Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-07


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rti.rrr,t ,.mr,yg n.nins, H., y.nln,nm l.,t
tl,o ei,i,,,r II he istl rf WILLIAM or H.,
.Indrrs hrI,I their oillcrs, ut thr pcisur IT I,
klus. and ,h, iriluuc. whiati hc r,v-rit,r
over l!m,d. ,,mr a,tv,nr and par'ihsu .Iu,lrc,
often induced .hrm, upnn some rrc'cx, rr other
10 rrr,sr to DISCHARGE ,.c party. although hr
aas entitled to i, H., Law ,r ,irIay,d ,l.r,, de-
clsion. from time 10 time 10 NJ tn proinrc n.r
iUlp!is"nmcnl Of persons who were nbnoxinuS
10 the kiag for their political "pnions, or had
inrKrcd lis resentment III any other way
The srca, anti incS:iInah'c value of i!,c la.
bens eorpns ae, Of the is, Charles .. is that i,
! contains provisions which compel courts ard
judges. and nll parties concerned, to perform
their duties PSSmptly, IN he manner specified
in the statute
passage il Hack>tonc'S Commentaries,
showing ihe unc'""t state "l The law upon tbs
, snfJ'c,, and The abuses which were pr5ciisct
lh'nngh the power ana influence OF the Crown
ard snort extract from !iallInS Const!iu
tIonai History, stating the circumstances wh'ci
gave rise 10 the passage III tins statute, explain
hri'E;, but fully, AL that is material 20 this
Sutject.
blackstone. ii hi> Commentaries pn the Laws
Dr England 3d vol. l35 l3t, Says:
10 assert an absolute exemption from i'm.
priSonmcnt in all ca:rs, is Inconsistent with
every !ea Of law and political society and in thr
end would "rstroy all civil liberty, by render
ins is protection impossible.
- Bat the glory Cf the English Law consists
in clearly defining The times, the causes, anu
the extent, whra, wherefore, and 10 what lc
gree the Imprisonment of the subject NAV be
lawful. This it is which induces the absolute
Necessity Of expressing upon every commit.
ment the reason for which it is made. tina. the
court upon habeus c0rpbs may examine into
is validity, and according to the circumstances
Of the case, may discharge, admit 10 bail or
remand the prisoner.
And yet early in the reign Of Charles J.
the Court of Kings Bench, rc!yiEr on some
arbitrary precedcntS (and those PERHAPS mis-.
unders,ooc) determined that they would not,
upon a hubegs c0rbus either l,a;I ,r deliver y
nri:nner ihouch cur,m;t,c,) wi,bn,t any c,,,c.
ASSIGNED in cas-. he w,s comm;ttrI hv ,hc snr.
ri.l rnmm,,d r. tho E;n, ~, ~. ,hn T ,riI ~
thc privv conncil This 1rcw an psrl;omnn.
tary inG,irv and proIucrI tho Drt;ion nf
P;Sit,-3 t;buS I-whici, rrc;,rs mis- ;Ircy.I
;uiyucnt and rr,rts that M rroc ,r.n borao fIor
Shall be so im.r;sorc,l or d,t,inr,I Ent wh,.,,
in ,h. following year Mr. Scli.r and ,,hcrs
were commit,ed bv ,hc Lords of ,hr Council n
nursuanrc If his W,iastr.: sr.c;,l cn,,,ro,L
under General cbarrr Of .on,aI},. c3n,r,nnts
md .,jr,lno I'M sed,Iion ,g,;nst H.. E:n. s,t
,ho Cnv,r,,,,mr, ,bn ;,,I',os i,.Iar,d g., ,,.,
form, Grr,rding ,I.n ,,. lHnr, y.nn,;,,i -, d.
I;y.r ~ ,'.';Dian rn cor 60, , I'',,a ~ a, w.
h,;i,,I. And WHOM =, Ionr,h ,hn,. s,,r..,i
rhnr II w.s thov hownr.r snnoynjo c'ndi.
ton OF finding silrctics for their good behavior,
which still protracted their imprisonment the
Chief Justice, Sir Nicholas HYDE ut the same
time declaring that If they were again re.
ltiiSl tGT lUlt CAUSE OGrnlTlS Tile ptJllrC WDu.G
not atterward grant n inbsn, ,;rDots h,iu, nj.
ready made acouajntrd with thr r.rsc of The
;mnrisoumrnt' But his was i,e,-d with in.
d,,,r,,iop and ,s,,n;sbmrnt rv or.rr l,u vor
nrescnt accordin, 70 Mr.. SeIdnr,s oyn ne.
couat Of the matter, whose rescn,mcn; vas
not cooled at the distance OF four and.;wenry
years
It is worthy Of remark, that the offences
charged against the prisoner in this case, and
relied OIL rs a justification for his arrest and
imprisonment in their nature and character,
and in the loose and vague manner in which
they are stated bear 4 striking resemblance to
those assigned in the warrant Tor the arrest Of
.lr. Sclden And vet, even ut ,hat dav, the
warrant was REGARDED as suc!, 4 nicrant viola
t,on q; the rirbts Of the s,:biect that the de-
I,v oC Tho tim,, snrv;,o ;u,i,,rs r., g., him q,
l,L,.r,y ,n,n r.. L,Lsns r@rnu. ;cc,,cI j., i,;r
hnhalI rrr;tcd rn;v.rsal ind,gn,,in, ,r ,h.
L,r ,jv,. nx,ro,.t fror U,I,a,n'I Cnns,;,r,;,noi
History is em,l,v impressive and rnu,,lr in
mint II * in wi / i.
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,nr,ns Sort or cHocb in thr;r h;s,orv nu,
though very beneficial enactment. and cmi.
nrntiv remedial in many CASES of Illegal i'm.
,,risonmcnt i, ir,ro,]uctd rn nc.y nri,cinI,.
nor conrrrrcd any r;,bt ram tho vnJ,;.ct ~
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