Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-12-15

ionii hudhS, PRESIDENT OF tnS On'tcu
States has unequiyocally avowei in con.
vccsaion with them, principles utterly
with the principles Of the
present constitulion OF the United States,
princi pies which could not b. carried into
operation under any political institution
without the establishment of direct,
powerful and dangerous avistocracy; that
he declared in express terms TO the said
Stevens Thomson Mason that he had no
more idea Of the present federal cons;itu-
ton could, for any length of time, con-
iroIi the people OF the United States,
than that il could control The motions OF
the planets; that lie also declared to the
said Stevens Thomson Macon, that he had
40 more idea that IA political society could
exist without distinction Of ranks, than
that an army could exist without officers:
And also that he can prove 10y The said
William b. Giles, that the President OF
the Unitel States has avowcd in CONVEX
5ation with him sentiment to this eff
fsct, that he thought The executive de-
partment oft!e United States ought 10 be
vested with l',7cr TO direct and control
the public will.
"rhat this dcponent yvcriIy believes
THAI he shall DE able 10 prove by general
blackburn that he did, on the day
of in the year 1893 receive an adj.
dress from John Adams, President of the
United States, in answer To the field OIL
GERS of Bath county, in which The said Pre-.
sident does avow, that there was party
in Virginia which deserved TO be humhIed
into dust and ashes, before the indignant
frowns of their injured, insulted aud of
fcnded country.
"And this deponent further saith, that
he is advised and believes that il is mate.
rial 10 his defence by the indiGlmens
aforesaid, that he should procure autheu-
tic copies OF sundry answers made by the
President OF the United States 10 address
SEES from the Inhabitants OF the United
States ~ various parts thereof, which au-
thentic copies he cannot procure, so as to
be in readiness for tria! during the present
term.
:" Ee also saith, that he is advised and
doth believe that certain book entitled
i" An Essay Oh Canon and Feu3al Law"
or entitled in words TO that purport, as
cribcd TO the President of the United
States, and of which ne believes the Pre-
si6ent 10 the author, is material to his de-
fence, and that he cannot procure a copy
OF the same, and evidence to prove tina,
the said President is the author thereof,
without being allowed several weeks and
perhaps months for the purpose.
g lie farther saith, that he is told by
the counsel who mean to appear for him.
that they cannot possibly re prepared to
investigate the evidence relating to the
several charges in the indictment, even if
all the persons and documents wanted
were upon the spot. WM. DUAL.
May 2Sth, 1900.
D''': s@ 9 5,r ,@S9'a' 70 r'''.
" l certify tha' tho foregoing is truly
copied from the eriginal in my Office.
WILL. MARSHALL.
OK. O.. If the United STATS 5hA
Circuit, va. Dr."
The committee proceeded 10 consider
the third paragraph Of the 4th article.
Mr.. ]. Randolph. Under another pa.
ragraph- part Of the testimony he's been
read, but the following should beaded
Mr. Hay says,
The counsel, vino were associated
with me, in Caiie1der's defence, attempt
ed 10 address the jury on the unconstitu-
uonaliy ofthe law, on which the indiEamen,
was founded. They were interrupted.
and Obliged, by Mr.. Chase, If not ordered,
10 sill down. I then addressed MIR. Chase
himself, with a view, 20 satisfy him, that
| had . rign; to discIss this point before
the jury. told him that W hat was then
about to say, was in.snded for The cour,
alone. lie Interrupted me he asked
some question which was answered: I'M
very shof: time, afteiT had resumed nv
argument, was Interrupted again, by
Mr.. Chase. How often was interrupted
] know not bat I Vas interrupted, rude
ly interrupted several times. Having seen
IN the course of this trial what fad ne
yer seen before, having felt what I never
teli before, and what certainly evpeC(
never TO feel again, and being impressed
with belief that Mr.. Chase was deter
mined to silence me, If he could, rny
mind was overwhelmed by conflicting sem
HHcafs, and quilted the bar, my client,
and She court"
When the question was aboutto be nut
on agreeing 10 The whole ofthc 9TH article.
Mr.. Mott ro.: and remarked that
nc was not here when the committee
on this subject reported at the last sea-
SION and OF course did not get a copy Of