Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-20
GEN. JACKSON'S ARREST.

Judge Taney's action in the case Of
General Cadwallader, gives interest at
this time to the arrest OF General Jack
son at New Orleans in 1915.
On the 20th Of December, Gen. Jack
son, then in command at New Orleans.
proclaimed martial law. On the l1th OF
February, 1915, vessel arrived at New
York, bringing atreaty of peace between
the United States and Great Britain. II
was ratified on the 18th at Washington.
On the 2Sth Of the same month. General
jackson issued an order to all French
subjects at New Orleans. having certif-
Gates from the French Consul, to repair
forthwith into the country, as far at least,
as Baton Rouge. and remain there until
the enemy's forces had retired 10 New
Orleans. On the 9TH OF March. another
order was issued, declaring that attempts
had been mode t@ diminish the American
forces by seduciBg the soldiers from their
duty, and cnjoinihg all officers and sol
diers 10 report all such cases OF interie-
renee, and therehpon Immediately arrest
the parties and ibid them for trial. On
the 9Th, the Gcn4 raj sent 10 Mr, LeClerc.
a printer, a circd lar which purported 10
have come from the po-tnaster-genera al
Washington, and which, d he believed.
made 1t certain that peace had been
made.
The people Of New Orleans became
restive because martial law was continued
in the city after 4eace had occurred-and
I ,.aIItar ,,,.,,. - &. ., .,,1-
lature, published an article in a New Or
leans paper, aniaadyeriing with severity
upon General jackson. Loualler was at
once arrested by order of General Jack
son, and committed to prison for trial un-
der the laws Of war on a charge Of mutt
nous conduct. Judge Hall. OF the United
Stat les District Court. issued "A writ Of
hab eas corpus to bring Louallier betor"
him, and thereupon Gen. jackson caused
judge Hall 10 be arrested and sent out OF
the city. The Dis trict Attorney applied
to State jude for a writ of habeas corpus
to release Judge Hall, and the Attorney
him$elf was arrested and committed to
prison.
After the troop at New Orleans had
been dismissed, ahd Judge Hall had re-
turned to the city, he had General Jack
son brought before him upon a process OF
| contempt in refusing to obey the writ OF
habtas corpus, in the case Of LoualIier.
and for arreSting the judge himself. The
General justified his acts upon the around
that the necessities OF the ca-c induced
the proclaiming Of martial law that al
| though at the time he refused to obey the
writ, he had reas on to believe that trca-
ty OF peace had been made. yet he had
then received no official information OF the
fact the British army had no; been with
drawn from before New Orleans, and ci-
forts were still coptnued 10 weaken his
ownforces by inducing de>erlion. Gen
eral jackson pre- sented 10 the court a
written defence ID nd vindication OF his
conduct. The del ience was admitted, but
the vindication was refused by Judge
Hall On the 20Eh the Judge read his
opinion, closing with the order that the
General be held to appear on the 3lst.
On that day Jat tkson appeared without
counsel and being told by the Judge
that there were certain imterogations to be
propounded to hlnh, ne made answer that
| inasmuch as his offence and vindication
had been refused by the court, he should
respond to no questions; out was ready
for the sentence of the court. Judge
Hall ordered him to pay a fine OF one
thousand dollars. General jackson paid
if upon the spot. a nd retired. On leaving
the court house, the General stepped III
to carriage but an immense crowd OF
people gathered around and removed the
horses, and drew the carriage themselves
TO his hotel. In d lew moments an
amount OF money, equal TO the line, was
collected-but the General refused tc
rake it. Twenty-nine years afterwards
in 1874, the th0ut0 BE- .n.ia'~ WriH '"s'.