Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-05-02

Aforeau -" Citizen president, desir,
to be heard"
PrcSfd'mt-"I thought you had wavet
! speaking"
J N7oreau-" You have heard the orator:
OF the government--you have this morn
ing read the orders of the governor of Pa.
rls. Both the2e publications are i'm par,
directed against gen. Moreau. cannot
see without the greatest sorrow that so
much pains have, for long time, been
taken to calumniate man who has rem
derefl0 important services TO the republic,
and who has mot at this moment the liberty
ct defending himself. | declare to the
whole nation that my brother is innocent
OF the atrocities ascribed to him. 'et
MN have the opportunity Of iustifving
/ himself, and he will clear himself from
those imputations. request in his name,
IN my own, in the name of his afflicted
family, that the trial be conducted with
the greatest aolemnity. reyes, that he
may be tried before one of the ordinary
tribunals; il will be easy for him to prove
his innocence. affirm that all that has
been stated is an infamous calumny."
Curse--" The emotion which our COL
league feels is just"
boreau---" II is not an emotion of fen.
derness, 1t is the expression OF truth and
indisnation."
[Cilizen Moreau left the Tribune.1
CHree resuNed-" He speaks for his
brother. What upright mind has not ap-
proved the emotion which hurried away
ms feelings? A great conspiracy is an.
ncunced and is about TO become subject
ofiegalinvestigation. The defence ofpe
neral M0reau shall have before the tribu-
nails all the latitude, all the freedom al,
the solemnity ct which so great a cause is
susceptible. But what ought YOU TO do il
not to shew desire land am sure your
desire Is shared by the government) that
the general should be found innocen, Of
an accusation which interests the interna,
and external safety of the republic, and
therefore ought To be carefully investipat
ed and Judged whatever NAV be the ser
vices OF the man involved in :"
Citizen Treiihard wished to address the
tribunate.
PresiSent--"I must observe 10 YOU CT
tizen O.a,o OF the governments, that no
proposition hasbeen made; that there is no
question under ,nslderation. You how
ever, may speak"
Irefthard--" Citizens, the speaker who
preceded at thi, trI5unate him YOU now
hear, has done what he thought due to the
connections VIII CHI unite him TO general
Moreau.- w ere not inpr- ssed with thu.
consideration, ! should say that The yea.
OF that member was manifested with too
much haste. Had his sensibii,y permit.
ted him to listen tranquilly TO the report
of the grand Judge, which read, it was
proposed 10 send the persons accused be
lore the tribunals. / hr government has
too uniformly observed scrupuious %
serVance OF the law, tor any one to have
n right to suppose that the c Is any nten-
ton OF dewalIng from il. Lven the pronp.
u,ude with which you are informed OF
what has been done, demonstrates the Va
lue which the government attaches TO
yours and the public's opinion. The
ends of justice do not authorize the pre
sent publication of the documents. Ihey
have communicated TO the senate and The
council OF state for secret deliberations.
shall only add one word, general Mo.
reau, his relations, his friends, shall have
the most ample latitude in making his de.
fence. There is no one who does not anx.
iously desile that he may not be found
guilty"
The tribunate ordered Citizen Treil.
hard's observations 70 be printed. The
sitting then rose.