Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-22

1 !. vas q, slstk;0d of evidence which wa
J, admissible 10 proseeutions Of this nature
3 Butts as itnportsni 10 know what order
the government had given and whether h
{ had exceeded those orders y
Nj 4uartin 6 wish 10 know th'
] coaduc, and character Of the government
/ on: this occasion. We wish TO know whe
Their any ADD what orders were giyensbN
! the government. IS. there TO be one ruiz
!. as 10 ths prosecution, who wish 70 take Tbs
life of man away. End another rule a:
10 The man whose life they seek TO rake!
!, Mr. Hay had no objection io4an answer
from esn. Wilkinson as 10 The conduct o.
The governmen. throughout. He said that
Mr. Martin had disclosed his real object to
be, to try the government ard not lac &C,
cused. Will ibis ascertain the Innocence
or guilt OF, col. Burr? The object evi
fdrnsiy was 10 asrajgn The government be.
! tcrw The bar ui the public; but he was per-
sfecsly satisfied that when the condHct OF
the government should be known, the peo-
pie of tie IT. would think tha. the go
vernmens had done exactly what it oogh,
Z s ,sF
to have done.
Mr. Wickham. 10 commenting on the
evidence We shall endeavor 10 shew that a
number Of witnesses have been brought
forward by the government who have ia.
ken mos, decided par, in the prosecu.
ton; ADD tia, iheir real object has been 20
render themselves acceptable TO- govern.
mens.1
Gen. IT1iStuson. had an order from
the government, Mr. Wiekham From
what department A Ftom the admins
,ra,ton. G From whom? a From Mr.
Jefferson. G Have you any written orr
der? A i1hase among my papers. but /
will MOI produce it. had rather go to
Jail. Mr. W.ckham demanded the produc-
,ica of The order; but said that il general
Wilkinson required time 10 copsidcr
Of the consequences of a refusal, he had
20 objection TO allowing it 70 him. Gen.V.'
(addressiag the jddge) you aretrom pro
trssioaal experience more competent to-
decide % The aropriety ofrevealIng myor.
defs than possibly can be, The letter
which conveys TIE particusar order alluded
10 may embrace variety Of other ma:ter,
may parts If which i, would be highly
criminsl il nse 70 divulge. conceive 1
should fo,fei, ny honor and the con6
dsnce Of all military men, if 1 were to re.
veal ny correspondence with the govern
ment, without the command OF my suPc.
rior.
Chr. Gag nsd 90 doubt but the order
was la slrics conformity with law; but IT
/ there be private and confidential commu-
nica,iuos iothe letter, j; would 20, be re.
CURED g .g4p Wilkinson to produce Il.
( Chief Tnsscs If the order be mingled
with plnsr ,hlegs, private and confidential.
lhs cour, vii! not rsqaire It's production }
(Gen. sj7lkiason's testimony TO be contiaaca. ]
(O)
Letter From general A,adrezu Jackson, 10
his eaesllsaeg Eiliam G. c. Claiborne,
Esq,
SIR,
ALTHOUGH i, is a long tinae
siuce sa, down to write you, still that
friendship which onse existed, remains
blight on my part, and although since !
had the pleasure Of seeing ycu, have
waded through dificuit aud disagrersble
scenes snll have all hat loptines Tor my
former ftseuda that ever had and their
memory has been more endeared ONE by
the ,reachery | have experienced since !
saw YOU By some newly acquired ones
Indeed fear ,reachery is become the or.
der Of the dav-Ihis induces me to write
yon.- Pin. yoar town in state Of defence,
orgsn;ze ycur militia aud defend your city
as well sgsiDslin'ernale oenies as sx'ernal;
my knowledge does not extend so TAR as 70
au,hor;ze me Il go TOTO detail; but ! fear
-, \ :, ..,@rk from o,,orfera