The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1805-02-26 00:00:00, page 1

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do not fubferibe to the paper, fiiould ^
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finll he infer ted i^v feven ty-fr',- cents h
the tird time, fifty cents for each time \
during three weeks, and for every ad- R
ditioual iufertion thirty-three ccntn ; ^
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WHISKET > .i- ,
ft.ICON i : : — J.Y —
HE PIP ::::::::::: 170 — IPO —
EAR IRON ■ :::::::: JiO — —:
* WILL be fold on Wed cfday the cth dsy of
M in'h next, ... *•
A O.kk! nUICJt dwlling jlOTJSE with nil
./ r!ie nece.Tnry ofr.ces together with.‘two
acme '‘own near :re) of highly improved hud ;
the pr.vicrty and prcLr.t residence of Dr.
James )i». MeCaw.
Terms of payment will he made known on
the d ty o fale.
THOMAS TAYLOR & Co. V. M’s
February 22.-tdf.
rrs-.-m
TTIOMAS TAsYLOR & Co.
% A TILL in future ft ut t!e fore occupied hy M. I’’.
% V' //unreel cf Co. an li'.tir*,Va\'s in rnch \v el ,
ar..l ut their oftcr, on Tuflnys nil Frfjny: ts if ml.
I).c. J, 1301. cptf
CHOICIc LANDS —FOR SALE.
A DIVIS ION of thefair.ousSJuraTown Lands ha
/ % place hctw ,*i> the h r- of ' me?,
I'. ".. Farb y, EJ i. lec’d. ■ nd i >1. [alt i. . [ ..
b.. after M:s. ibiv .•.bnli M .rfosj, ib*: fubArituis, Ro
lu-rt Faylor of Norfolk, and Clun les Duncan ai Res
lift, near Percrfburg ir. fully empowered by the fold
C**l. Farley md Mrs. IVIorfo.i, to difpofr of their pro
portion, co oirw 12,832 acres, which ere iVrvretnl
and l;od off eight Sots, containing from .100 t > 2 -on
acres, agreeable to plots in the polll-liirn of the fr.id
rhnean. The four i rgeft !r>v, r.rc af excellent quality,
<".:h containing a confids-ruble proportion of the lich
ci; low grounds, which prod te tuba." a of the Tory
iirfl quality, as has been erperlcuvrd by one of the
fiiolrribers, who (hipped it for a number of years.
Thole lands lie on j »an and Smith’s rivers, in J?ock
irvrh -.m rrvncyv nu th.« W U« <.f bu rth C ::-A.:r.r.,
about lTO iuiles lrom Beterflvrg ; Richmond. As
there arc feklom furh laud? for fale, they mull he v
objcA to chafe who want to pnrchaie fuch rs v ;!1 pro
in. One t
the price mult be p id in re . !y r.u.ney, ihirJ A.
twelve mr»f;‘h?,ond the other third in t .<> •.•«. rt, A, •
purrhafer giving bond v.dtli un c:cptioi Abe fecurlu j
bearing in? .reft frs- d «u i*' not punritnlly paid, i
Fhofe it •• r, the e.I.
by 1) ->r j i .» C. t.-»x, living at Leakfvike, n*-«r
R>i ; j*. Court-Utml’e, and the t.-rm.j made i
>■ ■ by
P.our-T.T TAYLOR, or
CHARLES DUNCAN.
7’ tifburg, N w. 21. _ _ q.if
, I ‘ /I r civ- /:• hire .-;cu p.ir of good
A L.. v V\ i Live, fit ’ fix /non \r.
JOHN IV.NDLETON.
/’•/•. ’•). ep3iv
J. TO.ViPKf" i
t iV'P! ’2 I'FUi.i Y inf :s concern*.!, |
- v ib.il be bits r. ••’' ted the ',:Ps andpr.f rj of
the Idt ■ , v ucm o fR ohert Pdiek .1 Co. .. . d D■ a
lop, Polio1: 0» Co. /• n >;-. v Prick Iha fe near
t ■ Bet fin, nv.hUre&l' 'if of: ■ ■to /•- Scaft-N: tfc.
