Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-02-17

Hibernate upon? Ifthev are Of opinion, that
it can be modified in such way AS to en-
sure iisp'ssaee. it oueht to 90 toa commit
zee NJ the whole. This was nv opinion
when the motion was first made tn reject
the bill. ] was dis posed tovotc against the
question, although the bill went to repeal
the constitution. I have been accustomed
TO view the privilege of the writ of habeas
corpus, as the most glorious invention of
man. was notwithstanding however,
from respect to the other branch of the
Legislature, disposed to investigate the sub
lect- to examine whether there was anv
NECESSITY for it. AS, on the one hand,
was inclined to believe that the Judgment
of the Senate had, on this occasion. been
'irreh bv n strong adherence of rebellion,
so was willing on the other. to take time
tn rua d rvse'f against an equally strong
'eeiing oFahh0rrcncc Of dictators. But on
one principle cannot agree to consider this
bill ds n proper subject of investigation Cor
one moment. perceive on further exam
nation ofthe bill, that the Senate have pro-
vided for its suspension, in cases where per-
sons have been ALREADY arrested. Had il
been confined 70 future arrests. might have
agreedto deliberate on II. hut viewing II in
the light OF an &c foSt f1cto law, I must
give II my instantaneous negative. There
IS another princ'Dle which appears tn me
hiehlv Objectionable. 1t authorizes the ar
rest OF persons, not merelv bv the Presi-
dent, or other hirh officers, but nv anv Der-
son acting under him. imagine this t.
be wholly without precedent. IF treason
we're marching to force us from our seats,
would not agree To do this. would
not agree thus to destroy the funda-
mental principles of the constitution, or
to commit such an act either of despotism
or pusi'lanmity. Under this view of the
| subject am disposed TO reject the bill, as
containing proposition on which cannot
Deliberate
The yeas and nays were then taken ON
the question " shall the billbe rejected.
Yeas lis; Nays l9.,.as follow
YEAS.
Messrs. Aston, junior. Anderson, Bard, Bar.
ker, Basset, Bedinger, Bcuon, RIbb, Bishop,
Blake. Junior, Blount, Broom Brown. Bowie
Burwell. Buler, G. w. Campbell, 7. Campbell
Chittenden. Claiborne, !. Cav. VI. CLAY. Gin.
ton, junior, Conrad. Cook. Covington, Dana
Darby, Davenport, iarior. Dawson, DWIGHT
Far'v. Elliot. Ellis. Elmer. Ely, E,pes Findley
= Fisk, Fow''y. Garrett, odsbornuoh. Goodwvn,
Gray. Gregg. Ha'sey. ..'smil,cn, Hastings, Vol
land, Holmes, HouSh, Jackson, ZONES. Kelly
kenan' Lambert. Lewis, junior. Livingston
I'ovd, Lyon. MaeF lrland. magrwler. Marion
M Crerry, Me iwether N. r Moore I Moore
yer Morrow J Morrow. Nosely J. Nelson z
( NJ =" Newton Jun Piikin iun,or peter
Pugh Quincy, Randolph, 7 VI. Randolph
kea (Penn.) Rhea, (Tenn.> Russel, Sally
Aammons Schuneman, Seaver Sloan, Smelt
Smile, ] Smith. $ Smith, Sanford. Stanton
Ste ira, urges Taggsu, Tamadge, Teunv
K. Thompson. I, w Thompson. Tracy
1ugg, Van Cor;landt Van Rensselaer,, Wads
worth ] Whitehill. r VIII chill, ID r.. Wi.
ia"s NJ WilliamssWiIson, Winn. Winston. s
Wynns.
1 NAYS
Messrs. Alexander, Archer. PihweV, Chand
Ter. Cuts, Earle Green, Helms. M,s,srs Nm,
ford Ohm Sanford. Sou,hayd. Thomas Var
mum. Verplanck. Walton, Wickes and N
Williams.