Excerpt from Argument Upon the Jurisdiction of the House of Commons to Commit in Cases of Breach of Privilege
The following Argument contains the substance of what I had intended to have delivered in my place in Parliament, on the question, respecting the Legality of Commitment by the House of Commons, had I not been deterred, both by the lateness of the hour, and by the great ability with which the subject had already been treated, particularly in Mr. Adam's speech.