Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-26
FRox THE WESTERN WORLD.
JUDGE SEBASTIAN.

JUDGE SEBASTIAN.
The Class House Of this very honorable
judge OF the court of appeals, is now, tor
the happiness OF the citizens of Kentucky,
broken 10 pieces:
We mentioned ia the supplement- to the
last Western World, the motion which was
made for &C enquiry into his conduct, and
that com mi!tee was appointed for ,hatpur.
pose.
This committee me, yesterday. In the
forenoon OF the day, letter was received
BY the speaker of the legislature fromjadge
Sebastian, Informing the house that consc,.
Gus of his innocence, he had FASTENED to
town to meet any charges which nigh, be
preferred agains, him. but a, the ssss,e sine
prayed that the enquiry into his conduc,
might be postponed until he had sufficient
time 10 procure evidence to rebuilt any
charges which might be alledged Mr..
John Allen alone supported the requess of
the Judge, but Mr.. Grsndy, general Hop.
kias, Mr.. Pope and colonel Ewing spoke
10 opposition, and wished The enquiry to
proceed. Their arguments We shall give
! al length in OUT next. The ayes and mes
were taken; and Mr.. Allen we believe 5
the Only voice to be distinguished in favor
of he request Of Judge Sbistiau.
The committee met about three in the
afternoon MIR. Pops in the chair.
a letter was received by Mr.. Pope, and
read 10 the committee. from his excellency
govsrnor G'eenup, informing them, tina.
! his honor judge SEBASTIAN, had resigned.
The commi,tee, however, Notwithstanding,
resolved 10 proceed with the enquiry. Mr.
Charles wilkins, John Jordan, James T.
Martin ct Lexington, aud Mr.. Bullet of
Louisville, were then sworn and examin-
ed. As we are informed, their deposi.
tions, after being written out, are 70 be
signed by themselves, and entered on the
journals Of the house, we forbear, a, pre-.
sent. Publishing them. The result, howe
yer, is, tina, the fullest and most saiisfac.
| tory proof was produced of this hoa0rable
fudge holding a pension jar life Of two
thousand pillars per anaum, from, the go.
vernmest Of Spain, expressly for personal
services.
The impression made on all present, by
the discovery of this mos, nefarlons and
unexamped depravi,y, in one of our su,
preme judges, is more easily conceived
than described. There seemed 10 be an
unanimous expression OF abhorience de-
picted on the countenance of every menu
Der and spectator against the man who,
holding seat in the first court of his
country, was base enough to become the
political pensioners of foreign power.
The committee met again this morning.
Mar. Bullet, was re. examined and governor
Greenup, Mr.. Richard Steel, and Mr..
Bullock of Shelby, aslikewise Judge lnnis.
Mr.. John Brown and Joseph George of
Woodford. The particulars sftheir evi.
.denee will be given after the committee
report to the house. The result. however
is, that Benjamin Sebastian had been ap.
pointed or agreed to by Judge Innis, the
late Mr.. George Nicholas, and the late
Mr.. Murray to confer with Giozo, an
agent appointed by ,he Baron de Coron-
dele. Cd the part of the court of Spain, TO
listen to certain overtures that were made,
by the said Baron de Corondelet respect.
ing the Western country, which negoeiati.
on was ended by courier arriving at N ].
Orleans from the HAVANA with intelligence
that treaty had been concluded between
the United States and the government OF
Spain and that the pensiou of two, thou-
sand dollars per annum, was given 10 the
said Beojamin Sebastian for his services TO
Spain in this negotiation. It was like.
wise proved by governor ,Greenup and Q.
theirs that Benjamin. Sebastian had endea-
vored TO organize society in Kentucky
to petition his catholic majesty for .grans
of territory in Louisiana, on the grounds,
thai the society zuere dscsntetted With the
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