Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-07-11


ut THE letteffcan Be loh.na We ) ~
! nsthing Of This letle4except from he : ! 10y
sage qffhe president 10 w,,ics the co. Mts
on the other side have refsrres Us as ss's
this message IS appears thar i, was "a = q
this letter sconnected with c,he:s Tia, :. -
psesidsat inferred The prisoners caL 'as
/ . lettershen, which according roIbe =,
{ account We have had Of ii, contributes.
establish The prisoners guilt, is rsou;,. y
ior the purpose of psosing his aeceue -
hut this letter learn moi from the LA
yit buttrom argument .issrtq CURED fof ~
purpose Of contron.ipg general Wilkins,s.'
Y he stosld trip ia his syideace -
PreHssnt then theres is cosfsssedIy no iss.. -
% which this letter applies; BIZ. che n.y. n.y.
possibly occur by general WilkiDsoo's 4.
Psrtlpg 10 his narrative from The stan.
menss Of his letter. Now sir suDDos.
a man should move YOU for a subfaaa 4
ces tecun in q civil ques.ior ssa,ips 1
deed that there wss al present a st, ).
Which The paper Gould apply; Sc, ,hs,ts
apPrehended cue nigh BE broysh, i
whichit nigh, be material !; nov WHERE
the difference between such. motion =.
Z a very remote probability thar gen. w yin
produce an occasion for thisle,ter, il 81.
stradicting by. his parol TESTIMONY i.
statemen,s of his letter. :--but les US n,,s.
this point little iuTlhcr: no one n.
tends 70 know any thing IF The de,ails 81
this letter all we know Of i. is deris.d
from the presidents message and from
that I'll we learn Of il, It's general eb,.
yacser, ,ha. j, goes to prove iae guilt of
Burr. New in esdrr 10 produce zay cul.
hsion between this letter and general WE
parol evidence the lsaeF fpuM have bs,,
30 opposite character thar is, il sase %
TO shew the innocence. Of Burr. If vii
klnson coniinuessto asOw the gull, Of
Burr, there Will be no couras!ictioa be.
tween his testimony and his letter end
consequently there esn.bs no ccnfronsstisa
between them, beoe6cial ,olhe prisoner.
there can be a confrorsation 10 70 other {.
vent, than ,bs, Of bis drposing 10 Burr's
Innocence. The resul. Of the argumea q, is
that Burr appfehensiNe thar the evidsus:
OF gen. w. may be favorable to him.
wishes the gsuesal's letter for the purpose
CT destroying that evidence and proving
his cwn guilt. Again sir, have never
sren DOR heard Of an Instance of skis pro.
cess beieg required TO Firing fcrwsrJ any
paper, but whcse such paper was 10 it.
nature evidence; for which either parry
had an equal right TO call, aud use il whoa
.prcduccd. But il is obvious 10 this case
and the Pressu, state Of things zce could
NOT use the letter Of general w. as ssl.
esnce; altho' the opposite party should
obtain the subpoena 1uces tecum for this
paper and wonla seem ;hersby TO have
made II eyidecce and Introduced 1t iato
the cause, ys. after il comes zys cauno:
use IL; hence thereis 90 RECIPROCITY 10 il,
the papeTis not al present evidence, & there.
lore is notwi;hin The principle upon which
this process is awarded. Doe t,ore remark
on this letter and have done with IL /
am nnt more an advocate. for the needless
multiplication Of STATE. secrets, than the
gsnlem who have preceded ne. Il looks
TOO much like the mysteries Of monarchy
and / have monarchy with all lis mysteries
as ] do the mysterious movements Of these
who relovers Of monarchy. Yet is OBJ
vious ,hasthere may be case. 10 which
the very safety Of the state may depend
on cpncealing the views aud expiration, OF
the govesnaienr. | will. ips,ance in this
very letter; ! do not know what it cons
talns /: but j, is from shs general who com'
mands on the Spanish froptiers. That the
state Of our affairs was and is with Spain
not the most amicable is well understood
We ksow that cur affairs in tl,a. quarter
wear even at this ,ims the most lowering
aspect; suppose this letter should con!ala
a scheme Of war; a prdject of attack would
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