Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-16

And CYRUS GklrF1s, judge Of the district
Of Virginia.
Tpedaesday. Aay27.
he introduced, on Me.monon to commit .dersa
Burr Ter High Treason aggaiiast ne u. s.
lCoNcLUDED.l
Dir. Wickham rcgrsttec that so much
time had been consumed; but hoped the
court would acquit them of any Intention
to waste it; when any illegal mo.ion was
Introduced BY The opposite counsel, he felt
it serious duty due to his client TO resist
it with armness: tina, for his own par, he
should no. forget that he was bsfore the
circuit court Of the u. S nor should he 40
far lose las rcspsct for their discerua,en, as
20 bring forward motions which he bellev.
ed TO b. illegal only 10 waste the time of
the court; that he hoped noue but legal
evidence would be suffered 10 be intreauc.
cd nope bur compefen, Witnesses 70 be
heard aud tha,if this rule wa. not rieidly
adhered 10 what was 10 prevent the coun.
81. % the o.hsr side from producing any
and every kiad ofreidence thar they pleas
cd
. Il csnno. be supposed, said Mr.. w
that we are afraid of this afs;dayit; VIA,
is il. which has not been airesdy known
and scattered 10 every loese sheet Of
newspaper throughout tie Uoi,ed States
isis not thss i~e resist i, 10 Pc ii, of fac,
bas on the ground Of principle We wish
two po'nss To be settled: Are affidayiss 10
be read al all on such mo ION, and a,
such crisis of the prosecution as this
And It SO, ought they to be read if the
w''ne sses Themselves were present Would
il Be righf If they, were in the nex, street
or the next county? Would i,4sa fact he
right II there was time enough to produce
the viva ynce testimony itselt? Mr.. Burr
had a right to b. confronted wi h cen. VII. (
k,osoo. Hr had Alright to cross question
and examine hin On all the STA, meuts
which be has made. The osefnme q. had
power q biag him here. Why is he no,
teres Oegbtpot some satisfactory exause
10 be maie for HIM? hsIs an atiicer Ct thia
government and the g@vernmen, n. yt,t
have procured his attendance as vel BIZ a
special order as by civil process. Has
a snbprna been taken cot, euquired NJ.
W. addressing himself 10 the cle.k?
4 ne clerk regl|ed, TIA, no sahpcaa.Gl.ed
up with sen. W's name had issusd fem
h's ofiee; but that bank suGpraas had
been trkep Gus.
Mr.. Wickhom.-- No one kaawe, sir
lherefwas sime enough 10 have hin, here.
ihe nail travels tfom Washington 70 New |
OtleaHs 10 ~ days. he nigh, have ceas.
but he has NJ, Why is not soa,s satisfac.
tory excuse bronsh, forward? We wsn,. |
CIR, oste tn gensseu.an cross.examiprd I
We want 70 see MIN confronted with ether |
Witnesses, This IS enc g-ouod on which |
we object TO the psodussien of this elids.
Wit.
Another ground is, tina. according 70
the decision OF the supreme cours Of he I
y 3. tris afhaavis does not bear -upoa the
present mosion. Mr.. SwarSwout, who
was SAID 10 De connected with col. Bprr,
was discharged by hen. because this aida i
VT did not Apply TO the charge Of treason.
Are counsel ,heu to b. Suffered TO produce
testimony on any sobjee, TIA, they please
"A 'hid objection is, ,ha, gen. Wilkinson
does not relate single act cormifted in
the d'ssf'eieof Vrg MA; 10 Virginia? no:
nor aoy where Else. The attorney for
the Y. S says. that he viii prove t,,e Overt
act hereafter, But, sir. repeat IL tia,
the rules OF evidence appIy nor onl, 10 The
Of evidences n: TO The order
10 which i is to be produced Let them
l 2, prove 40 overt act, if ,hvy can; and
shen they are at fai! liberty 10 prove the
color Of il.
Again, sir, this deposition is no: the
best best evidence which could Be produced,
and which The laws .eaulre. ,rn. wa