The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-09-01
MILITARY DESPOTISh.
Arbitrary Arrest of a Judge.

Al the conclusion Of The war with Eng
land, on the 81 Of March, 1915. while
General Jackson was in New Orleans.
an article appeared in the Louisiana
Courier, concluding as follows:
Let US conclude by saying that Il Is
high time the laws should resume their
empire; that the citizens Of this State
should return to the fuli enjoyment Of
their rights, that, in acknowledging that
we are indebted 10 Gen. jackson Tor the
preservation Of our city aud the defeat
Of the British, we do not feel inclined.
through gratitude, TO sacrifice any Of our
privileges, and, less than any other. that
Of expressing our opinion Of the acts Of
his administration; that IL Is time the
citizens accused Of any crime should BE-
rendered 10 their natural judges, and
cease 20 be brought before special or
military friJgRaks kind Of Institution
held IN adherence, even in absolute gov
ernments; that, after having done
enough for glory, ihe moment Of node-
ration has arrived; and, finally, that The
acts af authority which the invasion Of
our country aud our safety may have
rendered necessary. are, since the eyac.
nation Of Il by the enemy. no longer
compatible with our dignity and our oath
Of making the Constitution respected"
Here was open defiance. Jackson &C.
eepied the issue with promptness all
bis own. lie seat an order 10 the editor
Of the paper in which the article appear
ed, commanding bis iEamediate pres-
a. Lsufff.u.rf.e. 4 -
auibor OF the communication WAS de.
handed and given. II was Mr. Loual-
lier, member of the LEGisLAruEE, a
gentleman who had distinguished him.
self ~ his zeal in the public eausc. aud
who had been particularly prominent il
pTosaefiHg subscriptions FIR the relief
of The ~ clad soldiers. Upon his sur.
rendering the name the editor was dis
missed. Al noon on Sunday, the 5lh Of
March. tsra d.y~ @f.~~ si.s. fs-st,tfss.ssas. -
the article, Mr. Louallier was walking
along the ievee, opposite one Of The most
frequepted eoaee-houses ~ the eity.
when a captain, commanding a Gle Of
soldiers, tapped him on the shoulder aud
Informed bin that be was a prisoner
I.ouallier, astonished aud indignant,
called the bystanders 20 witness that he
was conveyed away against hts will by
armed men. A lawyer, z. /. MoFel by
name, who Witnessed the arrest, ran 10
the spot, aud was fnrih~ish ~szaged uy
Louallier 10 act as his legal adviser in
this extremity. LOuallier was placed in
confinement Morel hastened to the
residence Of Judge Dominiek A. Hall,
Judge Of the District Coart Of the United
States, TO whom be presented, Ia bis eli
ent's name, petition praying for writ
OF habeds corpus.
Upon the back of this petition Ito the
facts Of which Morel made afiidavil)
Judge Hall wrote these words:
Let the prayer Of the petition be grant
ed, and the petitioner be brought before
me at | / o'clock tomorrow.
DoN A. HALL
March 9th.
Upon reeeiEing this from the hands Of
the Judge, Morel wrote note 10 Gen.
jackson TO the following effect:
Sra: / have the honor TO inform your
excelleney that. as counsel, | have made
application to his Honor, Dom. A. Hall,
Judge of the District Court of the Uni
ted States, for writ Of habeds corpus
in behalf of Mr. Louallier, who conceived
that he was Illegally arrested by order Of
your exeellency; and that the said writ
has been awarded. and is retnrnahle to
morrow. 9th instant, at | | o'clock A. y
l have the honor to be your excel
lency's most humble aud obedient serv
ant, T. /. MokEI,
Counsellor at Law.
Gen. jackson retorted by writing Al
follows 10 Col Arbuckle:
NKw 0KLEASs, March 5, 1915, }
Seven clock ?. NJ
HEADe RS. 7TH MILiTARY DIsT.:
Having received proof that Dominica
A. Hall has been aiding and abettin,
and exciting mutiny within NV camp
YOU will forthwith order detachment I,
arrest aud confne him. and report TO M
as soon as arrested. You win be vigi
liant; the agents Of our enemy are NOR
numerous than was expected. You vii
be guarded against escapes
A. JACKSON, Maj. Gen Com g.
DIR. Willeam T. Butler is ordered q
accompany the detachment and poin
out the man. A. JscKsuS,
Major Gen'l Com z.
This order was puneiually obeyed, and
early in the evening, JuDGE HALL an
Mr.. LoUALIIER were prisoners IN ID
same apartment in the barracks.
SO far from obeyiug the writ Of hGbea
corpus, General jackson seized The WI
from the officer who served II. and retain
ed it in his own possession, giving the o.
fcer certified copy Of the same. Loual
her vas at once placed upon his trin
before Court Martial upon the follow
ing charges, all based upon the artiel
in the LouissaRG Courier. Exciting T;
mu:iny; general misconduct; being
spy; illegal and improper conduct; di
obedience to orders; writinga wilful an
corrupt libel against the Generali riol'
tioa Of a general eTd0.
Judge Han remained in eonfnemeT
, at the barracks. General jackson +
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