Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-16

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The clerk then rose 70 read the 'ndIc'.
fnent. 10 which Nh. Bo.,s.otjsrted. He
aid ,t,a i, was The province 1.-THE a istof.
q, himself TO re al HIS own ipdlrsmen -
Mr.. Hay replied that such was not the en- "
sual prac,ice :. and after shos, e conssssa
TON It was sead by.aie clerk 10 Inc tssisoW-
nc ierms. ~,
HIRE follows he indicsrasnsi IN l's s!s
form
The elest then proceeded 10 charge me
jury. e
Mr.. Bots conteoded tina, this was the
province Of the attorney for 'he prossea'
zion.
Thu Chit ;astiee observed, iha, 'hers
w assno. cha &c necessary.
Mr.. Hay. III iha. The eleik had 20 sly
was Thai 10 this. indictmsn. the accused
had entered not gully and 'ha. the Ip'y
were TO try the VALIDITY Of that plea. 81
Mr.. Hay then stated TO the court that
his express had arrived from Monticello,
and had hropgh, back the return from lie lie
president Of the Il. S. which be was. naW
prepared toread.
The Chief Justice did no, knew Wig.
,hrr here wa, any necessity for i, II there
was any difficulty on the part ct he b-r.
Mr. Hay. None q, all, / assure ,oa.
Mr.. Botfs. NE wish, sir, TO hear the
rrt0rr.
Z MI. Hay produced the return Of the
preseden, t. the subj Gns tuces seecm., &c,
curing the exhibition the letter 0i grn,
WiIkinson 10 him cf lie lath ef Novensotr
1906 witch has before b IN noticed. !, Fac
return was annex, j 10 copy Of ieaet
with the excep,iop Of those paris Which be
deemed OF cor hdeniial ns sure ,sDd which
he thought ough, MOTTO be disclosed. ne
parts excepted agree IN substance, AID al
ms: ye,ba i'm, wi shuse Mr.. Hay dee "a.
cd it h,s duy,o withhold. rbeg..s
1h- re.urn is in the fol!owir 6 words i.
I" On re e Z I'M oaion Of a letter It Nov
70 h. 1906 from general Wilkinson TO my.
self (Which hatng been a considerable
time onl Of nv possessinnis new returned
10 me | 6nd 10 IL SOM, passages ensiyely
conEaeutlst gwen for ay lttpIinalon In
the diseha,ge II my sse&t'.e functions.
aud which cay duties aud The pcbtc inter
EST forbid me ~ make pubic. --l have
therefore given above acoftsGs eepy fsll
those psrts which. / ought TO rersnis 20
make public Ihase NOT commune atsd
are IN no vase material tor the purposes OF
justice Oh the cha, ges OF ,reasop or ns,sde
meanor depending aga'ns, Aaron kufr /,
they are ON subjec frcIeyaat 70 g. ISSUES
which can arise uat Of those chafgss, and
could conlr4bu e noshing ,owato, his ac
gut al or conviction Inc papers men i.
coed 10 the ist ane: Sd pstsg apis as in.
closed in the letter beiag separated here
from and not in nay posseaslon, ETA cna
bic from memory 10 say what they were.
presume they are in the haHds,of the at
torney for The United .ae..
'~siiven undsr my baud this 9Th day OF
September 1907.
# {. IE:. JEFFERSON
Mr.. Hay then rose to open the charge
Of the misjrmeaaor: May il please your
konor and you 6 in!le men of HE jary;
7 The defendant before you is charged
With violation of the law Of congress 81
the u S. passed 10 the year '94. As ii
originally stood, The existence Of this law
was limited 20 short period !; bus expert
ence having proved IT'S salu,ary tendency
j, is now made permanent. Z he dsEnd.
ant stands eharged with violating the 5th
section Of this &C, 5, and no other. Tne
sectian is 10 the following terms:
"If any person shall within the territory
or jurisdiction Of the u. States, .b-ein or
set on foot, CT provide o, prepare the means
for anyaa'!i,siy exprdii ion or eo,grprize to
be carried on fem thence against the terri
Il !.