Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-09

I PSs ooh f1s' quay eo"sWtssed I'd: clagiup II
such terson shall be bz;led If ne, ;n Z al'
az the FIST tcrn alter his cotnal:tmso, :, ).
discharged nsnot iadlcted at the .rs w.
term. Revised code BY pisasan,s & psss
|slo3. X. vs.
Ri = When any person committed for ~,
SOM Nov, sir, is Aaron Bu.r ccnn,,'
ed for treason Ifnot il is Obvious tb., ~
clause has no manner Of application to um
why, sir, the object Of this motioo j, :,
commit him. Gentle must have b.sS
in strange confusion when they rssorteo -
this law.
Mr. Wickham asksif general Wilkins.
be- a mascrial.Wisness, why heSis 90, he,,f
{" Who is general Wilkinson," says ,h,,
Z gentleman! + he no, lac inssrnsaento Of \,
gossrnment bound 10 Blind obs dlsp,r ~
e ana serty to. this and many oihrs drei,.,
maiory remarks which has~ been uanrcr.
sarily and improperly Introduced bu, ii.
gentleman assures us iha, DO jmpu,s,oa;.
meant agaiast The government; Oh no ,ir
colopel Barr, indeed, has been Oppressed
has been persecu,rd, burfar be i. from l..
gentleman 10 charge ahe,governmen. WIN
1T; colonel Durr, ;adeed, has been harra,,
ed by military ,yrant who IS !. the ,ns.,o
Srns mt cf the governmen:, bound to blind
obedience j" but the gep.lrmaa could no,
by any meaasbe understood as ip;en,llng,o
lDsinuate aught tothe prejudice u the %.
vernmen.. The genslemauis understood
sir: his objectis correctly endrrsoad. He.
would direct,,he public mind from Aaron
Burr and point is.o another eoarsef. He
would TOO, # he could, shift the popular
pdispteasuYe which he has epoken oi. from
Aaron Durrto another qaaae5. These Re.
saafks are net intended toryour ear, SIR;
they were intended for hepepple wins sur.
round US; they eanihase no eject Upon III.
mind of the court; nto wsIfasolaln,sd
with 1.he dignity, the 6smness the llumi.
ration OF shls15enchio apPrrhend any surh
consequence. Bot the gentlemen wauld
balance the aecouns.of popular prejud;css;
they would consersrshis judicial epQluv
into a political aaession-,hey would mAe
lit guestion between Thomas Eefctsun &
Aaron Burr. ahe purpose is well uu5yr.
stood, sir, but il shal! nos be served.
will no, degrade the administration Of this
couRtfy By enicting upoa ihsir ,deItaer
Besides, sir, this. is not or, 'bu.iness-a!
present we have an aeccuo, to settle (aos
between Aaron Befs and Thomas IeSrr.
son. bu.) Between Aaron Burr and ne lalrs
4of his, catntry. L., US Fl iah his rial nt.
The administrator too will be tried be.
fore their County, before the world they
sir, / believe, Will never shrink eithry trpm
the evidence or The verdict.
Let as return 10 "A. Burr: "Whyis 90:
gen. Wilkinson bsre?'' Because. sir
was Impossible. 10 ,hs.nasure 81 thsagsior
him to be here by Ibis time. lw,s enths
frs, Of Aprh, sir, that yoa decided ca trs
commitment OF n Burr for the mlsde.
nsanor; until that drcison was toa"n,
-rhe necessity OF 1snsnmon3ng wl'nesses
could oot be be ascettained gen. Tlka'
son is the Commander in chef at the Ase.
.riean .rosps IN quarter where ms pre-
sence is rendered important blythe 'tnaPss
ofrthe ne,eho .rhood to sod,mon H'Fl 90
the mere eossbihsysOf ocon Ditnehs@oNla
have afofdeded a ground Of c!smoF, per-
haps JUST one. againstahe administration
The certainty tha A.1Burr would be ps'
upon his trial could not have beeo k'o"'
a. Wishing % till he 5th orc b ct Ap'D'
Now, sir, let The gentlemen on the o'o:'
side make Sigh, calcula.isa; orsean'a
said TO Be is. or 1900 miles frcm lhsPa's
suppose RE y. SNAIL travelling Dy
frequent exchange of horses and rldefs
handred miles per DAY, Should reach Wv
leans ia II days from the Federal Lly'
il would be the 2sh OF sssh of Apr! (pa'
ting all accidents out OF the quesii.oo) ".
fore gen. w. could have received ms MS, "
drrs 10 come on; since that time Until ln,,
he has had so DAYS to reach kicnthouu.
ConId i,urney. of IS or 1000 miles ~