Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-12-29

imInor cable attachment to 1T; accus,oming your
selves TO think and speak of il rs the palladium OF
Your political safety and prosperity, watching tor
It's preservation with jealou, anxiety, discountc-
nancng whatever may suggest even a suspicion.
that II can In any event. be abandoned. For thus
you have every InduCenent OF sympathy and IN
tercst, citizens BY birth choice OF u common
country, that country has a night to concentrate
your affections.
1.-THE name of American which belong. TO YOU
in your national capacity, must always exalt the
Just pride Of patriotism, moro than any sppsi!a
ton derived from local determinations; with
slight shades Of difference, you havc tho same
religion, manners, habits and political principles
You have in . common cause, fought and triumph
ed together. The independence and liberty you
possess, arc the work OF pint councils and JOINT
efforts, Of common dangers, sutierings, ana ok
cesses"
+ This il the language Of the farewell address
which the great and good WASHINGTON lett As h's
last benediction TO his country. And remember
Washington was u STAKEHOLDER.
repeat that your duties In tho presentation OF
crime, extended only to the county Of Mason
You must state the place where the crime was
committed, enable the accused 10 make defence
1dingiy; ii IS essential, and without de
signaling the place where tho crime was com
mittcd, the ndctmen, would be had at common
law much moro under constitution, which
cures tho accused the right Of trial in tho county
whore no is charged to have committed the Of
fence, and BY q jury Of tho vIcinagc. Do not,
| therefore suffer yourselves, by an honest en;hu-
siasm for the public safety, or because of the q
farming magnitude of the offence, to be deluded
into belief that this court take jurisdiction
Of any crime committed out Of the state.
.Ieave On and car tn NAV pass away, sooner than
one lot or little Of the lap shall be violated" y
And if you should inadvertently present, :or
crime committed out of the county Of Mason, tho
humbiest citizen shall have the lac, when tho
evidence comes TO be heard IN court. \, the
same time, however, II shall he my homes, pride
TO pro,ec, tho interest of tho community by RI
gid exposition Of the application Oh the lar as it
is to all offences agains, the peaco and dignity of
this common cal,h. within our Jurisdiction
will say with Lord Coke, upon a memorable occa
sion, shat dare do every thin. that 4 would
beit judge TO do.
When military power anil usurpation caused
Bollman and Swartwou:, 20 DO seized IN New Or,
loans, and sent TO Washington city, to 10 tried
for treason they were discharged Nv the Supreme
Cour, of the United States. "It being tho nnani-
nous opinion Of the Cnur. that they could not
be tried ,here'' "But for offences committed on
the hieh seas or IN any riuar h-uA" A~-.-.
BAY, not within the jurisdiction OF any particular
State, there is no Court which has particular cog
nizance Of tho crime, and therefore the place III
which the criminal shall be apprehsnded, or if he
DO apprshended, where no court has jurisdiction,
that to which he is the first brought IS subs,tu-
ted for the place in which tho offence com
mittsd" But, q Court in New Orleans had been
established BY law, and there they had q RICH,
to DO tried.
Aaron Burr was also put upon trial in Nirginia
for treason; but II appeared in evidence, that If
guilty at all, he had not committed tho crime IN
that State, and the consequence YOU all know,
he was also acquitted and scnt 10 the State OF
Ohio where it was charged he had committed Of
fence. Party displayed itself every where, du-
ring this interesting period, except IN court. Ii .
was solemnly asked, as with authority. "Whethe
the defect was in tho testimony, in the iar, in
tho administration Of the law" Yet the chief
Justice, II have a right to speak Of tho illusr.ous
dead, bore the contunely and Teproach Of news
papers. and stump orators, some Of whose effu-
sions, to our shame, found their way into school
books, until the people became moro enlightened,
y ed to receive the honor, might almos, add the
homage, Of ell parties And oven now, feel
proud that he lived to give . construction I" the
he helped to mako, which will pre-
tent one pary-whsn greatly cxci,ed-from sac
fcin2 the other that tho accused has a r,gh. TO
20 tried at tho place where he committed the Of
ence. and by u jury Of the ric'ndse
A Southern gentleman could no, DO removed
ron, his own State, to another he in
,efore, and tried 20, Nullifcation-nor a gentle
nan iaken from any of the Northern States, and
ried for being Of the Hartford Cow
II was one Of the complaints made agains, the
British King in tho declaration Of independence,
Tor Transporting our Citizens De yOn0 Tue sea, 10
q tried for pretend ed offences" And, SO far as
he law on the subject Of treason may apply to ,
ny case which may come before you, hope you
rill bear il in mind. and not wrong yoursclvs.
. your brethren Of another State, BY attempting +,
hat which the constitution forbids. And laying |,
1e foundation for your Governor 10 demand of I,
10 Governor Of . sister State any one who has n
OF fed from justice. Your respectfully 10 SUCH /,
lat if you present person in another State, II
aving committed crime here. the Governor, n
pom proper case made out, might feel It his du-
to demand the fus itiee; having sworn to sup II
,rt the Constitution, and see tho laws faithfully
kscuted. And tho Governor of sister State, -
lving taken tho like oath, would be unworthy
reposed IN him, If he failed to surrender II
'ch fugitive from justice, and keep up tina, har- &
onv and good faith, Of which the Father Of hi. !,
,untry speaks in his farewell address, from which
have extracted SO largely. II
But. if you without evidence that the crime
~ committed here. presen, persons IN another n
ate, who gave aid. or counenanced, by speech =,
, writings, resolutions or caricatures-you DO RI
ourselves great njussce, and produce state of
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