Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-02-10
Wsanesday, Tannsy 81.
6 EDITION L A w.
Cd tate ContInnsd. }

Mr. Nichoiion faij, had he been member o
She houIe at the thine VIXEN this bin psfeJ. h,
mould Aave mod alIarsjiy gwen his opinion .ka
was ruSonIsitu,;onsl ard incxpediens, sGj Al
'"dt ne mad heard or isen .,nec that period IN the
, various examinations 1t lad undergone. HAD no,
'o"'f'nuted to cseate douht IN las mind upon
s s'!' accuracy OF that aecIGoh 1t had ever been
ms "P'Aion ,hee = virtuous administration. Nyh.f.
actions lowed from good motive, ,equir.I no,
DiS aio eli ita;u;r to defend it li0m the s.tacks
o. Handel ths abui. OF the power cunfde,i bv
'ne people aud NOT IT'S constitutional uf., could
atone rear the idaits OF reproach, ggl power TIM,
uied nleti,=G 10 better fatc.
hsic' MI NiehuiiUn iaid, were h.s idea NJ
'"e PERIOD when tae bill palIcd. II It's ircxp-l.,.
/ y was 10 evident 70 hun at th4t p,rioa h,w
,''u'n mere 10 nuA it sPpesr 1t the presei, linn,
" O'oS' 10 eaii ms GO che view OF the committee
.e "oud hfIng to theiE remembrance the psoieeu.
t'ohs winch had taken place under il durin., ia
two years ~ its exiitence, from Which ~ Sc,,Il
maze 1t PLAINLY appear that the naturalization Of
e'''s u" was extremely oajs4iu...ai.,
nc hIt iaet &c noticed was the arr,iru.u,
, T,~i ana eenViltion Of q member oE she bol,.
VAC "aS eoAHnitttd undst The care OF l C,ya,s
keeper, to an unwholeiome and loathrs,ns dung
on aAu the treatment Of thac member ,yh,lR q,
teohihshSnf, IN al o. which were eyinced mar.
y iPhlt mig ~ unworthy the character rhis conn
W oozht 20 bear The next was the ca.c If
Fi,i"ei VINO was made to e4nd OF has tri.l bu,
notwi'heanding h. pleaded the ne.elIiv Of ma ~.
eng evidence which he Ga;ed to be material ~,
". "e'eAce, lime was TefUlcd HIN TO orod,;, ,b,
attendance. lie needed No; expa,izte. y. pr,f,
,'ed On The rights o. every rlan 20 derrsp v,,e,
9,ousht before tribuua! Of iuGiee, tiu.e q, PRO
uuce "lsneieS material lar bis defence az Of the
NGJ " 1nc eHu't 10 grant every opportunity to
-'-"' INC mtan' al defence thefe were se, CYL
| ~eh' 10 DC cpPoied. Another ia,. -ce w. tb.t
o. 'fial proceeding, wherein imports,, telt;n,o..
ny wac site1 bur rc.ul.d. bceauie The pert,. r.,
9a"S- 20 g''e 1iis eSidence Yss an nigh o.;..e-
VI tic gosey i.nent Tn- AGENT, Is
N~ 'N'S -A1' nc "su no ri<ar to tia, tyltiinoay.
[A"o'her ta1t had occ-red ~ t1Girony Gsts5
TO be material 70 the defence but beesafe il W..
at cii-anee, time was refufed to produce IL, ana
nc t!A4! Ind Judgment Proceeded without a.
hh0si.T ano mare fatal inf.2ace WIS ,hat ~ \
primer VINO died N PritUu, MI re he!ay canyia
Cd Gnasr he law From I. sisu of ali tbefs "a.
;es, Nlr. y. taid he naa coaelJde ,hst ,be ,i,,;-
nh.4;ion OF this law Wa extreme obie icnabIc
although many o. thcie pe7lons were foreigners
yet t'e> had Hot the le!s ela,m upon The 1Iiog
% ms So"h'Fy II HIAtterct1or whether they came
ito,n 'he u1pies !fora th-.Poles, whether ,hev
nfit ore" tAe:r breath II THE country an r,eT
poteiied an equal right Of demanding nee ana
iniPeSriai trial and TO ell alike /. 0uph. 20 b
granted.
IL was, and might BE- farther urged, that this
ct was cniy aimed at falic sad ma!iciop, lii.l,
terdihg 20 defsme the government. lie granted
Il, bot who were TO be he Judges TIE bencb
th1nllelves (: they perhaps mighc be fubieas Of
a"ip-dverIon but il rot were tie creation Of the
perion aSgriegsd Hy them the r,a,,riali.y OF the
teitia'ony which ough; to 90 TO the jury ao to be
judged, and therefore the principle lhat the truth
nlight DC given ~ evidence was hue Of Irtly
pear,
The gentleman Erom Cenneaieat had addpeea
parts OF this la~ which hc iuppoied cold 30, be
ohlcctsd 20. MIR Nichollon adnritto5 tha, the
Gales " iniarIettIcn and unlawful combination a
sa'nlt the government ought TO be provided fer
and 1t the gentleman had propoled refolutisp Tor
the eoalnuaacc o. thois parts he vgoaid pof ha,ob
jeSsd No, the Objectionable part was that which
the people Of toe country had fad, OUGHT nor ,o
have been euaej ed-that part which fifcsec.r,
inveitigaton into the affairs Of goverruisnf. II
was certainly true, thzt the e8iasncc Of thi, Ian,
forbade enquiry into the alsrs of the poyefone,,
tor who would dare lcrutiaiic the conlu(9 ofuaeI
III power when they appTehsnd that thew v.,,,ld
be afterwards handed by eoprt and NV 70 80,
likely 70 do impartial Juice 20 the..S I. t,uN
prevent nen laying wis. they think, much lei,
wat they know.
What, lie aieed, had the government, 10 fear
from unuoJh lhe Vublien.cn OF faifchood rota
earfy che evidence Of i5s own infamy. and yopid
undoubtedly meet its due appreciation. The ebst.
acters Of public men, in whom she people of mi,
country BAD been wont 20 repofe coniidei,ee. need
not Brink a, the apprehension of the publication
oal4fehOcd
tie concluded BY ekpfefihS his regret taat as.
,uosc- iaouid again be called up to irritate .he
Houle; he wiihcd nor 70 haye iaid any thing rror
10 unpopular iubjcci, bu, as it had been int,o.
duesc, be mult inform the committee the rer,lvii.
s'on ihoud have hi mon decided uegatige,
Mr.. Bayard laid that after WHAT had fallen f-o,,,
gentSmeu, Who oppol.d the revival Of the scdit-
On law it became nseehary for t. former friend.
20 iupPort il 81 their own publication.
Tic thought from confederation Of che nature
oil the law and tie crimes il was intended 70 p,,o.
iin, VIZ. lalic, fcandaiOus and malicious lbsi.. /,
was iurPrhug IL .loald meet vita any oppoGtio,
IL It, he isid, 10 crime i4ileiy aDt naiicou.y ~
aiPefie the government VI me country Fro,. m e
eHornuty oi TIC offence ard the eytsnt Of the h
Jury IS Wss oeee.iafy 20 maks example, Of fseb
offenders IN order to dster othcrs. Were he 10
deiPots country he would icel ba, lit,.e aux,e,,
about this iubJses, but ia III. country We Rsna
oh G'!ieesr; grs9ad' oa- govsranesi depend,