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Mil. ARCH. HAMILTON ROfAN's TRIAL, Cmtun.J from fir ft Page.) Unflot, lc gave i all 1 xpr us. the New system, and resolved to wait til! the lime appoint, ,1 lor ti vision of the Constitution, whep th thr pre press ol reason and information would have prepared ihe public mind lor farther chiingcs. The Conslilution va3 com l.tc A ahel pled by the King.

Thus far all was well am' ihe greatest volution the world had ever seen, was 10 ap araucc concluded with the smallest quantity of attending ev.l. It was a great error in the Assembly, (suji- fiosine; it possible for them to have avoided it) to have al-utteel the King so imiponse a salary a million and a hall sterliut? a vear. Such a sum in France as enormous, and lotlnd in the kingdom to swear lliat he believed another was not to he credited on his o.nh., Jt would induce perjury, and kind of pcrjtlry which would elude pmiilhiitcnt. It A'ould transfer Ine Office of the jurors to the judge, and totally subvert the trial by jury. Hi Lordship cited a ase, to prove that tvrti in eases where INCOMPETENT witnessed had been examined, that incompetence was not judged a sufficient ground for setting aside the verdict, though the oieoiopeteiiee was point entirely within the power of ihe Court, whereas the province of determining on the of the evidence was peculiar to the Jury.

The defendant's counsel, he observed, had surprised the prosecutors with a new ground of objection to the verdict, not mentioned in the notice, viz. the illegality of the the possession of it put it Iways in the powe of an ab'e ti fc u7 tJ1L eiu.c cue jeiiy. I lis Lordship said, he would repeat that cart of the charge testimonies and declarations. The Representative of People Uois.et, shall allo le written 10 procure the saif'ieat Mi iupi and 1 IV. Hve shall be chosen from among thciiaukcYs.

-f V. And I've n.i re among the VI. 1 he con mittee of general safety shall be invitee) to take off iinim dia'ely the JAals put upon lite effect, os the brokers. Ac. in a state of arrest arid to remove from Inch leals 'I paper, rncl' effects deelaiing property a'Nd, in i der to stipulate for the fame citizens, as to ti 11 by the preceding articles.

VII. "The coii'iii llioiicis chosen among the LanWj and shall he harged with eondti6tug, directing, aud superintending the declarations. Thev shall name those citii-ens who may delay complying, in order that chey he desired to obe quic kly the resolutions of the united committees, and thole us the commission of yubfiltcnciec. They skull also declare if any errors or fraud be committed in the declarations, that the commifEoncrs may be enabled to repair the one ai prevent the other, according to the rigour cf the laws. VIII.

('The national treasury shall be invited to receive the value at par. IX. "The commission -rs chosen from among the bankers called to this filling, beinc' assembled, it is agreed that the coinmiiT osiers of the body shall be citizens Pache, Pcrre-geaux, Fuleliiroti, Bagu, natilt, and Enfantin. They have mentioned as the commissioners to act as brokers, the citi-z, us Rage, Ilnrpfii-, Colcmbier, Rogue, and Pillot, whu have accepted the office." llinled to, as far as his recollection would serve him. which he did, and which was in substance this that the argument of the Counsel for the prosecution which stated tne non-proeluetion ot evidence on the part or the defendant as strongly tendirg to prove his guilt, had struck hint very tore iiie mat lie then had adverted lo the nature ot he I act charged, which was ol a very public niture, and of course afforded means of refutation that if the Jury believed an event of such publicity that between One and two hundred persons were concerned in it, had happened, it was in his mind a volume of evidence against the defcii- prince to corrupt the legislative ISoily.

I lie ariltociaiie partv, at the court of Louis the XVlth, determined to profit by the circumstance, and they well knew, that the very existence of such a civil list, wonlc', by whetting expectation, without the actual misuse of ir, serve a powerful engine in savourbf Royalty. Tiis party had ostensibly acquiesced in the Constitution. The circumslancts required the sacrifice's then, but they bad "secretly deter, mined 011 the destruction of it. To effect Ihis. they kept up a connexion with the emigrant princes, and used all their influence with the King, who being of a character too feeble to be invariably hottest, though generally well and too weak to be out of the reach of deception, though not entirely without understanding, partly a-dt ceiver, but muc more a dupe, was the sittciTof all rgents to forward their purposes.

