“ Let us conclude by saying that it is high time the laws should resume their empire; that the citizens of this State should return to the full enjoyment of their rights; that, in acknowledging that we are indebted to General Jackson for the preservation of our city and 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 ”

“ Louallier was walking along the levee, opposite one of the most frequented coffee-houses in the city, when a captain, commanding a file of soldiers, tapped him on the shoulder and informed him that he was a prisoner. Louallier, astonished and indignant, called the bystanders to witness that he was conveyed away against his will by armed men. A lawyer, P. L. Morel by name, who witnessed the arrest, ran to the spot, and was forthwith engaged by Louallier to act as his legal adviser in this extremity. Louallier was placed in confinement. ”

“ I have the honor to be your excellency's most humble and obedient servant,
P. L. Morel, Counsellor at Law. General Jackson retorted by writing as follows to Colonel Arbuckle:
New Orleans, March 5th, 1815,
Seven o'clock, P. M. Head Quarters, Seventh Military District:
Having received proof that Dominick A. Hall has been aiding and abetting and exciting mutiny within my camp, you will forthwith order a detachment to arrest and confine him, and report to me as soon as arrested. You will be vigilant; the agents of our enemy are more numerous than was expected. ”