Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1806-08-25

SnARTWoPris REMoYAL AcdKM Y


Appearances arongly indicate a connection
between the reluli Of The trials VI Smirh and
Ogden and the removal " MIR. SwzftwSut
from the office<of naasfhal The sdrninisfrs.
uon, exulting IN fhsir r0wer, vii. probably
disddin any explanation Of their motives,
Aqirtle cAEizens mnff, taerefore, form their
opinions from iuch circunftances as have come
60 their knowledge.
Mir Curtcnius, the prefsrt MARTIAL, recciv-
.'ca ccmmiIion Oh Ikc 9Th Of hYguG, dated
Tie 9Th Of May preceding.
AR. SwariwoaJ sriatuRderfioAd N have
resigned, bat to hage been r=suesed :rosn
dfice.
The date OF the coaunilion is fubfequent
20 the proceedings Of the grand JIry IN TIE
cafes Of Smith and Ogden tie actual reno
val iubiequ1ntto the acquitted by the psiis
larias.
Mr Swsrtwout may have been removed
for eiiher of the following reaions
FIrlt. Becaule col. smith informed him of
the objects Of the Miranda expedition.
Second. Becaufe lie funsropsd u grand Iurv
who though they irci Sled smith and Oqdrr.,
and 70 far acsed il coincidence with tie ad-
intimidation, yet BY iaaitfssg Judge 1ailnadgf
for arbitrary aid i!iegal condncE- r4lereby o.
Tended the fame Administration.
Third Ills Pd4fibie Thar a fptcfes Of intsr-
locutory fenrerce zszy have been pai1eu NJ
CANT M Swartwout Oh the 9Th or May, hzs
.haal sesfeaee nay have been rsferved Until y
was known whether he 1eenld repent and afrs
Jsr Bis eyrss, by fummonirq pshi i4,trs Of the
right soyf-- and bis stllrrty appta rrd frcn the
SasaittakS, the 6rft fenteDce may have been
confirmed.
HoneR men will think each Of thefe rea-
fons, or all united, Insufficient to iuiEify Tie
adniniltratioa. The frli resfcn was equally
forcible for rhe removal Of Mr.. Swartwcus,
as Smith, who was actually removed -
Behdes, if The knO4plssSs cT Miasndz's expedl-
amounted 10 adifquahfcation fer office, MIR.
Jet1erton cpght 70 have rknICved EinieIf AID
Mr. Madilcn.
AS to the characters cffhe 6ta-5 ard Pc
TIT Jurors, they aie well knomin ia Nav York,
and are above all exception. No man, NOT
even Cheerham, viii dare TO lpecify obiec-
items to them II Federaliits ard the frisnds
of Gov. Lewis may no. CT on iuries, whst il
the trial by Jury worth III New York There
were moreover on tie grand ana Petit Jury
tlFoie who have been couLccrcd ~ genuine &c,
publicans, who cuncurred ia tie proceedings
which MIR. JeiFerion diilikts.
Will any nam ut common fenfe pretend
that the example If MIR. leferfon does Dot
tendto fnbvert the t,ial ~ Jv,y and cerruPt The
a-1ia5Rrafisn y jEfsse.
On what evidence hes Mr.. 1efFerron for
med bis opinion II "a lie szfsssed fy'iaefy uf
the parties accufcd, obtained ia tsig1fe Sol1s
from which their council was pyraaprsriaiiy
e~nude1. 1t -ys5 ii sal r1fds4tr. and iuch a.
the attorney dared not 20 adSuce at the triai;
il on his ban feozri.gge, this Lae-rlesax proves
him ah 01e.G1y we have heard u offenders
being admitted to lefty il couIf far ~ Hste
sgainf their comrades ang this j. the hrf in
itance, when pc-fon, bdvuE i5c four- is az
fy4ia offenders has fsfmiaso them 10 violate
the w,proiecuted then, FOR 10 doing. and
then frsvsri1a vitneHes from teLtfying in tier
.tayor. Was not this enough, cugAt cHcAu,-
itances to havebeen dilclofed which ccmrel
rs 70 iufPe6t thar tht MARTIAL las been dir
miiied bssaAit ilr juFeri zrF,s not I4isnly chr
qzioA.s