Meanwhile, some of their measures transpired from time to time, and occasioned great fermentation among a people jealous to disti action ot their newly-acquired Liberty. The Republican paity became convinced, that even the half-victory, which principle had gained over prejudice in the constitution of 1791 would be lost, and in.elligc nt lant, that he bad produced no witness to rebut the tacts charged on him." This, his I.orclshin insisted, did not amount to an assertion that the silence of'the defendant, should be taken to supply the deficiency of his evidence. A'. y'- Jcctcel to, n.nhc!)', v. her he had declared any opinion dti this subject a.

ter ln.ur anil ju hall was spent in th'i business, thej-uy ''-in length swum without any objection inudt by ti.e travel ler. He the gave a history of the evidence which had l-anccden ami de it was lit ther argued, t' fir. Cur.an, not l-eing able to find a precedent in tile books jnili'y nis application, was strong proof liut no 1'icii i'or anew trial in the fe cir-iit b-id ver been made. He deniiel that the alii, davits produced by the opposite party should be taken a true, becaii'e thi-V were not contradicted for, the reali.ii why lie did not contradict them was, that fe: did not think they could support the As to Mr. Howan's cuvu affidavit, it only went to prove that lie lnii HHAKp and liEUKvi-si he allowed that might be taken as true lor Ik pn fel es to have heard icnd believe had been most industriously circulated in 'order to obtain a second vtndict on a verdict but he hoped the Court titling then to determine what ought lobe dorie in the ahltract, would be influenced by the dictates of a mot, there or any where else.

lie denied dat the Court were proper judges of the credibility of Lyfter, or any other cviileiicr it was a point for the Jury to decide on, and they had decided upon it. The traverses, by impeaching the evidence of J.ystcr on the trial, proved that he had known -Lyfter was to be examined; if his credit was to be it should have been done at the trial, and not having been clone then tit essect, it was now too late to do it. No inconvenience either had resulted to the traverses from tlie, ygnsecjjtion being bv information for, if, it had beea-by'Vjjjjt' dictment he would have been equally ignorant of the information sworn ag.rnft him ror would the circumstance of a Grand Jury's previous decision on it put him into possession of its contents, unlels it could be supposed that some of 'the Jurors forgetting their oath, should betray what they were bound to conceal. He denied the position of Mr. Currant that when just cau.t of challenge lay against a Juryman at time ot trial, which was not known till afterwards, it was just why the verdict should be set The law of the land was, that challenge shall be iiiade at the-trial or not at all.

As to the objections made to the Sheriff, Ac. it did not appear by the affidavit, -when the tra verier came by the knowledge of these circumstances if beore the trial, he fl- Add have objected to the array by Giffard, and then the Venire, would' have gone to the other Sheriff. That he did now these objections to Gifikrd before the trial, was evident fi Jiti thiscircumsiancer--that in all the other instances he mentions having come to the knowledge of the facts stated, fict the trial; in this he, makes no such assertion. If the Court grant a new trial on this ground, every man charged with may- first: submit to trial, and have chance of acquittal, and if he missed, he would ihctv chal-lcuge the array. Counsel had said, that the affidavits now before the Court, ought to be taken as Events they were, his Lordship observed, they did not contradict any one specific fact sieved on the trial.

He here recapitulated the evidence, and oh- lerved; mat it was on the tullnels ot this testimony ol Mr. Rowan's guilt, he had charged the Jury, and notion the principle that his silence should be taken a proof of the fact. ir, nowever, tne enarge to tne Jury were really name to objection, the objection now came too as it had not been mentioned in the notice served on" the prosecutors. His Lordship then expatiated on the great degree of indulgence, and the extreme latitude of defence which had been granted to Mr. Rowan throughout the whole ot his trial he recapitulated many: of the arguments he had before In consequence of the above decree, the following letter has been lint to the Citizens Peris, ij Nivefe, id Jan.

The wants of the Republic demand, that conformably to the resolution of the. vinted Committees of Finances, General Safety, and Public Welfare, on the 7th inst, and agreeably to that of the commission of this day, you deliver to ti eomniiss.oners cs soon as possible, an accornt of the exact state of your property in merchandizes, bills of exchange or credit, in foreign countries ai you are required w'thin two days to lodge the laid bills of exchange in the Public after it sha'l have received the amount, -will remit you the value in assgnats at par. We expect frar.kness and expedition on your part. Any delay, or fraud shall denounced with severity. We inform you, that Government will take all possible steps to at par, the lawful debts which the Republic or the Citizens may have tie in foreign countries, other than thole with which the Republic is at war.