’ ' . .. pip s rr (JJ'U
COCNIs! 2 11 ’.lb JjV, offup.rior quality.
December 11.
Is 1 T I C It.
TT/ E t1 "isn " »•> • • .~t.'*** 5n s V hte concerns
of B> . at Pe-!
trril."-j;, of FT•':! V!’ "Ol<>►:, f< (do. at Mirh- I
nmi'!, and ofF’ J I-f • f ", P'v tis Ci Co. rti jVin-l
cUite/.k.ive r‘.\ >•-. |our I-.**
friiitri.i r,;/ ns tlv 2. !•»«•. it .* ii 'a to, ]
O.tii.- idin- e.l |\ •i’o.'V St.- dltlih . ...4
d* i>(' I .'ill rlit-n-r.u-o t ■■ !* ■ o t i.<• ii',. • *•, 11. ' here*
af'er iwynvr . ;-r ■ in \v »*v«de only to fi e laid Mr
J *ic* Mnelnji, ^is :»tt* rr:"/ "r irto.- and to wltom
th'if.- f- claims a^i a; r. it their concern* will _j j
for pay.ru-.it.
rv.v::: biic:ia:*ai;.
By UOBK.ftT POI.LOX,
L*ti /Ulorn v.
ROliKRT Pol,T,OK.
V r-'er-i, T-»< | "•I--", 11 .r. «S |
e * cy
F t credit >e if- •* i is- !'.• »ie tavern, nil fir
*! I• i■ I iri h e.ifii-'iy :
t C’.'/'nin tior j.<r.of 1,'VNO, lyinr In Pa
trick c*” ' *y mi i* f lyo river, cos' tiiMij;
a- •« * moror lejs, hi- •”* r'■ it tract lately own?:- 1 ’r
j *n ^nrre-r, and fold !>y -irtae of a deed r f .*rnft for ]
ti • h'tnr.'it of fJe-dop, V. ’!ok 9: Co, (Jo!. CT* .. Penn !
c! i’jtri-h, will Qv.v * s* I.:-1 I t »any ;>>.-fun difpoi.xi to I
p'ti .' irc. An un.!’ynt.-J > |-la with jo-floral w.irr.iri
t e. will he tne.de Vi,-,, -.tie,- on p vru-nt of the ]
■lOi.e/—tindou >*- d Icrnrii v will he rr-.lillred.
I -U)S KR A MOWCU K K, V. MV
FsliMta-r I ft.
f, ■ • 11 i 'v « » '.T ' \-jhr, 7(>r.-"/r.i a fair h.’n
. * • ha; con 'ey the clerbyh'p of a count*
cr -.f.' thre ■ y :r> >„•?, e uybrjt to sngrt?r in th
f.i'r rujinl't ii’’ to nr penile man in the ut>f>er
cm /try.—•■11- <■ /•/ fro hi'r trffi•noninls of hij chr•
r-V ntoea/j and enter t! flood fondv.P. A line
d: • b’d in the P-. f}~ ilf.? 7 r in Ilia top.-tt, mill \
9. r Hen hr! a and i-n a. di tlelj anfiv> rr.rl,
PArt nary 1 ?». lit
LANDS, LOTS if CANAL SHARES,
FOil SAI.S.
On Monday, the twc-rtv-finh day -;f March next, ’
Will be espofed rn 1‘nblic Sale at the Ea<*> Ta
vern, in the City of Richmond, in order to
Ci<*f-j tlu Mercantile concern of Euclinnan,
Dunlop, &. (_'u. the following
i RAC 1 S or LAND, etc. viz.
A CERTAIN TRACT OK 1.AKD,
^ ITUATED ir
*'**•/ r-< & f- si. and PaSiajr Piv. r,ec; -a:- ig i\:00 i
^ a-LoO, iiNvillfi.il 1 RAC 1 OF L Eil), in ;
‘oa fai.se county,'on to- -tenters nf Beaver and Pojfun
(•reeit, containing foc-r hundred and fifty acre:, /■; <•
accurate fret cry, ar.d : -chidingfart oj zthat is cad.’.-d Sa
fer s enm.ntain.
ALSO, ANOTHER-TRACT OF LAND, ;•
thefaid county, no toe lo .o. , r f .P> fi I/’. yV. . i, . .
