Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-24

I'd the officer acted WIN honest ipteOHoho,
and We caa we'll cohesive such prejudice 70
exist against a nam charged with heinous
! /; snce as would prevent hinafroG reeove-
ring real damSgss; for the abholrenee Oh
the c.ime is ofsen transferred to the party
accused.
When illegal conduct is committed an.
der color Of authority, the whole cesar
ni,v is affected, and an atonemrnt ought 10
be made TO society as well as 70 the iad''
yilaal.
The remedy for false imprisenment
should still exis, but the officer should
be subject to a penalty not to be assessed
a. the dissection OF the jury. bat to be hx.
ed by law. The officer should also, hav
ing abused his power. be for ever disqua.
lhed from holding any place of prees, no.
nor, or .rust, uoder the y. States, By
this, no man would be deprived Of a trial
by Jury, because she penalty aud disaaall-
6casion, shoeld eply attack, spoa befng
found guilty by verdict OF jury. L IS
objected by the gentleman from Georgia
(Mr. Eayly) tina! this resolpuqn is not
broueas -forws,a 10 due time: 10 this
answer thas the esensa tnas naye gwen
rise 10 it are OF recent origin. Ihe $50
,leman also objects that We sLould be Q,
bliged TO call on the president for intor,
NATION. If he is afraid Of suea !nternla,
,ion, IL surely furnishes some reason to
suspecs, that there is someshIng soften.
90 not charge the executive with tie con.
duct of general Wilkinson, The share .!
responsibility which may belong 70 thar
quarter depends DC circumstances with
which We are probably osacquainied, and
on his course which they may hereafter
pursue.
Mr.. Jackson (Va.) had hoped 'nat she
gentle msn from Delaware would have con.
tented himself with protesting h,s regard
for the rights of The citizen, ard not ,roa.
bled the house with, The long speech &c had
delivered on the occasion. hir. J. aaid It
gave him ar alarm to fad sueh ayRps,hy
for men guilty OF tie most siroaioue
crimes. Treason IL some cauniries gssy
be an acs OF nnsgnsninitv, but her> is is
the worst of all crimes, because !. a:aaa as
the destruction of the best government
and the haPPieat state Of soete's ia the
world.
Mr. J. deprecated legisisting froa he
impulse of the moUisnt. II had proved
the bare of that party under ws1o4e pan.
ners ths gen'iem n fran Delaware bad
rnsr.h He'd bimself. II msa ssnsurad
10 expose the couduo, ct the l,en &is':ng
administration, he WAS TO be gagged @nh
the Sedi;ion ta'-: if he tailed in showing
due respcs, 10 ,he ve}'rg powers, Be Was
10 be tsanapor ed by he alien act.
Mr.. :, conceived ,hat the privileges Of she
wsls ef aabsss corpus were sEapsy secured
by the constitution, &c authority para
moen, 10 any act Of she legislature. II was
in his opinion SO guarded as even 10 Go.
dangeF the acqltsa Of crimina!a.
FIR. I proceeded TO deserve ,ha. II aav
ofioer VIII yiolste 'Ee constitution and
take The responsibility, it ia 10 yaia TO
make laws is order 10 prevent i. 8ui
wsse there no circumstances TO justify
Wilkinson? H saw ssezsoa hurkirg ca
e9ety side. Ihe.- src caaes IL waich ne
eessity affords complete palila.ioa. 1'he
president's MESSAGE aoss not confirm ahe
declaration Of the gentleman FROM Della
ware ssaas thEre were 10 grounds for Charge
against Alesander. Bar. ] here read
Wilkinsoa's AFFIDAVIT, Does it not shaw
that they are aillinked togs'he<? I'l!kia.
SOP believed, and no doob, jasl that
these persons could 10, be SAT ly iHDrl.
soned at New Orleans. When !, ap
pearcd tina, tbs judges, aSlsast enc Of then,
gas DESTROYS COT TO opPcaa the TREASON, it
would have heen madness 10 ,ae .eg,reme
TO have left the traitors shese, and especi.
ally when j. was espected that Burr you'd
soon arrive with powerful force.
The relief FOR abuses Of the writ OF ha !.
beas corpus is IN trial by jury. This is
the best relief. Rne The vioator is also