Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-04
..IOCAI NEWS

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The President knowing as al! unbiased sen
hsibie nen2do know, that there now exists uo
armed resiis 70 The authority Of
the QnitedsStates aipI the State of Virginia
and that the laws can be sustained and enforced
within her borders blythe properciqil. authori-
ties, State Federal, and that her people are
IWellan Loyalty disposed, and have confop1r1ued,
eorWil eonform1in their.legislation To- the con
ditiou Ct affairs growing out Of the amendment
to the Constitution of.the United States pro-
hibiting slavery within thelimits and jjutrisdic-
etion Of the United .States; and that standing
armics,4 military occupation, 3martiallaw, mill
tary tribunals, and the suspension Of the privi-
lege the wlit.ofhabeas corpus afe,- i'm time
OF peace, dangerous to public liberty, i inc
patiblewith the individual rights Of the citizen
contrary to the genius and spirit of free institu7
tons, and exhaustive Of the national resources
and oughtnot.to be sanctioned or allowed, ex=
cept IN cases Of actual necessity, fornrepelling
INVASION lo Or ppressing Tinsurrection Or rebel
hon land having inathe, exercise of Els legally
acquired privilege, Just issued a Proclamation
declaring that peace ones more reigns through
out the land, We think it "a favorable occasion
to remind the public and those in authority
that, six OF the citizens Of this city are now.
and and have been for one hundred days confined
IN military prison IN this city called the Slave
Pen, upon an alleged charge -for the, sworn
evidence was conclusive as to their innocence
Of riotous and disorderly conduct upon our,
streets during last Christmas day: If the laws
can be sustained and enforced in Virginia by
the proper civil authority, as the President de-
clares,t etthe friends Of the prisoners sue out
.at:oncs a writ of habeas corpus, have them,
brought before the proper civil officer, and let
him determine, upon, what ground. and By
whose order they are; Still imprisoned while
their ia miles are suffering from the want Of
the proceeds of their daily labor. o'!' -. -.
Petitions were in circulation yesterday for sig
natures, praying the President for an order re-
leasing the parties; and af6davits were being
taken before theMagistrates certifying to their
innocence, but the course suggested is the best
that can be adopted under the circumstances
besides, its result will be precedent, and will,
decide more cases than the one alluded to. ~
1r2RoLIoE REPORT.-MAYoR'sl OFFICE.
Smith, for .disorder]y conduct on the street
yesterday evening was ordered to the Watch
House by the Mayor, and this morning, was
fined and discharged. d. Ss@.ao ,.....sE e. =.
Miss Helen Franklin, Tor disoI derly. conduct
in the streets, last night, and for biting the
hand Ola gentleman SO that his cries we're
heard at a distance, by the Watch, was ares
ted and confined in the Watch House all night,
and this. morning fined S.. 43. ~. 49, r.. Xxx, .1
William Henry Queen, for stealing old iron
from Mrs. Strom was committed for trial at
the July term of the Court @
MAGISTRATES OFFICE Major Boiling and
Lewis Nickens, negroes, for stealing clothing
worth seventy five dollars from George Brown.
also negro, and tearing up the same to sell
tor rags, was committed to jail to appear at
Court. -. = ,......,.-r e--.-.o...
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