Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-02-07

-, = her alone. IL the opposition 70 ,ne 'aN'
y0 =. -, ,,s.,s ard the spirit OF dsobcdienes
as,,a exnl,, itself whether IN tho SCUM Q, tue
sss..s The general principles Of tho bill "oa.a Dc
I'll, ,uphestle !, was an a,sendsfet OF our
:; ,.vs IN which the attention 81 "asfess
- 80, beso Called anil which was feieiered m
",;.,sIv necessary by tbs peculiarly oil oaf re
~. sscor nrece,,cni to which he would ,avlt
-...r ~ The Senate was tho Act ofthc }
- Mach. 1907 vol ip u.s." 10 suppress ins''rfss'
s,... and distractions 10 the laws, ani TO cause
:" a. No dulv executed" That act authorized
n...acn, 10 call ou tire land and nasnl force to
-.~. ,rs,,rec,ions. Sc These were tho objects
e, ~hch then as Nv the present hilhthis eaifeoia
=. ...,sr had hen conferred Another precedent
....,L le foond in the Act Of Jan 9, 1909, Gee. IL
~, A n 1874 10 enforce the embargo and wA.fa
Gives the power to employ the land ami n'Ya ~
60. in general terms TO assist the custom hohs, 81
6c.rs. There was at that moment 4 great excite
mani although no,h,ng like the solemn i'sts,'e ~
which South Carolina has nov placed h'rs ~ 81
!, wns deemed cxpeden, to confer on ihe ifs'deo'
this power III.
re would now refer to the last precedent WIN
which he should trouble the Sendte II 50 haFffh'
ed in the History Of pennsvyanle thNt STAT
took from Virginia a strip Of land bordering Oh 'nt
Alerhany and Ohio rivers On this sifip o. ianu
Ynete Virginia had been accustomed to eReieN
Jurisdiction. for which she had opened the uncs
ana where sh, had hell htr courts. u ere aross ~
resurrection Tins bad been called TIE VS. q
lnsif,ac ion. IN, u was snguini fact the5 ''
confined to ih,s narrow STRIP OF mi whc7 tfRh'
syfsnnte faok from Vrsints II frss'dzai Ms
men uulanslg d ~ cat OF The Militia 81 'ha @Iate.
boeauss they pors not committed 'spinst INC lnt
led States bat were willing TO obey tie can. nc
mar 70 " CSC mare history ha. 10 parailtl fn' nm.
s.f NJ n bad Of these ilo0ns 80 quei the ihsuft'e-
ton. Al! power was placed n has nds by The ACT
Of Nov 81! 1874, vol. 2 p al and The President
was authorized to pInee IN W'si ffnnsyisanla
corr, o, $500 n,cn either drafted or enlisted Tho
sim section ofthe hil had reference to tho replc,
ytnlaw of South Carolina and was justified and
rendered necessary by the l2h section Of that net
which prohibited any person from hirug OF per
rnung to be used any budng,'o s'rfe as j"d for
tho conhnenon, Of any person committed for VI
81 ,ilon Of the laws, under penalty Of tenq
sdiodged guilty. Of n m,sdemerner and hnea 1000
dollars nnl imprisoned for year The Stoie
law, therefore, closes all the faols and buildings Of
Souh Carolina against prisoners held by process
from he United States for refusal to yield obedl-
that something should be done The case night no,
~ fully met by the resolution Of 81 March i79l vol
9 o. c36 and thu. section merely incorporates th-
provision, without The introduction Of any novel
principle.
The seventh and remaining section nj tho bll
extends the writ Of habesa corpus 10 NOT co
yy,rd by existing lnws These avs do not cr-
tend 10 any other than cases Of confinement under
the authority Of the Uni,ed States and when com
n,ittd for Trial before tho Unitcd Sta,es Courts or
are necessary 10 testify lie referred he Senate IN
yo q D. 63, to tie l4th section NJ tho lua cntv net
The present section merely ey'on1rd the prlvle
ecs OF TINT act which was 50 essential 10 tho pro
tsstlon of the liberties Of elt1.ne, II EXTENDED
the ACT 10 cases of imprisonment for executing tho
Jews ofthc United Slatcs There would be nothing
objectionable IN this Section As II cam. IN conflict
with no code Of law. fla citizen were confined
uuder the provisions Ct the Ordinance OF the 2ilh
November, 1882 he could have no remedy under
the Ia ~s as they now exist As oil such ceses a.
rose under the laws Of he State OF South Carolina
this section only extended the privileges Of tho VIII
Of habeas corpus 10 meet those particular case~
which had originated III his present ssn,c Of
things.
Tic had nov done, having fully eue,rsd TO ex-
plain the reasons which had induced h m 10 eve
his sanction to the bill He should only s.y, ~
addition that il i, were the pleasure Of Congress
TO enact this bill into law he should mst fctven-
~ pray that no OCCASION might ever occur 10 re
qure resort to its provisions. II was his desire
that the present bill, when 1t should become law,
might be rendered unnecessary bya reiulnof the
state of happy tranquility which would renew thu
cement OF our Union, & might he Tor ages TO come.
without the necetslt, oil reference 10 its provisions
siumbering in the libraries of the lawyer and a
mong the Archives Of legislation
On motion of Mr. P0iNDEX TEE, the Senate
then proceeded &c the consideration OF Exocut,,o
business.
After remaining some time in secret scss ION, the
Senate adjourned.