Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-04-06
The Writ of ss Habeas Corpus ad sub
iirieGdum', and Gov. Brown.


Ths Georgia Legislature at its lato session. Nth
sud ami singular want of judgment, declared
the act Of Congress sussenling tho Whit& Fa-
beas Corpu., Unconstitutional and void. II the
judiciary Of Georgia bcas pnsound as its Lesis-
iaturo, this declaration may lead 10 the most ser-
Qua and Injurious consequences, to our cause and
country.
This is The hapdyuork Of that aspiring dema-
gasue Gov BRowS. SGmo men are troubled with
such canine asaetite for notorioty'ehae they will
have II even upon TIC pagcof infamy lieredosus,
after discussing tie question WHO was the;t'aitor
thatled the Persians bya sccret path around
Thermcrylac, txclaiirs "j,ut it Wat Ephialtsa'
and hi1h write down." -Ehould the ThorlnOpy-
lac OF this copfederacy ever be TUNED, let Gov.
Bnowx mediate on the fame Of m Ephialtos
I.may 10 interesting to some of eur readers to
hear something OF the history and nature,oi this
famous Wi. Of HaJeus Corpus, which is now ex-
citing 80 much attention. Habeos Corpus is
name gi7en to a variety Of wits, the object 81
which is to bring the party bcfors = Court. The
most celebrated Of thsss is,tha "HaSee' C'rp~
esG satjic,endum" 10 inquire into the cause OF
maI's Imprisonment with q view 10 obtain his lib
Grafton. Wien the prisoner on this writ is brought
before the Court the Judge deternincs' alter
hearing eviG-nee, whether the imprisonment DO
loyal or no; and accordingly discharges the priso-
nor absolutely or on bail, or rsmanda him to
prison. The oppression Of an obscure individual
III England gave riae 10 the Writ OF Habtaa Cor
pus. This occurred in tho Slst year ef the reign
of Charles II, in tho Year 1875, and thence NO
have borrowed it. If is a most invaluable act in
securing tho liberty of the suljsst against nnaw-
.nl Imprisonment and especially against that
odi.us proceeding the f,lsRre de cachet' used IN
all dcspotic goretnments:
But by the provisioa Of our ConstitutissGgAi4s w
writ may be suspended by Congress in ease of
rebellion or invasion aid the writ is liable TO be
suspended in England in the car CAFE. To dehy
therefore that -ae. bS' .e right under the
Constitution to surpend Aabsa. corpus ssmply
absurd. But the Act" fays Gov. BEoTs, "is
an alarming assault upon the power Of tho Courts,
aud upon tho liberty of tho people, without any
existing necessity to oxcuso it." Now NO ask who
is tho proper judge of this nOcsssty-Goy. BROWN
or the Confederate Congress We believe in the
doctrine Of State Rights, as taught by Ar. Call
norx; and VIC need say nothing more for our
creed. But before VIC fall to wrangling: among
ourselves about State Rights, letus hrstsee to it
that wo have established Government i
If tbc.States of tho-Confederacy fall out among
a., sof 30
we shall soon bccsmc easy prey to. the enemy !;
aud then where mill be Gov. BRows's State Rights
W hen this war is over and VIC have established
Independence, we will 60 with any man to reform
etils, and to sustain State Rights. But while we
arc at war with powerful aad malignant oromy,
and CUR liberty and existence are in danger, the
man who raises his voice to distract the Gounsels
of tho country, and to produce dscord in QUAR-
my is giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and
observes the infamy of u traitor.
Further, does any man of saue mind honestly
believe that our Rulers, civil or military, have
any purpose or intention to gap the foundations Of
our libcrty1 Who are the c0nspirators against tho
liberties of the country that Gov. BRows is SO
sharp sighted in dotcctingso valiant in opposing
The Congress, of the Confederate Suites. But
what conceivable motive could that Congress have
had in betrnyiDg ,hp country !? Apart fEn this,
the not itself Is accompanied With such restrie-
tions and limitations as to render it entirely In
nocusus. And we cannot bring ourselves 10 be-
lieve that man, whose reason Is moi under the
influence Of passion or the tyranny Of party poll
tics can apprchcnd any danger to the liberties Of
tic qouptry fFpR tho p.o7cnt uu,ppnsiqn Of 4a-
beas Corpus.