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Excerpt from The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 3 of 3
Second Session of Ninth Congress - President's Message - Special Message on English Affairs - Congress ask Information in regard to Burr's Conspiracy - Senate pass a Bill to suspend the writ of habeas corpus - The House summarily reject the Bill - Eppes's Speech - Causes of reaction in public feeling - Bellman and Swartwout brought Prisoners to washington-president's further Information to Congress - Bellman and Swartwout discharged from custody - Broom's Resolution to further secure privilege of the writ of habeas corpus rejected - MM - Naval defences - The different plans urged - Adjournment - Correspondence - New English Treaty [ts inconsistency with Instructions - The President to Monroe on the subject - He rejects the Treaty without consulting the Senate - Letters to his Cabinet - Spring Elections in 1807 - Burr brought to Richmond - The Legal Proceedings before Judge Marshall Burr held to Bail for a Misdemeanor - His Reception by the Federalists of Richmond Mr. Wickham's dinner-party - Chief Justice and Burr meet as Guests there - Professor Tucker's Explanatlon of the Circumstance - Burr's Trial - Motion for a Subpoena duces tecum to the President - Ofier of United States Attorney voluntarily to furnish all necessary evidence - Martin's Attacks on the President - Wirt's Reply - Chief Justice's Remarks - Attacks on the President continued - President's indignation-martin's Motives and Character - A Blunder avoided - The Subpana duces tecum issued - Presi dent's Ofi'er in the interim to furnish all needful Testimony - His Answer on receiving the Subpoena, etc. - A practical Commentary - Manner of treating Government Wit messes - Indictment for Treason and Misdemeanor found - Burr confined in his Counsel's house - Arraigned - His Description of his Apartments etc., in the Penitentiary Trial opened - President's Letters to United States Attorney - Motion to stop the Introduction of Evidence in the Trial for Treason granted - Verdict of the J ury - Trial for Misdemeanor - The Proof relied on by the Prosecution ruled out - The Sequel - Burr held to Bail for a Misdemeanor in Ohio - President's Correspondence with District Attorney - Accused of undue eagerness for Prisoner's Conviction - Accused of Impro per Interference - These Charges examined - Barr's Flight - His Miseries in Foreign Lands - Unable to get Home - Finally reaches Home in 1812 - His Obscurity and Dis grace - Death of his Family - Dreads Imprisonment for Debt - Subsequent Course and Closing Scene, 189.
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