Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-02-16

HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,,
JAN. &c, 1907.
hbOrtqnt HeLutr Z

1DlDO3Llii Iftf(liC
THE bin from the Senate (where Ill had
passed with closed doors FIR depriving ev-
crv citizen for three months, when arrested
bv any wv imprisoned by any executive ma
gistrate, Of military officer, Of the benefit
of the writ Of Hlbeas Corpus was read in the
House.
Alter short debate on the question Of
order
NJ Eppc8 (virginia) moved, that the bin
wv ~ ectrd.
MI BurwcH vas in favor If rejecting
thc bill Can ami one, nc asked conceive
fle U. S. i'm danger, after the declaration Of
"ic President in his last message A sus-
tension Of thc writ Of hGAeas clybus would
reate an alarm. which I cannot believe
ought 10 exist There have been two III
,lrrccuons GALLATIN's Whisky i7Surrec-
ti4ng1 infinitely more form dabe than tins.
and vet M suspension WAS found necessary
Mr. Elliot, (Vcr.) said the bin proposes
IN suspend the writ of AabeaS coypaS far three
months ard to create, not a single Dicta-
LOT merely; but u most of pubaltern Dicta-
tors & to -etinEHsh tie sacred fame IF L;5erty
for the space Of three months. Mr. RI then
explained the article Of the Constitution
which allows Congress, III cases Of REBEL
ion and invasion, 70 suspend that wrIt-But
Ne asserted the country was not IL a crisis
20 warrant a resort to such an extreme
measure.
Objectionable, continued Mr.. z. as Icon
slider the bill IN point Of principle, it is still
more 50 il detail It cOmprchends All cases
affecting the peace, the safety and the neu
tralty 0f the " State "A vast range is
J. Al. q
gents. do not hesitate to pronounce the
bill one IF the most extraordinary ever pro-
posed IN fnerica, and trust IN God that il
viii never BE repeated. Il proposes 70 give
tile little great men who are 50 numerous
IN every government, an opportunity "
sc0rch their private enemies by the light
ming Of public suspicion.-I consider 1t not a
proposition to suspend the habeaa cor1as
with regard 70 persons guilty Of treason, but
70 suspend il as to All persons suspected n
government or by inferior agents
The President, who has much more I'LL
formation on the subject than we have. has
assured US that in his opinion, no serious
danger threatens New-Orleans Can anv
member Of this house lay his hand Oh his
heart, and declare that there Is such ";
belIion in this country, that the public safe
~ requires the passing Of this bill 81 pre-
sumo not, and fnOt, We have no cOusJitu
tional right To pass it, Docs the super
structure Of our republic tremble 10 its base
under the modern CQ.aire2 His resources
are indeed contemplate He possesses
many Of the qualities Of the Roman Cutalgre.
and is fast fastening to the same fate NE
is already damned to everlasting fame
MIR. Varnum (Mass.) opposed the raec
ton Of the bill. VIII, he asked, gentlemen
/ 1cny that 2 rebellion has existed, an eytrn-
I've one, and il which the head of il as
surcs Us he has powerful foreign aid The
country IS not safe until the rebellion u
brought to a close and the abcttors brought
TO punishment, which cannot be done with
out this suspension. Tho he said. the D.i
vilege Of the writ Of Eabeas Coybus had new
been suspended blythe Federal Government.
it was in Massachusetts,, during SHAYs' in-
sure ctOn and very beneficial effects re-
suited from it. l believe thu insurrcction
could not have been quelled without it
| C7Wih die detcrence zoith Nh. MS ksflec
zve belisve, that Gen. Linc0ln's troohs, ana Gen.
Shebard's Sulute, Sgould haze eftrta4LLp o7leY
et the instruction, had the Habeas Corpus
neve1 been Susber ed Besides, tEere " ~
similarly IN me clSes.-Shars zyas IN arms,
n ne heart Of The county 4; had stopped tie
Courts Of Justice for SeCeyGk 1ncntks +; and had
| committed other overtacts # rebellion .-
Whereas, If credit Is 70 6e gfyen 70 The docu-
nleHts communicated 70 Congrc.s ~ M 1ef-
t1soH, Bars is onJ bjtifal zyater ecclysisn.
See CAPT Bisselrs letter, zyA:ch is published
! IN this DAYS Gacette1
Mr. K Nelson (Maryland) was in favor
| ofreiecting the biz HE thought Burr's af-
.air a little, tr;Ring, petty insurrection
chat the consequences Of 1 suspension "
the writ Of 4a5eas Corpus will be dreadful.
and that the measure was the NEST aa,,,r,7,
he thing in nature.