Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-02

~'-s 70 lew y :"
or any trsasonsble deaiga asslps, :, W
amounts not to treason bat will e W.,
dcmsanor or felony, ACCORDING = as
lengths thsy proceed, from : -, ! va }
breach Of the peace 70 murdrr ~ ~
no real difference in ste n,ssoias -'''sa
Phrase as respectively Used ia he .:
statute and in the American coo.,;' 's'a
III any false CLOSES hays beer a
it in the one case, let them n opc- f1G
jected, and a sound ratioaa. and lsr @.'S
construction be adopted. Tk..es -
P.e..I0s for supposius tia, the cfi,..
referred 70, 70 what acss nave -
ssrmiasd 10 constitute alepylng a
wisEio the nea:iag o!,hc Eoe.isa 49,. ga
is the resa!. ctaay Of thos- cr.a,,.,l,
planes by which their cauris hsy. -
approached with sacrificing VICTIMS 4 ~
al vengeance by means ct afbitary fr,,
aud uncasnIal constructions, @,
contrary, i; is SANCTIONED BY he rao,, M
e1ceptionab!s precedence. .ad by he =,
tbo,l'y Of their ablest juris,s. "
S. if ore s.a.e arms ;a an extrsor,i,,
ry manner. and draws together her IoI,.
SO as TO assume the pasture Of W.,
The instant it is manifested that the .,n,
men. is destined sgalns, another STAT. !,
is dsnonainased a lsvyios Of war ty o..
agaias: ,hs other, before q single sa q
vlo.esca CT opea hostility is colna,ea
and the state SO nenssed may sargi5,.
sh- blew and lawfully attack The Other
Yet the enc tina: FIRST levied waf,,ho' ,a.,
talains the first open attack, would ).
deemed the aggressor.
20 this doctriae il is conceived ,hq
construction a mos. cseval viii
tho constitution and aeqoieased 10 By IA,
nation, hes AIDED q naost respectable cu.
robora.lon. In tho year 1894, congress
pass an ACT puaisaiag, win fine and 10.
prlsoamtn'. persons gailiy Of ;hs o.gsaa
list, OF asslos out ADD arm'ag any VS.
sci wish In.ealso cruise and conmi h,,
til!iies sga,ss' any foreiga aatisa 10 ami,
with tho y. s. 21,y. Of $sitiug On 6s
and prebGyinS he a:sq'.s i2r mi'iYy
expedition assi2s, j5rejga s!a;e "a aaitg
wlsh tee y, S. Y2r tkese acts, psrptri.
TED by thcir own ei!izsns against the j.
5. are 10 where expressly Issb;diea-a)
where enumerated amon. the crimes Pc,
hlblted or rendered rsaal by the act Of
congress. "A! the very arss session, a:l
under the present constitution, l2g wa
passed Tor Furnishing treason. Firaciss ard
various other crimes bur 20 nca;i3a Is
siade c! soy such ogsnsss, as tffnigg caI
armed ships, aud setting on fa9! military
with ia;eus 10 csmxis aoal'
ties against the y. S. !: foI!owa a:1t'
that these acts may b- eoul-;;ied "'s W.
questioned impoaity, oslhas they amount
20 ls7ylng Il zoar, and SD cossI'ta'e tho
cree ct ;.@asoa. ,.hat iae same inaica'
iions Of hostility should 5s made aIghl,
penal, @hea directed against a tsrsisa aa'
e'S5. Dtt tC GSCsbCl .&-bS-GAt "a H~'A'NN'
less shen direCgea By their c"a sli'ssa'
"a aiUEl ihs i. s. ~Snla &c o. ahsufdlg
too sion5;roaS to Be suspoaed Of our ps
usi cadr. TIE ao:e rss;osa! csnt'isoi
is thar !;,ey are compFet:@alca CO " ''f
miai, IA she srisss 81 levy Ias gar asain''
tia q. Ststes.'
As 10 Ire q2es.ion Of FAC, whether any
treason, s2ssis,:ps ST levtins war a.
Qaipss the y. g. has scea committed D
tas prisoners or slr.ir coafsdera'es; !! y
presu~sea su@sien, esideses appears 10
wsrraat an a.res, aad corn mltmehf. az
existing state cf b-;iiscrcncy, Wheiaef u
a wsr sc fasso, or prsciaiaec by u'aalls''
to war Of rebellion, or between tH'
aoyerelga states; war merely e0t'a' "
asgrans war accompanied By opeu sio'5o"
and aeisal hostility under aay OF tae'.
mcdiacs,isos il is senerslly so tar lhAs
ter Of pab!ie noierissy that all the loa'
lionsries Of tho sssss gagged nus' 'Aa'
aetice ef i. e* o#cis. The common ~ :,
port asd peblis notoriety of mater: -
which sas state in lis sovereign CAM
lad every Individual citizen are 50 w,