Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-26

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clares that unusual ponishnents shall not
lie Inflicted. Transportation, even after
is an unusual, cruel ard severe.
punishment; bur here it has been aadieted
even bsfarc ceuvictios and hetore aaYifi-.
al of the delinqusnts. ~
Ths csuri Of Orleans has the same pow.
Ter as tie district courtof Kentucky,whieh
Iiss Invested with the powers OF e circuit
court. If The district court OF Keensucty
has Jurisdiction Of treason, watch no
man ever doubted, it follows that the
court. of Orleans has the. ssass aushorl.
~.
When the constitution gaye.o congress
exclusive jurisdictieD over distrles ten
miles square, il filed the friends OF liberty
with alarm. Blu! no man then dreamed
that on this blot on The map, ihis nan de-
scrip. region, akins's bsrch waasip &c 6.
established for the trial Of del'aquSn:ss 9.
gains, the government, colieetea from all
parts of the country. Ihe inhabltsnts q
this miserable heath, men held III & state
of bondage to which 90 mao wauld su5mst.
who have no ysice in elecsng the Tuls1s 81
the country and are destitute of .the right
of self govcrpment, these nen are mace
The Judges and iurors,o try the fresnssn
|uf America. Were on trial would
challenge she jury. They are MOI qualified
for this Office; they are NOT ny peers. 1hs
people here mus. be the tools and expect
ants of ministerial lavcy. Let thesn naoye
+ 10 their ewn humble sphere, but les them
never dare to touch charge OF tres'.
son.
In the declaration of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
por,a,ion tor trial is alleged as one OF the
grievances imposed by the British govera-
.ment q the colonies. Now il is done IN.
der the constitution. 8. 4 under a Republican
administration, and men are transported
without the color Of law, nearly as far as
across the Atlantic. :.
i make no profession OF sympathy Tor
the men who haze been denounced as,
traitors. l argue On The superstition that
they are traitors. There, is I'D need of
much exer,ion il behalf of. good men.
Attacks on the liberty of the people are,
IS has been stated befere, made ai~syssn
the persons of the vile and the worthless.
But when the precedent is oacs establish.
cd 10 the case Of bad men, VITO like pio.
neers, go before to smooth the way, but
good men srenblc for their safety.
ar. r, observed that he would rot say
aach Of the commander Ia ctlef. The
I.leas. said, till they knew all, YVES the best.
lie had always Thoughts that there were
more rogues than one. This business Of
canonizing and sanctifyipg men before hey
are dead, he did NOT like. /. 10 the stale
of Virginia they had been compelled -
change the names Of several cnunues. - -
There was time ia which. the name Of
Arnold Nigh. have been preferred, and
perhaps now there may be places in the,
United States, WATCH derive their names
from Barr.
,Mr. r.. could no. admit the jesuistical
casuisuy, which had been displayed with
regard to au oath. # a man breaks the
constitutions which they were ali sworn to
support, punish him. IF the yio'a,or be
Washington, Franklin, or Jefferson, Mr..
r. would punish him, and he would also
say, tha, no .iademui,y cughs to be voted
for him. :.
MIR. stated at some length the cir
enmssanqes Of the proc!smat alton issued IN.
England to prohibit the expectation OF corn.
when Chatham AID Camden were in the
ministry, and who afterwards refused d,
bill Of. indemnify. MFR. observed that
Bills Of Jude unity were kaown to the Eag..
li.h constitution aud.reaoisiie in the case,
stated. Blu. Chatham and Camden, tho,
both the known aad tiled friends of liber.
", here abandoned the popular ground,
end rested their defence On arbitrary pfin.
ciples, whjle the wary Mansfield, an old.
tory and a high churehn,an, awaited him.
self of the advantage, took up the ,cud :,
gels for ,hepsopls and completely succeed.