Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-02-13
C O " c r Z S S.
HOUSE or aEPREeENrATIvEs.
Wednesday, .J5fa,uary II.
SEDITION l. 4 w.
CDe6afe CoafinasL. }

- e"'H@.''S % SSEIs'aeR Ia ile oDpo,itiOn
were calculated 10 prove tina The ad,nioi(-
,rat;oa of onr coua:ry WIS wi.!..ny corrupt.
They had told the houic tint necsf.rv ref
tiFnony had been te:uiyd, and ;ha, various
abaies OF this kind hsd at.ialy occurred in
our courts, which were sCtuatsd by fpjrit
OF party, TO the great INJURY of petloss no,
born in this country.
[ Mr.. Nicho!fon--l fpol;e fa.as. did
not lay the naturalization vas viifullv cor
ruPt, Iheie are the gentleraa's own worss !
Mr.. Dana, fhete could be 40 o.aer ia,
piicatiop from the genlenao'a words, nor
was 1t IN the power of human inscntion to
ditiOguiCA between v.ala1ioa of tbe orio.
cip.es or jodiee N tie u.an, c reprelented,
ard mot wilini and groi3 c. .nptioo. A.,
II would be extremely ;mpropcr 10 .eavc 70
great charge in this unqus lied manner.
MIR. D. would proceed TO examine the con,
dret o. 'h- judges Of The U. States. WHO
arr 'hoie judgssf Nominates 30 the p. e6-
dent of the u. Sla,gs, sDd chofen by m.
Senais agTseabiy to The coaiiilseion. How
long or Al wholc plcaGure are lh.f iudee.
to contiaue IN theiy hi2h oficse2 Al the
oieaiuse al no man Ror itt 81 mva, bu, dnr-
log good behaviour. Sn ely Il ti.sre BE- cav
part Of he goyerumen;, or aoy fet &C me-,
IN che UEit.d S;s;cs, who wcrs placed sbov
the ip"it OF party, asd Beyond ,h- reach oS
corruption, Il 10 the iuigea os the Usi;ca
Siates ; and yet, above all o,i,ers, thefe arc
tie men charged with party lpirif. and
with corrupt princip men VINO arc
dEglsd our as nrcn Of the nloa prcfonnd
1iitom and integrity among nc, and v he
are hyperion 10 the dread of removal from
ot.ic', excepting only by Impeachment Car
'n.i3-4.-v.4-r, vi IL Is ~, s..s1tfsuce of
he reaioos gentlemen aiTnne why this law
hou'd rot be contiaued.
Would not pruience diGa,r, worle 10,
iniIce, that juitite which, IS due to ,he cha.
tlctgr o. every taau, demand hat before tls Ce
chargea would be even fugetGcd. tbs proof
onght TO be deci.ive; that il ought 10 Be-
"damgiHg :" This has uot beca nroauc-8.
he would no, 90 in,o tie d-,ai,s Of the
law, bu' examine II upon genera principles.
he would admit that there had seen much
opnuhtion to ths lev, and ihst NOT particn.
ia1iy i mad beer oypoied and CONDEMNED by
he 'eGlll'lre Of one OF the lal GET aates in
,be uDon. 10, he was not inclinr5 10
Jnage o. 'aeature, upon he opinions OF o.
thers; that ho9ie opgh, MOTTO be orcrswed
by The ra3H'sri'e Of Peii'ioEc-o, nor by .he
'remonb'anccs ofthe iegiGaJu,e Of any Gate
whatever; L fllould at with fpirit olr IN
dependence
Cne of the eEtravsgancics or tia, Gate.
and many oT the people, had beeuto arfsien.
to their eztrsmely weak sad partial iuds
meni, the common law the exi4-nc- Of /.
wac altogether denied. That common Lazy
Which mott undoubtedly Eonre5 to every
individual rs not eue sres .h,s, and az
fordet iecurIty agsin1 every iperiss Of ieesi
oPprciIion, whiltt II prelcIyes to the igoveTo-
ment thar protection againG tue licen.ious
and falle laude.s which polluted lome q,
The pre5es of the U. SIa,cs .aa;n,aioed
upon eiabliihed principles, ihe rights oe our
jurifprudence and our morality. rbis wao
the true character of what was termed The
common law.
IL would ften to hin, hlr Dana faid,
thar no houef man cculs with f,ra liberty
W hAt~f NAt-'iit-fHh s+itA tt"~tteV@is II was
directly inoomP chsofbIc 20 lara how man
who ae.d dear the princi2 60 IL liJer and
6F GOOD gosernrcut could attempt to utter
fa!iehood' againl the government. Tie
rights Of tie people AID Of tie pre5 were
held Up. bow he would 40; gcayisroer,
could the rights o! the people reouirc Il (
kerty 20 utter fs'fehood How ceall t, be
tight to DO wrong! II th;l vas liberty, he
boo been hitherto totsliy iquorsn, OF II,
priDciplra, aud wilhed 60 reriain 70. And
yet the only crime made BY t,at ra.. Of the
law, 10 much the fsbiea Of comolair. -
tie altering OF fcanda'or ara raicious
fa'fehood. with iaisDt 20 decaDeI 'ffof Ger.
tainly truth % no: elWays tn: r,otiye Of in.
vesigatiug =. rea!ares o. or .Fogsrameo-. r
and 10 far az trush i dryisrJhnm, 70 far
is tie gove,nrssas iissled, md g.f,ue pso-
portioua,sly become beciou'ed h. rn,ic- (
prefeatation. Conld rer purc opiMso Le. I
cons corrupted Cocld re- hNsl'co3 es 5d
fenica'ed ina, would gain red Rob .dc
people, Thca box could isa;lc5ieo pre-