Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-02-16

appointed, with modification he did not
attempt To conceal, he met me on the gale
y at Head Quarters with a message,-
That the General had received letter
mat determined him not to see Mr.. Living
ton or any Of his friends" This cruel in
suit. added to injuries ! h d received, made
me feel ;hc humiliation to VI | had eX-
posed myself, and retu dl~re with the
firm persuas IN that | should find the guard
for my arrest stationed at my door In this
Z was mistaken. AS yet have preserved
nv life, but how long shall be permitted to
,nioy either, depends upon tie caprice OF
>spicions OF a man, who has upon record
.ciared himself above the laws, and in open
aurt, asserted the prOpriety Of cutting Qf q
member TO pro serve the body. AL that mo-
nent had peculiar reasons TO apprehend
,iOlcncc. MIR AleXander and myself were
The two c0unsclOrs who had dared 20 ques-
ron the LEGALITY Of Bollman's Imprisonment
We had both been on the second day after
Publicly denounced. the one as 4 traitor, the
other as pj,.tic patipE n treason An aCCu-
sati0- in form had been promised against
both, and few hours before / was insulted
al Head ID Itrters, Mr. Alexander had been
forclblv dragged tnither BY military guard
| had no other connection with this gentle
man than that which arises from practising
at the same bar. Tie is a much younger
man than myself and We were never on
very intjm te terms. His politics and mode
Of thiaNi4A upol many points. were dlamct-
ricIlv opposite XIV NINE, but ! have always
observed III h,n the manners Of a gentle
man. and the principles of man Ut honor.
II is most inumte acquaintance a. the bar
having entered the favIly 0t General WEI
kilson, Mr.. Alexander sent 10 me the mo-
mtNt .f his arfC sJ-te COnrIed 70 me his
profess Oual papers, and gave me charge
Of hs effects JcriJrmed Ou that occasion
the duties I owed TO q man v1usC Chsract-
cr | esteemed, whose sltu4 .nn Interested
me, aud un whose guilt, notwithstanding
Thu lcrun latIJn which had Zen made, !
La.l uJ + glt - pronounce. / Calcd tO t.,>c
un III teas C.rbug To. his release, tl send INN
some ulninr supplies, and TO wtte hlln =
note iu which I assured him tu.tI would
follow his directions IN the disposal Of hIs
property, and eX, .ry5scd a pcr,uatiou, Nd
u-tch nave now 10 doubt, lhat nis va &c
w the U. though disagtccADly Begun,
would terminate Id lis restoration q h5crtl
Ths wa tn se-t4- oFt.-r. and u r- I'd .cd KY
I have been IN, luCd ana Helic'e, he insult
Ing refusal to receive tuc 'sit Lad been iu-
we'd Lii Z ,Cn-,.l to mahc.
NJ, fv1t crime ,yg, the act professional
du' ,5.c b,tor, detailed, and il was toll
lowed I'm Tie dcuwoil.ion which Eas fore
81 me before the i1laal IT. tic public.
nave not appealed to IL however, until
the Jurisdiction oi every other has been dc
cuncI I'M ny arru-r-.
IN the mean time where is the necpffrv that
exits for ;hoie mcllures? Are the Courts
Aut Do the Judges refuic their duty %
Are tie ordinary pG1nt iulecure? No!
The cour.s OF iunice has, except bv thele
events been ard lturbei The officers are At
their potts, nor there any appearance Of
violence To tha civil authority In0ead, there
fore. of iecufnE tFe runithment of The pri-
toners, thete cl,-aiudiCIal arreits are :he oGiy
means that Yerhap. could he deviied for lcreen-
ing them W Euiity from punihment On their
arrival the United States, they nun PC fur
rendered o the civil power and tile arrelt ap-
leannE tu be rcra giiey mutt he enl rged.
know not what effect il publication viii
have Itnay lUaTltY Me 10 My COUN-
TRY, which !. he 6rit with 81 nv heart. It
may be the means M producing a ftrid icru-
tiny INTO MY conduct which I INVITE Il
may draw down the further vengeance of my
accuer which I Viii never DEPRECAIE
But whatever NAV be the event, nothing can
defray The coniciouinef' ] enjoy OF my own
rectltudt un This occadon nor The determi-
nation III my humble iphere 70 refn oPPrcl-
Aen and st.-rt Ike Empire of the J. WIS.
~ caft,,flr4 70 Elte, bIf etF-ial elr0r4-
M 4t'97 NV bsar 0ai " C.qs,ai H'Hhyo7, Dat AZ
F'ePf, t'50e4! 4p45 ,e1ay . ,eeeiVe and az apoa
any '5rga, W 1rE 5t t5i7f proper p male.