Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-12-08


" of practising gross imposition upon the People of tho
j disfet for whiehne is candidate, Of bcns the
character Of Wn H. Crawford: for libel surely is TO &c
cuse him OF voting for The suspension Of babeas corpus
when nc was not member Of the Senate until succeeding
NoRTu CAROLINA.
| Thus ii appears il the Scuate Journal be correct.
anu correctly quSicd that the support attempted 10 he
ide'med f;om the name Of WIN ii. Crawford and so
uuch rched upon by Mr.. Giles 10 Justify the IIaheas
CorPus bill, il entirely withdrawn And have. befo
expressed the opinion that Mr. Jetesop rnessape also
rested upon as the rock of his salvation afforded him
no substantial support or the correctness of that
Pn,on' any man who viii read the sn,ssage with
ti, OF investigation seeking only the truth, Will
"'.' DC perfectly satishcdand order 10 induce an
t"'F' wiz refer only TO two passages. Let it be
oosei' cd III tue first place that the MESSAGE was sent
III ooedence To request o the House of Rcpre .euta
t"es, MR. j. then says-''the dcla| in sending a mes
sage mad been indulged the rather because no crcu,n
sauce haa yet maize 1t necessary 70 call in the aid of
te Neg isiativc functions" Another passage says-
THAT information lately communicated had brou~it ne
nearly 10 the period contemplated" viz: tlat of the
aoiy 10 lay before the Legislature the Termination ~
wei as beginning and progress of the scene Of denrvi
"" From the first, the inference is plain tlat if the
aih oil The Legislature Functions had been necessary
hlr. would have recommended SONS measure of pub
NC saietY. And from The second, il equally plain
thai lie was anticipating speedy termination OF the
scene of deprauity But how does it happen that no
centine was TO be found in the H. of H. sufficiently
"achu! ut the public safely give the alarm and
10 urse upon that House at least respectful cousie-
raiinn OF Mr.. CHESS bill? Were they all Mr. Jc6er
sons TWO soiS-in!aw among the number, ignorant Of
'he existing danger: or knowing II, disposed cnur
tenaDce Col. Burr's conspiracy BY doing noihino,
Was the District Judge of Kentucky too WHO dissar
ged !iin for want o evidence, particcrs crimris3
" hen he vas CITED 10 appear before the supreme court
-! hssiSSIppI Territory, tine grand jury rrpor,cI-
That on due investigation of tie eyniec,. hrounl
before them, they. OF opiuiOn that aaron Bur, has
MOI been guilty OF any crime misdeieaHour aoaii!s
the laws OF the u s. of this terrtory nor given any
lnst occasion for alarm inquetue the gnod people
U! tbs territory" Ii is true, that in the circuit court
OF Virginia, the grand jury repor ted "a true b'-bnt
Oh me tflAi, ~ witnesses proved than an as
scfoiaSe OF 20 or 30 men Blcnua rhasscIs Island
and that they had not used any force against the an
thory, c'v or military, Of the u S. and that the pri-
sohef was not present at the assemblase The petit Jury
Orohsht IN verdict OF "no gilty AIR. Giles attempts
TO strip this verdict OF all weight comparison, with the
finding of the grand jury. because same evidence was
nat before both juries pen This pont il NAV he re-
marked, that tie report of grand jury 10y no means
conclusive OF guiltit is designed only to bring 10 trial
person against "hom there is reasonable ground of suspi
con: but lei Mr. Giles nave the full benefits of ny esti
no"y excluded by the Judge-and what il? ''Tosti-
mony relative the declarations of the prisoner
elsewhere and Subsequently, To the Bicnna-
hassets island That c3nduct and iinse declarations
nighi possibly Lave tended conviciic Of tie rison
en- but cannot be supposed 10 have gone prove
rebellion iHJGSi0a threatening the l}c sri a. au the
pieof of the assembdgc Blenna rasses Island of m ar
90 me under circumstances least very strte aud sIs-
,ici0us: could this exclusion have ,,,eyrn,!
secuipns being founded upon Col. Burrs "cnmduct aud
declarations elsewhere" had ,ay been vorIly of notice.
but can.ot persuade myself that individual could do
in exercising tie power Of passing srnefa law ssend
ing the privilege Of the writ OF abeas Corpus, Under the
Constitution.
The evidence, therefore, prove the existence Of that
state OF things requiring the constitutional Of
Congress, is made Tie Treason bill 1as il,t Off
sp,- Of the i;,icmpel ina am ,us
or IAN by the judgment; with difference thai tin,
first law he of limited d"rniiot-t;r seconti to b
the settled law OF the land uuI; eeued-aud therefore
e most To be dreaded Tie Constitution provides Tha,
Treason against the United States shall consist only in
evying against them, idhefirg to their erir
giving them aid and CONTEMPLATING Congress tl,e
power 10 ocCiaIe the punishment OF treason, &c This
being the only power given, of other bsunceG Ia
Congress: but Mr.. Gi!c bill proposed lere the lsane
of icryl5 EJio define what Shall Qdtgriur 10 f,gy
enemies gipng Ma. aid ami conJcst- to define conyrya
cD to commit treason; and seven other seccy
constituting misIeneauors and .pla,e the H., ~ I'LL,
IN these WORDS: Aud be further enacted that If any
e'soh OF persons snail attempt by written printed pub
LEGATIONS, by adyedy speaking or addressing an
s'noia2e o peoie eXce' nins = persons promote
o9'"s ao'ut acknowledgements OF the >. any of
them, of the territories thereof erect OF establish
any government within the Jurisdiction and against tia,
authority of te U. s. the person SO oferdiu5 shall uun
conviction OF the offence be deemed guilty misceea-
nor NC. The bill from ;Io hands committee
~ shape SO due and unfastcuablc, that, fortunately for
the County, II deemed prudent strange H. ere il
:y saw the light Had it lived, and reached r,at4ity,
MY GILES could never have raised his Just
ecisc by Congress of powers granted by Con.tiiu
' anu cannot imagine now he can look this Sk,st0H
M ~ iae face and maintain with hoImcss so reckless of
consequences, the doctrine of limited Construction c
where except under the power 10 snrnvide for the gete
wc"ie d"iht hnd authority in the Constitution ur .at
D'E iaken IN connection with his notions about the
ut0""a"S ProstSS gan expression less pregnant
Pasay2c" ~ the viii Of constituents hy which gem
eFal government was 10 beconc prey States it
would fairly enttle him DISTINGUISHED most in nj,
adams cabinet. The scdon Law. itself ybri tl 1o
section very much resembles scarcely more high
named measure Had IL become law the effect would
idve been To bud the States together hand and foot under
circumstances perhaps the and onpres-
syei tor who could have been found daring even to
talk about ACKNOWLEDGMENT 81 The Union or 10 say any
'"s "nch might by possibility be construed to have
remote tendency 10 such even2 Mr.. Giles proposition
TO subject northern manufactures duty equal 10 hat
order to deiea, ihe tariff might have brought him uner the
penalties of mis- bill.
N0ie-I did not expect that my picture Of Mr. Gcs's
last speech at Powhaan CourtIouse, would give eatis-
faction to his friends, therefore at an supri-
seA at tbe criticisms of Hypefjes, take to- be hq
Citizen OF Not1v ay'fCuds AMI relations are too prone
TO tall ont with portrait because il is ugly 10 matter how
striking the like"ess. IL iiyredrs wants faii,ri,g