4894. LYON (Matthew), Prosecution of.—
You will have seen the disgusting proceedings
in the case of Lyon. If they would
have accepted even of a commitment to the
serjeant, it might have been had. But to get
rid of his vote was the most material object.
These proceedings must degrade the General
Government, and lead the people to lean more
on their State governments, which have been
sunk under the early popularity of the former.—
To James Madison. Washington ed. iv, 211.
Ford ed., vii, 202.
(Pa.,
Feb. 1798)
