rdered the
arrest of the merchant, and forbade the access of the
magistrate to Hall; the idea of allowing his fellow-citizens to
anticipate the happy return of peace was abandoned, and
measures were directed to be taken for the trial of Louallier."

The boasted "promptitude and decision" of the General's character,
admirable qualities in their proper places and under proper regulation,
carried him on, deeper and deeper, into the violation of the most sacred
rights of a free citizen, and of the immunities of the officers of the
law in the administration of the laws.

"Dick, the attorney of the United States, made application to
Lewis, one of the district judges of the state, who was serving
as a subaltern officer, in the Orleans rifle company, and whose
conduct during the invasion, had received Jackson's particular
commendation. Believing that his duty as a military man, did
not diminish his obligation, as a judge, to protect his
fellow-citizens from illegal arrest, Lewis, without hesitation,
on the first call of Dick, laid down his rifle, and allowed the
writ.

"Information of this having been carried to head quarters,
Jackson immediately ordered the arrest of Lewis and Dick.

"Arbuckle, to whom Lewis's writ, in favour of Hall, was
directed, refused to surrender his prisoner, on the ground he
was committed by Jackson, under the authority of the United
States.

"The orders for the arrest of Lewis and Dick were
countermanded."

The effect of such proceedings, without parallel in a free government,
and without apology any where, may be well imagined.

"The irritation of the public mind manifested itself, in the
evening, by the destruction of a transparent painting, in
honour of Jackson, which the proprietor of the Exchange
coffee-house displayed, in the largest hall."

This brought the military in support of their General.

"A number of officers had compelled the proprietor of the
Exchange coffee-house, to exhibit a new transparent painting,
and to illuminate the hall in a more than usual manner. They
attended in the evening, and stood near the painting, with the
apparent intention of indicating a determination, to resist the
attempt of taking down the painting. It was reported, a number
of soldiers were in the neighbourhood, ready to march to the