Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-07-27

officer certified copy, and at once issued ar
order for the "arrest of Domlnick Hail. on Q
charge Of aiding to excite mutiny 10 the
camp" "Be careful to permit no escapes,
wrote the General TO the officer detailed 70
arrest the Judge, "as the emissaries of the
enemy are more numerous than we suepec
ted" Rather hard bit, that, for the Uni
ted States Judge. Old Hickory's pen was
sometimes sharper than bis sword.
Judge Hall was speedily arrested, and i'm.
prisoned along with his friend Lonailler
where they could talk over the matter at their
leisure. But in a short time the General had
the Judge escorted beyond his iines, and set
at liberty, with q ompand not to come within
the lines again until peace should be officially
declared. Not long afterwards peace ,ods
officially declared, and then the General, in
an eloquent and heart.stirriug proclamation,
disbanded bis heroic army, permitted the civil
power to resume its legitimate sway, and re-
leased ell prisoners confined for disobedence
to military orders.
Judge Hall returned to the city and deter.
mined to have his revenge. He soon had the
General served with an order to show cause
why be should not be attached for contem pt
of court, &c, &c. On the day OF the return,
the General, 10 citizens dress, and accomps-
MED by the renowned Edward Livingston as
his counsel, went to the courtroom, which
wns packed with on eager multitude, anxious
to get a glimpse Of the "old hero" AS soon
as his tall and majestic form was seen, the
audience burst into such tempest Of enlbu-
siasm that the Judge, not knowing what the
excited tbroDg might DO, gave orders to
adjourn the court But the General en-
tertsined different views. Springing upon q
seat, he waved bis arm. and at once a silence
as Of the grave pervaded the hushed multi
tude. Then, in a few words, be reminded the
audience where they we're, and besougbt every
man who was a friend to him to behave with
the decorum due to the place and the occa.
sion. Then turning to the scared Judge, be
said, "The same arm that protected this city
from the invader will also protect this court
in the discharge of its duty, or perish 10 the
attempt" So, under the protection OF the
General, the conrt went on.
The Judge refused, on technical grounds, to
hear LviDgston's argument in favor of the
Generals course, and ordered the attachment
to issue. On the return day of the attach.
ment, the Judge propounded nineteen inter-
rogatories, which the General declined TO
take any notice of, because Livingston had
been refused a hearing in his defence, ard
stated to hear and abide by the decision of
the court. The Judge then fined him one
thousand dollars for which amount the Gene.
raj at once drew bis check on city bank,
and thus the matter was for the time ended.
But twenty.seven years afterward, A. ID.
lo42, the Congress of the United States
voted to refund to General jackson that
$1,000, with interest to date, amounting to
The od msR SDc 'sG tue s S "sa cid s4uG
And thereby Congress and the people eet
their seal of appreciation upon the old hero's
conduct, and gave judges notice to beware
how in critical emergencies they interfere
with commanders called into the field to
defend the honor and the safety Of the coun.
try.-New York Ledger.