Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-01-21
General JaCkson.s Fine.

General Jackson's Fine.
We clip the following history Of the fine I'M
posed uron Gen. jackson and the causes which
led il from The Connecticut Courant.' which wa
think must satisfy all candid men, who wish the
military kept in subordinaton 10 the cirit power,
that Judge Hall acted with great frmness and
proprieiy, and that the General with the laurels
fresh upon his brow acted more like a Conqueror
than Rrfa.blioau, and ihai hia .nhmiss,on 80
the fine intended more az menace. than a
modest compliance with tie la VS. which he
had trampcd
The battle of New Orleans was fought, rs
every one knows on the StlI Of January 1915.
land it is remarkable fact, which perhaps eve
~ does no, remember, that treaty OF peace
with Great Britain had already been signed al
Client. on the 2ilh Of December previous. On
the 10Th of January Gen Jackson wrote to the
Secretary Of War. "that the enemy's last exer~
ton had been made in that quarter, OF any rate
for the present season. News of peace arrived
at New Oileans'' the 10Th of February.-
"The attack and defence of New Orleans" was
long pas, and "the glitter Of arms" OF which Pre-
sldeut Tsl-r speaks was over. The war being
thus ended, number OF French citizens among
the Louisiana troops, who were detained after the
battle, unhealthy post, became weary Of
such needless hard ship and nlpPe;dd to Mf: 10y,
citrzensh D. by which they would be exempted
from military service These tho consul could not
refuse without violating his offieia duty. Gen.
Jackson, however, greatly exasperated, and
charripr tho soldiers aud tho consul with mutiny
and desertion. ordered them to be ed forth
with to Baton Rouge, $50 miles from New Or
leans These men had been among the brayest
of the soldiers at the battle of The S,h, and Mr..
Tousard, the consul, was fellow soldier of La
Fayette and was wounded while fighting for
American liberty"
"A member of the Louisiana Legislature, n m
ed Louis Lnuailier, who had been active and en-
~ had hon hp
the frs, Of March, 1915, article one of the
papers, disappointing the course OF Gen. jackson .
He was al arrested and Imprisoned by the
General. On the application of Louaiiler. Do
minick A. HILL, District Judge of The L. States
Court issued writ Of habeas corpus, requiring
LnnaiIIer to be brought before him, for the pur-
pose of inqniring into the legality Of his inprls'
onmeui. The constitution Of the United States
Cart. ] Sec . provides that .'hhe privilege of
the ,rrt Of habeas corpus shall not be suspended
unless in case of rebellion or inrasion the public
safety may require it Gen ia ckson, instead of
chewing the order of the Court, seized and i'm
prisoned the Judge.
the district attorney, Mr.. Dick then applied
To Judge Hall, whereupon Gen. Jackson 1mpris
oned Dick. and issued order to arrest Judge
Letris, All this in March, 1913, nearly
,wo months after the battle Of New Orleans, and
when the whole couutry was resoun6Ing with
shouts of Joy and thanksgiving for the return of
peace. On being discharged, Judge Hall. on the
9th Of March, 1915, summoned Gen. Jackson
to appear before him and answer for n contempt
If Court, in refusing to obev the will Of habeas
corpus nd iu.prisonng the Judge, The Gener-
al. feeling that marital law must nov come 10
end obeyed the mandate, but his conduct 10
Cour, was characteristic. He interrupted The
judge several times with remarks like the follow
inc:-.Sta,e facts, sir, and confiue yourself TO
them" Il was then with these brave fellows in
arms (alluding to the surrounding crowdD SOU
was not sir sc. &c. "A full account of the
scene a, the trial may be found IN Mics Re
of June 3, 1915, 10 which we refer the curious.
Judge Hall then sentenced him to pay fine of
$1,000, for which he Immediately gave the mar
shall a check"
I, would seem ,ha, he fine refunded by
The people. by this passage from 252 of the sth
Vol. n les Register:
Il, will be recollec,ed tina. this fine instant
" i'd BY the citizens al large, who limited the
subscription for tina, purpose to ONE dollar each,
tina, many might have the honor Of taking part
in the contribution. and the business was so man
aged that the Generals check on the bank was
returned TO him, by the marshal, without being
presented.