Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-04-10

III possible, ITS hnal abolition. But we
yet hope the next General Assembly will
not be governed by passion or prejudice;
that they will not abolish an useful institu-
ton on the ground that abuses have here
tofore existed in it.
The executive have lately shewn dis
position to paw particular attention to- the
proper regulation of the public guard, and
will probably soon put ton respectable
footing. This we flatter ourselves will in
duce the legislature 10 consent to continue
this necessary establishment.
(To be Confinned.)
er
COMMUNE ALTON
WE have head two different representations
of'he conduit Of he Chief Justice Of the United
States in dining at Mr. Wickh1m's in corn
pany with Col Burr. One report is. that Mr..
Wickham gave him the ,nvi,atirn without in
forming him hat Col Burr was TO be Of the par
ty; and on finding thar gentleman in the draw
ing room, his resped fnr his friend prevented his
returning home. or refusing 70 associate with the
COMPANY he had se!eaed. IL this was the fa6l
permit TO ask Judge Marshall plain question
II Mr.. Wiokham had invited him to his ouse,
and then introduced 10 him, as a companion, .
man charged with horse stealing or auv other in
famous crime. (alihough not yet con1;c.ed and
therefore 10 be presumed innocent until his guilt
should b. r'ade manifest would he not have con
! sidered ~ IS an insult. and have Immediately lef
the house, Ard is nor the offence with which
-c'. Burr ~ charged, and of which his honor has
himself declared there probable grounds to
believe MIN guilty. much move enormo MS and afro
cious than the petty crimes of horse stealing and
! highway robbery' We mean the offence of leo
Dard'zi"g che peace and safety of the United
SAFES, and endeavorng to Involve his country in
| ~ar; not to say auy thing Of tie great proba
bi'i'y of his having actually comrlired treason,
and the tainty. if Gen Eaton is to he believed.
! 1T his Intention TO commit it, Why then did
Judge Ma'sha nay gIea;er resped 20 Col Burr
han 10 any oihe persou accused is 1t because
is plots AMI Vaccinations were dre6tcd against
he Pc emf adm ;rist'aeia. aud therefore. MIR
Marshall although juGge he is obliged 70
condemn them, yet. as a fe'e'a!,s'. sec'etly APP
proves of them
| Another account OF this transaction land we
think The most probable and nationally is that
| Mr. w ckhan. when he invited The Judge in.
formed him that Col. Barr vas to dine with him.
/ The judge must therefore have deliberately CON
senteh TO ASSOCIATE with tho maa. whom he had
committed for a nisdeneanor, and had good
! reason to believe had been gully Of treason.
| against that very government, which the Judge
himself has sworn 70 support, and At the head Of
one branch OF which he is placed. 1t is .aid his
/ Honor has observed 'ha, when not on the bench
! he ad right ~ keep any conn any he liked, &.
that his ju1icia DECISION The case Of person
accused ough' nor 10 prevent his sssocIatnr wi,h
him, when in his private opinion he believed hin,
Innocent. We h-pe TO God this part cf the re-
poT, is not rue for such dIs,inc ION between
mis- private opinion, and his judicial decisions
would give US much worse opinion Of the chief
Justice of the UnIed STATES than we ever expec,
! Cd u entertain IF his honor would condescend
! TO explain 70 the public the motives on viii, h he
J really octed, il would he of importance to his
character, and no, inconsistent with the dignity
of mis- exalted station.
Extract ola letter from Matches, dated
| february IS, 1907, received at Bali
! more.
| Judge Toulrnin has committed Rienner-
hasset, an Irish gentleman, living on the
Ohio, to take his trial in the state of Vir-
ginia, where he resided, and where all the
substantial testimony which will fix illegal
! intentions upon him is to be found. This,
| however, is here considered as a most na-
grant outrage, because his wife and chill
dren are here, and here it is alledged, he
ought to be tried. Although a prosecution
against him carried on here must of neces-
sity terminate in an idle parade.
| Floyd aud Ralstcnc, on the other hand,
| "iohSb W NC NiiSNi III NCtilutky anu lUUld-
ma, for there they live---but as the evidence
of their intention is TO be found here in the
testimony Of Doct. Carmichael, they have
been committed for trial in the NJ ssissippi
territory, before a court to be summoned
specially by the governor---and which will
it is believed, have full jurisdiction under
the act of congress
All of these gentlemen have been re-
leased from confinement by writ of habeas
corpus and are now at large.
Extract Of letter from a gentleman in
Washington to his friend in this city.
"It appears extraordinary that some of
the public prints, whilst they admit obser-
vations rejecting on the character and con-
duct of Gen. Wilkinson, should not give
publicity TO such things rs are in his favor
That his late conduct has saved New-Or-
leans (and perhaps prevented separation
of the Union) cannot be doubted. He is
charged with a traiterous correspondence
with Gov Miro to whom he presented a
memorial in 1887 or 1888, for which me.
mortal he received the unanimous thanks
jof Kentucky in full convention, (procecd.
ngs Of that convention have now In nv pos
session. that is he IS charged in 1907 viii
an act as Of 4 reasonable nature, for which