* -d hrr-ns, con/a i ir~ S.» 1 .errs, -jr 1 her. - J .y bo -
• • >fv iand Martin'
ALSO, ANOTHER TRACT OF LAND, in
f id county, e< nt.iining d70.acres, on the herd bran, hex of
toe foaih j ’.el of J ot.ing , and: i.ett //■■ , ^ath -r 7 fide j
of Long mountain, and bounded by On’y'i, ivi let's a. J '
biith's tiled:.
ALSO, ANOTHER TRACT OF LAND, i>,\
fair, county, containing fK) acts, m tl. Lad Lain l es x.J tie I
J < t-. fob 1.1 i'titit ty se,, ou .*oil t ' of the ,-etiTxn e -d, ,
•■nd boundedLy toe Long i. • ntain and Pi. lard Stitb's I
p;.u i lihR i RAC 1 OF l.AND, fi- ;
tuated on the -wcflcrr. brn: ■ ises of Bujai.c C, ejl, in t ' j
* '■/'■'4 ' if l.isnrp !.!i, c > '. ’/ .ag I .-J *crcs, aud awn "'" !
ie-nn ley «r*»v r.f Turner', pi re. ■
ALSO, A YRA. ;• (!'• in Par- |
fan mur.ty, I\ orti-Can. ,■■•, con! :iui - J*-. * anus, f. J '
•-r executes! ag.-irf ■*>■" -.•••»« 7 • t j../- j
. ' aarjhal, , .-.a.
Pyrfon county am t. i
ALSO,- A TRACT OF LAND, ,’.*, Pataui |
i county, f irgirna, on tie i; d -waters r>f South Piny: , j
>•*« Lld'jbrs to Budeanau, Dnnl'.f If Co. red.:- RJ i, J
tie county court if Put: isl,/t -Fclruucy Court, i,V.\_|
-7 c.onftd. rc ’ '.c'f art f it's if.til •r >■• !-ir ">oui.t's.
- M 0, LOj ;.k 5 ;
on tic ihjin-Jt,c,t,in iJto tow:, of AYtv-LoJ.u, ou neb:.! j
I art* a Pore and ihrslii.fydtji.fe.
AISO, l.OTS No.yio & n /„/, ,/ *.-.- j
0* .7 ZO; * and < ec out ms noor V , d.
ALSO, LOT .No. ruid t..-,-r, ,«».
f.lining eleven acres, X3 Aa^it* D' do’ contain.: j* .-.*■ i
acres. J*
-/y.S’O, A TRACT OLAND cdjei-d-:.</.•
Irecht., containing ZOO acres i'A !.:..d Tic Be. i
f.rcLcfJaf Pun..:!. Crur ' . re -t-JE ni-tisr ih c /
, Oj :r. ..dare, rreord.J in the dfries so.nl if l\tnv-Lcn
Jen.
At tier r.sne time and piece and a',on ire Per:- ter- . I
.
Campbell county, ca ! lining ffX' acres. j
At tie fa re tire and flare e-els'! he f-’J, FJ! F. !
SHARES IPT THE iff PER A PFAs' TATTC A
CAXAL COMPANY.-A further e.W';d , ,
tbc les Js and .’As is deen ed n.-r.f',., as tlif. in. Hr
ftirc/iafe, -aiil.f courfe vvw T.et.n.—M,. 'Viomat R.ij
Tei.I/rmv lie land: in Car: nlels county and lots in .V
j Ian.. ■>. -,<.** s)tu:c :n Role, J.. it.eland: it, Pa.'.
O'’ W Mr. S.w! Static 'that in Pafri.-h aourty, a-A
t/e deeds may ! fen ■ on affile. Hi - to MP.-Jfrs. 1 > offer a. !
Mona,re ,f B: hrord.-Out's/.,.:/. let- n ire.lil
fp >S ,r If riven, and on the Canal Shares, a
\ credit oj Id months—the pur chafer gijino herd wills <. *>
p:ii'edf ea,iiy, to cany i. lsrfi fiom^the date, if not
pointed!-: p.AJ,
DAVID EUCHANAN,
X ’PER T POLL QIC, Us Attorney.
