Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-26


] thar among Ias causes ,oi our separation
From, The aaosheF cuup,ry were these !: s II:
ha, effected 10 render lac military iade
! 5eudens Of, aud superior TO- The clsil pow
er-tie has given his assent Tor transport,
+ imp beyond he sc as to b=',Hed Tor pretend
ed offences y That these amopg Others
were assigned as reasons for destroying Tx
political bonds ofsoeiety, as sufhcsens fea
! soos for showing III ali s!lsg' soce VIE n
! ne had seen, not great ard powerful
government committing tnese enormis'es
| bu, mere military Commander commit
| ting them with impunlly---when the splf.:
of the nation was 80 base as not to cry Gu,
with uncessing stnsibili'y at these viola
| ,ions Of lis righss-when he saw this, he
wss disposed rs think that the chcer would
20, sc TOO much injured by an enquiry in.
TO this particular charge, which was, to
say the least of it, important. Ca Con.
/, sui,ipg The constitution he found that s.se
people OF the u. S. were nos Sufficiently
consen, wnh the original articles Of tic
constitution, but other articles had been
added, 10 which 1t was declared ,:,al 90
person should be deprived Of life, liberty
or property without due process Of lava
right which one would ttiEk did net re.
cuire tao sanction of the constiu.ion 10
secure il, This right which the people had
SO ssdu!ona!y gn&rjed as to include il 10
an add'sionsl articls, had been violated
want only aud witsogs occasion. Hewant.
ed no evidence Of this; it bad been done
&c noon day, before the whole Agn1.ican
people. He musl hisselt express MS
establishment that, alter cou.,scs of this
sort, the person who had darsl,so e3snmls
shese acts had been suffered to exiss a. a
military commander; aud he had conceiy.
ed thar he mhe had suffered him or 20 ,ne.e
things in coeinsry CT civil law, was scarce.
ly less ~celra5.e than the eGrode,. He.
expressed his surprise tha, atials day i,
was necessary TO institute the enqa:ry new
proposed When was the cup OF gsil 10
be full! When was the woeatleu cJnsti
,u,ioo Of the cosary TO receive its balm !?
He would 20, have is IN this case under.
stood that be believed she executive had
goac through With The whole Lasiness: he
believed i. would have been coossns if the
eject alone of certain measures had ben
produced, withoa. ts.e meaas which were
, employed.
Wou!d ever G ~csse+exist ia which a nj.
li'sry commander would nos reader hin:
self independent il he could? Would a
case exiss in which he could NOT fad 8
pretente They had sesa the esaferor cf
France 60 forward step by step, aud had
he ever been at loss for splaus5!e pre-
fences? Nc; nor ever would be. 4 IA
tion wh;ch submnted 70 ths t:1ss sication
was ruined forever. L=sus, said Is, once
become familiar with the violation of Ger
nasional honor, auj wr are ia mili2s with i.
fofever--t We eser suffered s;he -const III
ton to be invadeu more particularly BY
military power. Those military gentle.
men who acted 10 their proper sphere, pro
tectlcg aud '!ght'ngIfor ihei' country ,shae!d
have ais sealqas soppore as lorg as their
conduct WAS proper. He wished n,i?ey
might gather laure!s III pruiusiou; he wish
ed lhsy mghtb. well provided for; and at
the present ctiais be would go SO far IS 10
say, tina, be.Eerp provision oughiso Be rnads
for their support than they secsivsat pre-.
sens bne whenever they went out o: the
lice Of their duty, whenever they vin'ssed
the constitution Of shr country which j, was
their Guy to defsod, they would become
the foe Of every hoaest man he was per-
| suadsd shattas few OF our officers were
entitled TO This spcellalion,
Upon TIE whole he thought that every
gen,iemar Gu the anor was satisfied that
the nation demanded thar an taaestual en-.
quiry.sheuld BE- Instituted, thar e.en they
VITO apolcgised fer the conduct OF this of,
hcer could 90. rest satisfied unless an op.
poriunity Was given TO crnuire. As a