In consequence, you, are expre 'sly forbidden to take any more paper upon foreign countries, or to allow foreigners to draw upon you, without having certified to the Commission as to' the employment of these funds, (Signed) THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION. urgeo, ana concluded Dy deeming it his decided opinion that the verdiS ought not to beset ajide Mr. Justice Bard agreed perfectly in this oainion-as did also Mr. Jujliee Dowries. So little new matter fell from them in delivering their sentiments, that it is unneeeffary for us to give them at large.

An observation of Mr. lustice Downes. howeverl is worth notice that even in cafes of felony i wheife no evidence appears for the prosecution, perhaps, but thatof a fcommon informer; the, non -production of exculnatorv evidence bv the culprit is considered as adding weight to the testimony against him, otherwise, perhaps, little deserving of credit. Mr. J.

Bord, as second ludee. aster cxnatiatihi for Mr. Attorney General then entered into a justification of i some time upon the circumstances of the cafe, proceeded to pronounce the sentence of the Court, which Was for Iwoytari, a foe of security for good oroaviourjor- icven years jar. KiKuart in looqi. ana tisio ow.rs tnioool.eacb! Mr.

Rowan rose, and ill a short soeech. ahoundin? with sentiments that do honour to a free ditizen. and befneak a mtn nnA V. I.I Ill P. I 1.

utiuu iLdimtiije iiocccy, jciicciieu Ills princi men became generally ptilcMdeu, mat the preservation 01 a system of real was incompatible with the exit-tence of a King possessed of vast power, and a civil list near a million and an half yearly. Three parties now agitated the state, that the who II 11 hoped that the system formed in 1791 would answer they were the most numerous that of the courtiers, who wished to bring back the old system they were the most opulent a id artiul, and that of the Republicans who were neither powerful nor wealthy. These parties kept up an incessant struggle, and it was still greater in reality than in appearance. It was a real civil war without the name. The Republicans exerted every nerve to diminish the power of the monarch, Which experience indeed had proved to be dangerous and alarming.

The courtiers profited by this circumstance, to persuade a weak Prince, that there was a fettled design to destroy the inouarchy. War was declared against Austria and Prussia and the Republican party, to protect the capital, which was threatened, and partly to guard against the designs of the -Court, obtained a decree for establishing near Paris an ar-my of 20,000 men. The King refused to sanction it, his veto also to the. decree against the priests, and finally dismissed the patriotic Minillere, Roland, Claviere, and Scrvan. The war became now open and avowed the people broke into the Thuilleries on the 20th of June.

On the 28th, La Fayette, who had quitted his army, came to Paris, to decLtre Jgainlt the Jacobins. Towards the end of July the Marscillois arrived they had first been in-. vited to concur in the ceremony of the tv.t the principal object of their journey was, doubtless, to lupport the patriots against the court. A report having been spread, that a plot was. formed to attack the mlace, the royalists collected, and the Kiftg, who but-a little before had declared that he wanted no guard but his people, but who nevertheless, had still kept the Swjss Guards about him, in opposition both to the constitution, and to an express decree of the Assembly, suffered himself now to belurround-ed farther with troops of armed men.

The people viewed these proceedings with extreme discontent, A new report was spread and gained credit, that an attack was meditated' on the National Assembly by the Court that the principal patriots in Paris were to be sacrificed; lists of proscription were handed, about: the combat became mortal, as Petion said, between the people and the court. One or other of them must fall 1" The people rose in insurrection the loth of August, and menaced the palace the Guards fired on them a fierce battle which terminated in the ruin of the Monarchy, the captivity of the King, and the establishment of the Republic. These events appeared so extraordinary to us in England, that at first, we did not know what to think of them and for a long time our opinion was unfavourable. But when circumstances were better known, when the treachery of the Court was more fully deve and we found men of respectability and worth, Garat, Rabaud, sec. declaring their complete adherence-to the new system, and their perfect conviction, that the Revolution of the loth of August was as necessary as that of the 14th of July, we in their opinion, and recognized a Republic, 1 to which not Republicans by their efforts, but Courtiers by their insincerity, had given existence.