JOHN DUNLOP,
Atltr.-r- f-r VARIES RUXr CP.
ROLI RT POI.]. iL
February —r-.If,
'i.::: sunscRicnR offers
FOR RALE,
. * ■ '“.'red md torty r.rres of t!.c well l.rov/ii
•, *• et ';! Ea;:d cal! a “THE SF ATCN’j FER
’’ '• 0T;” lying upon (he P« . : . ;v. r in
-rmu.y, Jtljobbr.g t]w |anJ nf Mr. j .b;
1- r.jvrin hLuTibi.-, dvr. anil o'lier
i i..i :.MHi i-. I i uviy t'mLurH wi.ii the fc.d cLv/nnr,
* m c,;i . .cirv. j ma'm.v an<l :i fecoud gro-.v;1! of •,
c-.o id!.* A ,i*.i:v»co!iver»-d into comtnonphn!; or !•• wr
Img. Th.-re are r.ot more than two hundred acres r,t
'■i-.an-H i-ind upon the trn<*>. A. dream rnn? through
i he body of fhir. land, trp.nn which an over-lhot mill
i/vg:it be or:* bed :*.r a final! ct.porce. No Htartion in '
th; lev Co r.try of Virginia, has mere the r..I iiutage
of good water, f. h. 0--n r. {-.hibriou.* air. ;lian this.
i t irtu ovc.nci. s are irconfiderabie. The »i,s,iilln.>*
* *vufe ha< lately been in j.drt repai'e aj* j coufift* of
iiirec* .oomsand i oafiiioe oalow,at:d two above
) he terms will be made known nptv. the pro’-.iifea
l>y JAMES R.M1COU.
Seaton’s Firry, Feb. If*. eV 3m.
WILT JAM PRICMAKD,
I
\ i • 7 <• '/Vf pfn .tr 1 event; ••art in it- Cit«
'< of'/tie! ir-nt, ms a ft * ■ rt/.r ' / .e, r
•«/•<>', $TnC K -'V r.r.UtF. rou 9A,.r., eiiCr
•' vu’.i ts ' rH itl.
!> "v/» °r to at mate iei'>s.et!frla* il'.in in
‘V 1 :ly °f t ■ ■ i'fi . ., J
, ^ J”v / .*» beerehh ftfeef.r,
its; nefl event it h- efr'—f./rb „t '
■ toes'J not ’/s' et, br! et ’e rfab*\
If’ •"* •" t‘>’ r et' CP". rif*, therefore, ft'to J
- V v:..r •/ //. • *• /, .• u l, ;.t i
*•’ “• ' • • ■■/v ' . Vr. Ttjf Jtp.C- tn
• :<Y /<< / > '.f ;!/, mnf. ,i' t.f.v. ! .*» V.-<» •wrsl.rs j
r ’ ■ .»• <i if.;./ Jt/rtrhi. e, its nij" n ’’nr. J
ir.iii/,. i *n . 'iter ' til.es, b '.h /■’ r op “tin strr*.- I
/7>/F* r.t.f ' vs.
e, ' t i• ?>■..' • ■ irn '» every \
f-f./eib.n . b,ir e t! ■ . j
/7 ■ / -/. f, :. /nf ,r, '/.;• •. j
'■ <* 'I' liars i U’nt ' r. 'V' ' -• i n.ii w •, * Jr /‘ns 1 r e |
* ' •'V it, hast t!j’i elvest .7 ,» itaiit■ t pr-f-re. er over itbert j
'/ t!.e fan* .,tl i/./!-), ' ■ ,:r i treiders ibt or r tjont ib • ii
»</. '
,* 7 • t .'r' • r tv, tv tm '1* VO 1'OR.
