Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-02-06
SEDITION L W.
FOUL, IN committee NJ. Morris in The

chair.
The retointion reported By the commit
tee, was. that it x.ou'd be exnedien, 10 re-.
new the law IN ADDITION 70 the aa for The
pnni.hmcri of certain crimes agsin:s IKE II.
! pited S:a;cs.
J Mr' l-,att, Chairman Of the committee,
! explained the resfons Of the committee for
iproPoinE rcfoluriou foY 6 confirmation.
the only argument that &C sid be aI6cced
sgain't !. were, az TO tie con6tp iousliry
anc a. 10 the eErc6iency Of tie mearrre.
nat It S7s cooRuu,iona, he -orgenlct
could De welt and plainly proved. wi,l5eut
entering into he cur G;ou upon the eionhds
anj proofs exh'oited Al he period Of he
original Pafta Q! tie bill, from she dvci-
ton 10 re ia'or, af,er lcrg hy t4su.ira.
'ion IN both hooies oi ros,g 90, aud Us a.
doP'ion mo = law A1t,d o thievae the
'oieF-n dec'iicn and c ncul!suce az ths ~
dioiary.
After thee d,liseta,e Dc, goes in fsgor
oti:, 1c doubt the conference.-the a. t,;a
Law, worId te a5iuld 10 thoie Nfstcek
sye'y occslon 70 fhcw their c,ooG,.cn TO
ne governmeu;, ani were acc.GGned 10
! 'h,ty the ccRGuet oi 10 Garmeh aoLe,ea.s.
THIS law n'ua he obnoxious But tois
who conlidere4 Tie government hirG;or,
aud "'"r,ny the protected ofa ti,c peocle,
null aPprngs Of the prayidnua cf Ia law,
40 one OF the moi valuab.e iatitu,icns q. lis
fopport.
Aa to he expectancy Of the m,7h re,
The COMMITTEES ,hongh, j. vas whole ONE
aud ame'io~ating .E;erpreter al tie oomn.oo.
law, eGab!iGisd 70 aEi& the poee,au.rpt
GPon 'he met fair ard equitable princiuie.
| On the Gus hens, Ill ,i.l.s g ih,. eever,--
;'e'l IN !upport oF ileit, j. eRsblhed On
Tie other lsa; siEht protection il ioeGsb-
''nsd az not to injuTe IN The lseg, tic honei
and veil intended individual, but 10 ago,d
nun The means Of exculpa,ing himielf Il.
though engaged in lcru iniziag meaiures of
The standardization OF The government for
unieis !; can be made evident to a court and
jury thai the thing written was dong
"''h a fesie aad mal'-cgs Intention, the ore.
caution &c Vlrieis. fle iaw uo,hipe In tlis
law, noiwilh6anding all hat had Keen (a;a
about t., which an houe( r,7r cuyht 10 rsar
No government in the world dealande,, -
pub!ir ccnddeGce more han ours. wh,,
well adminiRered and ihould Z rore5p-
meat DC brcuGh, into pcpu'ai difrerute win
imPaniiy, through ,he iall= ard malicious
wrings of thole who peaeeably eriov ;,-
hleii'uGs? He t;uaca not.
The hoofe had been told On . former o.-
cation, that tie iun Of f,dersll.m was ahon,
10 let he cun1eGed that he Viewed WIN
horror the awful night that would foiiow.
But notwithstanding that, whill he pogsG.
I'd feat 10 hat houfs, ne thought b;ofrif
bound 10 lcgiiIa,e in favor Of meaiores, 70
Import the government which Rae peop,e
had honoTed g. thar choice This rey,rf~
Of ,hiugs AouIJ never drive him from roes.
lures which it b9came bis duty upoo ,SA
moit ioiemD conviction TO adopt, .ipce No
injury could reiult but to thoie Whole vilfoI
ADD habi'usi lsuder oppoisd ], by fal(s-
hood. Tor his part he wsa rot afraid IS
she new order Of things hs had no
thing to fear from The rzi9ence Of tgi.
law.
Totl,ofc wko believed ths rule, of eo-,o,,, 81.
Of force end eGea nj the Uaited State, M. L..
mait oe 'ruiy gratifying II the common l,,s
two Pratiiees "ere eAshiihcd, which this ~,
noh eheetualiy fspo5sd by its src,iorattn,, 49,,
vihons' FTA. fhe eonuion is,g reieGe6 ~. ~.
drnse Of truth in caieo Of lib,ls seeopdiy ,b.
our had an ur rated authority 10 m srtain IN.
Tcnalty. Hy fhi. law the truth rlaG H. r,s,,s..
evidence aud rho peralty j. alcer,airla ~. 90
cd tnst wailR he Gbeity of reech md or ~. ,.;,
lP'isi'ege' TO he prized above AZ c.hesl va
made ieerrs, ,hc I,op.e wault i', a -r5,.y;,,,C
lT-vrn'ioc me on.in'ited aou'z O. .ip HraioT, IL
rln1ou TO tlc preicryafioc. of ,,csi e-d.-.f ~
boie whIcr was 90 &c iejrea 4. 10 81. e.,e, ~ -,
imfsTti7l inry--a pnvosgc ~ ,gtich are fees--4
20 1ssfJ 'nei''a"al aud 20 sbe goyenmen, cru.l
20. Davis ilia the gentleman from Ne-..ye,
1 I,'i'' hfa as l-s.'t 3, a. 10 ,l &. r,sr
ger o. oertinC the o'rititu,ior4 y Of hr law 4,
! 'h'f rsdi"rtlity. Had ,he d., one ~ the 1y~.,
60" niade wi;h al ~ -ooJ.rat on .is r.,er,o..,
''st uins,'y attended Judicial l,ciiors rc -, r..
4n'"ef tha' 'he'e bad been Ifoeeei1,~. IN .A.
80, p, 'ne o''la;e'. oe'eui'' dto soa'fh %
eonN'tru-ra''y ot trt Jaw, 90 f4r Il. .i. o,.1,.,
oi 'b- 'utge' Seai. fos be mp0 aelaog I'D L "a