This ftfond ir.surcction had, however, an effect, ples ano nis comruet nei was then remanded to rewtate. eiic uy men i5 jivc, iui hum iu mention to the Jury, that where the fact if committed must live been known to mailvj it was a pre-umptiim of guilt, if no evidence was brought to refute the imputation. He was followed by Solicitor General Toler, who 'com p'iinented the Court on their great patience, for not I aving shewn any signs of resentment at what he called one of the. molt unbridled sallies of eloquence ever known in a Court cf Justice, (alluding to Mr. Curran's speech.) He laid con-sidcra'iilc stress on what had falleil from Fletcher that the)-had no new substantive ground of defence to bring forward, hut only a farther refutation of the evidence on which ths verdict bud been found.

He said the gentlemen wished to make the Court and Jury change places they had attempted to justify the publication to the Jury, and now they wish to make the Court decide on the credibility of the evidence. In the attempt made by Mr. Curran, tc justify the publication, he observed, he had completely fastened accompanied, certainly, bv the retrret the 'svmoathv and the admiration of every man of honour, honesty and cou-rage--the friend of freedom the vindicator of innocence the protector of the oppressed-rand' the irreconcilable ene my corruption. Mr. Rowan was conducted to prison bv a bark wav- The Castle vard had been filled durine the dav bv a vrrv verge guara or none ana ioot, ready to ce called tortn, mould any ngns ot not or turuulencc appear anjpng the the )tS opublishing round the neck of his client he had' i.

i .1 erowo. FRENCH RESOLUTION. taut jtc nic wannuceu ina zce- enae me cjuwiewiuu the effusion of the manly mind of the traverscr at the bar" It, was not for him to pluck away the laurel Nott detrahere velem, multa cum lauds, adberentem front's eoronam. AftfT having gone over pretty nearly the fame ground with the Attorney General, he congratu'ated the traverses on there being vet this country tiie cooi, dispassion Of this stupendous evtht, even now imperfectly compre hended in England, the clearest, though most concise account is given by Miss Hcles- Williams, in the last volume of her Letters from France. We think it weil worth copying.

ate-tribunal, liefore which he now stood, to distribute ecjual justice, while the author of the Rights of Man was funk into the depths of a dungeon, and the orator of the Human Race Anacharsis Clootzj has his lips closed for ever. The traveler himself ought to feel happy, tlt he The history of theFrench R-rvolulion may be given been stopped in his career for; if in consequence of in a lew paragraph, ninnc anuies were too great and too inveterate to be remedied by a gradual Reform. A eucik'e, was necessary in to bring it about, it. was requisite to appeal to the power of the great body call to arms, any, act or violence had keen committed on the part of the people, he would have been now tried not for a libel, but for high treason. The Proclamation which he had so severely censured, saved his head for eve-ry body knew that the e'ountry, at the time of its publication, flood themselves on the eve of insurrection.

In lav- 01 cue peoples This appeal was made the pccplcrcsc in general insurrection, and destroyed the Ualtille The destruc government had saved a man who, in every other tion or akules followed of course. A Constitution was formed, not surely the bestpossiblc, but the best that the circumstances permitted. The great majority of the 1 .1. instance, would prouaniy prove an ornament to nis coun try, though in one instance lie had acted under the influ ciiceof gross mistake. Mr.

Frankland spoke, against the removal the verdict. His arguments were very nearly the fame with those of the ccntlemen who preceded him, except that he assert ed a new trial ought not to he granted, even though the defendant came to know what was good ground for a new trial since the finding of the last verdict, unless the Attor NATIONAL CONVENTION. JANUARY SA. I Voidand, in the name of the Committee of Safety, said, You have the prisoners to be tried by the Revolutionary Tribunal for counter-revolutionary projects, should be confined in the prison of the Concicrgtrie i but the number of prisoners of this description sent from all parts of the Republic? so great, that this prison will not hold them. This proves the multitude of our enemies.

It must appear to yon, Citizens, that so many pri- loners, shut up in one place, must be attended with great inconvenience It is inevitable but that the number must, in time, produce epidemic diseases it mdy further snatch from us those whose crimes ought to be atoned by the axe of the law. We must, therefore, take them away it is a' duty of humanity and justice. It is to fulfil this sacred duty that I come propose to you to set apart the Hotel formerly occupied by the Archbilhop and Bishop of Paris for the reception of the invalid prisoners belonging to the Concicrgcrie 4hat part which is on the bank of the river may be allotted as an hospital of health. Adopted. The French, resident at New-York, informed the Con-vxntion that they celebrated, with a number of Americans, c'ie anniversary of the evacuation of New-York by the lisli.