1 J >, -f-r /»/ / #/’//.,■ ,.-7 V' Mt'.vC
r ' earim VjU.SiCAl. IN8 I :U/Mi. J | J, (
V.- Ft!. 1*7 |
to r:: t v r a r s.
f?5NUY OIIP.AM~-PHESS*K.!XF.1, j
Svtth-' is> miner of Prune amf Mi . ft'. .• j
F.Sf’i>OTnrLr infortns the irnitf, s • /. J
w uivtrrtuk j to fu;pit Priniiipp-O/i. ; if tv
et’fr ft i-’.' In hit /<*v hitosinr a totap1 • •.* 4* »«-1
'-r’j »■, 0.7',' !rt-tj.e.-l'■ r /?; < ! • «■ //r *
iitod part r*f Pi-eft's, h'urnil;tre, Rtv -s, fr. \fr. |
C . >j vf nil t brs. On ti- o hi - S.irb.t, Ijrafs if •
lets"' Ge’. i’yj, f. vV . r<;>. 'I’t.illv nil '• l.l, or I
rent i/e t'1 otrie" wit'.* l:b.it,
Orders from a . *• * s/' t r • *:«; /»/*• ■ ,.
til to* s ’.si!. it. j tin. i. tj>»’/i.
C!'71'1 I .. f VXD })t .r.'.ie.- Court, 1804.
IN ( ERY.
V.’itt:»m Cu*ki:, ‘ Plaintiff.
A . ’••nr
J.'v M t R-sov, ThoMij I.icon .Tc
Tik»\taj I)rnt, Defendants.
. .... d-\ . tnc the plaintiff by his nttornrs, -:tul
i the ]'. ;e dam Janatt Rilon not inv u«r entered
“Is '"'v " « "ul;>ivon fecurity accord*-’}; t.» a(j
*>• AiTonildy ntiJ rules of this court, ami it appearit;.;
to tin at i'.u5K< n of the court, that lie is no; s ' -nha
b’tr.ut of th:s llate, on the motion of the 'lainti/J', by
-attorney, it i« ordered, that the drf. ndu.nt, Janatt
I’..fra oa a ir b»re, t»n rim fourth Mondtv in April
ti .\t, i d . t,,\wr the cotrtpla*.vait’s bill, and that a cc
rv <-f tb»« order be fort htvitli inferred i-i tome one of
the nc\vfp:-.p.-rs puMi'bed in the city of Richmond, for J
t .vo month • fberetavrir, and ported at the front door
<-f the CoNTtboM t- of this count v.
A cop •, telle,
M WOODSON, c!h.
Feb. 22. cpSmt
TO Mr. CHRISTOPHER TOTTNSCN, O- i
SOUTH-CAROLIN A.
• Sir,
/\ S } an arc not a ref dent of th'-s Common
- pv-f'Htb, and have no agent or Attorney
within the fare, to whom a legal notice can he
given ; you are h. rcb : in firmed, tbpt hr virtue
of a cow- •• dm iffued from the cfice of ihe IV ah j
Court of CJb me ■ -T, for the middle didrift of Fir
.7-7 If Jaw dirAed to he kclden at the Capitol.
th- City of i'hhmond. in the fait in Chancery 1
dtp-1,1 iy in fa.d to: rl, in 'which j on are Complai
nant, a,;! 1 rv Def-.:de»t, I fall proceed on
tie f a ed V ’ in April next, aJ the Tavern
0! f<• It- ry i,i the eovitv c.f Goochland and
/h.i,- of Virginia, to t- he the d.poftions of Tho
rn •sjohvfon, John fwnfm, 7a ebariak Pallium,
f-kii Fret well, and iVlUlam ClAcl;, to be real
a.- j7/.i m the ft >!fuit, and that if the fame
aid, i
■ hereof vci.i hr conti-nted fy adjournment frr u
dry to dr- until the whole are completed ; when
a.:.i wb. - •:< may if you bleafe attend.
1 tnnfr, Tours. ijfc.
BERRYMAN JOHNSON.
II fa count:-, and ‘late rf Virginia
February d, 1605 (cf 4w<J
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
if A.-.WnA’S from the ftibrcriber, on ti:e yd juft
; *, ;* fv. ,0 M.-. 1 n-’tv.-d SAM—He i, shout five
feet high, IS or If* --ears n!d. very likely and well
• ••Ay ill: a ferr op the fop of one of hi* fe.t. Hi*
•Joihingrwas ofgr. y r-lotl.. H«- c.,11 read and write.
