The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-26

hIN AAShAS ANSP
resentatives Of the people; the Con.
gress alone, except In cases of rebe..
lion or Invasion, may suspend the
privilege Of the writ OF Habeas Cor.
pls; nor shall the citizen be punish.
ed With any sererer penalty by the
passage Of Ex Post Facto laws, than
those which obtain at the time OF the
commission Of the act; nor shall the
blood o. the innocent be attained by
The corruption Of that OF the ances.
to-; aor shall the money OF the PEG.
ple-wrung from them by taxation
a compulsory gift, be paid from the
Treasury except by law; nor shall
the President, Vice President, or any
c!T!l officers Of the United States be re.
moved from office except on lmpeach.
meat Tor and conviction OF treason,
bribery or other high crimes and mis-.
demeanoTs; nor shall u citizen in
cases Of impeachment, be tried for
any crime except By 4 ttry Of nis
peers; nor shall such trial be removed
for the purpoEe Of conviction or other.
wise. into any other State than that
wherein said crime shall have been
committed; While the charge Of treas.
OF against the United States cannot
be rroysH, moi conviction had except
on Lae testimony Of two witnesses 10
the same cYert act, or on confession
IN open court.
The freedom Of speech and of the
press, ths right Of the people to peace.
ably assemble, are recognized as es.
feat!als to . free people; nor shall
The tight 70 keep and bear arms he
iafri2gsl: Dor shall The domestic
peace Of the citizen be invaded by the
soldier in time Of peace, quartcred in
bis acuss without the consent OF the
owaer.
Ths light g the people 10 be, secure
ia iasiT persons and houses against
u~n-sasonabi. seizures and searches
shall ao,-5s Tluluted: nor shall a per.
son b. held to answer for a capital
CT Otherwise Infamous crime, exec i
len The pyeEsBtmeRt Of m Indictment
OF a grand iury; nor shall such person
9e twi:e E1t In jeopardy of life OF
'I!iaab for the same OTIense; nOr be com,
pellsd 10 be n witness against him,
SELF: nor b. deprived OF life, liberty OF
properly GithCu, due process Of law:
Hor stall an accused person be con,
incl IN jRil and denied the right Of Il
speedy and public trial: and the wit
resses who accuse him must confront
him. and gii the powers Of the court
shall bs his 20 produce his W wit
nsssss: nor shall the citizen he tie
prIYsi ct liberty by the eXactiOn d
excessive bail Nnd excessive fines, nor
shall cruel ant unusual punishment be
aIlowyl.
In The saumerution 6f these great
rights Of civil liberty. | dare venture
10 assert that they have not been ex
csl!s5 in DD7 civilized country. MOI
only 90 these provisions cover a1I the
reasonable clHlmH of the citizen o.
civil liberty, Int the security of then
ne can confidently claim Is greater
tasl IN any country In the world.
II mgCDi'yirG our own achieve
ments. we mean no dlsparagement Of
those Of Other countries. The history
d On. Mr'ger Country abounds In
splendid memorials OF civil liberty. IL
Magma ChaTta, the Petition Of Rights
ihs Declarations and Bills of Right
ReioED Ellls, Hud the like, erected ~
our English fathers.
No step attained by them was ever
retraced. What Of liberty they secur
ed. they retained and added to, and
at last they stand upon an elevation
with personal rights as sccure. with
unw-'tts1 mrninrnts of liberty as lm
P7e-1ahlc 2. have vcr been the pos
sessions CT arg people, save the In
heTito;s q their Tree institutions who
have founded The written constitutions
Of these American States" And Lord
ChRtnam's statement Is MS true To-
Jay as %beD II was uttered, that "the
poorest man 10 tbs cottage bids de-
fancs 10 all t0rCes of the Crown. It
may be frEil; It's roof may shake: the
sind nay blow through 1t: the storms
nag *Its-. but the King Of England
cannot enter: nil bis forces dare not
cross the tAresGold Of the ruined tene.
ment."
IN japan. in Germany and In France.
BY saactnents, there has been secured
10 The citizen ample protection to his
life, 70 his liberty. TO his property: but
these saactmenis are liable TO be
changed By the legislative depart.
ments Ct these countries; the power
that giTss car tnke them away. Ba.
ron kaneRo. IN eminent japanese puc.