Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-25

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sasss 8 ) # these cireunssaaces,, oe'
I'h,ak Deisher Of .hsa esssa' 3 e., s.
' .ss:ar % the Constitution apa $ I o. 80
Fsss'f, =. FRS, poiu, shall Offer bur few S ',
90 u .:an, Before satisfying YOU OF me
eS' =, ,or0Drls,y Of this omissions permit
|sest = i,a ~ question on the pfiac'ples
ns Y 80. !, !, sense. X is true that = does.
ot ev ,..s,. bsppsa 10 legal discussions, mat
p =. ss,,aspi- /, consulted iron the osg.a-
hs S. The end but ia many casss nus
c.'g : S-rt.is most uDhappily Pracct'set'd1.--
as's ri mem of considering this agcss'sn
l''s would be ps-sen.rdso rs by lawyers
,hr ;iutres, lei Us view is en- the soona
sos oi.. If common sense and pa'ional.
ps,asp lis DOT necessary that the oaen
pow. III nave arms 10 their kaaas 70 make
~ ,a,,ors. The act ofstTessan might
!. -ampir,ed. ADD aos even a single gun
=, even a pea-koife be employed IN 'h@
:" iou. Suppose a case. shsrs sTas
la. ~. whep he, 600 stands OF arms were
s s.s;'ed ualer tie roef OF this capital.
c go thai S or 1 @, 900 unarned men had
S ssr.rub,sd within iew railes of this cissa
an ,rre.conesrted design of SEARCHING 'o
,s.e,Oi.al. SEEING UPON the arms, d'sPers
!. y, legislature, and usurping the pow
!" !, q tie governments Let us suppose,
:. MINI. 90 very difEcaA soppos';ion, that
4. ,s,ss,y and the insaOtry of this city
~.,. % grid on their arroor, and resolve.
:. d;sosrse lk.ss men, before they could
.,.,a,s ,Asir sseaseuabIe Intentions. They
.,m: ,ssy march, aud The conspifasors,
eoc.s;ou, Of their sbomirable guilt, Ryin
N fr.e,ions at the approach OF our volun
,,e,, VII any one say, ,has these men
,re ID. traitors TO their country! Or sup,
Dose .hs, any num5s- Of irdividoals were
"a assemble al Blanoeshssse,t's isiand We
viii svppose, lhas they had 40 arms, al
though / do not telieve lbss, such was the
FACT, ahey insend 70 descend the OHIO &
Mississippi 10 seize upon New Orleans,
easol,.ios 10 meet their leader q, The
mos.a Of Cumberland river. and receieing
arms froa, re Spaci.h minister a, Ration
Rausr. Would toe staple circumstance
Of bsiug unarmtd prodoce any a,aeranes
ia,hdr gaiits Aud would i 10; be al ab
.udsy % ssy, that The a,oress; alter arms
hav. b-tDs ssss into their Faa1s they sre
nailcr,, bar h .,hsy were aei The NJ aessas
bsfps! Sc saprems coas. have given. 4
ssorsct op'pion oo.tais Subject, @henin one
pssssss hey arc sl,ensasto the possession
II arms, aud 10 another, if am act mis- 8
hken, shsy have expressly discharged il.
u tbs pv:ns we're not be determined ia
ais way, VIA, would be the consequence :
That con-pisators wpnld take care never
io.cach thew arms, uosllthey were ready
,assrike their b!9w- 'Fbsy wnuid have
milsssy weapons placed wrshin shsirre. i !;
bus l-sv would not onre vensufe 10 teuca
them tsfnrs their orgsa.zalian should be
sonplssed. Up tbespfloc PIES OF cammoS
su'e then, tits not necessary shat they.
should have atn,s.o eoesensmase the overt
a;s OF treason. And wisas says the law &
anihe ease decided by the supreme court,
you,w:ll nosaed,a siosle al,ns'on as to tht
usss'sy Of ar@s being 10 the hanGs-as she
senspasloFs. And IN the case al Fries,
? loa, this soojsct has bssn particularly
,nssaoOsd, auc NY opinion embraced By
'oas q he jadgss of the Unsesd S,a5es
u@se ChSss) lt7is rema, kab,e roo, Ia
@na E, 'haithe same fginc'ple is conced ];
,a,oi The counsel for the defendant (Mr.
Dsss whose oeleion is certainly no su.
@0u,s S'hyau oa. this occssion ont it
..a'sssa'ong with it IL. strong prssomp-
lea. ~ - "1s'' psee
MS'eas,Brisaia there in a. statute, which
os TSpassca inaay years ago.. in the 25th year
,,s.s sNlsa OF Edward the 81, which describes
s,;, sssa "a the Very identical words orour con-
,,, sasl lnis statute makes s%isyying war;