Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-03-30

&c two counts that each count contained f9vfa-
~ different ard diftnGt charges, and that the
| twelfth charge is 10 thele words, hat ne lpre'
| iilent Adams meaning) was protected ar.Foe,af.
He (meaning the fad prefiden') had proved fatil,
FIJI and fesyiceable to the Brtilh interst, mean
ing agail.H the interee and welfare OF che Unit
/ ea States OF America ltthls charge was iaIie,
| It was the moi fcandalous, malicious ard mia
| nous that caa be conceived.
Callenaer was indicted under the feditlon law,
/ which allowed him 10 give the tra:h OF any charge
sledeed in the ird ament in evidence TO the Jur
ry. under thc direction Of the court, Is 1t no. a
/ felf evident proportion, that the truth OF this
charge ought to have been proved by lega and
! direct evidence, ard not argun'entatiycIy, or by
Inference ard deduction. Wili any psoiealanal
| gentleman contioverr this petition No legal
Character will FAY, thar the allegation by Cal!eno
/ der in his publication, that ptehdent Adams was
| proleAtd arifocrat, was an offence, cor which
Calender cou,d be indicted under the irdlnon
| law.
The term arifocrat' has no Fixed, ce,tam OF
determinste meaning in law. or in cennon usagge
or paIlance.
Ii antient Greece ariitocracy meant de 90
vernment OF uen Of education and properly -
AMI al Taft, il igni6ed The government Of Mdg(-
trates chofen by the p.opie, 10 oPpotition 10 the
government OF the mal0tude, Ia Italy IL has
had for ages, a very Different and toitlary mean
ing, as a government by no5jes~ia France, be-
fore The abolition Of monarchy, il hgnided titles
and feudal pteTogatlges. In America it means
ali wealthy and cich men, and the officers OF tie
FEDERAL govcnmcnt-and at this time by leading
democrats, and their followers, II is term OF RE-
PRoAcH.
The gil or fobRance of the charge, in the in
diamdnt againG Calender, in contemplation OF
law and with impartial and teofble men is ti'
that MIR. Adams had proved faithful and (er-
viceable TO the Brtifh lntercff - meaning aganf
the interef and welfsre Of ihe United States nf
America, which meaning has been found by the
jury 20 be true.
1t wsspropoled by the two learned council
for Callerdr prove by Col. Taylor, three facts
1T, That be (col. Tsylor) heard Mr.. Adams ex-
prcfs fentimcnrs favorable to monarchy or sfn.
tecracy. If thefe two learned nen Of the law
were of opinion that this fact, if proved, would
cftabhih the tEath of part Of the charge, TO Wit,
9 that prefdent Adams prolsfcd artocrst,'
yet it would not prove The r:hiue OF the charge,
that be- preddent Adams had proved
fsilhfu and fervicesbIe 10 the Britilh intsref,
and, az allie DICED in the indictment, againit the
intereA ard welfare of the United States. 1t
appears to man, not lawyer, that man might
exprsfs fentinents favorable to monarchy or ass-
tocracy and be neither mona:chi!t nar arfo-
Graf.
ID. Il was ALTO proPolsd by the two learned
council Tor Calender 10 prove, by col. Taylor,
8 that he heard Mr. Adams Whit vice pfefldcnf,
exprefs his Misrepresentation OF the funding lyAcm.'
Can any man think, that this fo & had anv rca.
ton 10 rhe twelfth ch&rse in the Indictment -
c n any parCoa believe that MIR. Adams difp-
probation of the funding iytem eithei proved hlm
pr0fellcd ariRoctsf, or that ne was faithful and
eiviceable 10 the RgitiG intereii Il ,his CIV,
dence would prove cit!es III rtion, then Inc great
and leading charaacrs in Virginia, asd ,h9uiands
OF I'll. principal men % shc other A&tes, rotor.
tanned and publihed their ella pro alton Of the
funding fyifem, and fapd IN the fame predica-
nent with Mr.. Adams. How parry rsge and
psRion bifd the understandings Of men That
the attorney general and the dlari3 aesotnty OF
Virginia, ttyo Of the moa eminent lawyers in
thas CONFERENCE.-The, fhould make 10 palpab!e
bIander, can only De imputed to the evil ipitit
Of democracy, Which created temporary inla;
nifty.
Sd. I'hcic two learned council in the law alto
propoied 70 prove by col. Taylor, that John
Adams,ia GA voted againf the iequefration of
Bntfh debts and icr topping all ialetcs urle with
Great Britain Wolie ana wofic the Juror OF
democracy increafci.
There are two fadts contained in this evi.
dcnec.
1T. The voting in 81, agalait the feq cfra.
ton of Britial dcbts.