Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-01-31
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 81.

Next Monday commences the import
ant trial of judge Chase. We shall spare
neither pain. nor sxpence in giving full .
accurate and impartial history of the pro-
ceedines of the senate: For whatever may
be the effect in the present feverish state
of the public mind, when the most viSlent
and ,indictive passions are reused iato &C;
,ion, by misrepresentation. and openly
justified by party interss. and aggrandize-
ment, without, the least view to public
utility, posterl,y will reason without pre-.
JUDGE and Judge without passion. We
cauno, however but hope, that blinded as
a number are TO the conduct of their rulers,
there ars yet some of sufficient reason and
reflection to think and judge for them.
selves. 10 these we shall! confidently ap.
peal on the present occasion. Il is NOT lhr
dismissal of judge Chase. 1t is not me
renlov a. Of man, whom party mlsreprs.
ssn,a,ion may have rendered obnoxious.
This. however unjust and oppressive it
might be, as it respected jucse Chase,
would he but small part OF the evil, 1t
would be but as drop in tive bucket. But
If through him wound is given tothe
cnnstitallon, and the independence of the
judiciary is destroyed we :nav in vain Ia
men, over our fallen rights. those wide
spresdirp branches under whose ample
shade we have hitherto rested IN peace aad
security wi. DC Topped oil, and We shall! be
lexposed 10 the intcmperate beat OF anar-
civ and confusion. Ambitious aud popu.
lar dsmAgogues have always male their
FIRST app, caches through he prejudices aud
with the consent of the people. The
breach onse made, shey ea;er without re.
distance, Who can read the sentiments of
MIR. Giles, aud not see in them the insidl.
Gus arts and daring eneroaehn ents of a
Cesar. a CromweI or Bonaparte
tVash. Ped]
A letter from Spain has the followingre-
markable passage: -" You will DC surpris-
ed to hear that SO weak government as
ours should enter into dispute with the
United States OF America, and upon such
extraordinary grounds. When Louisiana
was eedsd to France, it was generally un-
dsrstood that the cession was absolute
nor could it be imagined that the Spanish
government would have taken any excep-
rion to whatever disposition might be at.
forwards made of it. 1t isto the grand in
sr;guer, the disturber Of Europe, that al
the mischief which has been made is to be
traced. Bonaparte save the Cabinet Of
Matrld to understand, that he accepted of
Louisiana, only to enable him to protect
more saectuslly the Spanish colonies a..
gainst the here,ics Of England, and North
America, and to strengthen the alliance
between The two great Catholic powers Of
Europe. to whom he was in hopes shortly
to be able to add the kingdom of ireland.
lie had scarcely obtained the cession, than,
on. purpose to discomfort and distress the
Spanish government, he entered into ne.
eoci.;ion. for its sale with the American
Agents. a compensation Of a very diff.
cut klnd was at hrss projected by Bona
parte. As soon as he had actually trans
tered the property TO the Americans, he
set his spies and creatures at work to in
still iealousies into the Spanish government
respecting tao designs of America. Even
forged letters were submitted to certain
persons in Spain, as having been intercept.
ed; aad some persons OF very high rank
were persuaded tina. the mines of Mexico,
were the real object with the Hereties,
while they pretended to negotiate for Lou.
isians. At the same time he secretly en-.
couragcd the Americans to extend their
views 70 the Floridas, in order the more
completely to excite the jealousy ef go.
yernment he wishes 10 rum"
(Laadan Paptr.j
Ga tn. 18th infant, at Bottom, Gov. Strong
delivered fpseeh before the fa,e kgiiAture, az
the opening Of tn: isfIon. InpubEihins it, the
editor OF the Csntinrl remarks: IS The Cover.
o,'s Soe.sh which wA this day lay hetpse our