The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11

writ Of habeas corpus issued tn his court
should not be- superseded by the rules OF martial
Law. Jackson had not only dared to disregard
such a writ bat had arrested Haii for "hiding.
abctting and exciting muiiny within my camp
and locking him up Freed when martial law
was revoked nt the receipt of the news ot the
peace treaty. Han had mounted the bench again.
issuing a summons directing Jackson to show
cause why he should DO, be held In contempt Of
court for bis refusal 10 recognize the writ OF
habcas corpus.
So Il came to pass that late in March. 1915.
the Hero of New Orleans stood before the
bar Of civil justice and heard Judge Hall impose
upon him hne Of thousand dollars and
costs but refrain from including imprisonment
In the sentence because IL was impossible TO
forget the important services OF the defendant
10 the country" After that jackson walked out
OF the courtroom the idol Of the cheering crowd
They unhltched the horses and dragged his car
rlage TO the Exchange Coffee House"
The idol Of New orleans be remained until his
departure In May for his home In Tennessee.
That departure was taken In trlumph-publlc
farewells. private eavetakings. exchanges OF
costly gifts purse was raised to discharge the
fine imposed by DomInick Hall. but Andrew
Jackson waved II aside requesting that the
money be distributed among the families OF sol
dlers who had fallen In battle"
Later they renamed the Place d'Armes and
called II Jackson Square, a name which II bears
to this day. In the center OF II stands per
petual reminder OF the man who delivered their
city from the danger OF capture by the British
replica Of Clark Mills famous rocking horse"
statue OF Old Hickory. The original OF that
statue stands In Washington near the White
House where the Hero OF New Orleans" capped
the climax OF his career by ruling for two terms
as President OF the United States.
But this is not the only reminder OF Jackson
and the historic events eliminating In the victory
OF January that may be found In the New Or
leans OF today. In the St Charles hotel for more
than 80 years has hung painting by w. A. C.
Pape called The Night Battle" 1t shows Jack
son riding to the rescue OF the guns in the night
battle which ragged below New Orleans two days
before Christmas in 1914 an important prelude
TO the greater battle a little over two weeks
later.
When the news was brought to Jackson that
a force OF 1000 British was marching to make a
surprise attack on his uncompleted defenses OF
the city, he made the most daring and most
far. reaching decision of his career. when on the
Instant, he concluded TO attack.-T will smash
them SO help me Godr" The result Of that
decision was a victory in which the Americans
lost "a killed. 115 wounded and "A prisoners as
wounded and 64 prisoners. But more important
was the fact that this reverse to the enemy gave
Jackson much needed time to perfect his de-
fenses OF the city and organize his forces-both
OF which paved the way to the victory OF Janu-
airy s. OF this battle James says: jackson had
displayed unusual generalship In his instantane-
Gus decision TO attack. turning a surprise into
a counter-surprise. phenomenon so rare that
ii has no name in the glossary OF military terms
In the New Orleans city hall is the portrait,
painted by Ralph E. w. Earle, which Jackson
himself characterized as "a more correct likeness
Of myself than perhaps you have ever seen" 1t
shows him, mounted on his charger, holding hrs
three-conIered military hat In his hand as though
he were acknowledging the plaudts of the crowd
just as he did 120 years ago when he returned
| to New Orleans from the battlefield of Chalmette
| the hero Of the hour.
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