The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-20
Txcss2AY. December 6.
DEBATE

0s ic t Protecting re porfs and bL,.,s 4ft5e I'M.
fsl Stas, and fr.cr.ig fsaee en- tie zv4is,s .aiLia
sb,irJarylt7isu
Ma. z. GslswoLp had doubts refre9;ng the Pro
P'e;y OF ieyera parts Of the I'd i=eior and ne wii-
co The gentleman who reported the Dill would sS-
Pair tfs intention of them. Il he ul;derilood it. rhe
lection ri1de provEon FOR the warrant of the fate
officer 80 arreh m offender who fial hare aed on
board a. armed 'creign veHe, and in order to give
a'd 10 tins Proces ot the Rate, provon is made ia
call IA the United States authority, call out tie MI
MIA 20 iec4re the execution y! l.ae warrant The
co:.ttEton gives to Congrefs the power Of calling
torh the militia to execute the laws Of the union fup-
PRES iIfurrections and repeI nvahons Here is an
ezPrefs authority given to Congress 10 aid civil OH
GERS by the militia il executing the laws 81 The union
but 1t iiient calling the aid of the militia e.
eNeouts the laws of particuate Fate If there is a.
ny part of the contribution from which gentlemen IN
lee that CnEgres poieis this authority he would b.
glad they would point CUT he had never heard l
il before,
Another nart of which he doubted was this. He
had already laid THAI the fate oicer WAS to be adei
N the execution OF the Rate beyond the ~
rldGtion Of the rate # the off r goes out of his
jurfdittion he goes beyond hiss authority. COME
quenty he acts without any authou.y now The lat
art OF the lection declares that any peon lhail b.
%"ed IN retiitlng the civil Authority la a place pot
WITHIN the body of the county but ;yhn tie iuriic-
t'oa OF The United Srates it .asll be juGfsd Wv
introduce tus prov,iion Again 1t declared ihat *
ANY u tho.e concerned in making Tie arrea bs killed.
IA the place not witiin the body Of county, brt
within the United States juri1ii9ioa thoie encee-
IN rehiting the civil authority fall be runaec =. y
Gales OF teionius homicide. The iherf NOS b,iig ~,
Veted with any power make arres of ms FRO
per county, if he does 70, ard commits homicide, why
Jutfy him Why ihould he not be fube6led to The
i~ne PuRiilment IS others who commit the crimes of
Do I'll. n.
ing Peron out OF his county into fome place withn
the aridStol Of the United States or any other place
cut OF the limits OF his legal bounds and IS reiiaed in
'iaHng his agreit, the arreh being Illegal and without
the property, the refaace rlay be legally jut fed IF
the!t objections are unounded, the gentleman viii BE-
GOOD snongh to thew IN what, and tle fame time
we ihaIl be glad hear what are the reafons for
Inc proPotirions contained i'll this part of the bin
!'lf NiboJoa admitted there might be fone Giffcul-
~ nh ne Provions OF the fiction, but ne h,tter,d
hinaeit they might be got over fle coniGered this
- i'e mott important part of the bill, and he wned
10 pteerve in order prevent punih in future
Tie oiiences which had ait year been committed with
AnPumty From the information ne had received ths
greater part of the Offences committed lat Gumrn.r
were committed il the body of i county thcfe par
'icUariy winch numerically excited the moff iun IN
ngnauon OF the citizens OF the union, were committed
si'ier IN the body of county within the iurld9-
On Vi itate lone were committed within the itir(
aiction OF the United States but the greater pat
were committed in the places before mentioned
i@.ise Heeolnes neceary thas .c PT5,vion mould
be nade Tor taking offenders when the nreng.h Of a
county or itate is Insufficient to arreil .hen,
Tbs objections of the gentleman from, Connect.
cut are two Told; hifthat we have conAutaaal at
ihoriy tc cal clthe militia execute the fate laws
next th1t ate officer has authority to go beyond
the Juriidicion OF the fate execute his ate rocs,
Cl the ilrit point MIR. N. had entertained Groay
doubts oiriel when contemplating tie iubjecf BIT
on oc" g into the contribution again. there did uot
appear to be 70 much room for douftinq as he hs,
nrit apfrehended. The contribution provides that
-ongren Hall have power Call .Orth she militia To-
execute the laws 0! the union &c. The Laws &c n.
union may be exe.liysly contdcrcd I'll. laws GATED
BY Congreis But may not the laws OF cyc-y Gz.c
be "io coni'dercd as laws OF the u11on E7ery Pax.
forms part o. the unen, and if 70 the laws Of every
fa'e form part OF the laws of the union H,w far
4 tate has the power call our .ie militia fo- tie
Pupoie of executing its Gate laws he could not deter
nne, but 1t appears that ConCrsts have the povyer 70
call forth the militia, oy 10 execute tie laws re
BY Cougreis for the whole union, butto execute the
laws Pait by each rate, each hate IS part of the
anon the whole forming confederacy, the .loi.
are ihtereed ~ The que execution Il the laws o. .th
ne uOiequent part Of tho oiapie II the contruri-
on provides ior iuPprei1ng nidueton5; and he alk.d
i iniUreeions might not be sgaina the authority of
tate, as well IS aganit the United States, and ne fur
her aiAed ii reliance to the civil authority about
% execute process may he termed an inlurredion,
Ehcn that proCefs i, Iucd under che authority OF a
tate, as It would be, If the procefs iued under the
authority Of the United States. it the Norhainpton
HAD ariien from oppoGne the execution OF
'roc=is from ne ilate 81 Pean(ylyina under IT, own
avs, mitfad Of oPpo5ng the proceis ihued from tfa
nttrct Of PENNY wanna under the laws of The union
you'd IT NOT have been as much an iniurseqion A.
,'inlt the authority Of se Rate as it was ayaina the
jned States. lie thought upon tie fillef conGder-
ton he had been sble baiiow on the iubect that
PaGsg this Geaion ihould rot oycrleap the bou-
larry OF tie contribution, believing he laws s every
late 70 be part OF The laws Of the union as every
tate part Of the union.
The fecond objection may perhaps excite fome
oubts IN the minds Of lome gentlemen; bat lie beg
ed leave to fuggea cafe that might happen, and
probably will happen in which be though, Z cate Of
eer would be fulfilled in going beyond the boundary
4 rate to execute his procefs. The body Of the
ounty Of New-York extends upon the water to the
orth eait end OF staten lHand from there to SANDY
look Is not in any county, but within lie imf1tlon
the Rate. VI .hc crew of veGe yirg below Sta
en- iiiand houd come up TO the city OF tJew-York
nd commit outnges upon the eitizens-- ly, i1oLil
erpetrae nurder. this IS offence aeainn The Rate:
ne United States Gould i@ue procsfs in this cafe
]ie ilae officer therefore ifues his tic Gcr:f Pre-
seds TO ferye title crew leap into their boat path
4, down below, Staten iiland, end ret m board
heir armed vcfielwould me fberH he authorfa4
r,uriue them even II they went ,yifi,ouf The TT