Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-06

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ease aybe The case ct every ladtsiuua'
{ Uf that couairy lfnprisoasd without nav
.sng sommistrd, or being charged with any
| of nee, denied The use OF pen, ins and Pa.
per, might have been sent 60 the ls1uin ll
ssa river, and kept there tor seven years,
I unsssrd d by my friends Or family .yfan1s
nc ysr lack the means Of destroying the re-8
nnss,ions OF those they Cypress.
Had not the house Of repre- seniatiyss
spurnsd with indignation this uaconsli.u.
| sioaaI assemp. to justly the lawiess acls' q
"a lawirsa iyrans, the snttrrings q har t11l
Trenck would not have been .siIangs IL
America.
Ard what, let me. ask, is our present &C.
curity, unless Wilkinson IS punished tor
his daring outrage On aIllaw? 10 the Case
ot Dir. Boliman, we are foldln newspaper,
the writ CT habeas corpus g rantsd BY Jucge
Bee of South Carolina, was actually sery-
I ed. What was the answer OF the ofiicSf
who had him IN cussodys Asiend,oi yes
who respect your governments. Althosga
(said hsl irespec. shs civil INSTITUTIONS q
my coua.ry yea must obey the orders
I Of my superior Officer The prisoner Was
not given up. Here shen was a denial OF
this a!.important right; no. peec tor the
inerposislon of the senate. Ia Engi.s.d,
,ha, land Of oppressioa, this officer would
have been immediately puaisaed. 70 our
free governmeut. to ngs are ordered o,her-
wise. Under the administration OF Mr..
Adams, ,nsrc was mach grumhling about
a gag law, that shut peoples mouths---un.
der the present administration man may
COT oa'y be gagged, bpt his throat cat
Without any law, and he thar does it will
fad protectors aaaongs: th.s sages ct the
nation.
Wilkinson tehs as he has acted with he
/ apr obauon OF the gaverhor and Judges.
| If his be true, II is hlga tlne these men
were renewed f'oaa otFice. Men placed
10 tie. q, 81 important siaiioas, ever Ter
rtory respectable Ior its wealta and popu
lat;oo. ard ever city that yields I'D lin
partance TO vary few Oh The continent
I+gworn to adDla'sser justice as eeaoie 10
the constitution aud laws; who would
crioge TO military rysant, aad Suffer. him
| to s,-gple ou all law, should not be- .ras1
Cd. pe.haps the bayoaet was ~ theis
breast, or the dagger Ct the assassia at
their side 30 less dangerous aIfuatioa
can plead their excuse. Wilkinson, in
telling US this unlikely tale intends no.
only an excuse for his owa, HE gal acts, bu,
it is sayiugto ,hese he has injured, sue me
if sou dare--I am here entrenehed IN New
Orleans in ,he favor Ct the execa.ire--tts
governor and Judges are myereayuses-
you cannot ipiare me. How long ne will
regain taus secare, will res. with tAe PIE.
slden'.
Wilkinson, 10 his long fulsame papssy
rlc en himself, published ia the Aegora OF
Esd inst. as a letter from New Orleans for
! his tfiehs OF this kind are too web .knc p q
TO pass) has discovered fronn his spy, who
had it 10 conhdeacs from the fr,eAds Ct col.
But. that was sen. 10 New O.leans,
and was to meet toe col a. Ba;ou Pierre,
on the 12,h Jan. Unfortunately for this
tale, which seems TO have been fabricated
after my arrest, major Floyd and Mr..
Ralsteu viii declare they haveaever spoken
TO me On The sub.eci---Sat scorn 70 Jus
sity myselt, where caneos be accused.
1t was necessary to alledge something a.
gainst me. Wilkiason aud his spies, sud
other confidential men, have made nae
general, and given me al array OF 2OOOmen
! 1000 more shsa could have aseded)
and this too ssilaeu: cansali:ag TIE, whilst
was hstmlcssly diveriing mysels in the
uRiphabilea cane swanpsin West Florida,
! three CIR four huldrtd miles OFT Of the
road leading from Nashville TO Orleans.
! VIVA, can they no. Do! Bensparte csn
+ conquer armies as fas. az his enemies can
/ raise them, Ga, Wilkinson &. his friends
can both raise and conquer ,hrn in the