Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-02-25
From he lo,ca Capitol Reporter.
GENERAL. JACKSON'S FINE

mere Is no Sub|cct which is att ra: TIM
more interest a, present in Congress, an,
throughout the whole country, than IN,
proposition to refund to Gen. Jackson III,
tine imposed upon him Ly JUDGE HALL
ut Louisiana, in 1915. A brief and sue
c'nct statement Of tho leading facts OF Thu
proceeding, will not, we hole be una
ceqtabte to our readers.
Upon the arrival Of Gen. Jackson I,
take command Of the American forces
before the bat,e Of New Orleans, h,
learned from Governor Claiborne ant
others, that the whole province of Loui
siana was in slate Of disaffection.-
Louisiana had been French and SpanisI
province, and at that time contained
many inhabitants who were not favora
bio to tho Constitution Of the United
States. The Legislature was character.
lied by those who hnew il as '.poIitica!iy
ro.teD; and il was feared that the de
iseee of tho city 81 New Orleans, would
90 count of ihe disaij esion OF The ,,eo,
pte,sbs wka&ssud ill$dffic cut. Gen. Jack.
ron, sdvissd by ne Governor and many
ollhc influential persons 81 The state, dc
cIlred marital law. 3lds course was
deemed by all rs absolutely nr1essary for
the preservation oi''he city. Even Judge
He'll hinlselts when he heard that the or
der had been made exclaimed snow New
Ofleans mny BE- saved" The history OF
the battle is familiar 20 all. Martial law
was still enforced. Tho enemy quadru.
Pl'ng the number q their opponents, were
yet in few hours sail Of the city, many
spies yet lurked about-much disatfection
still existed-no official announcement Of
the treaty ofpeace had been made, to Gen
Jackson, and under these circumstances
he believed that the security Of the city
depended upon the continuance Of ma rtiai
law. About this time the French Con.
sui residing in New Orleans. commenced
giving certificates Of exemption to sol.
diers in the American service. pretend.
ing they were subjects OF the King Of
France, and thus thinned the ranks o:
the army. and gave rise to 4 mu,inous
state Of feeling. In orocr to guard ayains.
impropcrintluences, Gen. Jacks issued
an order directing all French subjects
s0ho apd arailcd them elces ofthe Consul's
certificate to remove out OF the lines oil
defence. This caused great excitement
among those principally who refused to
defend the country. An anonymous
writer in a newspaper opposed the order
--ts,isrepresented The object OF il, ..and
after many dissraceul and understandable
closed by calling upon all
Frenckmen 10 flock 10 the standard of
their consul-tlus advising and produc-
ing an act OF mu,iny and characterization,
aud publishing the evidence &C our weak. !,
nos: and dlscond 10 the enemy who were i
still in our vicinity, and no doubt anxious
before the cessation OF hostili,ies 10 wipe
away the last stain on their arms up II
inquiry i, was discovered tina. one Lnual.
liere, a memper cf tie Legislature, was
the author OF the reasonable com,nunlca-
ton. Ga the 5h OF March he was ar.
rested and confined by orderssof Cen.
Jackson. On The sam" day an applica
lion was made to Judge Hall tor "a writ .
Df Aabeas corT'*s in his favor. Loualiere
if brought before Judge Hall would IA,
have been discharged, for
when he hcurd that al order for his ar
rest had been issued, lie secrc,ed himself
until hs had made arrangements for his
discharge with the Judge. Cen. Jackson
upon being advised that wri! al hrbeas
corpus had been allowed bv Judge Hall,
insanity issued an order Tor his arrest.
This he was compelled to do to proven,
he discharge, under color Of law, Of
such traitors as Loualierc, whose whole
line was devoted to melting a spirit Of
nu,iny among the people. So soon as
he Official announcement Of the ratiica- :
ion ut the treaty OF peace with Great
Britain was made, Hall ami LoualIiere1
we're released. Ttis happened a few
lays after their arrest 1t may be well
o stale here tha Judge Hall fled from the
lily befnre The balle uf the Gil, OF jan
lnd returned after it was over, solely, as
I would appear. for the purpose OF EN-
the movements ot those who
|ciendeu it tsom piIIaga and destruction.
Upon the liberation ut Hall aud Loaul.
ierc, the former issued a writ against
zen. Jackson Tor opposing the execution
II u writ Of habeas corpus issued tor the
scase oil person who had been impri-
oncd for breach OF the martial law
proclaimed in New Orleans, wbiIe the
'nemy were threatening the city," We
lare make IL few extracts from a letter
lated New Orleans, March 9th, 1915.
s.rhe writ having been served on the
general, he presented himself 10 Inc court
IN Monday, the 9Th March, 1915. On I
us ARRIVAL y, the court house door, the
,opulace gaveahre. rheers--the general
Judge lilaH) remarked. !
vas impossible tolroceed win that kind
II interruptions, ana was about 10 ADJOURN
he court, upon which the genera! prcsen, ,
ID his deieiice in wri,ng, ana'sad, sic,
pledge my life there sl,all .c no Interrupt
ION on my part, upon which tile Judge
Drds,rsd him pcremp,0riiy slledown, 10
vhlci, tho gene ral-xalswsred, viii my +
|ens,air.'
Ser the opposing counsel had finished
! remarks, t.e counsel ot Gen. jackson
], tempted To read his defence, bu, this was
stopped by Judge Hall, who .relused lot
near j. lAo coua 'hea .tiottosd tor
hataay.
Friday, Marsh 3lst.-Ebe court met at
Il O'Clock -generul Jackson walked into
A.. cn.,rt None. will, admirable COtnpO.