Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-07

haFC 3H0tAEf UtsSEstois ~ stse sDAa'f -
size that Of Tie quarter from uhlch II orr 5
ginated, or the manneriu which il has 5een
presented to the house. Il appears 20 my
mind Ike an oblique asenp, .osEcoyer
certain de parlure from sn establishtL Jaw
!. OF theland, aad a certain violation Of the
CONSTITUTION Of the q. S. which We are
told have been committed in this country
Sir, rscolleci tha, congress met on the afss
OF December that the president had Ia
formation Of the incipiens stage OF TINS
conspiracy about the last OF September !;
that the proclamation issued before con-
gress met. and Jet that no suggestion Ct.
tnrr iron the executive, or iron either
branch Of the legislature has tsanspired
touening the propr iesy Of snsPcndipg the
writ Of habeas corpus until this violation
has taken place. will never agree 10 this
side way TO cover up sach q violation, by
aprscreding highly dangerous TO the ilber.
Ivy OF the country, or to agree that this IN
valuable privilege shall be suspended, be-
Cause i, has been already violated, and sus'
pended too after the cause, # ans there
was, for it has ceased TO exist No, /
wish 10 be true 10 those principles which
/ have constantly maintained, sndGod viii
linE, ever viii maintain, SO long as ! have
seat on this floor, or have LIE. Il has
lhrre ofore been.the glory of those with
whom have acted. that ia alloar battles
we have combaied for the principles OF the
constitution and the laws Of our couutry in
the persons OF those in which they have
been attempted 10 be violated, however
infamous aud coa,emptib!s- When those
principles were prostratei under the ssdi-
ton law, what did we say That The cha.
racter uf tie man accused could not change
the laws of The land. or impair his rights /;
ths, we woald support the constitutional
rights OF the. citizen. Inthe personnel the
meanest reptile, as wellas in the persona
of those who occupy the highest stations in
society. We have done SO ies Us CONT.
nue. to do so, regardless CT popular cian,or
or od.um, aud We shall still continue 60
6nd ourselves On true ground. We never
enquirrd wha, kind CT a man Calsender
war we said such is the law and the con-
stitusion let Justice take KS course. ]
could aaose other examples equally strong ;
bs, 10 deiereace 70 the feelings OF the house
shall desiss from doing il.
/ beg parsion 70, OBTAINING the house SO
long viii, however, endeasor 10 ex-
press the remaining ideas have to- offer
few words. There IS another eonsidera.
sion which renders this biIlhigkiy objec.
tionable. ] consider the case as now at
issue whether tie U. Sis andcr militia
ry or civil governmens, or IN offer Wos.is,
whether .he military goVernment IS SUBJ
iece TO the civil power, or the civil author.
~ TO the military. CONCEIVE that case
has occurred, IN which the military has
no, only usurped she civ'! au.hority, but
In which il has usurped nothing short OF
osnuiposeEt power; and | consider th's
bill as calculated to give soi'enlnS and
smoothing over TO this usurpa:ion I; aad
on this ground cannot assent TO u. Sap
pose this sill either to pass or GOT 70 pass,
what has been the practlce under the con-
ss,tution? Ey the expression under the
constitution, do not mean consormaaiy
20 it. Men have been taHcn Up ~ ni!-
litarY uibana!, and haye been transported
contrary to Law say transported, Tor
,f man can be transported tEot' che DIS
srict where the paense with watch he IS
charged was com.nlited, be may also De
traasparted TO Cayenne. or Ifanparled TO
Botany Bay. AUD e,ta :ou YoaxAsa au'
dressing hlmsstf 20 The speaker Il ouen
acts be sanc,iooetf b. shls bill. IN your
passage from I'M. mouse 10 soor lodgings.
may Sc arrested, pat GU board VESSEL,
ADD carried whIsssaoeser TIC aillltaly
authority may chose. To this will nc
yer give ray consent. y mas oesatssy
well remarked by my coiieagas' mat 'tis