Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-10-11

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of superior or inferior court on tue Az
dress Of two thirds of each branch Of 'le
legislature deeming the before fsciIeo cass
proper for their interposltlon and address - !
therefore. resolved, that the .said GeorSe
Mu.er and Benjamin Sebastian ought TO-
snect,velv to be removed from their Offices
Of Judges Of the court of appeals, and mat
Joint committee from each brancn OF inc
legislature, be appointed 10 prepare AN ao@
dress to the governor for that purpose. .
A similar resolution was introduced III
the senate for the removal Of Auser ana
Sebastian, Oh the ground either OF " q
want Of proper knowledge OF the law, or
some impure moriyes that appeared 70 ols.
cover want of integrity"
In the senate, FIVE voted for the resolu'
lion, and four against il. Ia the house Of
representatives sixteen for the resolution,
and thirteen against il Whence it is
evident, that although there was aot con.
stltu,ional majority, yet thasa majority OF
both houses agreed in opiaion, thai George
Muter, ths present president of Kentucky
cour. Of appeals, and Benjamin Sebastian,
ons of the present Judges, were men net
IF integrity.
In this address of Muter and Sebastian
to the freemsa of Kentucky, a most vim.
dicuve & rancsrous hatred TO the laIe gen
Benjamin Logan, is conspicuous. The
cause of their rescn.men, was the candor
of the general, who disclosed many Of the
secrets of the Spanish association. The
old veteran had in the first stages OF the
conspiracy, given his concurrence TO the
ache me; but no sooner did he discoveries
reasonable nature, and the calamties >
which muss inevitably have howed to the
citizens of the union, were the plan pu.
into execution, than he made full and
aiaple recania,ion TO many of ala friends
ou the ssblect. Let The reader. therefore,
mark the language which Mu;er and Sc
bas,ian use in speaking of Logan.
q In al the previous steps taken in the
house of representatives, he (gcn- Logan
took very active part, but yet upon both
votes he retired from the house, assigning
as reason for dong so, IS that he was 500
.such Interested to Voie on the qaesnou."
This Showed a conviclIon thaG IL was i'm
proper for him 70 have taken any part ia the
business, and therefore his conduct is the
more unjustih'ble, as 1t was against hi,
better knowledge, and The d.csates Of MS
conscience. Il his situation was such, as
10 rnske ii improper for him 10 vote; boz
could he justify the Steps whieh be took
20 i(luencc the votes of others ?---Was
j, proper for his dnpes aod dependents 10
do, under his influence that which was
improper for him? The general values
himself on arr and Intrigue, and knows
too we'll the ex,tnt Of ms 'nauencc ROT 10
have been satrhed when he was retiring
from the house, With the protested dcsiga
of not voting, tha; he was leaving behind
hiwn many whose votes insfayor OF the re-
solu,ion, he had previously scared, And
therefore in retiring he exhibits al exam
pie Of the gros5est hrpocticy, and sha ease
with which the mask was seen thrau.h.
ought 20 be astao<ing lesson 10 h;u. he:-.
or, that all cunning is folly, and thai.
hSnesiy, however mach ou, Of fashion is.
the best policy"
The iategeify Of his honor judge Sc
bas,iaa however appears TO be hereditary,
far ADD Indictment for perjury was prefer.
red against his father berjamin Sebastian,
who t.ied before a fnal DETERMINATIONS could.
be had. This occurred in the case at an
action commenced BY Rober, Alezauder,'
Esq. aga,ns, John Carlye, Esq in Fairfax.
county court, Virginia, for The recovery 81.
valuable land estate sdjoining the town.
of Alexandria, vixen on the trial Of the sci I
Mr.. Alexander introduced Benjamis Se-
bastiao as witness. A letter from the lac.
chancellor Wythe Of Virginia TO Mr. dtox-
anIder respecting this suit, was published
in the ssgcc!h number OF the Western
World from the lsiehmond Enquirer.
TIE agency Of nudge Sebastian lii the, COM