Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-04-17
Ma. wRIGHTS sPEEcH-CsstisueS f,sm
oar lar.

THE Ora clauie, Rates that in violation
OF the treaty OF smisy. commerce, ard uavisa-
iion, made a london on the 10th Nov. 1904.
hus sBsitaanic msjrRy had canfed'the imp7einens
OF our ieatnen fAii,ng under the Asg Of the u.
States. The treaty . vol. L. u. S.s4s4l fe-
cdres the invioabihty Of the citizens. and fab
jeets OF the rcipettvc powers, and we arc iu-
formed BY the law Of nstions Vst. 6ys,y so.l
!" 1hata nation ats sgainit thc nstuts aud e. Z
fence otevety treaty OF peace. nay sgsinft peace
iuelf, by deliberately, and ssntonly offending
hin. with whom peace has been made, and
treating him o. his fcbjetta incompatible with
peace. and wbich he cannot fuller rvfhess Ssixr
sodsfixg tsbiaffy." But il may be fs;d that
Fthis has not been authorized byths Britih eo-
vcrnment. Let " examine thar iafa. II IA dc.
clsred by the law Of nstions, sTVas. aeaS,s.
"a. IS. That however % l. i inpoAible, Tor
the beR regulated faic, or for the mcR vieilane
and abfoIutc foveseiRu, 20 model 1t his plesiurs.
asll the ataions Of he fabjcts. and 20 coafiae
4 them on every occAlicn, 10 the moA exact obe-
dicnce, il would be unjuA "a impuse TO the ma
tonos 70 the foveyeign the faults OF the cite
, gems, we ought not then to fay in general shxs
\ we have received al injury from q nation. be-
,csufe we have received Il from one OF iu meu,-
bcu." &FftFtt4,fs ,s
'' Bot ifa nasion or its lesdcr approves and
rstihes the fact committed BY citizen. IL makes
theattiu own. the offence ought then 10 be
attributed to the nation as the author Of the
true injury. of which tho citizen !. perhaps only
the inirument."
"If the foverrign diiavo~s the sf he. ooehe
to inaid on theoaender exemplary puni(h rent.'' %
So tarI have called 10 aid shc law Of nstionss
l will now refer to the form OF the authority
ip the cafe Of impfefsment. which Il in thcie
words, Foa. c. L. I66.l az In purfusnce Of
his msjcRy's order in eouncil, dated the roth
day Jan. 2 '74s, We do hereby impower you
10 impfcis OF csVe TO be imprIrd /" 70 many
ieameu, &c.--and will refer you TO the facts
IN your own poheGion, thar his Britannia ma
jefy approves the act. both by continuing the
impresmenss, and BY bis lsteIy promoting the
captain of the Csmbrian frigate (whom he re-
called 70 sppcale our complaints on that hesd)
10 the command OF nip OF the line "a thse
in form. in Law, and Ia isA his Bsitsnnc ma
jeny has caufed the impfcfiners Of our frsmen.
OF he mott have puniihcd, and nor promoted 70
notorious an offender. On this point prefume
then there can b. no doubt.
Mr.. PrcGdent--I have thoueht il neither vo-
profitable nor irrelevant TO the psefent fubictf.
TO exsmine the right Of impreHing Britifh iub-
jees. ~
Brisih jurias have more than queiioned this
right. and the Britlh parliament have, L pre-.
iume, decided the qusRion.
Sir Edw. Coke inA. al fsys--Thc king
cannot fend any fubjcd sxaln2 his will on, Of
the realm, NOT even into Ireland. for then un-,
der preicnce OF icrvicc, he nigh. feDd hin, in-
TO bsnifhment. n. H.P. c. Notes, 67ol la
HaIes n. P. &. II IL declared " repegnsnt 10
the liberty Of IN EneIilhman and irseconcilca-
bic TO the easblifhed splss Of Isw, that . man,
without any offence By him committed, or auy
law TO authorize il fboun be hu,ried away like
criminal from bis ffiendssnd family, and car
ried BY force into dangerous fcsvice.
That the common Iaw did not admit of fuch
4 pratticcs muR have been the opinion Of the
Britifh psflisment, who in the time Of Chsslcs
l. pshed fatsse IS c. j. c. 81 (" 10 suthor-
lie the impsefsment OF loldicu lesmen for icz
iefvicc or fervice beyond les," which foon after
expired, being Of mort duration. They might
slfs have been Of the fame opinion in th, time Of
"a x Ann, c. ro. 5 & 4 Ann c. ~, 4 Ann c.
10. 8 Ann, c. IS. 6 Ann. c. Iol queen Ann,
when . number Of Ratutes OF . very mort durs-
sion psHed In parliament, in the fame terms a.
the Aatute OF Charles shove Rated. Ipscfume
they woaId never have paiIcd laws IN haze su-
tboriied proceeding shst was jufli6able by the
common lsw. JsJge Foaer. who is qsosed By
Bitons - an s1thorisy op this point, nrsII bo
examined. Fol. c. L. 1911 He Rsies IN the
cafe Of Brosdfoof. Who vas indeed for the
murder Of Calahsn, (" That by prefinR mari
nen on ooe hand, very pfeiul body of men
ieem 70 be put usdes hardfhips inconfhcne
wish the temper and Repius Of free government,
on the other the necefity Of the cafe fecmesh %
snsisIc the public 10 the fesvice Of shis body of
men. whenever the isfesy Of the whole callesh
fofis. ] think the esown hss right TO CON.
tssnd the fervice OF thefe people whenever the
psbI;c a(esy csIIsth for il. the fame right shae
Il hath to require the pesfonsI lervice Of every
man sbIe 70 bear arms IN cafe Of fudden invs-
Gon OF formidable iafarctsion. " The nehs