Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-10-13

was made TO suffer IN this city, an ignomi-
Mons and violent death under q gallows-
Let us suppose the sheriff arralgoed tor
murder, 10 consequence of this transaction.
and crowd Of witnesses called 10 prove
a fact notorious and NOT disputed: Let US
suppose the sherif's commission, and she
warrant directing the execution, 10 have
been lost, and the clerk too much eaeaged
10 attend with his RECORDS. Let US 1hen
imagine the council for the sheriff suggest.
ing, as their sole ground OF deIenle, and
the sheriff declaring on oath, that the acs
charged as murder, was the execution OF
sentence of a competent court. AtTtqulEss
no copjurerto predict what Weuld DC the
verdict of the jary,if the tria! was ordered
20 proceed, and snls defence declaredtobe
irrelevant.
Ismay be said however, by the casulsts
who write in the National in,elligencer,
that TIE supposed Case OF .he sheriff is nor
analogous 10 that Of Smith. Ihjsis ad>
m,ted protesting thst We mean TO dIsre-
spect to any court of justice AID lee US
vary the case, SO as to rende. the parallel
mcre striking and ihca infer not objy ne
probable verdicF, bat the feelings Of The
Jurors.
We sll In agine thar, subsequent 20 the
execution, il was cIeai!y discovered thai
the Supposed malefactor, who hsd been
condemned and Suffered death, wss wholly
Innocent, or had merely commitied some
petty misJemeanor, and lhat his ccnricrion
and punishment were owlrG 20 q wicked
c@nlbipaIioo Of the judge a,d c<unseiiors,
for siuis,eF pus poses. 't,'t TIE cora maa:.y
beng satisfied l7sl a E'c.npus c,irae iad b1sn
c"mm5tted, d nanded the purisf mens CT
the offenders F; 2ud that The Iatge and copn5
ss'!oFs, 10 screen lhvg s,|y=s, h q cspsc,is
the sheriff 70 be arr2'gned, silhough his
fault consisted IN being he uarsss.ieg d.
81 Dsa, Ehaas ilfecE,on3 he had 3-un 81.
c Sta o1ed 20 obey with impl;cis cauGdeacr.
+ ;hc sheriff waa deprived iihia d !lacr,
" uid n0t 'he jurors say, that inatefia' c's-
cu@slances were suppressed by he a&t.o.
r5y OF he sccuse1g! Wou!>: shey 70; re-.
fuse 0 pronounce lhv shcs,K g9;.W?
Skill, totscse-, Ir. .!eEg5t.a and ar.
Maci>oo VIII assert tIlat The easea are net
farsliy!; snd ssat in faq ect 10 sae s1s' i .
!tgA delsnce i supposed .H!'eFeas, ll,the
rass u Saith. no soc;1 superstition ean be
admitted wish a.iec.ld &nI eiemare Ia
ALLY, Ght} WI s3Y. tl.I shsY aae :nsn. ]
selves Vie seq ans Of shr,iaw Hud bass &c
power 30 dfspeese VITA IS prn,iaioos: 'h2'.I
Smith btipg pubic officer, kew tL1 q"
Or, at anY fale, IS lsoce o. the l." IS
co c&cuse; they may e'haps 80 iElat they !
.icfeiy '',a%Qwed their sPecna.tsc opfnitfia
il favor Of he emancipation Of liz pro
vlCces Of Spain and 'hat thsy ca4nte- (
nancsd The adh,sents u ,}i,raada. wliA Z" 1
exfess pfo.ise. "tt,at shsy were not % ~ /
fringe tbs laws # ,ha Uaitcd ;;,esrs."
Igis easy 10 see tE.at }hia excuse Is tad.
ed or d a,l3sfaHie sQphism. no person
has pretended tt4t ait. Jefferson q. asr
Aiadtsoa caa dispoase sy5 Iha !aws The
example, fcecep:, .: aathorl.y has never,
ADD ~}ll dtser be F'e&dcd &c Ioat'!7 tns
cosnnIssion of any cslu1e- 80; th5 IL"
ga!;,v or i!,sg.ii.y o. Smiths conda&t 81 /
pepded solsJ on political circumstances,
q whicb, according TO the law OF >.ss!oas,
rhe conslilusi5a og the United S:~:ss. acl
h. e2preAs ptovi.icus OF Il s.afatr a cen
eress, the president was sh= SOLE aud e2
elusive jugs,
The Na.,onal -ipseIigeocer Of Angus:
9th, has, sowS.eS, ASSUMED grouGd Of
defence SO consamplib!y weak anl! tasiaci.
Qua, that les: il should o. supposed 80 Dc
mlsrep reseasej, it shall be rcl:sed az
large.
s Some blame has been attached 70 tie
administration FOR not proceeding against
Miranda ia,meda~ely on the alleged de
yelope ment OF his siews. Bat ihls, so lar
as it has been entertained b honest minds