• -s a ” V good hoot. and lime maker. !t is ex
j'.-tSed that he *•■;!! a free pafs. Any perfon
\.-no v/ tl deliver the fa»d negro to me,or fccure him
11,5 lo t!,af 1 •)’ fgt him again, Until rec.-ive the !
above reward and a'l expence*.
JOHN GIBSON. I
rappal.atmoC;, Tcb. 19. ei'Sw
'[7- URP ‘.m,!. STONES* or all sizes; and
l'l.Al.Vn.tJ or I’.UV-vof an excellent quality,
eoa .« tsvar. rr
vra LIAM DAVIDSON,
■tar the Market.
1>;e- *■___[aptLJ
FOR SALE,
|T,VE 1 Th'Is. and IO qr. rafts of LONDON P\R
•- TICELAR TMNKRIi'FE WINK of a fuperior
p.’iaisty.on a credit of 120 days—Negotiable notes.
Enquire of THOMAS NOE.VP.I I..
December 29.
SPANISH HIDES.
WOR SALE, a large quantity of Prime SpanT.
. Hides, on moderate terms. Apply ro th.- r,\.
c;;bc; ojijiuuic the Puu-G5ice Richmond.
, MICAJAH DAVIS.
2d Mo. 19th. tf
HIGH COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.
Anfwcr of SAMUEL CHASE.
( Continued.)
1' is not ftnfcd, to at the* traverfer ’ ad any'
renfonaUe. promt ! * > vxoetf, or did expert, to
procure this hook or evidence, or thefc airthtii
!;C copies, or the r.Wuda tee of any me <>f
i u fv wtnv‘-s, at f lu- t ext term. Nor does he
attempt to ftiew in what manner the book, o"
'he crps.es of u’f . err. tc n.ddrefiea, were mate’
nn». fo as to enable the court to forma judg
ment on that point. Here then, the affidavit
u ; r clt n !y u I. olive. Ilis believing the book
a'<ii c >pit-< to It m,,t-eri if, was of no weight,
;" !<.!> r:e ft:cwed to t he court, fuffident ground ■
: ' . Moi
i.< does in/, ft ate, where he fnppoArs that fhi
' *• k, ai d t'n.fe authentic copie«, mayhefound:
. as to enable the court !o judge, how tar a
r:.: 'n.ih:f exptci.itiru of obtaining them, might
i;e entertained. Or. the ground of this book
xi.d tbefe copies, then fore, there was no pre
tru e f..r a continuance. As to tbr witrcfTc.%
i* is P'.aeifeft, that, from their very diftant ami j
. f; !• .c! lunation, t! ire cxifted no ground ot
t(iiu) i ie t xprelation, tnat tlieir Attendance
ronnl be procured at the next term, or a* ar*v
l'uH quent time. Indeed, the id: a of poftpon
'•"? !ht‘ tr';«l of an iadielmetU, I’ll witnvfies
eou!d be conv< ned af Richmond, from South
C iroli-ia, New IT.mpfliirv, and the weftern cx
tvetri-Ti of Virginia, ?• *oo chitrerical to be fc
entertained. A co'-dinglv, the traver
lir. though in bis affidavit hcrt.ital them to be
nut' r si, a«d declared that be could not pro
' •!!•’_• t!.; ir iHimdame at that term, could not
venture to declare on oath, that be experted !
pro ure it at »l r next, oi at any othertinie ;!
m..ch lefs that lie l ad any reafonable ground j
i >r t t”'i exrcvtafion. Ou this ground, there-•
lore, the affidavit was clearly ir lufticicnt ; and
u nf-qurn*ly the duty of the court to re
je t fuch application.
Ib.-t the teffintony of thefc v.itnefies, as f a
f- i-* t -(• affidavit, was wholly immaterial ; and
i'nr't r«,thrir ibfer.ee was no ground for 1
• O’c.itnianre,had there he.-n reafonable ground
• *r expre’ing iheir atlcndat.ee at the next
1 *‘T
VV i ham Gardner and Tench Coxe, were to
nrovc, the* Mr. Ad,ms bad turned them rut
-■( ••.'n o, for their political opinions or e mdu/.t.
