Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-11

mayer OF Richmond, is conlidered to be 4
tedcraiilt. The four mag ilrates who Pre-.
Gded inscourt are known 10 beiorg to the
party called anti-iederaI or democratic.
MIR. Matihall, council for Melfrs. Calien.
der a,;d Pace, ard Mr.. Wickhaa, coun.
Eel for MIR. liay, are federaliits. MIR.
Rad and Mr.. M'Rea, the other couaisI.
are Of the other party.
This aeciion furniihes, however, the
mott decided proof of the real principles
OF the preiens ruling party, and Of thoie
sncn Who are perpetually bawling abou,
liberty and repubicsnifm.
The commitment of Printer: to Jail on
fufpicion thatshcg might pabliih libels, is
an act which never until now was heard Of
in the United States. Such circumaance
never occurred ia Great Britain or indeed
in any country where the people enjoyed
the liberty Of the preG. Mr.. Rind pro-
perly oblelved, that if fuch an attemps
lhculd be made in London, that both the
msgiitrate and the agent in the buiiuels
would lole their lives in twelve hours af.
ter. We truly believe this would hap
pcn but no jufice there would have the
audaciry to make the attempt. We can
fate en- the authority Of perfon who
once had the opportunity Of being prefens
in the court of leaion Of Edinburgh, which
is the court that generally decides all mat
tiers of any importance in Scotland, ~hen
an application was made to the Lords Of
Sefllon to ihue warrant againa the prin-
Ter Of periodical pamphlet, in order to
oblige him to give fecuri'y that nothing
libelIous would appear in The fucceeding
numbers. But the learned Lords who
competed that court, were unanimously of
opinion that no iuch previous refrain.
could be laid upon the prefs. Ifany libel,
were pablilhed, either againlf government
or againG individuals, they (ald ample re-
drels cou!d afterwards be procured /; but
the binding of individuals over to keep
the peace was an act that only took place
when pclfonal danger or the dcltrutfion Of
property were apprehended.
five contidcr the words of Sir William
Backbone, it will appear that this was
evidently the opinion of that learned
lawyer, "any juaicc of the peace lbook
". chap. IS, 5 ~ may ex-oalcio, bind
all thole to keep the peace, who In his pre-.
fence make any afray or shreatea 70 Kill
or beat another; or go about with unulual
weapons, to the terror Of the people; and
all luch as he knows to be common bar.
retors; aud fuch as are brought before him
by the conitable TO, breach of the peace
in his prelence and all flch perions as,
having been before bound toll.hc peace,
have broken it, and forfeited their recog-
nizances. Alto, whenever any private
man hath jult caule to fear, that another
will burn his hou(e, or do him a corporal
injury, by killing. impriioning, or beat
ing him or that he will procure Others
70 TO do, he may demand furety OF the
peace againf fuch perfon AMI every JUL.
,ice of the peace is bound TO grant IT, 1t
he who demands it will make oath, that
he is actually under fear of death or bodily
harm; and will chew that he has juit canie
10 be 70 by realon of the ether menace',
attempts or laying in wait for him; aud
will alto farther iwear, that he does not
require fuch furety out of malice or TOT
mere ycxatlon.
On Monday the sd Of Jaauaiy the Govt
!, EIenrico county met at IL O'Clock, tor
the purpoie Of confidering the cafe OF Jas.
Thompfon Calender. Mr.. Hay tpoke
for three hours, when the court adjourned
to the day following, late in the afternoon
Of which, after hearing the arguments OF
ccunGel on both Gdcs, the court diichsfg-
ed MeiIrs. Calender and Pace--tbt bind
ing st'ibrm over being IN their opia1'n al
illegal 4a.