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person as accuser, or alledge that any
complaint had been made. The result
proved the charge to he unfounded, and
is an inst-mc to evince the impolicy oi
such proceedings. Yet this warrant is
strictlv conformable to the provisions of
th<* act in question.
Brcnnus has said nothing in rich.nee
of Wilkinson and the New-Orleans
Judges. Indeed he appears to have too
much undt rstn ding, to approve of, or
vindicate their disgraceful conduct. E
veiv mail furnishes us with information
of some new outrage—some fresh in
stance of lawless and oppressive con
duct. It now appears, that Judge
Workman, and Bradford, the Editor
of the Orleans Gazette, have been ar
rested. For w hat offence, we are not
informed. Workman made a commu
nication to the Legislature, stating that
he had declined hold ing a court,and an
nouncing the illegal . voceedingsof Wil
kinson. The Editor of the Orleans Ga
zette, published Livingston’s address,
and other articles reflecting < n Wilkin
son. Perhaps,! v the code of laws lately
(nj'jrccd at New-Orleans, such conduct
may he a grieves offence. Perhaps
they arc guilty of olh.r crim. s. In the
United Stales, no person can he confined
without kno .vin ; the n. e w itii which
h( is charged. Blit in • country \vhere
ixvvernor cm rronifut the passage ol
all boats containing certain articles, un
der pain ol being th tninecl during his
pleasure, it cannot be pretended, that
tidier the p< unci’h s ol the government,
or the laws of the United States, are in
force. 1su h a c. • . itr «, we c .
but led prou h that a g rind jurv, com
posed in part of A meT/Von-., can in found,
firm enough,to >; xpre-ss their -.lulj^nation
itnd giid at such proceedings.
Sii'C' I have ! ten again led 10 speak
of \Viiktn-on, I cannot conclude, with
out e xpn S'ing mg ; tonkhui*. tv at the
attemp ts w hich a’T dad v ma . t * d
a bclu f tbit the P:e:ddk nt an l in a h ol
dejaitmc;,ts, approve his runeUict.—
V/hat«-\ur may indue - men to oavud
t.iis si ml v, it is e...rt;:lr!\ dtute of
all fair in ion. No sin* le act oftiie t :>
ccutive e'.ej tUr.H tu. can ho ad due el in
u n(,rt ol i«. in , fir t nH-.>.sage t »
on mss on tiv.s cl. the Pn sid; nt
cl• lion to d< In<r
Moilnu i an I b.-r.rtwout u> tU cu* tndv
of the law, so soon: hevbl 1 .
tie rujoi * . that t; e 1 upr*. me ( ourt
v,'C/-.id * oc-n he in < c * don, v> that the
ceding* agah. t dn-m might lake the
proper direction. I mmcdiately on their
arrival,he delivered the evi 'nice against
the in, to the Attorney of the district, and
directed them to be delivered to the
custodv of the marshal. The course
which the President hinted at, was pur
sued. T !io\ were brought before the
Supreme Court and discharged.
When Wilkinson tr ms parted Alexan
der, lie consigned him to the Secretary
at War. lie instructed the ollicer to
disregard a writ of habeas corpus, should
one be served on him. What was done
with Alexander, when delivered to the
Secretary at War? Was he continued
under an unlawful arrest? Was he con
fined, and the place cl his confinement
concealed, as was baselv insinuated in
certain Federal papers ? No. He was
taken before Judge Duckett, and dis
charged. The President, the heads of
departments, never interfered in any o
ther way, than to procure to the law its
proper operation.
The President has never hinted his
opinion, that Wilkuison acted properly
in making the am sts. He lias never ap
proved particularly < f anv part of Wil
kinson s conduct, but the promptitude
w ith which he discovered the treason,
j li lie had approved of the other prompt
•niu i-;^-jron-s acts 01 w ltkinson, it is
. likely lie would have expressed his ap
I prnJjufon. 11 lie disapproved these acts,
it would have been improper for him to
have expressed his op.inion. The law
would give t(> the parties injured their
remedy, without having the weight of
the President's opinion in their favour.
Dieipprct ir.g the conduct of Wilkinson,
he has act1 d as he ought ; he has main
taint 1 a profound silence.
How this conduct, a conduct uniform
i Jy submitting to, and maintaining the
I authority of tile h.v.g and the dignit\ of
i the Judges, can he1 <!: -torted into an ap
pr vhation ol that course of proceeding,
wh ( h tramples at once up*>n ihe 1 nv,
the C;iiiiv ol the courts, tint* rights
I cd t.ie p: .:-oucrs, 1 ani at t lo; to taint*
prehend. 1’or mvself, I firmh helievc
dail t;‘. IV in . ■ and heads ol depart
ment (h pt\ ' e th • termin' of Wilkin
son, end the servilii\ of die Judges. 1
' that, :a .. short lime, this will he
• he prevaihn ' sentiment lit* > 'ehnut th
1 ’ T d S at . I havt t< o got , m ot i
•i'm ol the Amt tit r: peoph , t > bel \
that ils'g.il, tyrannic;.! and < .,r- v.iee
! me a:-tires, can meet their a; h*.i.
! CAi*iiLLlT3.
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IN rhLL I G tiN C E.
(—ir.'-jr-.?*
SC1IIKLiAi'ti, Nov. 14.
IIKSSK-C ASS K K having been taken
poss.ssionol the Drench under General
hiortier, Gen. Lagrange is appointed
Governor ol that electorate.
HAMBURG, Nov. 3.
Tht Prussian a»i i Uu.vsian mails which
wen. last night di ; .itch. d lrom hence,
wen brought back this morning ; the
Danish troopshaving refused the* pos
tilions a passage. The- navigation from
hence *.o Beilin meets with no interrup
tion.
Tranquility lurs been restored in Lu
bec. 1 he- dead are buried, the streets
cleaned, and every one has returned to
his occupation. But it w ill be long ere
the middling cla s will be able to recover
the shock ol supporting a hundred thou
sand men lor several clavs, without the
generous assistance of the neighbouring T
places...
BF.RI.IX, November 11.
The damage clone to Magdeburgh by
the lire of the besiegers, occasioned a tu
mult ol the inhabitants, which induced
the governor to surrender that place.
On tiie Gth, the constituted authori
ties, the minister of state, Sic. assembled
at the c astle an '. took the lollov. ing oath
to the governor-general, Clarke.
l swear to make due use of the au
thority confided i > me by his majesty
the emperor of France and king of Italy,
exercising »t alone 1 i the preservation
ol tin public traiujii iitv and order; and
further, wi l ah n.\ ir.it,-ht to co-operate
to tiie advancement ol the st r\ ice of the
■ hr* licit at nv, and hold t.o correspon
ds ce whatt \ ith its enemies.”
J he lb. si ::. count: ies conejuc-red by
-he hj . in, L\ a proclamation of *
•lit i a in!, C 1 irke. to Le di
t i<i• <: m i !ot i <i. t arliiic nts, vi/..
i l t< Ji din, which is again to
c'i’r.i >t c . 1 t r ] i ovitici s : these are U
k> 111:11b , liit Iba igiu t, the Alimark, the
n uk ; each to have a sipari.te
| g< \c. n-r.
2. Ti: -,t of (,‘ustrin conij rehcntls the
| Newm
. . i .at of Stettin comprehends Pe
rm r.iniu.
• » a it of M.igd.burgh conipn hi . b
duchy of M :
J .Tanslield, and the S..al C ii