II. • 'pplied 'o that part of the publication,
w:-. h > r nffiti.Ud the matter of the third charge
in the i;i»J.rttnrnt, in ♦hre words, “ the faro?
f- ftrm i f ;>. rfer m '. in « xicndrd all over the con
M'*i-r. Lvf ry peitou herding an office, rnuf
Mp it if oi thin* aid vote exactly with
1 V. Adams.”—Jiidg« Ha. was to p-ove, that
Mr. Adams had adrtfid fcr.d requeued him by*
Ivtb r, in the year 'uvr Tl.onms NaRi,
etherw-’e called Jonath.n it >hi»a, to *hr J'ntilb
< in Chctfcftor. This n ight hive had
fane rtppii-a.ion to ihc butter *»f the feenth
i
charge : which ailcdred that “the I.and? of
Mi. Adams were o.eking with the blood of
the poor, frirndlcf, Connecticut failor.” Tin —
thy Pickering was to prove, that Mr. Ada- r
'.v ii-c Pr.Tulent, ami while Con/refs w as in h f
was mar v >vrri->: in pofteflioti of important
dilpatches, from the American tninillrr i:
France, w iiimut coinniHnioatir.g them to Cu.i
i-r. fs. I las u fi imony was utterly immaterial;
btcaiil •• admitting the fadt to be fo,Mr. Adam
'mis not bound, in any n. i’pedt, to communi
V ate thofc difpatches to Congrcfs, uhltfs in Id
din-re! ion, he ikouldthink it m ockhry ; ami .dfo.
ftecaufe the fact, if tjuc, had no i t Lit i n to anj
part of the indictment. 'J'hcre are, indeed,
three charges, on which it inig-t at firft figi ;
teem to have fm.e (light hearing. Thefc so. j
the eighth, the words furnilhing t .e matin c•? j
which are, “ every feature in the 'ulminiftiation
of Mr. Adams, f orms a diltindl and additional
evidence, that he was determined at all events, |
to embroil this country with Frame ;”thc four- j
iccnth, ti.e words ftated in which, allcdge, that '
['Y fending thefc ambafladers to Paris, Mr.
Adams and his (iritifti fcnftion, dtligntd to do
nothing but niifcliicf,” and the eighteenth, the
matter of which Fites, “-that in "the midft of
luch a fee nr- of profligacy an* ufury, the Pit ft.
dent perkfted as long as he dur/1, in making 1 i*.
utmoit efforts, for provokiig a Frencb war.”
To no other c harpcln the indictment, had the
evidence of Tim May Picketing, as ftated in the
affidavit,the rer o;cft affinity. And furcly, it
i!i not be pretended by any man, v ! ■• (hull
vi
ab.vc mentioned, that the t dt intended t o be!
proven by it, funiiOtcd any evidence proper to <
go to a jury, in fippoit oi other of thofc char- j
yes, that “ every feature of bis ad mini ft ration, !
formed, a diftinit and additional evidence, of a!
determination at all events, to embroil this coon- !
try with France,” that “ in fen.’i-.-r I
dot 5 to P.iris, he inters led nothing- hot r f
chief,” that “in the r..ic'.*t of a frerfe of prufF
gae*y and -.’.fury, .'it- periifled, as long as he* dur'i,
in making pis utrucft efforts for provoking a
Frcrrii war,” arc chaiges, which lardy cannot
be fupportcd or juflifled by the circutnflance s
of hio “ keeping in his poflVilion, for fcver.il
week*, while Congrefs was in feflion, difpatrh
es from the American r,unifier ia Fi.uice, with
out communicating them to Congrefs,’’ which
he vt*as not bound to do, and whicli it was his
duty not to do, il lie fnppefsd that the cormnu
nication, at an earlier period, would be injuri
es to the public inteieft. 'i fie ttflimony or
V\ iliiam 1?. Giles and Stephens Tk mpfon hi
foil, was to prove, that Mr. Adam;, had uttered
in their hearing, certain feniimertr, favor ble
<o an/locratic or monarchical principles o! go
vernment.
