Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-10
lur. Hays speech concludsd
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Monday, Nay rs.
Mr.. Wickham enquires whysw Go l'9 not :.
4 * once send Up our indictments before me
grand iury and suppose. sir, we should
pursue The course, which he recommends
suppose We should sspd up ouriDdic'menis
on The evidencc, whichis now IN our pos, :
session. Several days might elapse before
they woald be able 10 invessigase this body
of evidence. Ia the mean time some Oh
those numrrous persons who are prying 10.
60 every hole and conner of this city might
probably catch some distant hint OF INC
probable decision OF the Jury. q hey nave
certainly 100 much discreiisn not 20 keep
their own conncll: bu, il is absolutely I'M
possible 10 exclude romplfsely.he busy. eys
Of curiosity, Some vague inslnua,lons
may probably escape something which
might Justify a suspicion OF, their detsrmi.
nasion. Suppose then that Aaron Burr
was to be actua,ed bythesc considerations:
suppose that his fears (affears heean feelD
should prompt him 10 escape; what. ST.
would become of our indicemsn nj: MIR. b.
may quit The q, S. he may Ace for ever
beyond the Jurisdiction ofshis country and
In that case the whole world would ridic1le
us for the course we had parsued. Or let
us even supposs, that revere TO withdraw
,his mo,ion, where would be cur security;
Must we anst to- the indulgence OF Mr..
Burr himself for remaining in this city and
standing his trial J!
We expect gen Wilkinson here 10 q few
days. We have an affidavit which positive.
y states, that an express 10 New Oleans
10 command his presence on THE trial, was
met on the fronriers Of the Mississippi
territory. We have also letters from the
attorney general Of the u. S. explicitly
stating, .ha. general Wilkinson has bee
officially authorised 20 leave the army OF the
II. S. and TO select whatev er mode OF trans.
por,ayion he might shipk proper. Here
Mr.. III read the affidavit, shelving that the
express TO gen. Wilkinson had been seen
ID Athens, 10 the state OF Gecrgia). In
the mean time what is col. BIS. situation
Il is completely optional with him, whether.
to stay here and face his accusers, or TO a.
sail himseH Of bis liberty and leave the q.
States. We call upon this court TO exer-
else the authority with which they are in-
vested and BY binding over colonel Burr
as well 90 the charge Of high treason, as OF
misdemeanor, TO delain him here for a sa.
sisfactory trial. IS rs
Mr.. Hay said, he scarcely expected TO-
have been asked why gen. Wilkinson was
not here! The gentleman himself has said
that he is a general Can he then leave
his army al any time. The attorney gen.
left this city on the Ain or 5,h OF April.
He reached Washington on the 9TH or 9Th.
Allow then reasonable time for an ex
press from Washington 10 New Orleans ];
aud for man ofgsn. WIS age and bulk TO
travel to this city, and 10 i probable that
be could have arrived here before this pc.
Rod 1.-The availsd himself ofthe liberty and
means to come by water, the gales have.
been lately very severe. And even two OF
the grand jury had assured him that if
gen. w was exposed 10 the late tempss.u-
Gus wea.her,he would probably never sec
the u. S.
Mr.. Wickham has expasiated upon the
attempts made to prejudice the public opi-
MON through the medium Of the press
Sir. great deal has been said, and great
deal will yet be said on this transaction.
But are the presses shut against col. Burr:
when even 10 this very city certain presses
have been found TO yindicase his motives
end dssigns! But what of all this? The
public mind ). bassil~ IN 49, 90 ut
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