Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-11


the testimony, which Constitute the Whole
OF the impeachaOle matter set forth III the
articles, and you viii discern systematic
and scrupuious endeavor TO place aiun!;
side OF each other The poison and the an
udotc, the charbe al,d t..c NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
instance /:
/. In the case of Fries, we are furnish
ed aswell with the deposition OF Mir. R;wle,
the attorney Of The dis;rict, as with those
Of Mes.rs. Lewis and Daiias, the counsel
of the prisoner. OF these three gentle
men, t&o are decidedly federal.
2. In the case of Cooper, we are furnish.
| ed with a detailed statement, the mos, CIR
cunstanlial the docum onis exhibil,0y Mir.
! Rawlc, the district Attorney, the prose
cutor OF Cooper, and decided tederali.l.
We have also the deposition Of MIR. CalG-
we'll, likewise federal.
8. In the case of CaileEder, the deposi.
tons nf Mr.. Hay and Mir. Nicholas, the
counsel Tor Caiende1, are given. These
getlemsE are republicans. TO compare
with their statement OF iActs, is added the
iria, eli Calender, u, full length, compris-
ing rs pages. taken in short hand by Mr..
| Robertson, whom we understand TO DC fe.
4. In the case ofthe address Of the Judge
to 3 grand jury q; New Castle, Delaware,
The oaiy testimony, winch, perhaps the ia
tnre Of the case admitted, is given--lh.t
of Mr.. Read, district Attorney, whose po-
iitics happel to be republican,.
In the case Of the charge Ia the grand
jury at Baltimore, we have the dispositions
OF Samuel H. Smnh, who published q
statement OF it, of AIR. Ma son, who was
present al its delivery, and Of Mr.. Camp.
bell, the foreman OF the jury. The two first
are republican, the last federal. In addi-
tonic these dep0sltiOns,i s the conciSe stale
ment respecting the charge given III the
National lntrlligencer, and the fill slate
ment OF it, afterwards published by the
Judge himself.
1t may not be improper here to state a
fact. 1t was not the intention of the con-
mi'tee to publish the deposition of MIR.
Snowden respecting some light expressi-
onsorthe judge; Guthayinc been published,
thro' mistake, the dispositions of MesSrs.
Marshall and Washington were taken and
likewise printt H..
This concise view OF the testimony pub
: li.hed wil!-show 10 The salisf4cton oil eve.
ry unprecedented mind. that the commit
tee have acted with fairness and honor
: that they have in ats selection Of that word
can a, ali be- appropriated TO a mass vi les
timony the whole of which is pubIisLed)
. exhibited the spirit OF impartial justice
; that they have sought for facts fcnl all
quarters; and, ii i, not little eXtraoIdi
nary that Of the fourteen Opponents Omit
ing one whose poliIcal sentiments nc do
not know sepen arr federal, aid Seven re
Publican.
1t IS true, that having procured tes,imo-
ny efficient, in their estimation, to esta-
biish Tie prefGrment If articles ofimpeach-
insat, they did not exhaust the entire field
: oi enquiry by descending TO tedious and
useless examination of facts and opinions.
his would have been To foreclose, in a
great degree, that ultimate investigation
which the Senate are cOnslitutionaliy All.
thorised 10 make.
) Ii is not less true, that the committee
might have taken the dispositions OF Fries
= and of Cooper. But they declined to do it
: whether from considerations of party OF
justice let the dispasgionate decide.
III. Objection is made TO the publica-
/ ton OF the testimony. 1t is represented
as having been printed ;.iece meal in the
, progress Of The enquiry, and placed in !
: situation to be extensively calculated, as Z
mean of wounding The reputation of the
5 accused and exciting an univ ersal odium
against him.
How true this statement, and these i'll
/ situations are, few facts will evince
Early in the progress OF the enquiry, the
chairman of the committee stated 10 the
, house thst several documents were re-
cclved, that more were expected, aud that
in the opinion of the committee il was de.
l slrabie tkat they should be authorised an
der an order of the house TO print them
. as received, that when the report should
be made the house might De enabled with
cut much delay 10 act upon it. ihs au.
. t!Iority to print was given without d.s-
senting voice. Under this authority the
, testimony, as tecsiysd, was printed: but
, under d pointed injunction of secrecy
which, tits believed, wassacredlyo bseryed
nor does it appear that the least use was
: made of the testimony during this period
to wound the reputation OF the accused,
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