned our exertions with success, he commenced
his proceedings against me, requiring me TO attend at
a named day, and show cause why d writ OF attach.
ment should not issue against me. Agreeably TO the
rule | attended, and presented my defence, which he
refused 10 hear. The result was, that, depriying me
of my constitutional right of defence, he fined me one
thousand dollars; ami, snppressing a full record of
the proceedings, he compelled me to have one made
out On the oaths of Abner l.. Duncan, Esq Edward
Livingston, Esq, and Major John Reid, who acted
as my counsel. From these facts, which Mr.. Con
rad will not dare 10 deny over his own signature, !
have IL" right to ask him, was II consistent with
the character of an uprigh. judge TO alter the record,
for the base purpose intended-that is TO say, to show,
on the trial OF n prosecution against me, that had ar
rested him before he had attempted 10 exercise judicial
authority in my camp, then under martial law, the me-
cessiiy Tor declaring SAID law being admitted by him !
Was It consistent with the character of an upright
judpe, after putting me under the rules 10 show cause
why an attachment should not issue against me, and,
on my appearance with my defence, 10 refuse TO hear
me-parlicularly as he was sitting-in his own cause,
and from whose Judgment there was no appeal; Last.
IL: was it not illegal and unjust in him, after he had
approved The declaration OF martial law, on the ground
Of that necessity whose office It IS TO make the law ST.
lent when this is indispensable TO save the Republic
was it not, | say, dishonorable III him To institute pro-
ceedinps against me, and insult and fine the, for defend
ing the country by the means he approved and APP
p!auded, there being no other offence really charged
against me: Is there 4 man, not carried away by party
feelings, who, hearing the facts, will not pronounce ii
one Of the most unjust and vlndicliye decisions ever
pronounced by q judge:
Bat wall not pursue The subject further. My
thanks are due 10 the Legislatures OF New York, Ohio,
and Michigan, for their expressions calculated to IN
duce Congress to wipe from my memory the imPu,a-
ton cast upon il by the act Of this tyrannical and VIM
dictive Judge. My thanks are due also, 10 that portion
Of the Senate which has expressed a wish 10 refund
the fine, but not on the principle contended for by those
who amended the original bill. am obliged TO re-
gard the proviso Of MIR. Bayard, adopted by the majo.
rity, as intended to insult my feelings. What. take
from Congress money instead Of justice When !
apply to Congress, it will be 10 demand justice, not 10
ask n favor. The patriotic States of New York, Ohio,
and Michigan, did not ask Congress to extend to me a
favor. They wanted the stain upon my character, i'm
posed upon it by Judge Hall, without good reason,
wiped away.
with The smiles of Providence, aud by the aid Of my
/ brave coinpattiots in arms, after many days OF toll and
nights Of waichiulncss, New Orleans was preserved
from the hostile tread Of u foreign foe, and her aniable
females protected from insult and pollution. In the
struggle, / riskcd ms health, my life, and, what is
dearer than either, my reputation; and, if the honora
BILE Senators from Louisiana, (Messrs. Conrad and Bar
row believe that | ought TO be fined and ~disgraced fol
it, 1 leave them to enjoy all the satisfaction which SC
refined a patriotism can bring them.
am, very sincerely and truly, your friend,
ANDREW JACKSON.
f. I. BLAIR, Esq, Editor efMe GioJe.
TIE DrrIfs.-The course now generally adopted
with regard to the payment Of duties at the principal
ports, is 10 pay them under protest. In This way the
money is put into T. third PERSONS hands, there to re
main until the question in dispute shall be adjudicated.
The nnnsiinn In disnn,e- which is really q nrnnndlesS