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THOMAS COOPER. "$08

from: an interference without precedent, against law and
against mercy. Ia not this an attack and @ most serious at-
tack on the character of the President?

The traverser goes on thus—‘‘This melancholy case of
Jonathan Robbins, 2 native of America, forcibly impressed
by the British, and delivered, with the advice of Mr. Adams,
to the mock trial of a British court martial, had not yet as-
tonished the republican citizens of this free country. A case
too little known, but of which the people onght to be fully
apprised before the election, and they shall be.’? Now, gen-
tlemen, there are circumstances in this publication which
greatly aggravate the offense, The traverser does not only
tell you that the President interfered to influence a court of
justice without precedent against law and against mercy;
but that he so interfered in order to deliver up a native
American citizen to be executed by a British court martial
under 4 mock trial, against law and against merey. Another
circumstance is adduced to complete the picture. He tells
you that this Robbins was not only an American, but a
native American, forcibly impressed by the British; and yet
that the President of the United States, without precedent,
against law and against mercy, interfered with a court of
justice, and ordered this native American to be delivered up
to a mock trial by a British court martial. I can scarcely
conceive a charge can be made against the President of so
much consequence, or of 8 more heinous nature. But, says
Mr. Cooper, he has done it; I will show you the ease in which
he has done it; it is the case of Jonathan Robbing. It appears
then that this is a charge on the President, not only false and
scandalous, but evidently made with intent to injure his char-
acter, and the manner in which it is made is well calculated
to operate on the passions of Americans, and I fear such has
been the effect. If this charge were true, there is not 8 man
amongst you but would hate the President; I am sure I
should hate him myself if I had thought he had done this,
Upon the purity and independence of the judges depend the
existenee of your government and the preservation of your

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