Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-08-25

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On me opening proceeding against the Queen.
LONDON, July 2.-As The opening OF
The Green Bag will of course be followed
Dy some distinct measure against Ike
queen, and as Lord Casilereaghis indeed
understood to have pledged himself 10
this mode Of proceeding i'm his noiice of
motion for Thursday next, "unless
some measure SHOULD, in The mean time.
III The House OF Lords, render il unneces-
sary, The public have natural anxiety
10 anticipate the form and substance of
this proposed mode. As IA Bill of Attain
der, or rather of Pains and Penalties. ia
now most currently mentioned. and "a
'iis VIII probably be the mode adopted.
lew observations upon the nature Of
'p,s process may not be without inieress.
ne origin OF this process appears TO
Fave been as follows In the earlier
Times oil our history, our Kings. and
through them the kingdom. were governs
| ed by iavoriles. But as i'm all periods of
our history, since the constitution of opy
Legislature, The Ministers of The Crown
have been considered as responsible. and
during the times of the teudal Ba,ous.
were always treated, III fact, as if thew
were entertainment has always deemed it.
rs<t,
] mlseovefBment 10 the actual servant or
Minister, and accordingly 10 call such
Minister 10 due account By impeachment,
&c. But the power aud Influence of the
Crown have then interposed 20 protect its
instruments. The Judges have beeu
| apprehenslve OF putting forth The vipoy
OF The law against the royal iavoriie. and
| II they have enieriaimcd any sui, or
| plaint, have conirived TO eIude sentence
| or judgment under some forms Of law. II
sentence OF guilt has been procured.
The King has in,erposed his pardon, or
RENTED The fine and penalty. In order
TO prevent these modes of rescuing pow.
crful criminals Tor imagined crininals)
from public justice, mode of proceed
ing was introduced, which, by uniting
the whole dignity and strength Of Parlia-
| ment I'm the accusation aud Sanlencr.
| might render II impossible for he kiu.,
10 interpose between justice and his ia.
vorite. Ihe King, indeed, might still
give his veto 10 the bill, but il was lille 10
| be apprehended that he would incur The
| peril OF such an opposition 10 the united
voice OF The two Houses. II was in this
| manner That Bills of A,iaiDder arose i'm
| our Parliamentary law, and the most mo-
iorious example, both of the object and
of The true character of these bills, is in
| the aiainder OF the Earl of Siraflord, i'm
| time OF Charles the First.
That our readers NAV moi mistake our
opinion upon this subject Gas some of our
correspondents appear 10 have done,)
they are simply these. In conformity
with the principles of English law, the
| Queen being now upon her trial, we of
! course believe her 10 be fully innocent ill
she shall have been found guilty net
| by bill OF aitainder, but by "A trial in
the established forms OF our English law.
And even il she should then be convicted
OF iniproprieiies, dc. we think Tie great
est allowances are 10 be made for her ST.
tuatiou, and her undOubted misiorinnes
| IN the earlier period Of her marriage. I'M
| der these circumstances, we sheuld feel
compelled to say, " Lei us satisfy our
selves with taking care OF the future As
much better as Is possible consistently
with this rcsiriciioD."
| Ii her Majesty establishes her limo.
cence, we need not say IA; The generosity
of England indemnify her for her past
| misforiunes and unmeritrd treatment.
Bells Weekiy Messenger.
British Stock, July 6-,lirees for ac
count, 10 Is.
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