The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-10

superior talents and great moral worth but biased
as | know be was, there is no hesitation in me.
when | say he could not bat lean TO the British He
was possessed Of too much honor to be traitor but
if he was ever mbued With warm feelings towards
the United States, those feelings must have been in
spired by the events and results before New Or.
leans. From what / also know of both MIR, Ii. NJ
b. and Mr.. Louis Louallier, am inclined TO believe
that their knowledge of each other was very limited
Not TO Judge Hall The following from Mr.
| II. NJ. b. eonyinces me that he knew the Judge 10
perfection
Z" knew him well he was a modest single-heart-
ed retired student, deeply learned, of unsuspeced
integrity and as innocent as child Of all Iary ia
rgue faction. lie thought only Of the honest and
| faithful discharge OF his duty
Though as highly colored necessary this char
acter was truly that of Judge Hall. He was one OF
those men who, in peaceful times, glide along the
current of life, act from routine, and when removed
| by dsaih almos, little remembered as a cloud
Such men are brought into the storms of a
crisis, but TO their own and injury of others Let
any one read the above character, and conceive if
they can fitted TO be the tool of superior
minds. In the hands of such men as Louis Loual.
er and John Blanc, Judge Hall could be nothing but
what General Jackson justly says he was. The man
ner and time the Judge left the city have stated,
and may add from General Jackson's letter what was
painfully true
! His flight (lIall's) induced many TO believe that
was unable 10 defend the city, and by creating des-
pondency in them did great injury, and occasioned
| applications from numerous individuals for perms-
sion to remove their families. When the Judge
turned alter the sth, lac met with great GOODNESS
| by the ladies and many of his old associates. They
| he as a had Hed IIeir
defence, and left them prey to the brutality Of
nturIated soldiery in the event of the city being
taken whereas, had he remained, his presence
might have stimulated them to a more energetic de-
| fence"
There can be but little doub, that the whole of his
agency in the habeas corpus case, preyed upon Halls
mind and embIttered his latter years. When the
time of reflection came, he could not avoid regret for
| his return and the consequences. The very charac
ter given of hun by his admirer, must convince all
not blinded by prejudice Of some kind, how unf, he
was for the part he was called TO perform.
| | should he very glad to know, who Mr.. II NJ b.
means by "Gatteres Of in pooer, Of those uho
still stand too high in public estimation" Does he
those who followed General Jackson after the war
enjoyed his society, received his patronage and
maintained profound silence as to his Marus like
acts at New Orleans, and the great defects of his
character until Jackson rejected their company and
| condemned their services
As to myself, have, in responding to your requi-
stion neither the the maligny of ingrat-
tude to indulge. General Andrew Jackson never
conferred on me the slightest favor | voluntarily
went to his camp on the morning of the 28th of De-
cember, 1914, and next morning set out an engi-
neer to examine with fifteen men the inundated low
lands his left in order ascertain whether Bri-
tish brigade could or not move through those mo-
rasses With my little corps lay hillock with
in call of the British sentnels their right
through the night Of the 29th returned to the camp
and made my report, and served to the end of the
campaign as engineer, with the pay and rank of
Captain in the line. Like all those really attached to
their country, who formed this army, with
not for, General Jackson. Under my hand lies as
honorable a certificate want, written by his own
hand and signed by his name, attestng those ser
vices Beside myself, there were of'my family con-
nexion engaged in the service, William Flower, a
nephew, who shot through both thighs, and
made prisoner in the battle Of the 23d December
and remained prisoner until exchanged after the
battle of the 9Th January VIM. Faulkner brother
n-law to VIM. Flower James Carpenter a brother
in-law of my own; James Flower, brother of VIM
Flower George Devices, husband of ons of my
step-daughters; aud my own two ST. p-sons, Francis
and Charles Boardman. In daily intercourse with
these relations and very many more, was
fortunate in not hearing any of the discomfort
much spoken of as regards the measures
of commander The men naturally de-
sired the termination of martial law and the resto-
ration Of peace but few of them were quite so be.
sotted to blame their General for their detention
| a. Al ]. e
posed, aud it would have demanded more than Jack
sons influence 10 prevent violent outbreak had inn
prisonment been named.
The most trying and difficult part Gen. jackson
had TO struggle through, during the interval from
the 18th January, when the British retreated from
their camp near New Orleans retired, according 10
Mr. H. NJ b. To those who may read Mr. BIS
piece, II might appear If an armistice had been
concluded but IN his haste to stigmatize General
Jackson, he forgot that the British feet and army as
late as the 9th Of February, appeared off Fort Bow
yer, invested il the 9Th, and forced the command
or to capitulate on the 10th. Let us turn however
to more competent witness, General William Car
roll. In the letter Of that brave officer to yours IT,
dated Nashville, December 18th, 1912, and which
you kindly placed at my disposal, have the follow
ing decisive testimony
The enemy landed on the 23d December. and
from that moment until the 18th of January. when
they broke up their lines and retreated 10 their shin
ping, our duty was constant and very severe 4.
soon as the enemy re,rcated 10 their Shipping and
The means adopted 10 prevent their return the Gene
raj directed the different corps of the army TO return
TO their encampments occupied previous to the in
yasIon, and TO hold themselves ready TO meet encr
gency at a moments warning. As the army pas.ed
through the city TO their respective encampments
the manifestations Of JOY and gratitude were so fer
vent that one would have supposed /, pos.b,. a.,