Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1798-11-20


ale ~4th Ni4eh they take NJ ana advocate ,,p;ni-
,ns, the eoni,quence ul which they know tu liz /
e ot---when hail &c the iacred name OF reli.,;on
Employed as : Rat engine to make mankind haze
w." 9sF'sNH;e one aioshsr, ih.h De their husn-
bic adVe>atcl
he feeord count eonfGed Of having n,aliciouf- (
~ and with .u.ni, IS. ruh,ilhei letter, iail
'oS- +. tftet 'ton diplomatic charaSser IN Frames
con. @pninS iAo pafa9r phs Ia ,ic words i.lloNiuy
he Iniuhdtr Handing between the tSegoverll-
intntsi (frnce aud the United S;a,es) aha, he
cn"is extremely arnirg; confidence is co:rplesely
oelSfoY Cd ni.srUita, Jeaioufy, and ddpoGson to
4 "ro"g 1ttribr.;nn IL mo,iyes are 10 apparent as
% require the utmoit caution in every word and
action that arc 20 come from your executive |
ins3u, 4 Your oble& Is 20 avoid hoitlities Had
thiS truth been undctitooj y,1rh YOU bcSore the
recall OF Afcpyo> before the coming ard Tscoad
eona'ne q Filesr:gi had i guided the pens tina,
Wrote the bullying ipecch of your Prefdent, and
itepid anisysr ct your Senate, ~ the opening of
Sorgrels IN November lait, mould probably have
had 10 eesaiion 10 adar,f you this lc.ter"
"-----But when NC found liza borrowing the
language OF EdmInd Burke, and telling the worl,
that although lie ihould iuccecd in treating with the
french, the no dependence TO be placed on
any o. their engagements that their religion and
morality were at an end that they had turnsi pi-
rates and plnnd-Ecrs, aud 1t would be ncceliary to
bc PerPctualy armed again.i them, though YOU
were az peace he wondcres thas the aniwcr Of
both Houts had not been IN order 10 fc'id him ~
mad houie lnisead of this, the Senate have echo =
CO the iPeech with more fertility than ever George
the third experienced trun eisher houle OF Parlia-
GleIit."
The third count wa. Cor aiding and abeting, tyc
| IN FULFILLING tic fame
] oilled upon 70 know If was ready to
plead to the Indictment. Ianfwered that WIS
always ready TO lay was guilty Of the charges
| IN The indictment. but that was not provided
with council, there being no perfon At Rutland
was wiling to truit with my cauie; had fent -
Bennington for two gentlemen on whom could
rely, MoL Fay and Robinfon, who would be here
~ Monday. IL vas then lignificd to me, that
might have the sriI poiponed until the ieIior of
the court IN Nj ay next. This could no; with for,
as mat iciion was to be Windior, over the
mountain, where they were fure OF having an una
r'mous jury, iuch as they wanted.
In the fourteen jurYmen before me, thought
iAw orc or two VINO knew ne. and would never
ton chti lay that wasguilty of an ention Of Rir
M up iediton; was unwilling TO remain under
csniure OF the kind, for thelc rcaions, choie TO
come to trial; accordingly gave bonds tor my APP
pearaHce thc next Monday. Saturday and Sunday
were vio.en torny days, and at the opening of the
court on Monday, had heard nothing of my
council, nor my meileRgcr 70 informed the
court and told them, thought we liould hear
court
| adjourned. Within that time my rnefIenger re-
turned, with news that Mr.. Fay's wife was very
heN' ana Mr. Rohinion, who is mcrnber of the L.
giiiature, was preparing to attend, and could not
DC at Rutland 10 iooD that time. Mr. Smith
who IS our chief jufice, was preient--aithough he
aud had been formerly competitors fer the repre-
ientation OF this ditri in Congrels he is repub-
lc@n, and many Of my friends axe now his friends /;
they applied TO him 70 ailia me, and underfood he
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trial 50 ignorant was of law proceedings, that
| eSfected toobject aganh the invet.rltc par; of
| inc jury withort giving particular realons, or
( Importing them by evidence, was therefore I'M
! prepared. The attorney Of the United States was
called or toiay il he had any objections to the ju-
| ~ lie iaidhe had to MIR. Board he believed
iie hadgivcE sn opinion the caufe TO prove which
I ne called upon uty-fheriiF, who fvore he had
! lone conversation the Saturday before with
/ Mr.. Board, N which he undcriood Mr.. Baard to
! peak as II ne thought that Mr. Lyon would not be
condemned, or iome iuoh thing. fudge Patterfon
| inquired 1t there were not enough for ths panel
| without him, Mr.. Board He was anfwered there
were thirteen moro. Mr. Board was ordered of.
nus was the only man iwore away, that knew
me enough 10 judge OF my intentions. No one
doubts that the deputy-iheriH BEGAN difcour(e
WIN Mr.. Board, on purPole to have iomething to
iWear Mr Board laid, he expected that was the
cafe when lie came to him, and he carefully avoid
edcanycrling with him. IobeGledto two of the Jury,
on accent Of their violent opuoiition to me and
although unprepar.d with regard to proof, called
iome pcr!ons preicnr 70 fec if they could re
csicsi any virulence made ule Of by thofe two
and ient for the newspaper 10 prove the abufe
! OF the ono who had pubhcd ti,e Judge oblerved.
that difference IN political opinion could be rea.
| fon ag2init Jurymanj and as there were twelve
bslde. he ordered the perfon who had been libel
/ ing me oa----tlere plead to the jurfdi9ion
OF the court op account of the unoonai,utionaty
Of the law My plea was overr,led, but was
told. nigh, make ule Of the arguments in any o.
Their Gage Of tht trial
The attorn on the part of the United
States, on the irR count, produced nv oripi-
nal letter, on which was the PHILADELPHIA
| Poif-mark, July 7. He attempted 20 bring
Tome evidence to thew that the letter did not
arrive at Windior until after the IAth Of Tu-
| y; the printer boy thought it did not ar
rive gntl the 10th, and M. Buck fa,v the
printer letting from it about the 2ad. or IN
terj ! acknowledge the letter. As 20 the
iecond count, feveral evidences were brouoht
70 iwear they heard me read the letter. aid
TO be the letter from di lomatic cbarsAer.
IN France, from manulcrpt copy, fuppo(cd
70 be IN my own hand writing tley were en-
, CURED Of, whether ilic reading of the letter
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