Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-06-01

were delivered. We hope the whole sentence
NAV be Obtained for publication: as we firmly
believe 1t calculated 10 make deep impression
on those misguided men who are still infatu at
ed with the preposterous idea that :hey can
form any associations by which they can be alb.
solved from their obligations to The laws Of
their country.
On Wednesday morning, the second Gay Of
the sitting Of the court, Mr. Spencer, the spe-
cial Commissioner, moved the court that they
should immediately proceed TO the trial of John
Whitney. Gen. Mathews, one OF the counsel
Tor tn defendant, urged delay on the ground
that his associate counsel Mr.. Griffin, was alb
sent in pursuit Of an important witness, and
was ex 2ected to arrive in The course of the day.
Mr. Spencer contended that this was no reason
Tor delay, that there were sherihs and consta>
bles enough, sc. The court however, agreed
To wait until afternoon, upon the assurance tina,
an important witness for the defendant was
then ax eced. In The mean while, civil cause
was brougn on for trial, which occupied the
cou-, the whole of that day. On Thursday
morning Mr.. Spencer renewed hi. motion for
an immrd a,e tr,sl Of John Whitney ard James
Giils. An AFFIDAVIT, was now produced on the
par Of ellis, OF the materially Of witness,
" no had been sub"oenaed the day before, and
who was absent, and further delay was solicited
The special commissioner Immediately sent
for the absent witness f the defendant, and un>
dertork TO have him IN court by 2 o'clock, al
hich time il was arranged The trial should
commence, If the witness arrived. Another
civil cause interviewed, and it was not un il about
5 o'clock in the afternoon Of the 2lst instant,
that the drawing of the Jury commenced
Whitney was present, bu, ellis was absent
mass Of testimony was Introduced on the
psrt Of he people, which occupied he court
aud jury the residue of the day, and until the
evening OF he mex, day, the 22d On the
morning Of the 23I. tie testimony on the part
Of he defendants, was commenced. and coHil>
nued until dinner time.
Among The w,tnt ,ses produced by the de-
fendan,s, was Eli Brurc, who testified that on
the evening" Oft re Is II Of September, 1928, he
wa. first appri>ed that william Morgan was
coming on from Cansndaigua, on the ridge
road lie was told this ny BurraSr Smith and
another person then living &; Lucknor'. Some
six or eight 1ays previous To This, he had neen
informed by a gentleman from B,ta,is, tina,
Morgan wa. willing to go away from Miller !;
and he wi ness was requested 20 assist IN his
removal, which h. deChued. He, however, mad
been requested by anoher-per,on 10 prepare "a
cell for Noraea, IN ;ne ja,l az Lockppr, In con
,emp'a ion of Morcan's being carried directly
! across from b taIia to LookporI, and 'heDce to
Niagaa Smi and the person who came
| wi h him. old wi;ness VIA Morgan had come
voluntarily. sd WAS willing to go into Canada
The, said re had come aeaceabiy, and wanted
witness 10 lssis, in getting him on. Witness
declined a first, bu finally agreed TO do so, and
brtwern min. and ten o'clnck went 10 the house
| Of solomon c. Wright, living on the ridge
IL 4, of ~ pr hp
found he carriage, and got ino it Wilnam
MOI gan, or a person Gallo Morgan, was IN II,
! one Hague, vino is now dead, and himself, and
no Others, were III the carriage. 1t was driven
! by person of his aCquain ance. There were
sever. i persons a. WrighI's WHO did not belong
70 the house; and on his way there, he met
some strangers on foot going towards Lick.
port He never saw Lawson, until he saw HIM
here in Jail He did not see Whitney, aud did
not know him. He afterwards stated hat h
saw Whitney at the installation at Lewiston.
| He went in the carriage from Wrig"ts 10
! Lewiston, where another cargagr AID horses
" ere procured. The same passcnge go into
that carriagr, and dove 10 'he f'ry near the
Fort. On their way, 'hey took in ano' her pas
s.rger. The res'i,,ouy of Iorydcn is
perfsc ,ly correct. Witness did not see NJ Ryan
Nv Ill heir arrival Lewiston, whrn 'hev came
to he f.rrv and got out OF the Carriage. Nor
gan locked arms with the two who accompanied
witness Morgan was blindtodrd in he CAR
rage. which was ks p' pe'fec'lv closed, the cur
lains down, the windows up, &c
Witness and his companions, four besides
himself, cross ed he river, TO Canada, having
! Morgan in IN, boa, Their object was to &c,
Mo, gan away from Miller, int" thu interior Of
the country in Canada, and place him on a
farm The rxpcc'ed arrangrme" for the re-
cep'icn Of MorPap IN Canada, had no. been
made, and i, WAS ,nough best TO " Ii fr"
DAYS Morgan vas accordingly brought o'er
! 10 this SIDE OF The river, and was pu' into the
ma gaziue in For: Niagara 20 await the prepa'
ra,i)ns on The other side to receive him II
was past midrieh, and before Daylight when
they put him in the magazine. He has neveras
| seen Morgan from that Day TO this; and
never had any ,r,mu nica,ions from any person
r. spcctipe VIVA was Ultima ly done with him
! " lille wi h Morgan in The car,iagr, he con-
versation among them was, that he (Morgan)
was going among his friends: he app AIRED 10
be easy, and said nothing, AT Lewiston wit