Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-02-17

S ,r,y person empowered BY
lie psssi'lF snsolav any part of the land and
7sta. nay emp. Villa to enforce the exc
o f Re embargo laws, and TO p, ,sS,sh
siieo :. 1's Ill opposition to them. WNn,
and ss'3F.s .n,;,r on the loose aud indefinite
III = ,be objects to which this niil-
ssssIia'o : % r.. applied, the committee
'ss !, ',s rsmsrk, that almost every power
s9t''a he collectors may be enforced at
tissf' . - e the bagonet excluding the AID
BE E0a sfsrence Of The laws and magistrates
saa,''N ,ons.rv. The military power VIII
q , ss + the language of our constltu-.
rgi0ast5 :, s,,bor5inasion to the civil aua
s'n And we are liable at any mo-
fo'lg 1. he ;nliscre:ion of a petty execu-
Fi'en'r = 70 81 subjected to military des-
~ ' ~, or TO be involved in all the horrors
9 - es' r;swiog these provisions of the act
- -. eoos;;si srat;oa, the committee do un-
a '.aa;yosally declare their solsmnconvictl
,ss : II many particulars unjust, oppres-
g. .a,lanconstitational. they would by
~, s,.,as cnnt@ed that this opinion, if con-
ssad and adapted by the legislature,
Eli sL Sc decisive G. the question. While
=. Isy;; continue to have their free course,
H. fn;.iitisl courts arr competent to decide.
81. o,,estioa, and to tas:a every citizen
Fl, ! aggieved ought to apply for redress.
! !, voud b deiogatorv to the hoorr OF the
commonwealth to r-esulae that it is unable
,oDrs.sct its subjects against all violations
! cftheis rights, by prarea5le end legal re-
mrl;es. While this state mamtai1s It's 50
,srrisntv ard independence, all the citi-
..,s can find protection against outrage
and injustice, ia the strong arm OF the state
|gycra1lsnt.
/ Aar iorcible resistance. therefore, by NJ
dridua!s, to the execution of this act of
Corrrsss, is not only unnecessary, but 1t
would be highly inexpedient aad improper;
i would crdangcrthe public peace s tran
oaili,r. and tend essentially, to iniure and
nut ar hazard that cause, on when nearly
/ the whole peorle are now SO zealously II
nited. The committee are deeply sensible
Of mat accumulated distress which has SO
| long oppressed the whole community, and
teais with peculiar eggravation on some
particular parts Of it. They cannot too
highly sprlaaG the unexampled patience,
and fcrbeayance, which has been already
exhibited under tbs pressure ofundeserved
calaInies. And they would earnestly re-
commend the exercise OF the same forbear-
B anee, until all those pesceable and orderly
! means which the constitution and laws of
Cur eoupuy will permit, and all those poll
teal expcdients ,whichour habits and usag-
ts can suggest, shall have been exhausted
! in vain.
kSto be regretted that no immediate and
e@escious remedy can now be proposed for
these numerous and aggravated evils. The
committee, however, consider it their duty
Enreccmmend without loss of time, all such
measures, as have appeared to them to be
nov practicable, and calculated to remove or
alleviate tbs public distress they therefore
Task leave to
REPORT IN FART.
Atll TO secure t''epeople Of this COM
menweal,h against unreasonable, arbitrary,
and unconstitutional searches in their dwell
ing hopses, and also the following resolu-
Inc act and resolutions, accompanying
\ !. ae ABOVE report, were published in the
n. nlsSandria Daily Gazette ofthe 9th In
iEvRsDAy, february 9.
Il. : Committee was appointed to consider
ne eSpediency Of setting a Part a day of