Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-13

We considered would be 4 grievancssuper
the people, and therefore declined makiDl
any communications upon the subjees, >,
we apprehended no danger from the Span.
i ish ,governmens
:" This dsponent requests this committee
10 summon Mr.. MORRISON to prove The
declarations Of col. Nicholas respecting
1 the transactions which relate 70 tkAt gen.
!, .leman, If aay doubt exists as .o.the truth
! OF the statement herein madr."
Shameful and ridiculous as these rea.
{ sons are, we find lhena cuun,rnanccd, sup
ported, aud attempted 10 be carried into
EFFECT, ,hro' the medium Of the National
lsinlelligeneer, a paper printed AZ the sea'
| of the government of the u. S. and con
| sidered rs being under the Immediate pa,
tronage OF The administrators. They are
ipserted in that paper OF the 5th inst. and
are given as extracts from a ferte, TO a
m mber of congress, in the following
words:
!" Ex,raci Of a letter to a member OF
congress, dated Frankfcr, (Kcn.) 1l,h
December, 1906.
= To prevent the i'll consequences aris.
ing from frs, impressions tha. may be Gre.
ated by Misrepresentation which eapecs
will be made in certain public papers, re-
! specsiug the conduet Of colonel George Nj
cholss on CERTAIN propositions made 70
! him, Mir. Inres ant Mr.. Murray, through
the hands of Judge Sebastian. give you
basty sketch, and whea published viii
transmits TO you the Whole proceedings as
had be- fore the gislalure.
!" The only cenSure that can attach 10 the
character of col Nicholas aud Mr.. lanes,
is their NO, having made a Representation
20 the governments this. understand, is
explained by the aepoai.ioa Of major
James Morrson, The executor md Dos IN
friend Of colonel Nicholas; bus Of wh,oh
have DOT yet procured copy"
Read Americans and, if possible, sup.
press your ind gastlon. when you 6nd an
attempt TO paitate this awoeioas AUD tye..
Sonable conccQlment.
lhe following qres.ioas Blast tsis at
| tempt 10 impose on your understanding /;
! and If thvre is either patriotism, ruth or
honor in the mss, 10 @hem you have con.
hded your dearest interests, impeachmes.
must fo!iow-aad justice be dene GA tie
deli gnrHts. be hey whoa, lhey raay.
VINO will admit tia. the reasons allsdg.
sd By Mr. innes, justified the conceal
! ne ut from Mr.. "A dams, 40 president of
the U. S. Of proposal which involved he
safe;y Of our cssizsps, and .hc sovereignty
of the q. S.
Shoaid any one, the fuoon-s.ruck maniac
of Psrav politics, be hardly cough 70 an.
swer 10 the AFFIRM srive--le, che foIc wirg
queries Strike the ideos duisb, and ccn-
found his abetters.
Six years have nearly elapsed. since Mr.
lefsrson's accession TO the presidency OF
the u. S.
Has this sli-imPorsant facs beer Conceal.
ed from BIN too? II such De the truth, who
shall dare to say, that
HARRY 1NNEs, Judge Of The u. 8.
for the district of Ken,uekv, should no,
be impezched OF high crimes and misde.
mraneys?
ard, if the communication Of these de-
tss'able propositions, intended to subvert
the sovereignty Of the u S add TO endau-
ger their peace aud safety has been made
10 the executive tnaglsrate--snd saeh
Communications has net been impaired to
the legislature OF ,ae u S who shail dare
TO say, that the Withholding of such ,nfor-
nation from congress, is not 40 inpeach.
able offence
These are not the sophisticated canclu.
sions Of unfourded premises, br. fair dc.
dustious frem acknowledged facts. For
bearing to expa,ia.e on the horrors that
must have befalIen our country, had ,he
different Vaccinations of the Spanish go.
vsrnment been carried into effect, we may
be allowed to hope, that the legislature IF