Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-22

Burr said be should ssasci, 10 -;
manner 70 move The court wky,n '
stachment should not issue against -
characters whom he should prove 0,a,.
ofthe Crime alledged. ''
Mr.. Hay said tina, col. Burr should .,.
city names 10 his motion. Wv
Col. Burr immediately mentioned o..
Wilkinson, John G.. Jackson AID i sa.
Ioulman as guilty Of this cris,e.
Mr.. E.. Randolph rose and stated he had 70.
been In court when this discussion ber,n
lie SAID he intended to have moved for an ~. >,
tachment against gen. Wilkinson for comneT
Ing persons to give previous atfitayits who /.
knew were to be witnesses, and Of iIIeosn'
forcing. by military authority, persons frop.,
New Orleans to Norfolk.
Mr.. Ray interrupted Edmund Randolph ~
protested against such motor as intcndaa
solely to have ali effect upon gen. Wikinos
and the prosecution going on: That j, ~
midst OF this very important prosecution flo
accused came into court with motion fcr ~
attachment not on any point before the con-,
but to prevent general Wilkinson to eobsors
the grand jury. He could oppose Such Dro.
ceedlngs as improper in the present stage, nd
as only intending to retard the prosecution. He
contended such measures were Lig.ly ipr,o
per- and he hoped would net be sanctioned,
the court.
Dir. E. Randolph said he undc, stool tie NM
ton was to be deferred until to-,norgog. and
therefore only wished TO make few remar,
In the case which he said was il.!Dortant Nc,
only important but a very g:eat case, wish
would be enqaired in at future iav fine I.cI.
ed atprcsent. He made those remarks It me-
sent because he did not see TIC cour then &C.
cupicd with other mater. # il did influence
the trial, which was more than lie had in view,
ought 1t therefore to be suppressed. IIele.
quested OF the ccart to he permitted to-ncr
row to introduce it at large.
Mr. MarNa expressed his surprise at the
turn this debate had taken, and made seyer,
severe remarks OF the pro.ecution. lie said
they would most certainly prepare the motion
and present if to the court
Mr.. Hay said lie would protest against the
motion, and said he hoped the court would not
suffer such motion to be made, He said he
knew very well his profession would have 10
effect upon the audience but that it was lis
duty to protest against such anotion as ire
aular and improper: That this motion cCuH
only be justified in the superstition that il va
a contempt of court. This charge he under
stood amounted to this. that gen. Wilkinson
had compelled cert,,in Witnesses to come from
New Orleans to Virginia This he declared
was no contempt Of court, and if there are E.
ven in this conduct, it was 10 such contempt
as the court would notice lie requested the
court therefore to consider the case, sndhe
was certain the motion could not be sustained.
Mr.H. said the counsel had been plca1c4 toput
words in his mouth that he never had altered;
that they had the same object in nl&tOg iacSs
mistatenlents as in the motor ,lcy a9GMC-
posed As to the charge ag iept general VIZ
E,hson he was certain 1t was nct only lmpiC'
per to be made but highly uaius., and e0]l
not, at all events, come within t1e laIi:c!claa
Of the court. -Ir. Randolph. ic sad, sad
come in the most solemn manner before tic
court, and with declaration, md & PomPou'
declaration as if the whole country was IN dan,
ger, he had made this charge against genera
Wilkinson. What was his ob.cct, was 1t lo
to inAame the public nlind and the pNoic elT'
But Notwithstanding, he could affirm, justice
would not sleep the couft wouid 20 thclFGu-
ty, and he hoped would net regard the charge
made against general Wilkinson 10 be o. ,M
descriptions termed contempt OF the court iis
therefore hoped the court would postpone 'N
consideration of the motion until the ternlli''
ton Of this prosecution. He trusted also Ina
Mr.. Martin would not proceedA the style a1
nannerhe had hitherto done.
10 be continued.