Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-17

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TO apply the remedy. OF its Importance
j. is,rue VIC have but lttls experiences Ia
Our own country. In Englaod from whence
we derive our .knowledgs of il, thsy have
proved lis value, they have tried Il. and It
has rot been found waning. IL EngIand
this ines.imable privilege has been for sgsst
the proud .heme of exultas,on there they
worshipped il az talisnasnick wand which
could unbar the gates Of the strongest Pri.'
con and dissolve in an instant she letters
of the captive. I, was 20 Englishnasn As
q wall of fire by night shielding them from
,he arbitrary sway of .,styrannic pow
err. /. is indeed the grea! palladium Of
that siyil liberty which has exalted the
!. English character. Of the power and 10.
! furncs Of eivil liberty. upon The hspp'ness
of the people If England we need &c
stronger evidence than the situation OF
|. surrounding pa,ions where i. was unknown
LET US GO back to less civilized times y
We shah see 10 these nayions Eien ~ the
most affect state of society, suffering, OPP.
preston in every possible shape |; ,kere G.
very castle was secrs, aaa lnyiolabl- pr.
son there. the life apa liberty of the most
iIlustrious as well as the neanest subjec.
were alike The sport Ct the caprice Of .,y.
rant. Even the petty lordIiag held as it
were the shears Of fate and cut al pieasafe
the thread of life of hi. vassals letter de
cache. could teorhae the unhappy victim OF
,power for life in the loa;hsome walls OF
dungeon, and insplte Of the ties OF aHsc.
rioa and Blood. friends mast forget each
ohsr or share a eommoA safe; the savage
TEXTURES fine, inquisition chilled he soul
with horror. and the gloomy .rectss Of
tie sanctuaries Of religion too often core
witdess to the diasolical temper OF man.
when RETAINED by passion & unrestra'ned
by wholesome laws Such were the con.
dl,iea Of other countries, while The people
of England ware REFUSING ;p< security VA.
der the projection Of their siyi, ihst!,sslons
institutions which had rscsiyed the sans
ton Of ages and were garded by the reli.
gioas veneration Of the people, The rlsh.
to personal liberty sualsss for the comniss'.
cn Of an offence against Jaw hsflsat TO
know the accusation against lasun, and TIE
right to be tried BY their peers were all
recognized by their charters and which
their Reaaschs had Sworn inviolably TO
observe. These rights we're nst merely
setpred by parchment they were lneor,
rora.ed with the nsaiss, rssaaners and Gus
,ems os ,hs people .sihey were headed
dew from father to SON ia trass for poste.
r'y, and guarded as pa'sraal lnhsrltaaee
| which could never be diminished with
honor. The people were early taught to
| know them AID to consider it sacred du.
y 10 draw ,heir, swords in dsfepce OF
them. These Fundamental rights OF En-.
glishmen have existed from their earliest
sges they were eelleetad 10 body By Ed.
gar the Saxon they were revised by Ed.
ward the coofe,sar, End were ra,lh1d by
William the sonsusror they were reeog.
nIzed ny Magma ,Chsrta, and after the wars
between HenryeIII. sad his subjects were
confirmed BY the. statute Of Marlborough
and nsvsr afterwards QUESTIONED, Rights
thus maintained through all the convulsions
Of England; righ.s thus en- dsared 10 the
nation and engraved en- the hearts ct The
people aad which have walked hand and
hand with them through the darkest peri.
DDS of their history ,require ns other proofs
| Of their Importance. -
~ t(Yo he continued.