The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-10
fec,cd TO shudder flt dhern Yesr.i who

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referred ? Aud how - it that the error haa
been detected But w are digressing from
the purpose of these remarks, which is Ia
call our readers attention 10 the snbIuinrd
statement. 1t will he recullceied that Mr..
Randolph, a few weeks ago, raltrd up from
a sleep of eighteen years, the history Of m
effort made IN the senate of the United
States, to suspend the priv ltge Of HdbedS
Corpus. II appeared, b, the extract from
The secret Journals al the Senate, that the
bill OF suspension WAS introduced by " Mr..
Giles, Mr.. ADAMS and Mr.. smith," the
committee 10 whom The auhjeet had been
referred. Mr.. Randolph. however, attempts
10 screen both Nh Giles aud Mr.. Smith
from the odlum attached 70 the measure,
aud III throw the whole weight of It upon
Nj Adams, with what truth let our rca-
ders Judge by the following extract from n
Penny lsania paper, whose editor seems
10 have been contemporary With the events
which he relates:
From the York Recorder.
The proposed suspension If the writ
OF haheas corpus WAS intended 10 nave
beating mGlnly, If not exclusively on Burr.'
conspiracy II was induced by the prcsi-
dent message aud eonhd ,nti,l GO nmuni-
ca'lons concerning that famous affair and
when Bnrrs trial came on before the Dis
trlct Court of the United States lor the
District Of Virginia. fact VAS disclosed
Nh1ch / decisive as Ia the Original mOIrI.
William Il. Gllrs tie c ,lrhr,ted Farmer
Gilre) ms summoned To serve nn the
grand ~ III hlch the bulls At indictment
wee IL be ~ubmlttrd. W hen the Grand
Jun, nas about IL br sworn, Nj. Burr chat
lrngrd Mr. Giles " for ta,oaf," aud a
mong he rcason alleged was this, that
Mr.. Giles, when IN the senate nt the Uni
ted States, had occasion Ia pronounce his
oaInIon on certain documents by when
Mr.. BUR WAS considered IL be- pa ticular-
~ lnphcated. upon ia, g. documents h,
ad,ocat' d the proprely OF soep ndlns the
wrlt OF hubedS corpus. Nj GlIes, before
wlthdra Ius from The pannel, addressed
SUM rema rs 10 the Court, from which
the following IS an extract = With rr.
sect 10 my public conduct SAID M.
Giles, " presume Il is Of public notoiirt,
anu will speak for itself Inot only voted
for the su pension Of the itrit Of hahras cor.
pus, an certd,n cases but | PROPOSED
TIA MEASURE. Thea thought and
still think that the emergency demanded
il, that it VAS fully astted by the evil
deuce before tire Senate /: aud now re-
greet thal the nation had not rn,rgy enough
" support the Senate IN that measure.
Tins oplnOn WAS formed upoa the state
OF thu evidence before TIE Senate
This shaft flies dirrcI aud pointed and
barhrd al IT'S ohJect--tne shield oil Achilles
could not resist the sigour OF sueh blow.
" Noaght could his ample shield the Priuce II.
vail
" Nor aught beneath his arms the coat Of mail
4" II 2lerced thro' all and with grlsly wound
= Irunshkcd his thigh and hurled him 10
gT0und.'
Mr. Rand olph makes il matter pf ri
umphant boast that o0 VugIn,an voted for
the suspension of tbr habr.s corpns--and
here Is an express declaration al Virgin
ian himself, not lot Only that h. voted for
but that he actually proposed tn. measure.
We wait 10 see how Alr. Randolph will
extricate himself from rhls awkward diem
ma.
The following is another extract from
the York Recorder -
With respect to the proprety of suspend
Ing tie privilege of the win OF habeas cor.
pus al that time, different opinions may
-, 81.
uves of the Senate. The L institution
says" The privilege Of the writ Of habeas
corpus shall not BIZ suspended, unless whe0
IN case of rebellion or INVASION the pnbllc
safety may require 1t"
President Jefferson bad in his mcs4aSe de-
cldred that these WAS an actual rebellion
against the government, aud he had trdus-
mlttrd the documents on which his oplu-
ion WAS formed. II the evidence thus
furnished was sufficient to sttl-ty Congress
tndt an lnsurrcct,on actually existed they
had the constitutional rlgbt 10 suspend the
VIII, # they deemed eKprdcnt n nects,a-
ry. Mr.Gle, Tour moth, aitcrM rds,as ha-
been scrn, said that he stiI believed the
emergency demanded ii, and that the ey.
idence before the Senate, was such as fully
to justify 1t.
-..sGe.--
Foreign nems.-Ad'Ices have been re
crlyed II New York from Liverpool. to
ID. March. The chief item Of interest we
find IN the extracts, lsa rumnur that the
Emperor Of Russia had determined Oh war
with Turkey, aud that he was preparing
to cross the Pruth with his armies. The
Duke Of Wellington had left England for
the Russian capitaI.--The Greek, sal hold
Missooughi.
Congress. The debate on Mr.. McDuf-