Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-04-04

wealth., until they relinquish that character
Ia manner hereafter mentioned. There
is 10 persan who is frceholder In Vilgi.
MIA. residing ii alexandria county, il is
believed, VINO was not either born himself
10 Yi9ginia or one Of whose parents was
not bornain Virginia --lf SO, they are cer-
saiply citizens of the commonwealth of
Virginia aud will remain SO, no mater
where they reside, until they rtllnqaish
that charactss by executing deed Ia WIZ.
ing. under his hand and seal ID The pre-
sselce Of 8 witnesses and proved BY chem ar
two Of hem, before the general court, or.
district or county court OF the district or
county il which the party resides. Of by
sserhal DECLARATION made bclose tisher Vt
the above courts, TO be by them entered ct,
record, and Shall in aaditioa TO the above
dsclara ion depart OUT Of the comnon
wealth. The law upon the subject Of citi.
zenship will be seen ia page l07 OF the
Revised Code of 1902.
ONEcof the grounds taken in the Su
spreme Court BY the crozvn lawyers 10
BoLLMAN's case, for refusing the habeas
corpus, was that The inferior Court. had
committed the prisoners--oD this Mr..
Harper eloquenfiy exclaimed -" Let Is be
once established by the authority of this.
coust, thar a commitments on record by
such tribunal as have described is TO.
stop the ceusse Of The writ of habeas cor.
pus, is to shuttle mouth of the supreme
Court, aud see how ready, how terribles
and how Irresistible an engine OF or?res-
ssion is placed 10 the hands Of a domi4ant
party flushed with victory and irritasea by
q recent couh;cs or struggling to keep
down an opposing party, when It hates
aad tears -! Rather lc, il Be now deslar-
ed tia, there. exists in this high tribunal,
apoSer TO protect the liberty Of toe cisi-
zans by.,hc writ Of habeas corpus againat
The enterprises of;nEcrior courts which may
be constituted for tie purpose Of oppres
sion Or revenge, and you place one barrier
more around Us. IL will net then. be in
the power OF a petty and despicable retain.
or TO tie sominant Party Ct the moment,
vested for the purpose with The powers OF
al obscure court Of record. 10 doom To-
perpetual imprisonment [perhspsl every
man, whotn those ia power may wish TO
destroy or 10 punish. One check a. least,
perhaps, alas, too feeble. vii. be opposed
to :has tyranny. which is the most ruth
less, the .rios, blind aud the most b.oody,
he tyranny OF faction, the fgronny ever
cisea 6y den'dgs2ues IN the nams Of the
peobt, The blessing Of personal liberty,
,hs greatest Of all suhlanary good, for
which our friends and fathers have hed;
for,which ] shopld wis.,, to draw my sword,
and for which he who is 70, ready 10 draw,
his sword aud spill his blooa, deserves
neither the name nor The privileges of a
freeman lha blessing will not then de.
pend on The obseeuious will Of 40 humble
dsPrnden. OF power. .d,esding the loss of
his place and gaping for The reaaarag a
AtSyssy salary; re shall have at least the
rrntection of the highest and mos. indie.
peadsns court knnwn TO our constitution;
hsPpy It that should prove sufisientI;
:, r : /.
Y * W--TAe habit which some have Of
sounding 1sas ~ and ~ as o, is hit off in the
following, dialogue between q London citizen
and ms servant :---r >sss Il. &
s CFs3z.n, William, Ivant my Wig.
SsrpalAt Witch Wig, sir
Citizen. Wy, the yite Wig in the wooden Wig
box, witch Iyore last Wednesday at the wes-
Try
serpanf, Very veil, sir.
- - ~ sa.-
Ina new work Of uncommon excellence,
one Of the Royal Aeademieians, man of va
rious genius, at once aEpainter and poet,
thus poigsantly expresses his contempt for
the coxeombs OF modern philosophy,
Poy ,ts -Ftoyio.l &
UNGRAC,D, nngracious, dull, dernuro and