Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-02-20

lege of,he wris Of habeas corpus. I pu,
il 10 any man, whether nov that We have
,sceived ipforlpstiou Of the extent a
this conspiracy, md when We lind thu
Cataliue, Esthegus apd Lentnlus have
not a many brotk her ohspi rstofsa them.
selyes. ithis couspirSsy 10 equal 20 thatiir
Pennsylvania in 1894 OF 1895 u, phy-
steal forceitis not comparable IL. how
eyer in intrllectuaI talent il may be.
conceive then that hccordinE % the con:
stitusion ofshe u i S. there u net one
case In Mhichthe 1Fit Of habeas corpus
can be suspended. kndI should not 20
into this vseHofth s1hject ifit had NOT
lheeua 1isssated BY q shose whohave pfss
,ced.d me 10 the debate Nv yiewof de
subject is this--shat this privilege can on.
IN be suspended int eases in which, not
merely the public safety requires il, but
that the case ofthep 9blicsafesy reqSirihk
III must be-snited 9Th actual invasion OF
actual rebsilions n Now with whsteserI
'tpithets gsnsltmtn may dignifr this COM
'spiracy, I am not even OF the opinion of
the gentleman from Mar, land Mr. r.
Nelson) III think II .nothine more, nor
1ess than an intEyue--anl i am happy
that I can declare on the honor, not Of Fl
soldisr, bur Of . titiEen; shat l. Lelievei
II tebs aforeign intrigue, ayailingitself
ofdomessie maiesials for answering issI
purposes { md poor indeed must Be- fhel
Situations of this, OF Of any. other state Of
society. (which would nor furnish such
maleriaIs: e = VII. il af4..s.s sgj-sfas
! "a gentieman from Massachusetts has
sfated tothe house thar the yofgaiization
aadpdministsation Of the government 1t
this time Gprhids the appfehension,of anY
abuse beingamade Of the powers, delegate.
cd under thisiav. Surely, Sir. the grn-
tleman could not mean To urge this as 4.
nv thing new He nust hare known, e
hchad consulted history.i - dnubtlessh he
has, that the king de- acfas and the Id
ministratidn Il facfo 10 always above stiss
picion-~thatt hesS neser wia; ftopositi.
on brought forward; that did.not find .
majority ready TO say, there i surely.np
danger ofany improper use of this power
in our time. for ne are III HONORABLE
men, rand We would not delegate b, ifaR;
improper use could be made Of Il |, and
thatsifwe rejecta neasures we ought NOT
to do il so much on account Of ourselves,
Is on aeeount of those who come after 10.
Aid what win those who come alter
say Of us , They win follow our exam.
Piles and declare that the character oftheir
fofefathers was above every doubt and
every suspieion. Now, fcf myself I bek
leave 10 Be- permitted 10 diselaim every
argument ofthis Kind. I do not indeed
eonsiderft fairgto introduce such m n.
gument. Lstlns take up the question. on
lie own inertia srd dement's, wiihoct any
allslsian nr reference 70 our own virtues
or the degenerAcy Of ppsterify. For
myself I have no hssitationin saying, thar
I viii not gran, this povet at any time.
except under the most imp efious heces.
sity and / say This wiihdut any tiisfe-!
speet 70 this honorable body. bfto any Of
the public functionaries,t Take MAD q
heis, and 10 his beet estate, you find al
animal prone 70 abuse and 70 corruption.
There does not exist 4 SINGLE seonstitufi-
on or law in fhe world, thar does not en-.
force this salufafy truth. !, IS
!. ! shall consider this. bin, If il passes,
a. establishing anew EZRA ID the govern.
ment. When. / was = boy 4 reeollert CO.
have consulted such chronological tables
n I1eould get access to. rreollee. 10