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


lndiscreet zeal Of judge Taisnedge,in caas.
ing state secret to be divulged, is would
be well for the partizans of the adminisira.
,iou TO come forward, and fairly meet the
questions before the public.
We inquire, whether Miranda did no,
explicitly inform Mr., Jefferson and Mr.
Madison of the nature OF his Intended en-
terprise Whether, having the power 10
restrain the enterprise, they did GOT allow
tito proceed, under engagements On the
part Of Miranda, that i, should be conduct
CO with discretion ? hod whether S,nth
and Ogden were nor known TO Miranda's
agees several weeks before The sailing Oh
The Ltardor:
lhe public expect an.wers TO these ques.
lions soPsis'iesi suPpqsltong and cunning
eVasions wlilpot be accepted exceP, by me
base gudgeoas Of parry.
L, as is meat sincerely believed, fEr.
jetfersoa dare not give psgatiyc snswers Z,
those questions, ihen.o her Questions a.,se
CT more serions import. 49,,
Ought Mr. Jefferson, after having con-
nived al and aheNel Micauda's cxpedi,iop,
10 have directed Smith and Ogden 70 b.
crimioally prosecuted? If prosecution
had bees inadvertently CONNECTED, onch.
he not 70 have directed 4en1Nr b,-9&egui o
be entered, as was done in.the case .at u
ane, who was I'D Her by his -0untenaucc
and sds'ce? II lie sgents mad brsn can.
vicled, yyas mel 'ssr. frrson bound b. aa
same considerations which gove7ued ms
conduct in hecsse q CSlleuder, 70 par1on
his acccmpl;ces, and assume he conse.
qu,n es oi!hsir violation Of law upon bin
self?
These qnes ions az asked b. consid4ra;e
raen OF al par;les; thy naturally arise ou,
OF the circumstances befote u4--ihe pubHc
wili form oninlonsi IN y wst be uoi4a3rs-
bic 20 tl.e administrator. cG'ess prsssp,ic.
presslons can be remoyed: qoitDilng para
graphs VIII not remove hsn..
To pirate abau, The in0ecence or gliis oil
6mj'h and Ogaea or & regsan from IN
materia! iacs, which are %taer doubtful,
nor 10 auy ,nanetF disDated. is riGjc@i6Ds
We 81! kaow, az g randa has sa;irsi On
an expedition aeaipst Caracas We know
thai Smith and Ogden were his ssunts
lbs. fgcgs are nerdsnied: Ihr qurstitn IS
simply respecting she PariicjpA;ion oi So,
yernmsnt.
A:upnirgsolicitade IS ezpressec, respec;.
log the publication Of the rial. Il IS CIR.
,aia, howevcr, aa' h;s publication can oniy
-. l. l.
the pnblic are ALREADY in;ormed: i ship
WAS loaded wifh caanons, pixies, rauakefa
and aaa nunitioa 10 iI.e E3id.l Ok DIS po,
puiouss CITY and undes the eyes e gp' efp-
mens. Ons Of these et.ccrs rs prose case
f., yioiagion Of lazy I'e s.5r.ss ikai his
Office is myreiy ministerrai; mt Il i, no part
of his duty to interpret she EsHs, end tha,,
in what he did he was couslt=aancrd oq
his superiora: the heads OF dessstrneuts
are requested TO conse forward and testify
bot instead of presenting themselves, laey
wfiie letter, stating Ssss the pob;c sa4'.
ness VIII rot permit their sbsence. Ne
can only regret, tina, judge ia!naadge DID
not happen TO hsld his ceurt week la5er,
when this oejeclioa would net have exist
ed.
The ostrich is said 10 imagine that it,
body may be concealed merely sy rnnn'ng
! its bead into brake asd II would seem
sthat the administration have as wisely cor
Guided, that by shutting their own eyes, al
the world may be involved ~ darkness,
The people, however, arc TOO in'e!hgen'
y to be amused BY enquiries, whether Sa''tf
aud Ogden were or were not the agents o.
Miranda, or whether the decisions of the
iuties were governed merely by tLeir be-
lief or disbelief Of this fact No: The
jurors Judged (and they judged CORRECTLY
that in deciding the question, whether the
accused were guilty u not guilty, 10 ths
manner and finn la which theY stood In