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

Mr.. Hag asked how the court WAS TO be
.a,,.fs IF the contents OF ANY paper. be-
i,,rr It. was read 10 ihem. An affidavit
SIGHT con. ain both he proof Of the over
az. and ST ; tfanorous design. Was such
napsr as this 10 be read under the Geci
,,op'of The court Or how was the court
20 know, vhether papsr M gat not con.
Tain soaie proof of The overt scs satlstacio
!, @ them, unless they had an opportuuisy
81 inspecting that paps, !
M. Hsck1am. these gentlemen talk CT
delay IND yer they would produce TO this
eour, whole masses of evidences that are
ne,iectIy nsesssans 70 the ptessat qnes,ion.
'Ioey Gseiasr ,has they viii nos pursue our
ss,l.e and that We were the last persons
~hDm ,hsy would take for esuasrllors. -
S,r.wc do Eos ask them. Altha. We " aat
Is. that they would porsue the strict pr]u.
,;nles Of law and evidence. Que Of Fhebes,
,,ls. oil esiueace Is the order Of esidsnce.
If a man Is charged with criine. must
"a, The deed itself exist, hsfose any testi-
,nonv is produced as 10 the insensien, with
WHICH i, is aonei 1 hope thar notesiino.
~ u,ll be offered g be introduced bsf re
i, o, err sct NsSH shaIibe produced; aud
eal, upon ,hss court 10 enfotce shessrlct
order OF e,idrnee.
MI. Barr obstrvsd. sha, Ia point of fact
i, WIS stry tlnttsateriaI to him Wheeler this
.s,aay,t was read or not What what h-
n,t.tcularly walisd, was, hat the great
pr &c pies Of ey!dtees should be isidaywa,
which would be equslty applicable 70 tkss
aud 10 ali otiisr s!adavi's. He consented
,ha, The eourI might have this opposition
read If hey ihupght proper.
Mr.. Hcy. his .dcposifica will prose
tha, It was cne Of a. Bus,'s objects to.seiSe
uoon Nltxico: then II. we can prove by
some other cxidenss that this objeet " IS
connected With al asyssk upon the Y. 81
is no, this deposition Of maierial import
ance in tnas paint Of view IT hota snass
BE proses, daes il nssSs anv difference
which We bsgin with? 1t a Conspiracy les
been planned, of usstas nseanor aud OF
treason SO strongly comblued, that they are
mads 10 goon together, and the accom-
ph,hmeu; of thaone faeili ases the acc m
pishmen of the o,har, is it not of ma G.
rial copsegaence 10 prove The m!sdsmean.
or. Ihars not myself seen Mr.: syfor or
MIR. Albrgas, but i am credlbiy inissm-
ed,hal they viii press an arG,ed assem-.
bisgc oil ,nrp on Slauaerhassets's is'aod.
The Lhief Tusfice Observed, shasit here
was ne .tsct, o. 20 overt acs, OF treason,
b foe The court. the court could have 40.
thing TO say 10 The present 9seilon: shatls
therefore 20 fac, was presed, The court
could not hear the pSosecation that be
shonld be exleme = sorry 20 waste 'hetifs.e.
Of he court, and 10 launch into va 1e y
Of iaeleyaas sahleet. wacn ihete Was acau-
ally no testimony To prove The evsr' &C; II.
seit, and ,hus II give I'll coart eompe
tent jurisdiction over the case,
Mr.. hay AM bouEd, sir,to obsy he
dec SIGN oi The csur,, howsyer much Y
fn2yl4mess tia, decision. Isha!l crrsa}nly
ataaiesre 10 ineiI esdeF. If understand
sb. court
The Chief 7ustics said. that he was OF
opinion, thai aGless there bs tact % be
proved, 10 testimony cughi to BE- predae-
ed, Ihs -questiun bsiore tbs cvurt was
noswhtsher there had been Heasenahle
nteat. boz an overt act That fact isssh
moss be proved. before there can be any
treason ofassy con IN srns nj ter treason,
Generat ~ ,ik.asoa' s fida9iIuas accord.
iogy potasiae.
Here follow theo.her proceedings which
We have already journaizsd: the pfoduc
ton of Taylor and Aiibr'ght's testimony |;
aud Of Dabas' deposition, which last was
hnas!y rsjrcled by The court.