Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-07-25

W puuinu aul ItInVu WHO alNctnplo 10
prevent or obstruct the execution of
these acts by a fine Of $1,000, to be
levied by the military commander, or
imprisonment Of one year, or both the
S., 900 and Jail, ms the military com
mander may win. Another gentle
man, from Missouri, Mr.. Benjamin, ]
proposes 10 be less merciful than h is
Maker, which is 10 allow no presiden-
tial pardon to avail an unhappy south
erner, but to keep him forever exclud-
ed from his citizenship-his right 10
vote. There seems TO be a cJmpeti-
ton among gentlemen on the other
side 10 ontbid each other in the arts
of cruelty and all the devices Of degra-
ton and punishment; and we are in
debted to the mercies, il seems, Of the
gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr..
to save us from another Ora
CONAN code.
Mr.. Speaker, ] was about TO be so
much out Of order as to quote the
of the United States,
and TO show this House that this bill
could not be passed by men who have
sworn here 10 support that Constitu-
ton; but / forbear. ! know there is
but little, very little respect for that
instrument here, and some on this
floor have gone so far as TO pronounce
il "played out" There is, however,
some respect felt in this HOuse--mOre
BY lswyers-for what are
known as Magma Charta, the petition
of right, the bill OF rights, extOrted by
our British ancestors from their kings
Hence, ! propose TO 20 back TO those
great eras of British liberty, in order,
if possible, TO arouse the american
lawyers here TO that noble defense Of
human rights, which British lawyers
have seldom or never failed 70 make.
In the most disastrous days Of Brit
ish history, when all liberty seemed
TO be clovon down, the British bar
ever sent forth some brilliant men 10
uphold Magma Charta and the bills Of
rights, while ] regret to say the
American bar, more especially the
Republican portion of the American
bar, have failed us in the hour Of trial
/ beg the Republican lawyers, then,
in this House TO bear me read a chap
ter from Magma Charta, which was
extorted from King John in the year
1918 by our semi-baroarous ancestors
1 give II m the original, but II VIII be
well understood, although II Is IN
monkish Latin, not IN the classic style
OF Horace or Iacitus or Sallns'-
"NuIlus libeT homo saPiA;ur, vsiiuPri.ons'ur.
asl a,s's.-'1a. as .l,s se,s'o.s -. ss. no.
aui eTuhl. nut aHauo moIo dss,Tuatur ne super
cum ibimus, mes saPereum @itismus nis per 'sr1ls
i aa,s.1 -.,T % si. .~,I ~ ~, 5s,rs. - mn, % an
vol justitiam.T
Which is thus translated:
.No freeman shall 4. ,,t., .- ,r,-i.,,.a o-
disseirsd Of his freehold or his Hbgfiiss OF f-es
customs or be ouilavea or haHishei or in any way
condemn him but by the lawiul Judgment Of ri.
peers or by the laws Of the land, We viii sell
rsleFs,ng 2 Jes;', & @ ana ,'s aanla'.,'.en % . =.
or justirs 10 any man
This was as lone aroas 1918 The
eonfrm1f;o eIarfarlf,a in the reivn of
King Edward was in 1907 and in
Tho reign of Hcnrv III there was a
ike declaration The rirht of trial
bv iurv bv n inrv nF his neers was
,,,,aranteed N every British horn sinh
20, cvon in bsrharops ares But
barc in this CONGRESS- In snite too of
an, Declaration ~ Indener dence here
TOO in this mouruful wear 1Sg- twelve
miIIops of buman bcincs white and
hlacl are denied All tr;sl hes,re tbeir
neers an eourts or processes of law /,
ma We uronose IN enact n measure
moro b,rb,rops in prineinlo more
;naes,nsibls than snT nf lie violeu.
and extraordinary acfs of King John
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from Whom inc Drilish oArons eNlort-
ed this charter.
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70 M31-ia NnAlstf oAtuItcu rum hAn-
John by the harons M Ruuuvmgde. /
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sprlts OF our own history
who in the last generation. in all the
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Magma OhartA, ana emoodlcQ IN theu
various State Constitutions. similar
,;,,io, ,.r hr,,.,, I;h.,.t,-
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Norm Oarollna Is one OF the states
that YOU urOpOsc 70 strike out Of the
Trn;on- North Carolina WHARF nris-i-
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hateu the DeolArAtloh VI Anuelcnu-
enoe-the meoNlehours aeo'Aralloh'
Mnlon was auoP'Su so,no t,'ne peioro ,
MI 'ehersoh nau ur'.lseu l, sue i'eo'.r, .. !,
,V S.lou put igT'n g y oy 'ns ,.i Sou.'''e'''.', y
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