Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-27

| al jurisdiction ia regard 10 tie sohjecs
except ie few cases specifically desigaa.
lied ia the constitution. If the docHioe is
aamit,ed tina. they have The power con
Etended for, the consequence is shata man
confined in any part Of the Uaitsd States
NAV be. brought up to the seat OF govern
ment aud released by the court. The ex'
Iercise Of the power will be attendsd viii,
immense inconvenience, for witnesses may
be ordered 10 any numbers flom all parts
sot the union. merely TO give testimony
10 the case Of habeas eorpns. Air. 3.
supported his. argum en- at considerable
length, and concluded with Offering an
aaendments which vas agreed tor
Ayes 76.
The resolution as amended as fo..ows !;
The amendment being 10 i.alieks.
Resoloed, That commiase pc appolat.
ed 10 enquire into the expectancy ut ma
king further provision by law nols saee.
tually to seeure the privilege OF lie writ
of habeas corpus TO persons IN epssfody 1n-
DIR or by color Of the authority Of the u.
States, and the necessity Of deJf's.nS TIC
bover If the supreme coure q TIE 1ssStea
States in ISSUING The zurit Of ha6sas earltt:s,
with leave orspoIs by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Jackson was opposed 70 the reaol's
.;eu as il stood Originally and he thought
The amendment rendered II even more e@ &
cep,ionabie. The writ Of hsbeaa cosPas
was in his opinion AMPLY secured. Il was
in vanto say thai an action tor damages DIG
nc, afford an adequate remedy. Genfie-
mea had con.en,ed themselves with dec!a.
nation and dsnunciasioa without conde-
scending 10 invSs,i5asS the merits o. t!se
subject.
Five gentle men rose now at nearly the
sd nc vigne and all appeared extremely So
l,cilous TO deliver their sentiments on
the susiecr. The speaker thought Mr.
Bidwell was up first and entitled to the
floor.
Mr.. Bidwe'l .peks a. length, against the
motion. He observed that il had two OBJ
iccts 10 view and both pred'cased on re.
cent occurrences Both members Of the
resolu,ion met With his disaPprsbaioa.--
The presen, time vas iaprcpsr. Taaar.
gnmer,s Of the gentleman from Delaware
were calculated to excite unpleasant sensi.
bililies 10 the house and 10 alarm the "a
zion. There were en- the table a great
number Of reports and bills which awaited
the decision of the hoGse, aud il the re.
solution was pursued as heretofore all this
imDortsn, business aaust be tranfelreG to
the next session.
.!Er. 8. denied the laws relative TO the
habeas corpus imperfect, bar he thought
the provision sagges ee. by the gentleman
frcn Delaware nnDecessarv, and if ne.
cessarv, he should oppose their adoption,
at tbs particular cEisis.
The arguments in favor Of the rssoln.
sion, are founded on wha, IS called . viola.
,,on Of the constitution. ,has ia violation
Of the constitutional right, which 10 Ia
some sense breach OF ike constitution.
The resolution, i agreed to, ousht to 90
in tie first place 70 con,mis1ee Of the
whsle, FOR ths decision Of principles, and
,hen referred 10 select committee, for
the arrangement Of details.
1t has been sad with great zeal, that the
6 cous,isu,Ien has been violated. and if
we sit still, aud allow those Violations to
go 90, the constitution will be eseatualIy
sscgiaced.'2
This is two edged sword, and cuts
both ways. If unnecessary alarms are
excited, the feelings Of :!ie people will be
bluntsd, and they vii! at last be inaccessible
to real and dangerous violations OF tae
constitution.
To interest orr feelings case has beer
Put, of member of this honse beicg sr
rested by force. and sent &c New Orleans
But even in that case there could be aa
deed Of legislation. An action for dana
ges and an Indictment would afford tbs
means Of redress and punishment. Hlr
Is. would ues disparage the !rial. by iur5