Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-19

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Mr.. Smith didnot know whciher he d:.
| served such an rncemium on his inaPar-
tiality but he was certain the arrange
msnts Of his legal business would not per-
! nit himsto attend this trial with any cons,
yeniencc. He should therefore claim the
| privilege Of exemption. TO winch in-his Q. :,
pioion be was entitled asa practising law.
! yer 10 that court.
- Ghef Tustice. This privilege would
certainly exempt Mr., Smith unless his az.
tendance had been claimed by the prison.
cr.-As colonel Burr has waved The
| right, Mr.. s, is4csrtaiuly excused from at.
tending.
The next case which occurred was Mr..
lanes Henderson, of Wood county, who
had been absent on Monday. Mr. Bolts
ehallsnged him for cause, and epqalred
whether he was a .reeholdeI? Mr.. Il. |
am nor. He was consequently SCI aside.
Mr.. Hamilton 7'loryison, oneof the sus.
pended lurymen being called up, observed
toahe court he should With pasa serve on
the Jury for the defendant had so many
iraginary thoughts against hin,. as to make.
/ that service disagreeable. He had not
meddled with the prisoners transactions,
bur should have, done SO fit had been pros
!. GSable, to him..
.Mr.Burr. Have not these ruuaors ex-
cited a Pfejadice sgaias. ne ia your. mind !
have no prejudice for or against you.
Mr. Bots. Are you freeholder! a. |
have two patents for land. esQ. Are yeu
worth three hundred dollars! a. Yes; l
have horse here that is worth the hall OF
it. @. Have, yea another at home to make
sup the other halfs A.. Yes four of them. |
am not. as.onished at their wishing 10. Sc,
rae aside. Perhaps my christian nameas a
Sufficient terror.
Mr.. Burr. think that rematk /: a suf
hccot cause for objecsing to him. There.
lore challenge you. This was the fyst
peremp.ory challenge which the prisoner
had made cut of the IS 70 which he is co.
titled aud Mr.. Morrison; was Of course
SGT aside.
Mir. TApn,as C,eel (another of the
suspended Venire from Wood county)was
uex, set aside by the court.
Is. Tohn H. Upshaw was then called up;
when the
Chief Tust;ce wished TO know whether
Mr., Us Impressions had related to treason,
or TO what circumstances a. To the
transactions in the wes.ern country. G.
Did your opinions amount to the charge
: oftreasons A. My opinions have chang,
. ed. as the lights Of evidence seemed sue
cessiyely 10 rise upon me. TWAS my first
impression, tina, col. 3. had nothing more
10 view than the settlement Of III: Wa.
chila, lands. Il next supposed, thar it was
{ his intention to conquer Me- ieo !: andlast
Of all, that his plans were of a more COM
piiestcd nature; and that the taking OF ".
Orleans was to be a step toward the invasie
on Of Mexico.
Mi Wickhans. Did yon ,hius, sir, as
the result of all the considerations, that col.
3. was dangerou, man! A. did.
MIR. MRac. Have you formed or de-
livered an opinions tha,h wa. guilty Of the
&C, charged in the Indictment A. he {:
have neither formed ner delivered such
an opinion.
MIR Baker. Have yea 10 your part Of
the country supported the ground that col.
B. was guilty and have you thus argued
in conversation? Ayes ). have SO tho't
on the presump,ive evidence that was be
fore me; and have not only supported
such opinions; Blu. have gone on to vindi.
cate the energy Of the measures that were
taken by the government.
Mr.~BUrr Enough, | think, has ap
peared to prove that Mr.. Upshaw has
taken Up deep.rooted ~prejudlces against
!; me.
Mr.. ~ Rae Have you any personal
prejudices againssthe prisoner? A.None:
have 90 prejucices against him, Blu, from
bis supposed designs against his country.