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GENERAL JACKsON's FINE

So much ado has been made about
this OF late, that the following history
OF II may not be embarrassing 10 our
readers. 1t will be seer that the fine
has once been re paid to the General.
The compilation OF the facts was made
BY the editor Of the Hartford Couranl
from Niles Register.
1.-The battle OF New Orleans was
fought, as every one knows, On the 9th
OF January, 1915, land it is a remarka
Bile lect, which perhaps every one does
moi remember, that a treaty Of peace
with Great Britain had already been
signed at Client, on the Gath Of Decem
Der pre- Vious,) On the 18th of January
General Jackson wrote 10 the Secretary
Of War that the enemy's last exer-
tIons had been made in that quarter, at
any rate for the present season. News
Of peace arrived at New Orleans on the
10th Of February. The attack and de-
fence Of New Orleans was long past,
and The glitter Of arms Of which Pre-
sldent Tyler speaks, was over
The war being thus ended, q number
Of French citizens among the louisiana
troops, who we're detained after The
battle al an unhealthy post became wea
~ OF such needless hardship, and ap
piled 10 Mr.. Tousard, the French consul,
for certificates Of French citizenship
by which they would be exempted from
military service. These the Consul
could not refuse without violating his
official duty. General Jackson, however,
was greatly exasperated, and charged
The soldiers and the consul with mutiHy
and deSertiOn, ordered them to be re-
moved forthwith to Baton Rouge, $50
miles from New Orleans. These men
had been among the bravest Of the sol
dlers al The battle Of the 9th, and Mr..
Tousard, the consul, was a fellow sol
der Of Lafayette, and was wounded
while fighting for American liberty"
"A member OF The louisiana Legisla
ture, named Louis Louailier, who had
been active and energetic 10 support of
The war. published about the LIST OF
March, 1915, an article in one of the
papers, Disappearing Of the course Of
General Jackson. He was at once or
rested and imprisoned by the General,
On The application Of LouailIier, Domi,
nick A. Hall. District Judge Of the Uni
led States Court, issued a writ OF habeas
corpus, requiring LouailIier TO be bro'I
before him for the purpose OF inquiring
into the legality oil his imprisonment.
The Constitution Of the United States,
(Art. ! Sec. 81 provides that, the pri-
vilege Of the writ Of Habeas Corpus
shall not be suspended unless when in
case Of rebellion or invasion OF the pub
lie safety may require it, General
Jackson, instead Of obeying the order
ofthe Court, seized and imprisoned. the
Judge.
"The District Attorney, Mr.fDick
then applied 10 Judge Lewis, for a writ o.
habeas corpus in favor OF Judge Hall,
whereupon General Jackson imprisoned
Dick, aud issued an order to arrest Judge
LewiS! All this was IN March, 1915,
nearly two months after the battle OF
| New Orleans, and when the whole
country was re%souudIng with shouts Of
joy and thanksgiving for the return OF
peace. On being discharged, Judge
Hall, on the 9th of March, 1915, sum.
moned General Jackson to.appear be-
fore him and answer fora contempt 81
Court, in refusing to obey The writ Of
habeas corpus, and Imprisouing the
Judge. The General. feeling that mar.
tial law must now come 10 an end, obey
ed the mandate, but his conduct in Court
was characters He interrupted the
Judge several times with remarks like
the following State facts, sir, and con
fine yourself 10 them i was then with
these brave fellows in arms, (aIIuding
to the surrounding crowd you was not
sir &c. &c. "a full account Of the
scene at the trial may be found in Niles
Register of June 8. 1915, TO which we
refer the %curious.) Judge Hall then
sentenced him TO pay a fine OF $1,000,
for which he Immediately gave the mar,
shall a check"
The following will be found in the
9Th volume of Niles Register, page
252.
ait will be recollected that this fine
was instantly paid by the citizens a
large, who limited the subscription FOL
that purpose to N dollar each, that ma
ny might have the honor OF taking par
10 the contribution, and the business wal
so managed that the Generals check
on the bank was returned 10 him, by the
marshall, withou, being presented"
From the Ohio State Journal.