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

I. ,sitbout she possibility ct pfcs'pe
49,. eN fay,< worn; for be sWtsrs mercy Ss
q ny. 81. Is sst,sre aud whether he cnkertaios
= -, u, can never be dccisively known 70
S. = ~ himself. Will you lay open the
=. .t,sr.ts ;srs 10 be rarsacked By cor cctu.
IN Z .fGIsyils I! Will you adopt 2 precedent
Ia s; IN will put il 10 the power Of ne one.
- 49, sc tie govefnment al any time and
n .shons he fszarsi Of punishment, 10 ex,
49,, w,s ycur efices vi h the worst q view
p, barsass the ofscsrs thrmseive 3 at their
rs.,,,n? Sir. wish the pris0Atr 10
a'- FAR rial. I wish him 70 possess
"ss s.. .,om Of evidence which can copsri-
sssy 800 his aeQuistal. But these papers
a orar ia me. not caleulsssd 70 touch the
s ,sa.s.: ADD sill lcss calculated 70 do the
mr;saoet any good. If he thinks other
~. where can be the difficulty OF his
.ss..,or BIZ an afHdayit al least sofne pro.
hshsI;,y of tiojag him service !? Hhs knews
,h..sca.ure Of those ofdsrs aud thar. Letter
- .velI as 10 have ascsrtaned 10 his owu
.,,;.fsetion, that,hsy may do him service.
,shsre csn BE the harm OF his setting out
IN h :; sfidayis the character CT The papers,
and shelving how they may be brought g
bar rpoa his own case when ne shall
! have doce so, the conrt will have seme-
,b,cc fer lis discretion 70 acs Upor----.a a
present they have nething but The prison O.
sr's iain, conjecture, and the discretion
would appear 70 me not very SQUAD which
would BE determined BY consideration
like thas.
n can see Bur one possible objection TO
The particular affidavit. which 4 Feqpire,
which is, that the prisensr would thereby
uapssk his defs nee; ba; 10 the case yt the
III S. US. Snish, 2 particular ati5ayls vas
rsqulssd BY Judge Patterson, setting Out
wna..it was expected 10 prove by rho Wit
nesses; and altho' i was objected 10 that
case, that BY demanding such an afhdayi'
he compelled the accused TO unaaask hls
asfence, be nevertheless demanded the al
haayis in that case, as'in this, al.
,hoash TIC materially af The evidence was
suppestrd by some Of the ablsss advocates
nnthe cooiiueni, the Court determined a.
gaiasrits ma,erizlity, and the cause wsn1
ons0i,hou!it. Butin the present instance
an objection as to unmasking the defence
would b. an objection merely Of form
because the gentlemen have by their ar
gameui., 10 fact. TAXED oR the mack, aad
stated the manuer ia which they exprc
this etid:rre 10 apply we have exam
iurd their expectations and hope found
them basslesa.
! conclude, sir, that this is an application
to the discretion of the coust-that ,usriee t.
the prisoner requires only, that he shouls
have all papers from the Offices of state which
ne shall shew to be material and RELEVANT te
his defence !; that he has not shewn them te
be SO N this case snd that, therefore, the
process should be withheld until he does shev
them to be SO. know ONO other rule which
while it will protect the rights ofthe prisoner
viii also save the officers from needless, wan
ton and wicked Viz Milton.
lcsnnot take nySeat, sir, without express
ing mr. deep and sincere sorrow at the hslic.
which the gentlemen in thedefence have thot
It Unnecessary to adopt. As to Mr.. Martin 3
saould have been willing to irapute this fervi,
language to the syn.pathics and resentment!
OF that friendship (Which he has taken such FIRE
gaent occasions to- express for the. prisoner
his honorable trend '--in the cause of friend
snip can pardon zeal even upon the point Q
ihtemperance But the truth is, sir, that be
lore Mn. Martin came to Richmond, this pc
hey was settled; and on every question Incl
aentally brought before the court, we wer
stunned with inyectivcsagains the atlniinistra
uon. appeal to your recollection, sir, whe
'aes THIS policy was net manifested even s.
early as IN those new and until now anhear,
oIshailenses to the grand jury for favor -
whether that policy was net followed up Will
increased spirit in the very first speeche
winch We're made in this case, these Of Mr.
Bolts and MIR. Wickhan a., their t,s7,;;o,t