Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-10

So So suffering ireland is copied from the Ne"
,O.a Courier; 49,. ,.,.n,v hsc,ose
.'.,al,gsd country. coming as they 10 rom
m a. s.',rtsrs in the circle OF Poh'icai ieehns'
al g. ,ho truth beyond all question, that the aus
pIa'' mon. % the people Is unexampled. ihey
r''' wins! hear it paianthropists--hear II
are so 1;n,os' blessed as We are with abundance
An'ei.' a',se;aIly Irishmsa in America, who an,
iear g sro,ecton of free Institutions and liberal
der I-f r'r now vherewithal to live and thrive
avs , urIc Of Ireland are dying by famine
ne PEI ~" wandering upon the sea shore OF their
.e9! an Island. gathering the weeds oil the
f,r food-they are stripping the neglected.
e;eau -; ,rpeds and its nettles, to make there-
:ala u n W. and precarious meal-they
"!O CIV. al the seed potatoes from the srouna 10
Ate a. ,hem 10 live another day, anu mus oy
'alo'e ~ increase 10 consummate the indescrio-
me'e el'"{os of famine. They are men--they are
Aoe ut. ,bey are entitled to demand assistance
NO'',,, ,aoys nroscerous kindred IN America
l'cl ue' I, st nat the agonlzed feeling, the ex
,.,sJ sympathv of Sarons and s'ranee's a"' ~
20 ~, vcur duty; let them net 10 wna' .oa .. o."
NH 20 perform; let them nor SUI o 80
49, yeo are bound to be the very nrs' u a's.s''
C SuI'" npblic meeting, BE- the hrst 10 can u
- IN All Gods creatures VINO can 'ee' "' e
'a "a f.pl-raise funds--freisht sh'PsIues-
- ,,sm with cargoes ofprovislon-sehu lnen,
M, .',eys the starving people OF your oPpresseu
% ,,nd--,ud the PRAYERS and rememora1ces
80 nsy;S ,,oe will be your reward! LOOK a.
q. ., Ve ID AZ Glare, and you will see famhe
-. - ne strength Of the stronSest'-hOoA
,,''.,, p,!ard ana at Newto~nbarry, anu you
- an r,ohoId the unrelenting mercenares OF gov
""' oe'iO.H cb,nges not its cruel policy, DIP
g, stained hands IN the blood of your
- parents. and piercing the hearts oil yopr W
|-aI tindrsd To Irishmen! or the curse :, III
.,,st;,ude will cling to We. NA-ShEEni
,.. 70 he question with one OF the New
yo,I MAGISTRATES and some OF the attorneys ""e-
.bsr or not under the circumstances thefe was
.,Rc;snt cause for the cOmmittal OF Carrara 10
o";' The question is to be decided by the
,o,,,.,r,te, During the investigation which took
n,,cs on Saturday, the counsel for the defendant
s.,a this arOpmept, as We End it reported IN the
New York COurier:--
Tho laws of this State do not authorize the az
,..s and detention Of an individual on the charge
osJarreny, unless an a6;daru be flied that the
theft has actually been committed; and me reF'S,
Cd statutes authorize the prosecution OF inert
committed in foreign country, IN the same man
nor 40 if committed in the United States. MI
p,ire commended that there was no esidence--no
,dayit before the Justice that the theft WAS com
m;,red-,hat letter of the President OF the Unit
ed States stating that theft had been committed,
vopld cot be sufficient evidence of the fact. to
au,borise our Magistrates To proceed under the
Statutes. and he could not, therefore, see any
pronrie,y or Justice in receiving as testimony the
simple letter Of the Prince OF Orange on the sub
ject The mode Of proceeding IS expressly pointed
out bv our Statutes, and no plea OF expectancy
can ever Justify departure from it. and thereby
encroach upon the liberty of the citizen, or Of
foreigner who seeks an asylum on our shores
The laws Of the land have plainly pointed out the
ouly mode IN which the person OF the prisoner
can be held in custody, and no magistrate has
right to make the expediency Of contrary
course. paramount to such laws.
- Let US suppose case" said Mr.. Price
"Let US suppose fora mOment-thOugh God grant
it may never happen--that the gallant Poles, who
are nov 80 molly struggling for the dearest rights
Of man, should be crushed bv the mighty hordes
Of the Russian AutOcrat; and that ScHRYzNEcKI,
their brave and noble chief, should seek an asy-
lum in our beloved country bringing with him
Jewels which he may have won on the field of
bittje, from the enemies of his country. The
Emperor Nicholas considers this man and the
brave people by whom he Is surrounded re5eiious
SlereS, and might ifhe thought proper, write 10
his ambassador at Washington, that >chryLnecki
tad stolen from him OF some Of his subjects, va.
liable Jewels. Wsuld you, ask. on this letter
Oi the Emperor Nicholas, or any other Emperor
or crowned head in Europe, presume to deprive
OF bis liberty the gallant Chief who might stand
nus accuSed?-You would not. And shall it
be said our laws do not extend equal protection
10 alb admit that the case suppose, is one,
which all human probability, will never occur,
but vet, not the less illustrative of the case in
question.
hyou once admit the principle that the prison.
"r may De detained on the testimony now before
Fou-nO matter how true in itsef-this country
eases to he an asylum for the oppressed of Eu-
'0pes-Alngs.N Mobiles or Commoners, may at their
Peasure proCSre the arrest of whomsoever fees to
his country, and yOu, by this precedent, bind
yourselves to deprive the accused Of his liberty,
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