Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-28

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ALEXANDRIA.
SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 2s
The Bill to prevent appeals to the Supreme
Court, in habeas corpus cases, passed the
House of Representatives, yesterday, over the
Presidents veto, by vote of 1l2 to 34-a
strict party vote. It had the day before been
passed in the Senate; and is now, "a law. Pre-
vious to the passage Of the bill, in the House,
Mr.. Hubbard, Of Connecticut, said
THE bill would reach the McCardle case ard
sweep it out of existence. The bill, it he
might use somewhat coarse expression, was
Demerara team-a horse and a jackass yoked
together If mans ass, or his horse, or his
OK, were illegally distrained by tax collector,
he might, under this bill, travel to the SUI
preme Court for the purpose OF recovering 1t;
but if his wife, or his Child or himself happen
ed to be distrained against the laws of the U.
g., he could not 60 the Supreme Court without
finding its doors slammed on him. That was
the purpose and effect OF this bill. A white
man, for exercising the liberty of criticisiug a
military despotism, is seized. By whom By
the sheriff, under the civil law? Not at all );
but by an epauetted gentleman He is COM
mitted to dungeon and what takes place
next2 He asks for writ of habeas corpus,
and when he goes to the Supreme Court the
door is turned on it's hinges against him by
Congress-
GEN HANCOCK has written an admirable
letter to the Governor of Texas, in which he
takes the side of civil rule as against and in
preference to military rule We notice in it
some just and liberal sentiments
II have been accustomed to believe that
sentiments of respect or disrepect, and feelings
Of affection, love- or hatred, so long az not de-
veloped into acts in violation Of law, we're mat
tiers wholly beyond the punitory power of hu-
man tribunals. will maintain that the entire
freedom of thought and speech, however accri-
monio,sly INDUCED, is consistent with the
noblest aspirations of man, and the happiest
condition of his race. 1t is the privilege and
duty of any and every citizen, wherever resid-
ing, to publish his opinions freely and fearless
~ on every question which he thinks concerns
his interest This is merely in accordance with
the principles of our free Government; and
neither you nor should wish to live under any
other 1t Is time now, at the end Of almost
begin to recoiect what manner Of people we are;
to tolerate again free, popular discussion, and
extend some forbearance and consideration to
opposing views"
The pabulum upon which shoddy tattens,
since the war, is the whiskey tax, whiskey
frauds, illicit whiskey dstiing, and cheating
the government, generally, in whiskey matters
In the captured and occupied towns, dur
ing the war, "Shoddy' fourished by whiskey,
under permits and special favors-as everybody
knew--and nobody can tell what the authorize
tons, and permits, and favored sellers, cost the
public, and how many nests were feathered
Oh! Shoddy-Shoddy What a blessing the
war-and subsequent events have been 10 thee
and thy clan!
The ticket" system, adopted in the Senate,
on the Impeachment trial, is the subject OF
universal ridicule-as we'll as, on the part of
some, of excessive Indignation 1t is the most
offensive piece of impertinence- the word
that has been practised in Congress-, for some
time Even "shoddy who has the benefit Of the
tickets, affects to think that lit is all wrong"
and Mrs and Miss Shoddy begin to VOW and
declare that it is "a foolish kind of exclusive
ness"
The Petersburg Index condemns the * K.
K" in Tennessee, sees no fun in it-thinks it
only furnishes material for Radical expressions
and, that, whatever it may be, it can do no
good, and may do much mischief
Inv
day next. Anybody who is DESTROYS of hearing
Butler, and can ''get ticket, will have a
chance But Butler and a Ticket!
Mr.. Barbee, the sculptor, writes to his broth
er in Lynchburg, that his health continues to
improve, and that he hopes soon to be quite
cured of the disease that has afflicted him.
At a Radical meeting Of the colored people
of Richmond held on Wednesday night last,
Hunnicutt was unanimously nominated tor
Governor of Virginia
WHAT THE EFFECT WILL BE.-The Peters
burg Index thus looks at the future that is to
follow the present state of affairs
'By the impeachment and conviction of An
drew johnson the Radicals will have establish
ed dangerous precedents- first, that all depart
ments Of Government are subordinate to Con-
gress, and second, that that body being the sole
judge of its own powers may enlarge them at
will until tho only limit will be whatever for.
bearance in despotism party majority may
choose to exercise.
1.-THE Presidency is shorn of its proper ard
balancing influence in the Government For
let it once be admitted, and successful impeach-
ment will establish that point that Congress
may absorb the authority of the coordinate