Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-02-02

vi military force under any circumstances WAs he Ia
DO made the supreme Judge. both regarded his
military eneampment aud the tribunals Of the land. by
imprisonment at pleasure Of Judges, counsel, clerk and
II necessary, oa connected with the administration Of
justice !
! The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. G. j. In
oERsoLI,) "A lew days since. had only dened the
right o, Judge Hall in this To pass upon
Gen Jackson for contempt, aud not only claimed Tor
Gen jackson the right Of trial by Jury but, his
constituent. having entertained the highest respect Tor
the legal learning, Tor the practical know ledge Of that
gentleman III tho courts OF this country, had challenged
the lawyers oil tins House show the authority Tor H.
aud said that the example Judge undertaking pun
ish ir contempt such this infinitely murc dan
9'us than the declaration oil any martial law that
had been could bc proclaimed MIR. had never
read bn one law book and that twenty years apo
II the first law book put into the hands III stu
dents III law. and he would recommend tho gentleman
from Penns, saua, II lac was IN earnest In tho doetrno
he had attempted 10 lay down before Tins House hc
would. with all due respect, recommend Inn 10 this
book which, ho dare shy. was tho lirst the gcnte
man had read=he meant Dlackslono's Commentaries
MI u. read from this, provisions which. lie contend.
ed exactly covered The in poinI and challenged the
gentleman from Pennsylvania. or any other lawyer an
the Hour OF IN tho country. 10 point 10 al instance III
which contempt had been punished by jury-n which
Judge sltling court even when moi II court, when
processes o the had been Distracted interrupted
Whenever ilaEant indign, contempt had heen
offered 10 court, winch the trial had been by Jury
MIR. Cn,s. J. lNorHsoLL here made n rcmarl. Mr.
BORIS, Witch not heard by the Reporter
! The gentleman from Pcnnsy lyaala Continued Mr..
had referred 10 the ac OF 1881 the subjcc, Of
couomrls. 10 show that there was authority the
part vi Judge Hall Tor his proceeding. THIS law Vi
1884 (sald Mr. b. was intended 10 limit aud restrain
the power o the Tins question OF cuhtempis
II expressly gave the authority Tor this identical
! Mr. Is. read from the law in confirmation vi his state
nuut.
Then i, not only the law of the land, but il WAS
right tia, II should he, Deprive the Judge Of the power
ul furnishing iof contempt, and sy broke down
The whole power OF the courts 10 administer justice In
the land, they not only embodened. but licensed llcen
tousncss aud nsurpaton Ia rampe on the constituted
authorities o the countrylhe guardians ot civil
law
Alr y had shown wha, were the facts in the case as
ho thought concnsvey- that the Judge had the pow
to nle this the mildcsi oi all puuisntn,s ho had
seen, that he not only had legal authority impose
this fine hut ,ha under any other circumstances than
those which prevailed IN Louisiana grow ing out Of the
recent victory Of New Orleans Gen jackson would not
only have been fined but imprisoned Tor this contempt ;
Tor, satisfied with this single instance Of contempt
while the Judge was pronounclng the senicAcc he had
most conlempuously interrupted the Judge. and
qucsrd hun 10 conne himself 10 facts thus indirectly
charging the Judge with lasehood For that alone he
deserved 10 have been punished. under any other cir
cuinslnnocs.
Having shown the power Of the Judge and the propre
~ o the decision, he proceeded sI,sw there
was M proprlely IN the Application now made 10
refund the money, mud he would bring to The information
OF Tins liousea curious fact perhaps not known 10
berg generally, and sui less known 10 the people u this
country, Who had instructed their Senators and requested
their Representatives to for the remission OF this
fine. That tne had ben reunited 10 General hchso,i
Every dollar oi II te had already received, and The
ihoniy which he stated this an article ia the Jan
uary number oi the democratic Review" written by
warm personal and political friend OF General Jackson.
who had gathered all the information concerning him
be derived from public records and sm private history
written by Amos kcndall--in which he declared IN
long article the subject ot Jacksons fine, that the la
dies OF New Orleans. by subscriptions limited To
dollar each, Immediately The imposition OF the ne
raised II aud rendered 1t to their proleclor Mr.. b.
would not stop here and convert comma into period
ont here the proper place for period, the facts
stopped here, and Mr. Kendall mako his owl
remarks on the subject.
Mr.. Is. was further reedng few words from the
tlce, which did not reach-he oi the Reporter hen
! the morning hour expired BY general cons,lt, how
ever he Was permitted 10 proceed 10 ls expiration OF
hour.
lie had called the attention Of the House particularly
to the fact that subscription raised and the
Of The fine prohcrcd Zen. jackson; and IN the ian
guagc oil Mr. Kendall. he accepted the money. and IL
distributed among the widows and orphans Of New
Orleans Who distributed it2 Who authorized the
distribution except jackson hlmsei2 Il Lis own
money, and 1t act Of beality and magnanimlty
tuI which General Jackson got credit at the time and
they here backed by the enrcaty Of jackson
/ to rciund-uha1 Money deposited III the public Irea-
sury2 No. But 10 pay back the money which he dis
! trbntrd IN charity among the widows and orlhaus
Of New Orleans Where the propr!oiy, when
he had accepted il as his own, and distributed il in
this manner, oi his coming back aud asking it Of Con
gressl
As the result of this whole inquiry Nv had been led to
the conclusion that the attempt made. IN the manner in
which II made, 10 the passage Of This bill had
grown out Of desire To the political favor al Gen
era Jackson. Notwithstanding General jackson had him
self told hom that he would take This money 9th
terms than OF recognition OF his right do all he did
aud that they should declare either expressly by lm-
| pcaon, that he had the power 10 declare martial
law, To- suspend tie writ Of abeasc corpus, 10 lmprson
the Judgethe power to commit every lawts act ale
ged against him, and ihvolve Judge Hall IN the dis
grace which he conceived 10 be resting him. They
were called by the State Legislatures under all these
facts 10 make remission of this fine just before lhe
meetings OF the Conventions at which the several non
necs for the Presidency 10 be placed before tho
country; and little while before the enthusiastic
marks Of The gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr.. CusH
ING,) wo wss in such hot haste pass this BILL before
the 9Th OF Jan ary, General jackson wrote letter.
which had been published in most Of the papers of
the country, 10 which he declared in favor Of Martin
Van Buren,. They had heard nothing about the fine
since Every body satisfied to let the matter 70
to sleep.
The gentlemen from Massachusetts had sat as quiet
and placid lamb in his seat and manifested ankle
y about IT, he had neither prposed 10 call up the ques
ton during the morning hour, had any other member
Of that party, not even the gentleman from Penn. Since
that letter published Aud if lat letter had pub
listed sooner he doubted whether the Legislature of
his friend from South Carolina or OF his own State would