The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-04-09

tlcu!ar period OF the hiitoryot that coun-
try TO iupport him, could prelrnt any
igble6 fiom obtaining an atteRcd co.,v
OF any paper which related to cnal per
Ton in his individual capacity, and was
or might be iuppoied to be evidence TO
any fact touching the complaint of thar
perion In court of law. In cafes re
lating TO internal, treaionbc conlpira-
cies, or to external affairs necelfary 20
be concealed from the traitors or the
enemy, iecrecy OF COURT is oblcrved till
the likelihood of dancer ariGnG from
PRONUNCIATION is over For that rea-
ion, motions to lay papers before the
houle are often reluied But what pa
pers papers till retained in the cabf-
ner. When once laid before the hou(c
however, copies of them, THOUGH nor
granted without application to the houfe
immediately ofright ale of couric gram,
cd when moved for. But in cafes Of nr;-
vate individuals they are called for Of
right. In the AFFAIR of Mr.. Fox and
Horne Iooke, in 1891, MIR. Dunn
tecretary to the fpcaker of the houle of
commons, was obliged 10 attend and
prove the ipeaker's warrant for Mr.
Tooke TO pay 1891. IS. Sd. and alto
copy OF the journals OF the bouic of
Commons, dated 7th Oct l7ql. Andif
rhoie papers had been refuftd, or The
iecretary prevented from ATTENDING. ,be
Judges would have found it their duty TO
Unfit uponir in the houfe of lords Nv
which the affair would be made putlic
and minllters knew TOO well that thar
would be fretcb ef po5osy gvbicb FL
gi5l3meA e00ala nof bear, John Bull will
part with his money when the minjifr,.
prevails on the houie to vote IL; he NAV
grow! little, bur it'll he will give il,
But iucil violation OF iutice, Of pri-
ware right, and popular privilege, would
DC loon, with It's authors, tfanIpIed nm
derfoot in England. That WORT ami
mott arrocious, and Gas rhey always 90
together thar mof imprudenr of all
miniiters, lord Halifax, could noe, with
all che corruption Of power he gould
Tnniter, retuie TO produce the oeneral
warrant he iliued againR Wilkes 70 the
courts OF law. That glorious ifarefn1an.
and courageous, as well as uDrioht
judge, lord Camden, would have in
voled the ipirir ofjui}ce and offreedorn
TO his aid, and made the r1ini}ers thar
then iurrounded the throne of an abufed
iovcrelgn, nay, the throne itfclf, tre,n-
Die, mad any paper accel1ary to The di(-
Penianon otJuitice been refulcd. Bur
the audaclous proaigacy of iacobini(m
derldes the difficulties and inpedimenrs
at which the comparatively feeble cor
fnPuon OF nonarchicaI government
turns pale.
Whar have we feen here in Ameri-
ca, wao lately purchafed her freedom
with oceans OF her beit blood. Ameri-
ca, who has been told by her pretenr
rulers, thar, under the federal confirm.
ton that freedom @as inlecure. Ane-
RIGA, once bsiDg, and fill bearing The
name OF republic, what have we
ieen ? Reader ! look TO the debares in
the tenate OF The United States, II the
Courier Of yelte5day.
ne Senate OF the United States had
alter full confederation, conlented 70 The
nomination by the iate PRECEDENT, Of three
gentlemen 10 the Office ofjuGices Of rbe
peace and in conltquence oftbar no.
mlnatlon and content, commiaionq wer~
made our and directed to be frer -
them, but fad to have been ftopDod by
the Pretent executive. They refolve
to reiort to the courts Of law for redrsr,
and apply to the lecretary of the fenatr
for certificate of the tranattion to bro
duce, as satisfactory evidence Off. 70
che courts Of law. But this IS exnrrri,y
reluled, bY the fecrerarr III i. 49,