Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-07

s., On The subject OF Loraliers arrest, il should be
known that he secle,ed himself from tie issuing oi the
order for his ares. un lie had mnde arrangements with
jaA.c Hall tJr line habeas corpus; and wen Gs'ee
and delivered 10 lie CUlorel 81 tie provost guaf" oeh
told that had gwen directions iof his good ufa.'en
h, replied VITA ,hanhe that It was unnecessary q "
wcu d BE- there bat short ,ime. lie was asR'' WY
lis reply was that JhJge Hall ha! ISSUED VIII o.
h,h,s II, ann on !, itch C,l Arbuckie wrote 10
me asajna ADVICE directed hem 10 keep NE prisoner
as l,ms as he co"'d Weld hayonet unless he was
liberated ~ my order. Having made inquiry into the
matter and found h,; Hi! had issued the writ,
forthwith rave orders lo7 the ares, OF Don,inlck
Hal! AMI sen, Connei Blc. o: South Carolina AND
nr Wn I!u!!a. w.t lie O. men i3r that purpose
81 Il positively lase ,bd, Judge Hal! vas conhneo
n:il The militia was discharged Tne moment me ON
.,, ,,,.,rccm.n, oc TIE ratification Of The treaty
reached me The order Of martial law Mas revoked aho
the tl,a discharged.
! by JUDGE Hail. such THIS vcracions kenlncA'an as
sers made, do believe Il 10 oe .he acl certain
am that have never or heard oil itbeiore, ana II
,youi5 have been well FIR him 10 have stated where
Halls publication could he found. II is positively un
True Tia, lie ever made appi to me tc corps
/ The city being under TIE command o my ala lhos
l. Butler a veteran corps OF ancents hac been raised
for lis pro.eei on, and among them Judge Hall might
have enrolled himself hac lie though; proper. Instead oil
ior this te applied for written exception from the
rule laid down IN details o The order promulcatIrG
martial ~ and having obtained i from me- he, Inc same
nip yio, 4;ing i:e confidence had .eposed IN him. b.
IT. rassed nv guards ard fled from Inc city, 10 which he
never returned Unit! after tie baiie OF the stu Has
H. eh; induced many 10 believe !h:t was unable to
defend the city and By creating dependency IN then
did great nurr, and occasoaed applications IRON nu-
individuals FOR permission to remove Their ia
mes. When line judge returned after the 9Th, he
was met with great cooIness by the ladies' and many
&C his old associates. They reflected that he was
Uachcicr had ed rom their defence, and left them
prey to the brutality Of ,n!uriated so!dery on The
event Of the city being taken; whereas, had he re-
manned :5 presence might have stimulated them 70
a more energetic defence. And Tie conduct caused
ty these reflections mortified him exceedingly threw
nm, into a slate e dissipation, and into tie arms Of
Blauc, Lnua;er i Co, wbnse tool he became, and
through whc:n lie induced 10 try a0d bring The
ciy,i and military power INTO collision Tie object OF
,hs coniJ dpruon Icy this means either 10 ruin my
iane ty opening 10 The enemy safe avenue 10 re-
turn, 81" il this failed, they would cry out 'yTant, mill.
iary despot, &c and destroy ne in that way II IN
successful IN that: they would punish ME by Hnes IN.
posed by unjust Judge, sitting on his own cause,
ind refusing to hear any defence, believing as they de-
that the pepplc would resist fannIcal course and
tni, clique would then attach 10 me the odian OF IN
s,iraag The resistance; and thus they woud be
tec 10 blackea my name, and world have some cause
% cry that had destroyed all civil liberty. Blu;
NV ;uluncc prevailed, and oil their machiaa.ion.
were defeated, moi" itistanding ii.e AID ot some oi
my o;ics:s Of lGak, who were secretly Combined
Nth l5em. II is tFue, that ludge !,a'I was 10,
arrested until he gave evidence d s combination vita
those Praors who had excited natiny ia my came
and o. his union wh those who were also cndeavc.
ing 10 b!ag The civil and military power IL conflict
Tie was present hen ,he necessity of imposing martial
law vas discussed, and The morning 1t was promu
nated heard it read my oi'ice, and Immediately after
wards wij: upli!ted hands exclaimed, "Now the coun.
try may DC saved; without Il, It was lost Yet, this
anonymous wrltc who has no narne or IS ashamed oil
IT, declares that Judge Hall denied ever approving mar
TIA, Law sly he did, and call for The proof Of his
Genial The assertion have d0ub' hid s origin III
the .cts BRAIN Of the writer, aud together wiki the
rest Of s publication coined Gnd brought forward
al this particular time when Congress- al the lnst9a
ton q several States has ,;c subject under considcra
toa for the purpose OF casing dark shade ever my
fame. The statement which he gives on information
which lie says he received from General AGAR, pro
roGnce positively false. DO 10, believe That General
AGar could he guilty Of making statement utterly
devoid OF truth. The moment received Official intel
!igcnce Of peace disannned martial law, and on the
cav alter adde ssed the troops and discharged them
Ills lli;a The 18th Huh Of March, bat as
| write {! I'm memory viii not be positive. l obtained
from the Bank $4,000 for their subsistence, &c, ana
I the whole of the kentucky militia Immediately .e. tie
c,iv 10: .he:r !icmcs. never had in interview VIII
/ Gen Ada:r from the day discharged the troops IN
New Orleans nn | lr!! It, and MY belief ls, that he
had # the city b. fore the court had finally acted on
lie snbec; Which final action the SIS. of March,
lSi5. Officers oi hgh rank had secretly joined thus
association 10 produce mG'ny and INSTRUMENTATION, be
cause | would hestow luures those who dld
/ DOt deserve tta, ana co INJUSTICE to tHose NHo
did Hence, tie secret workings with Irdge hall
10 annoy and 'n;u:- roe; but neither Judge Lewis
ror The crave AID patriotic Lonis!anians who nobly
rskcd thei. lives in defence OF New Orleans, could b.
Induced Ia uni,e with them. deny. positively, that
Gea Adair had any Gch conversation With me as
the writer nsse:ls and hope that if Ct any time here
after the ''ken:uchian Should undertake 10 expoupd
martial la under lis proper name, he will be more
careful OF his facts unless he desires the lasting niay
o. Sou. nouthed slanderer attached I" his name
/ Bn, lie complains of he treatment Of the French
VIII lhs wtn read arsl poin; 10 another instance Of
50 much !ofbcaTaace 10 foreign Cansu us to permit
Inn 10 reiaa.n IN camp when eieged By Inc enemy :
The mo.nen; New Orleans became my carp, delicacy
oucht Aaye induced han to leave IT, but if lie did mol
do so ] should have ordered him. however, suffered
hun 10 remain until his conGuc, became injurious and
insulting and then directed him 10 leave Tie city; bu
none Of those b.ave who had faced the foe and
! fought at The lines ordered away. rdd, was !
10 defend y. Orleans again, under sniiar circumstances,
would adept the means for they alone enabled
ne 10 defend i, successfully.
am, very respectfully,
Your obedient sc-rent
ANDREW JACKSON
Hermitage, 23d Dec, 1872.