Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-04-03
r. the Eaisor The Nortslk) Ledger.

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Her ,he full convic,ioa that something OF tbs
t,ad was REQ aired by the conaf,le xson OF thi
times. Ina, sons sioEs was requisite &C
aroase The dosmaat, lstharglc sPrltot the
na,,on. 10, AWAKEN il 10 a sraas of danger
md go call forsh the 3talra's aud exertioni
of the sUun ~, IL deteoss OF lis PROSTATE
lhrrty. .Snoula | tail IN these objects, !
snail surely iamsntr; and falling with the
run, of my conn ry, I shall eejoy the sio'
rio,s consolation Shas thave discharged my
duly. -,
Whsnws daily hear, aud fear shall soon
feel. she effects Of despousm; when every
yessel tia is vailed TO our shores furnishes
;n,e,lieence OF crowns demolished, empires
ovsr,nrowo. natisns. blotted frora tbs map
of the warld, and tue SWORD the 'oasy ar.
buramens of rishs, Is there m Americas
vh. IL not aisrnssa az, aho IS not feelngy
.,,.@ II the exeSra able tyranny Teceatly sz.
rrrieaecd by sonae OF Cur citizens from the
is;i;,.rv Of the country! Sacsess, sir, be.
s.,. converts; lmpun,sy leads 20 iteration
ore aggression excises To- aaorasr ; the
go, ,snrt,en somstlmes tslt at the hrst
somo;ssiou of iniqurty abates by rspe.i.
,;on .a,he ineipisnt state is sysr shs mes.
aIaeult. and powsr.nojns2ly acquired or-il.
sanal,y exercised, unless timely checked, It
na, pipped 10 the iafaney Of exis,ence, soon
brcemss so dormant as tos.iae even reason
h.ssslf The crisis imperionsly ssllS tor
.hs.n;,,d efforts of every friend to the
o,,r rights aud privileges srr
,ro.,r.,ed AZ the feet of the military, aud
10 ,ha, ,r;li,sry which should have, been
-. Guardians of those rights aud Prasileg
:, Oar liberties are endangered, aud It
~. recen, exercise of usurped authority be
M, sneedily stamped with tbs seal OF pub
l;c ;na,oo.t,o n and reprobation, ! dare TO
rred,e, tha, our liberties will not long sur
viye the fallen Liberties OF Europe. ~
The country had not recovered from the
conservation, dsmay aud apprehensloas
WHICH were fels in consequence OF me VIC.
len, ou,raees perpeuated al New. Orleans,
when its feeliogs sud suxietiss we're e1en.
ed anew. by measure equally upcons'isu.
tional and more alarming. Mors alarm
ing, bucause proceeding frem 'hose VINO
shonid have been the constitutional pro-
,ee,ors of the people's rights. Shut up
from commanica.ios with their censtitu
ems !; hitting in couciase; enselopeo 10 Sc
creev- the senate of the, U. S. pass 40 act,
suspsndiug for three months the privileges
of the writ Of habeas corpus and suspend
ing II. NO. OILY in cases which shaa ariss,
bn, in those which haze occurred prior to
the passage Of the proposed law . MS rs,
net. when tested by rhe constitution VIII
be foand equally yiolssive OF lis fundamen.
tai principles as of its express pIoslsions;
This act AS it passed the senate, declared
",hat in all cases where any fetsonsrP per,
SONS charged on oath with treason m'spf5s IN
of reason or other high crime or m'sdemea
nor, endangering the peace, safety OF oeu
trali,y of the u S. HAVE BEEN or shali DC
arrested, and Imprisoned, by virtue otasy
warran, or authority from the president OF
the u. S. or from the chief executive naa'
vis,ra,e of any state, or territorial govefo'
mept. or from any persian acting under she
direction or authority of the pre'ideut Of
the u S. the privilege of the writ OF va
ha.s corpus shallbe, aud tt.e sans hereby
Is suspended for and during tho space Sel
,hree men.hs, from aud af.ershe passage 2!
chi, act. and no longer" From the con
t.x,. !, ia evident that this act was intendsd
for other purposes than simple sasPensioE
of The habeas corpus: This act seems 10
,rndrd 20 embrace all measures which hae
hren mn, sued urder the Presidents proela,
nation relative to Burr. and all acts when
IN future should be committed. ,All per-
SONS who ..HAvE BEEN or shall De arrest
ed !, here we see that the nefarisus con-
duet of our military commandant woule
have been embraced 10 thelaw all the vi
oleuces aud ssurpa,iens so iesdly comp!alu
L..,, .h;.ldeA and insti6