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

rived-and finally, that the acts of au-
thority which the invasion Of our country
and lis safety may have rendered necessa-
ry, are since the evacuation of it by The
enemy, no longer compatible with our
dignity, and our oath of making the Con
s,,uion respected.
For the publication "f this article ION
Sunday, The 5lh Of March, Mr.. Louallitr
was arrested by u military force, and by
The order of General Jackson committed
to pr son. AT the moment of his arrest
he applied to +. l.. Morrell who immedi-
ately drew up petition to Judge Hall of
the U. States district court for habeas
corpus in behalf of Louallier, which he
had presented to him al his own house
after some reflection the Judge signed The
order for the issuing of the writ, but sug-
gesied 10 The counsel that he should noti-
~ General Jackson that The writ Ind been
awarded. a. This was done in the
course Of the day, upon which General
Jackson addressed an order 10 Colonel
Arbuckle, alleging that he had received
proof that Jnige Hall had been e1Citing
mntjny in his camp. and ordering his ar
rest--about 8 o'clock the same evening
h. .dac was arrested by party Of six
" soldiers commanded by Major Batlcr,
and confined in prison for awarding the
sacred writ Of habeas corpus, which II
pleased General Jackson to consider as
proof Of his aiding, abc:!ing, and exciting
muliny!!
(5) Before the ares! of The Judge, Mr..
Claiborne, the clerk Of the district court
to whom Mr. Morre!l had delivered the
petition and order, observed that it was
dated the 9th. Apprehending this to be
4 mistake, as the day was the 9th, he
waited on the Judge and suggested the
error which he a. once corrected by
changing the figure 6 to 5. Between 10
and ! O'Clock Of the same evening the
clerk was called on by Major Cho'ard,
one of General Jackson's aids, who pro-
cured an order from the Gen'l. which he
said required the clerk to give up the or
iginal order Of Judge Hall, awarding the
habeas corpus. This he very properly
refused 10 do, because it was court pa
per which his sworn duty required him to
keep. About II O'Clock, however, he
waited on the General, who asked for
The paper, which was handed him. He
read it, observed the alteration in the date,
AMI asked what all this juggling was
about. The clerk assured him there was
no juggling aud explained the cause of
the altered date, when the General SAID he
should keep the paper.
TO the remonstrancc Of the clerk he
said he should take the responsibility,
but would give him certified copy which
was dore accordingly. (6.) Mr.. Dup
lessis, the marshal of the district was at
General Jacksons head quarters on Sun
day evening about 8 O'Clock, when the
h;be rs corpus was the subject of CONVEX
sation. The General said he had shop
ped the Judge, and would treat in the
same way any one who might improp-
erly NEEDLE with his camp, of which he
considered New Orleans as forming a
part. The writ was issued on Monday
morning, and served on Monday after
noon, after the hour of return. Thus
were the constitutional rights and person.
Il! liberty of the citizens wansonly violat-
ed--lhe established forms Of legal pro-
eeding disrogarded and annulIed-the
majesty Of the law degraded, and the ju-
dicial ermine torn and trampled upon.
On The day after these arrests Monday
the + March, General Jackson received
dispatches from Washington, (7) By
some mistake in the Pos tmaster Generals
Office the Official despatch Of the Secretary
Of War, informing him Of the ratification
If the treaty Of peace, was changed for
one on another suhject--but he received
an order of the Postmaster General, dated
February Ia 1915 stating that the bearer
sas chUrged with dispatches relative to
the state of peace which has AIKEN place
between the United States and Great
Britain, and urging the forwarding the
dispatches with ell possible HASTE. g.
On The same day General Jackson for
wariel Il letter TO General Lambert, COM
handing the British forces off Mobile, III
forming him Of the contents OF the order
from the Genera! Post Olice-and on
lie 9Th ha Gisbandoned The militia, who
had been levied en- mnsse. (9.) He did
not, howey relax The rigors Of his mar
nal law.-New Orleans was s;il his
camp, in which his will was the source
Of all power and The rule of al! law, where
40 courts we're a.loa ed to sit but court
ueT,iaiS, and where the freedom of the
press was in danger Of something worse
than the sediiioa law.
Neither Lousllier nor Judge Hall was
discharged, b0. both were kept in c"nf"e-
ncnt, and on the same 9Th March on
which he learned from the Postmaster
Generals order the fact Of peace, he d.
Iected the convent g of cour. martial to
Try Louallier Coz his lie. There were
seven charges, to wit: ]. Mutiny. 9
Exc,ing muIny. 3. General misconduct.
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