Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-05
ALEXANDRIA,:
.NOND9Y, NAY 5, 1917.

Every man who feels a pleasure in
contemplating the spectacle Of a nation
enjoying uninterrupted freedom, must be
grieyed at the suspension Of the HABEAs
CoRrus in England. Although we have
thanks be 10 God, and under him to our
yirtuouS aud intrepid fathers, for it no.
thug to 10 with that CONCERN as regard,
IL. ourselves, we do really regret it, and
condemn its authors. We regret that
the necessity for such violent encrOach.
ment On the British constitution should
exist, and, y.em the turbulent serb,
s.rs. orators, and inccndiaries who sCad.
eI the ignorant, onthiuEIng multitude
into madness, about 4 scarcity which nc
human power cau.d prevent or remedy
aS the real authors OF It, we heartily con,
denim taem.-lt is some consolation how,
ever 70 reject that the suspension wa:
tive work OF thc legislative body Of thai
country, on mature deIiSeratiou, founded
On al least a plausible ground Of neces'
sity. Say what men viii to the contra
~, it mist De acknowledged that our de,
mocratic patriots in this country shew q
becoming and dutiIul fOndness for the
country Of their ancestors; else they
csnld not exhibit a zeal and vigilance
ovcr its interests so much greater than
what they manifested for their own. apon
sn occasion which differed from the pre-
sent encrcachment in Britain, only in
being much verse, and without any just
foundation. The miserable, i'll advised
stupid, crude attempt OF Burr, can hard
" be put in comparison with the dangers
in Britain: ard old Satan himself vii
Let say that tue parliament ct England
is NOT RI her more competent than Gene
rs Wilkinson TO Judge whether the con
stitu.iGa should or should not be suspend
ed. Yet, that suspension of our itabea:
COrpa' by military force, though abused
by Wilkinson most grossly in the exer'
else ~ il, was received with great com
r',cency and approving silence by thos'
who at the time monOpoiized the whole
patriotism Of the country TO themselves.
Were we interested in the concerns Q
England. we should certainly mite will
those who reprobate the conduct OF tn
present ministers Of that country. The
have Il hard game to play, no doubt; ba
they play Il most exccrably. 1t would
sesm as if they we're afflicted with a.
ojlQuity Of mental ri,ion which prevent
q tAcm from moving in straight line Il
Any object. They are So oppressed witt
the incumhrances incident to the main
tenlnce Of influence il parliament ant
enslaved BIZ their rRiESpS. that they can
rot govern with rsctitvde. SIR hudso'
Lowe, the goverrsr Of ST. Helena, is al
instance. His coudrct to Sonaparte a
described by SANrINE, is abominab.c.-
pector Warden's mention Of Lowe, ns
tnr4liy prepares one to believe that de
scrlphon: and no one Of common sense
cal imagine that the regent or his minis
ters, bad as the latter are, would autho
rise cruelty and persecution TO a falie'
man whom they were bound to protec
and render as comfortable as the neces
sity Of the case would admit. The anx
jetv shewn before Levels arrival to rem
der the unhappy man tranquil, shews tha
the i'll USAGE of which he complains coutt
not be authorised by the cabiaet-but le
il originate where it may, it is unpardOa
able and unlike the British Character
We always wished for, and we rejOicer
at the tall Of Napoleon, because while II
power he was an empha,ical evil to tn
world-but his being fallen entities hin
to pity and protection. To insult hin
now, is an act Of ccwardice as well a
cruelty, such as no man who really pos