Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-06-06
lCnBIRsG, MONDAY MORNING., JUNE q, 1912.

lhls towards the end Of February or early N
March On the Sd of the latter month. Mr. Loualliel
lthe same individual who. member of the lepsla
lnfe had 50 warmly opposed the suspension OF the habds
corpus aeD published an article, in which this act OF
e'eneml jackson was severely commented on Ms unjust
cruel. Illegal aud uujusllhabc exercise Of arbraf,
power General jackson immediately issued order
of his arrest, and ordered him to be tried 10y
tai, ter exciting muliny for libel. and Il spy!
lie Mt T. would not undertake to discuss the quos=
ton o the pruprIcty Of General Jacksuns arrest oil ou-
alter The publication certainly ndlscreei one.
hui how could court martial take cognizncc of pros
teutloh lur hbcR And how could an American citizen
"a member oitho Legislature, he trlcd sryl Ii he
lad leagned with the cnouy-ho had. in any manner.
I@lfen them AID aud comurt-hs crime Was that of a
ltaof. no sPy aud he was amcnable to the evil hi
hunalS lur hGh treason
iouali,. finding himself arrested and about bo tried
by court martial iJr crime involving not only hls
eharaeer but his life applied TO the Judge OF the district
eaul 81 the tntrd States fora writ ut hatrds corpus
Now, what WAS the ctloct Of the wrt( Goutlcmen on
the other side had argued as II II had the effect oi
instantly aud per Sc setting louallior at liberty But
every laNA knows that had such effect that It's
sole oeel and effect Is Ia compel the production of the
prisoner IN order that the Judge may inquire into the
Cause u tS commitments that he may ascertain hy what
aah9ruN he Ia Imprisoned Ii, upon HAT inv osgaton.
II Turns ot that he Is mIsouodb by warrant issued by
! afqmnflent authority, aud the proceedings. their
Lace. are regular, he Is rcmoudcd to prison. to undergo
his trial; Otherwise, he Is discharged. Gould Judge
.
Instance, 10 ISSUE thus wrltl lie could not The wit
Il halcas corpus i5a writ OF tieht Tho very statute
nhcl Nrcst,d II from the first Charles dccatcs IT shall
ssne to any oae on the application If his counsel. 1t
Is lhs VIII which overi,aps the walls of the prison
/ which unlurhJ the iron barred door of the dungeon
winch renc rates the ranks Of an armed sullen sur
iennihg tie victim of military Nioonce with drawn
swords aud pointed hayoncts How, them eau Judge,
IN any rase, refuse to issue this witt where pfoba
BILE cause Is shown for lis interference
suppose that judge ilall had refused to ISSUE this writ
aud thai lodalcr had been convicted and sentenced 10
aeaih, and Tic sentence carried into oAecutoniho sup
position is not mpruhallc because the sequel shoH >'
TIA. General jackson was in earnest, and HAT Lonalhef
9Nsd lis c 10 the court martial presided overly Gen
era GaHea, who had the honesty aud iunuCss acqult
Inn. IN opposition u the opinion aud wishes Of their
manHer-Nhat would have 'con the cuuscqucncol Why.
Hall ud have been universally oNccutcd. The IA
bes ri the other House would have been loaded with pc
ntions Ion his impeachment lie would have been I'M
rearhtd and dh hadhcrnDut lot TRY that impeachment.
WHO amung would have dared 10 say that Judge no
had refused To discharge sacred duy-to stretch orih
hl3 arm In save an unfortunate man from gnoninuus
death, uaWully Inflicted, ought not to lc hurled from
4 sea "hrh he had dIsgIacod 10y his lmbecIlity his
eoW tdie,2
ButJrdge Hall did not rcluscit Mr.. &. here passed
VAIN cut gum un tire character OF Judge Hall. aud
proceeded to remark rhnt, in Glauun. It, hc eAaeied
Iffsnlsc on Tie part # Nj Molc distinguished law
Ser. who bud Applied ut II ia behalf OF ltuAl,f that
be should oppu.c General jackson that tho wr had Is
sred in ,ter that lac night appear IN prrs OF by
sci 10 oppose hc dl.cLmneW Louaior, If he thought
pr per 81 TODD. Nh Nuf,l fulfilled tbs pledge, aud
General jackson ad, pied more sulo and summary
lad u preventing the Discharge. He arrested and nl
lrsaucd the Juagc
In Senator fam, pcpne, lyon, has ls,ty,d Tia, III,
I,d. ,.. ,l, ,n,ri..,, Il IN g, technical scns Io v,s
I,niin,1 ~ ihiu tl far wall. r - mann, am, that "a II,
af.,,bi.tpf in ecnsr fihrvord I,strn, II vns
mol lai seirs Of rprisonlnent which is pr,rtscd IN the
rrnlleaIs own Statc; il was not solitary confinement
The and the Ju,nc who had cudcay1r,d 10 .creen
INN from, ,un,sIu,nt vera decm,d worthy ,saocintos
and vere confined in the came nnormcni and Tins the
wit If habcas corpus instead of brine mo the prisoner
before the JUDGE. produced the vcry opposite effect of
carving the JUDGE 10 the praouer Thr General then
ent an officer to demand from the clerk ofihc ronu The
record containing the application for the writ. and the
proceedings CONSEQUENT thereon The clerk refused 10
surrender II On the ere Of official duty but offered To
carry il tolhc General Tor his inspection. lie did So
and delivered the record to General Jackson and the LAT
Ter retained W SECESSION Of it; and minated in no very
Iambipuous terms both to the clerk and the marshal
that If they IN amy manner iniccrcd in the nater they
should fare no better than the judge
In The meantime ,cipl inicorncc nrriyod Of the res
,r,tion If n,aco Hy n sinrnIar nischanc, the mack
,oe Transmitted tr,u the ,r D,n,r,n,cu, rommrniea
nlf this nrt,,lop was oxchnnncd Cr ,nothcr. and
tho crrr vas NAT discovered - the css,,oor ,,snach
ed with il un,il h., lead r,ocLtd Nov, Orls,,s OH,
lr,,, ,r h,,olt H., him hn,,,v,r left M, ,,ht al tl,
fact am. +, ,.,s s,i, ,ii,r o,,uo,nc,I IN ,cr.,,l ,a
II vac , n, Gvc laws after tls and ,yhou In, mill
ii, had hre, di.l,ndd that Indoc Ian uns released
from actual confinement. and oven linen Lo was mol sel
At liberty IIo wa. nul under ,tnord If so,crs who