The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-03-11

| In such state OF lnings, VINO couiu tH'hh
The commanding general justified, by all
Overwhelming necessity, in the conlin'
uance of martial law, and in enforcing
military discipline, not upon the soldiers
merely, but upon citizens, exemPls, and
alien frends-suspending the functions
of all, even the municipal and federal sn-
lhorilIes--S and suhjec.ing private rights
to the control of his iron will2 Who can
wonder that The generous folbearance
and patriotic submission OF the people
should at last yield to the impalienCe ola
restraint which no law sanctioned and no
necessity justified. 1t is an invarlable
rule, applicable as well in ethics as III
law, that whenever the necessity which
alone justices a peculiar act ceases, The
authority to d, ,ha. act passes away too.
Now, if it be admitted thai. when mar
tial law was proclaimed at New Orleans
there was such al overwhelming necess-
" for it, as abroga;ed the Constitution
and oil laws, who can pretend that such
necessity continued Ct the time Of which
he committee speak2
VIVA. this martial law is, which claims
to override constitutional and civil rights
the committee will inquire in subsesueni
par. Of this report. They now propose
to state the facts whick brought the
military in collision with the civil au-
lhori'y.
Among the defenders of New Orleans
were certain French subjects in Louisia-
ne, but not nalurallzed, 10 whom peculiar
privileges had been secured by the treaty
of session for the period of twelve years
not then expired. These men, though
not liable 10 military duty, volunteered,
with the characteristic chiyalry of the
glorious nation to which they belonged,
to defend the State under whose protec-
ton they were sojourning, AID they dis
played, lsaid Gen. Jackson,) zeal as
| honorable 10 thems selves as i! was grateful
to the commander. q Niles Register,
1922
. But when the defeat of the enemy and
| the news or Tumor OF peace bad filled The
whole community with rejoicing, they
felt that they were entitled TO repose and
exemption from further military service
For this reason ,hey applied to the
French Consul for certificates Of national
character
| General jackson seems to have been
reluctant TO have his force diminished by
their withdrawal from the army, and to
have thought that others not entitled
were receiving these certificates, and on
the goth OF February he issued general
o:der, directing all French subjects hav-
ing the certificate of the French Consul,
counts?signed by the commanding gene
ral TO IT pair 10 The interior, not short of
Baton Rouge, q distance Of 100 miles
from New Orleans. and declaring that no.
lice would be taken Of such as might re-
main after the Sd Of March a. This
order was considered q violation, as well
OF the treaty rights of these Frenchmen,
Us Of the law Of the land, which aulhori-
zed The President of tbs United States on
! " TO adopt such measures against al Ell
enemies: whose removal might be requir-
ed by public safety. Ii was also bellev-
ed 10 be unnecessary and harsh in the eX-
IRENE towards men who had jus, peri.led
their lives in voluntary defence of TIE
country. So general was this sentiment,
that al! the officers and soldiers Of Plau-
che'a tuitaIl on, and Of Lacosie ard nac-
GUMS, which were the New Orleans troop,
| Pe!ilioned the Commander-ln Chief 10
suspend The order. On The 9Th of March
The General, liz compliance with their re-
quest, did suspend his order, except as to
the CIeyaler Tousarde, the French
Consul, who was banished the city. e. J
In The meantime, however to wi,-on
Friday the Sd March, communication
on the subject was published in the Lou
i'lslsna Courier, which was asoertained to
be the. production of Mr. Louallier, the
elder. This gentleman was no Disconnected
disorganizing, sed,ious person, but an &C
tive intelligent member of,he Legislature.
and good, loyal, and patriotic ciIizen.-
II was he who. in December 1914, had
Obtained the grant from the Legislature OF
$1,000 TO furnish clothing for the desti-
tute militia; he reported & recommended
10 the Legislature the embargo law, b.
which Commodore Pa,.ersou's vessel,
we're manned and the appropriation of
5000. out Of which the boun.es to the
sca,1en we're paid.
Though as a'nemGer Of the Legisia-
!sye, exempted by the laws Of the Sac
'rcca military service, no. merely during
tbs sesa;op, but Without lini's.ion. 81
he vas not useless during The time ofhos.
tiii;iss-he was one OF the committee ap
pointed 10 aford relief to the sick au,.
wcnadsd ant! ,lesttnte---and, as such, ex
er.ed h.mse ( with interchangeable diligence
Unfortunately for him, however, he
had, on the i4th December, reported in
the Louisiana House Of Representatives.
agaius; the suspension Of tia hrhcas cor
| pus acl which the General and Governor