The three-coloured flag was carried through the streets, united with that of America. SITTING OF THE ZoTH JANUARY. CAVALRY. In consequence of a report from the Committee at War, the National Convention considering the necessity of making with the utmost speed, all thole preparations which are necessary to complete the establishment of the cavalry, decreed, I. That the men put in a state of requisition by the law of the 2Zcl July, old style and making part of the levy of 30,000 cavalry, shall be.

at the disposal of the Minister at war. II. Cavalry shall be disposed in diEerent places according to the service for which they may be wanted, without any regard being paid to their former distinction as fixed by the law of the lid July. III. Such men as are not clothed or equipped, shall be furnished with the necessary articles from the magazines of the regiments into which they shall, be incorporated.

The Minister at war shall give directions to execute the first part of this article with speed. IV. The Commissaries shall transmit to each depot of heavy and light cavalry, leather. Ac. for the fabrication of saddles and such other necessaries as may be pointed out by the Minister.

V. The proper articles shall be completed under the care of the superior officers charged with the inspection of depots. These articles shall be distributed to the different re-ziments according to their' wants. VI. The War Minister after having concerted the proper measures with the Committee of Public Safety, shall adopt every means in his power to supply the cavalry with all possible speed.

All the proper artificer, therefore are put in a state of requisition. SEAT OF WAR IN GERMANT. The following letter was read from the National Deputies with the armies of the Rhine and the Mozelle. Germcrjhcim, Jan. at.

CITIZEN PRESIDENT, We transmit you the gold and silver effect of the Emigrants, found at Gennerfheim. We fend you also a medal struck in honour of Louis XVI. On one side the medal has these words--'' To Louis, massacred by the the other fide Weep and revenge, The Horde of Conde is no longer terrible but the last emigration had for it object the delivery of Alsace, Stras- Landau and Port Louis. The following letter was read from Laeomhe St. National Deputy, in Corsica.

Headquarters at Farinae, Nov. 18. The insolence of the rebels, the boasting of Paoli, the 1 excessive caution of general St. "Martin, who would not attack the post of Parinole, when' I gave him orders to attack it. and the necessity of epneentratirig- in France-all the force of the Republic tooverwhelm the rebel of Toulon, all these circumstances iiidtkcs me to rely oil nry own rclburt.es alone.

ycl I therefore put myself at the head of a small army, marched against the beat and took a fort with two pieces camun and ney should aim Iwear that oe was not in pollellion ot this previous to tne trial; Rowling proposed to make an affidavit of this na ture, and was told by the Court it was which was nottoreleen at the time, but which has been severely felt since. It set the minds of the people afloat, after they had been completely tranquillized, and augmented their national suspicion of their governors, to a degree almost incompatible with the existence of government. It is easy to fee how this came about. When the people were tailed upon to deliver themselves from their tyrants and establish in their place loyal governors, their duty was clear: nothing was' wanting but an adequate force the object was simple and speedily accomplished. Here the Revolutionary Power of the people should have ceased, and here it would have ceased, but tor the treachery of the Court The Bastille was destroyed the old despotism overthrown, the rights of man declared, and a constitution formed.

The people were satisfied, so satisfied, that as I have already mentioned, those who wished to carry improvements farther instead of receiving the thanks their fellow-citizens, were blamed and traduced. Much has been said since the time of Rousleau, respecting the social contract. Here was a complete example of one a fair bargain was entered into between the Nation and the Court, I do not lay the King, because his total want of character renders it impossible to know when he acted from himself, and when from the impulse of others :) the first wasTtncerc', and would have kept its word the last was deceitful, and by its deceit, became the author of a sr- COND RCVOLUTIOH Prime Serjeant closed the arguments on the part of the Crown. The only new argument he adduced was a ease which he cited from one of the books, it was, of an application made for a new trial on the ground that an incompe- t. nt witness had been examined on the trial the application vai however refused.

Hence he argued that if an improper witness being examined, could not justify a new trial, a furtiorari, a witness in every point competent being examined, could not justify setting aside a verdict merely tccaule (its credibility was impeached. The Court declared, that on Friday, if possible, they would deliver their, opinion. tfRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7. u.uuiiiki.ti,cuicwiiii me mule peiicci ppi ouauon, and the very few enlightened men who would nave preferred a Republic, saw so little hope of obtaining it, or of its being permanent, when obtained, that they acquiesced hi the general opinion, and resolved to wait with patience till the gradual progress of light and should prepare the nation for. the complete triumph of principles over prejudice." M.

de la Rochfoucault said to me, I have no doubt that a Republic is the most perfect form of government, but I do not think it would be suitable to France. We are top corrupt to be Republicans. I doubt even whether yott in England have virtue enough for it. America is the country for Republicanism." This idea was jiot peculiar to Mr. de la Rochfoucalt.

