Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-27
9. Hag. Mr. Karin sssesx sl.as there

i NJ. my 81 III r. I1AAf ia AaseIA Nal tlcre
1 never was such au insagacc as the pre2rut,
and thu. we are attempting 10 establish
principles altogether new. do fiot, a!r,
aKemps 10 estsbilst newsprincipFs: / do
aver my confident opinion that this paper
does not in the slightest drgsee reixie to
1 the present case. will not gay that the
1 gentlemen know this FACT, nor do / say
4 that they have other objrcts 70 view. VIVA.
/ effects they may hayeous OF doors what
materials ofdtelama ION .hry may furnish
4 10 gentlemen of acer,an way of thinking,
+ Know not. But ] do assure gentlemen,
| that when this letter is produced. j. will
/ have very Decentralization what they
may contemplate. (Mr. Hay then read
1.-the last paragraph 10 the Iesssr.)
! mr.. Burr. If,hrrc b. . single sen.
Ilene.s in tina, letter relating to me, hs.e 4
right TO dersnd il. WHY'S gfcassrregsrd
paid 10 The pfcsideo.s s cfesa .han 10
mine My papers nave .bSsn handuien,.
| j. seised aud such passages only culled
from them as suited the purposes Of my
enemies.
! mr.. Hay. ! az, placed 10 an embarrass.
log situation have no objection TO the
production Of this paper; but 10 my opini.
on sha9 not the smailes. application 70 the
present case. IL this letter ever is pro-
duced, il sill but place The condue, Of the
president ou iha. high ground Of proprie,Y
which has ever been contemplated end as.
aligned to him by the people of the u. S.
1t gentlemen want this letter, ie, them
state h0zv It is rrlcvsn,. | am contsn, tina.
you, sir, (she C. should read hi. let.
ter, or that any other person shoula but
cannot consen. TO produce every paper
which gentlemen may think pgepes TO ask
for.
Mr.. Wirt. These gentlemen it seens
are carrying en- an impeachment agsias,
the president Of the Unitcd S,ase.. WHAT
j. their object in demanding This letter b.
Il IS no more than vainiy TO a,ss rsps 10 ID
cnpase the president, andso crafty their
spseen and resentment against him. Is
| that the cbjecs! Is Aaron Burr more or
less guilty, because he has approved or dis
approved the measures Of Gen. WiIki1soa!
hey wAnt 10 ask you which Is the IA ISL
gully Thomas Jefferson or harcn Brf, Il
Are yen then trying The presidents. Aud
| sven siyou were would you no. have him
here add give him 40 opportunity Of an.
sweFing his accussrs? This letter SIR if
ever II Is produced, vii. show that the mo-
,lves ofihe administration were IS pure 6
as proper as its friends could wish or 1t.
enemies could lear ii. viii appear tina. the
rcprobased conduc, Of general Wilkiason,
vas sush IS was juesiaed by the eircum.
stances Of The case, aud that # the admins.
tfatioa have approved il, they have spprov.
ed q nothing but whist was proper. We
hope unless The corr; be sa,i.hed Of the re.
lesepcy OF this paper, they win no. unnecsa-
szFily violate The ssrc,isy of private CORES.
pnIdence.
M. Wickham I. he. been said .v,a,
We wish 10 Inculpaie the government; No
SIR, cur object il 30 defend ourselves; &
It 10 dong this We do incu!pase ne gs-
vefamcas, so much he worse fer thea 49,
<Nhan sir the gov,rnnen. ia. spent one
hendied ti,cusaad dollars on this prosrcu
NOD whrneversqaartsr has seen rsusack.
co teF eyldeaee against as is it not i'm.
~porsaDt tor>us to show f.oa what motives
this prosecution has bsen commenced -
General Wilkinson has been under xami.
pa''oo these two days. He has produced
documents which be hrs mu,i!s:ed and
then restored. Grnslemens4y rha. he is
/ the pivot on which, the prosecution turns.
I Weswssh to examine sir how far The witt
ness IA, been consisseHt wish him.ef aah
VIVA. credit is due to bis declarations.
Mr. Karin I, has been already decid-
|. ed 10 this court, that the president has 20
more rights here than the man Who Eaaks
the, streets 10 rags. g What! says tn.
gentleman. viii you then violate the sane 1
thy OF private Correspondence. % Sir.