Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-04
POLITICAL.


OVERTHROW or THE LAWS.
I; has always bees ,te plan Of Federalism brand
every act Of Gene,a Jackson performed military
officer, defence OF the country, and mol strictly
accordance will; the 0Tms oi Tic civil code
erous crime-rlnk G5patcn-absoiuie dtspotlsn
the subj ct'on Of everything to The msrs! law pre-
scriaed b. military dictator. This sort 0! c.amor
;hey have always .ound exceedingly useful in alarming
The weak and ti..d or The safety Of the laws. and Il,
this way, dsp;iyn The great champion of The OF
Democracy cF the intgcncc which his honest patriot
calculated 10 acquire enionr the people. rcm:
.he hour that Federalism in has achievements al
eanes; ot that popularity; :ich calculated h. lead
him TO the highest p0,.,iCa! distinctions a.! the nation,
is instincts p!omped Immediate eiorl 10 GsPl:aee
him dangerous military 9crado, who rogid stop
ut nothing 10 SAFE his aa:a.toa. Judge Hall (~Ao Wes
Brush SUI c. before r. .ccamc American juGga(
Il; toc to tc use, Tor 81! part purpose The
life estate IN Judicial authority is very apt 10 mnke
Judges the wiling instruments q! that tribe G. poiItI
Clans who geek to pnt dcwa popular sovereignty by
Governmen, establishments nGeps nden OF the people
General jackson was, therefore, instantly seized upon
by the judicial corps of politicians, IN the ne:es, OF
British principles, whom !; necessary to pat
under the ban of the III, Clay and !i:s coau-
tors were SLOW In following up iAis lead; and the
attempt made 10 put him under the ban Of Con
gress for Furnishing the British e.ssares who excited
the Seminole var dt,d iuhrucd the haGds OF the
wages in the blood O! women and children on the South
ern frontiers This same cue was pursued BY Nj
clay ~ the ei'rt mace 20 e&tgGe Inc favor 'Cr Gen
Jackson among the pCor'e. lac continent resoHnded
,yth the cry Ell "ili8tarY chirftain." TIE horrible
South American fc?il h!aodshed which would
cnsne the induction OF such military despot nto the
administration Of civil affairs, The theme of deca
4nstion. And 10 the last hour oil his successful civt!
service nothing "as heard from Federalism but imp2'
cations Oh his head a. "sufPer, dictator, 'y!is
hlarus, and = Cromwell.
And nov, wnen i!!e ia5'frc'ons OF almost ali 'he
states III the Union nave required OF ine! i'ep'eseh'a
galg rfII
Republic the STAN q" ;nTrajIiucc which would eyer
mark IT, if The penalty esiefted from him Tor eieaGi3g
State against .arac.ogs Invaders should b. permitted
20 remain in t.s National Treasury. We fad e"c-y na
Lyman, feeling Of ? de rsm aroused against - "'"e-
rab!c palfiG ~ The sec!uSrn o, tae hermitage, aS he
again, sword hand, threatened British u::tHiGcns
w:th deeai o. Tie pot.eS a!tea oi -n-,2ac #A acT'
disasters IA 'I'g field a po.icS
{. Gen. Jackson taceoiiag toH1otl". u3'ciai creature
Gingerbread by Federal as ahtasj IS Va oBy taaG v
.ug who hrs ever exercised military authority IN con.
tfayentioa - tie Laws o the lana. tie - the oEr man
~ho has saed TO chey Judicial payer, aud ven
sured 10 &C, the UsXia ''t"icT drtnG lcgcS Stnt
"The.e has beer says Judge Nichclas) instance OF
martial law in England r The last hundred and fifty
years; and this coun.ry since the Declaration
OF Iadepe cadence, bat thai gwen ty Gen Jackson al
New Orleans
The Kew Orleans Courier g.ocs this passage from
the recent publication oi JudEr Nchoas, IN the LOUIS
VILE (Ky.) journal We anncx the Courier answer
az Just comment on it.
The above sentence SAYS the y. Orleans Courier
IN communication from Tie rcn OF Judge Nicholas.
is gouy the rounds Of the Why press no. ere We
aware that has aesa Coaradtced by any Q! Tie De
Inocraic papers III ether states YET, the last three
lines contain Of tie most glazing hs eyer told by
partisan press.
"rhere has been no instance Of Martial Law in this
county" SAYS the Judge, Haut that given by General
jackson At Nry. Orleans DID not General Wilkinson
enforce Martial Law 10 New Orleans during the Burr
conspiracy ia isCG-'72 Did not the same Genera!
W!kiasaa cause lis oiticcrs TO arrest several d.sn
sughod citizens ~ Nv Orleans cad seed them round
by for ;t.a! al l,chmrrd: Did ~: The same Gene
ra WiikEson disregard aHd spG'n at the mandates os
Judge Hail. rao, nevertheless dared not arrest and fine
him Did not Gcnerai - 'ik'"aou, during that same
Winter, arrest en- Eti,or ems rag the press ID d no,
Judge Hall, and tse lui'>d states Attorney, james
Brown, belong 10 the Me%'can Society, g.; H., is
city, for The purpose Of wrss'la r2n ;he G.
OF Spain: Ard "hcn james +" orafaa aud i.ewis Her
arracned and tired before The United SAFES Court
IN tins city, Tor hgi treason and conspiracy tor levy
ing war aaa'asi Sf1n men ii peace win the n'ied
States, d'c not Judge liaii l'Sce curing Tie ,fai
albeit, he must have ie himself "eing member OF
the Mexican ASSOCIATION, irs' rs aeeP III Inc mud as
Messrs Workman and i>eT were IN me nre;
Now, We contend that 'o'ge Nicholas cou'd DOT nave
"een ignorant OF iac,s 50 Is S'S many " 'eSe
particulars, seeing ,ney 'Ie 70 ee 'ou"u ~ VIC p"'.0
reports OF Burr iai III hchona ana me oeoa'es ~
Congress ABOUT ''e same p'r'oa' "ha'' '"eh, mus
We 'hh. % we Va"o' 80 o" - NV ma" nv i.1s
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80, ,%, ar ~ 49, :, aS3 ,nn waS;,, 49,
oo,.nsoa ~. .hn n,,asnc.ss ri his .rn1y n unarrd
,noa - 90, 10 on..,. l,yes NJ tho conn,,v :, 1st;
snca How ofl.n did h., ami the oGieers u..ler ms
command, seize Tie p:oaes;v of individuals, aud cen