Others conceived the minds of the people not to be yet ripe for a Republic; and, on the whole, there was a perfect acquiescence in the limited monarchy formed by the Constituent Assembly." I wish particularly to direct your attention to this fact, that you may be enabled to judge who were the authors of all the troubles and confusions that hav.e. followed the-period of uranimity and peace now described. I shall therefore beg leave to produce a proofs of the decided attachment that reigned amongst all ranks of men to the principles then adopted, and which formed the basis of the constitution completed in J79iand tried, when Condorcet argued, in opposition to a common prejudice, that a great and extensive nation was riot unfit for the Republican form of Government when Thomas Paine and Achille du Chatelet formed a Republican Society, and began a Journal under the title of Le Repuhlicain hen, besides all this, the popular societies and the Patriots, who influenced the public mikd in every part of France, waited with anxiety for the decision, of the Assembly, and were prepared by the eircumstances to have acquiesced in it, even had it announced the instant' abolition of Monarchy, the French Legislators pardoned the fugitive prince without a trial, nd preserved the Monarchy. "I was then at Paris, and I asked several people! what they thought of the conduct of the Assembly. The sud-den chinge of Bama've and others, from violent democracy to loyalty, they allowed to be somewhat strange but they appeared to be pleased with it, and acquesced heartily in their proceedings.

i The French, said a person to me, cannot do without a King. We have been too long accustomed to have one, and we must have one still, even if he were made of wood Had any one replied, but this inefficient man costs you so. deaf, 1 they would have answered, True, but we must have him, to fill the place and keep out Such ideas were so universal, that those who had manifested any approbation 'of Republicanism fell into disrepute, and at length were reduced to total silence. "The most enlightened et I have already stated, Con- The Court proceeded to deliver their sentiments on the motion for littingaside the verdict in the ease of the King agimlt Archibald Hamilton Kowan, jiiq. The Cbh-f Justice first delivered his opinion.

He re raetdvthe three grounds on which the motion rested, be- Pi inning with the onjeclmns againit tne inert it, as iworn to vMr. Rowan. He observed that the affidavit of Mr. Kowan went no further in this instance than mere Be uir and mere belief had never keen considered as sufficient i roof of favour. Besides had been sufficient time al'rtweeT before the trial for Mr.

Rowan to make his obiee to the siieriff in form, and his affidavit did not state that EXTRACTS FROM THE LAST MAILS. DECREE, Passed bj the National Convention, relative to French Property vested in Foreign Fund). The commission, charged with executing the resolutions of the-united committees of finance, public safety, and general welfare which place in requisition the effects of all bankers, merchants and brokers, desirous of employing the utmostxpcdition to obtain these articles, so necessary the happiness and dignity of the French People, propose, and the National Convention decrees, that I. The bankers, merchants, and all other citizens who have property vested in foreign funds, shall by the next decade (January) make a declaration to the commission of snbsisteneies and provisions, first of all the effect, and funded property which they have in foreign countrie 4 and second-ly, of the sold and unsold merchandizes which they have there. H.

They (hall also declare, with Republican veracity, the names ot citizens whom they know possess funded property or merchandize in the different parts of Europe. III. "CommissionerssliaJijetWpeedily be sent to the cities of Bourdeaux, Marseilles, Nantes, Le Havre, Lille, vunkercjuk, St. Male, and La. Rochellc, to obtain similsr lie became acquainted with the objections against Mr.

ltwi li trir.l. He next considered the objection made the juror, Mr. Pcrrin he thought it insufficient--ift, lecAuse ejtpreslions alledged to have been tittered f.y Hun respecting ivir. iowan were- neii cuuuccteu tin Ire fact winch he was sworn to try; antlad, because even tScvti-cre. thev woulesnut conitittne a lecal obiection to Hr.

I'errin, unl.ft it were proved that they originated in Of ot'ic-r 'Tonnes of the motion, viz. the irtcredihiK tvlclehee, he observed, proihictiv of tv.ost formidable conscqueiue, if evidences) were suffered to ke hweed. a' ter a trial, to disc-redd or malida; vfidenee i Uctitiven upon thc.triai. If that were admitted, conviction con.d never tales place a maneould be.