1 his had no application except to a part <.f
• • - twe.fih charge ; which has be;n alreadj
ihewn to be wholly immaterial if taken
ratdy, and wholly incapable of a feparate juf
tification, it cenJMered as part ci an er.:.
charge. And laftly, it v. as l • be pr d by
gttierai Rlackburn, that in im. anfwerlo an ab
drefs, Mr. Adams avowed, “ that liirie was a
party in Virginia, which der i ved to be hum
bled into dull and allies, before the indignant
frowns of their injured, mfultcd, and offended
country.” 'i here were but too charges in the
indictment to wi icli this fadl, if true, had the
mod dirtaot refemblance. Thelearethe l.'ih &
l^ih, the words forming the matter of which,
call Mr. Adatr.3 “ an hoary-l eaded libeller of
the governor of Virginia, who with all the fin v,
hnt without the prop.ietv or fublimity of lio
mcr’s Achilles, bawled cut, to arms, then, to
arms !” and “ who floating on the bladder of
popularity, threatened to r. .he Richmond the
centre point of a bonfire.” It would be an a
t,.dc of the patience of this lu -norable court to
occupy any part ut it’s time in proving, that
the tnil intended to be proved by gen.
Hhckbun, could not in the flighted deg re,. i
i nf port or jr.ftify fudi charges as tk.efe. Thi.!
is tiie account given of the t fiimony of the ab- !
h'i*t witr,eiles,by theafiid.tvit filed as the ground
of the motion for a cominiiar.ee. From a com- i
ptriton of it with the indu “.meet, it will appear,
that out of twenty char res in tl.e iudi&mcnt, j
then, were hut eight, to which any part of the
IcH'.nony of tlief.* wi neb' r d the Toft diftant
dlufion: .end that of th> fciight charges tiiere
ye live, which the tctliniony having fume allu
flons to (In could not in the iligliteft: degree
hippo? t. i we've charges therefore, remained
without even an attempt tojuflify them ; and
n ventcen were wholly deAitute of any legal t,r
fuflicier.t jnflification. On thefe leventren
charges, therefore, the trivcrfcr mult have
convicted ; even f t! * remaining three
" yi »ven completely mil.in-d by the ttflunonv
<•1 toe ahfeut Yvitueiiep. 'l'< c convidlion on
Ihcfc !<■ »e;itcen charges, o>- even on one of them,
would have put it ii.iothc poevei of the court to
Hnt md imprifon the travudbr, to the whole
extent allowed by the law. If the truth of
thtfe three charges, admitting it to be eft »
buHied, could have auycftefl in mitipati rg the
puuifijment, which deprt led ou the court
and not on the jury, the court in pafi".n« fen
tencc rni^ht make, ami in ibis caff, actually
did m ike, the fulled abatement on that ac
count that the teftimony if adduced would war
rant.
This teftimony, therefore, was in every view !
immaterial ; and had it been material, there I
exifledno ground of rcafonable expvft iti >n, j
that it could be obtained a* the next term or :
uy future term. For thefe reafo ••«, and not'
troin thole criminal motive?, which y tn ■
the h alt fhadotv of proof arc afenbed to hi.r., ’
this nfpondent did ovemile and reject the mo
tion for a continuance till the next term : < : it !
was his duty to «!•>, line - h h i no dil'cr.* .
ou in the cafe, but was be.i.id by the rules or i
law.
But in order to noon! every accommodation i
to t ic trnv rfet and his counfel, winch it w.tft ■
inhispo Y-r togivc, thi . rrfpondcnt <!idot!:r'
to pot’pone the trial for a trior.*h or more, in
order to afford them full ti n- tm preparation,
and for procuring fuch tv/liaiony a t v s with
in their reach. I t.ir. imJu!0; nee ih y thought
proper to reftife.
On Monday, the r <« . *, and T'wf.tay, the!
third day of June, 1 m« »t>. when Jiiwgr Gr.tlm
had taken his feat in court, ami yv.»s on thr
bench, the counfd for t... ti. ,•< rfer renewed'
their motion for a contiimaiic<, i o, d on the
fame at. d.ivit ; jmd af‘ r a l• > 11 hcarieg and
conlidcrntion of theary.i n T, t'> • e<r?rt, ,
Griffin concurring, os-tuulcd ir.c motioR, and |
ordered the trial to pro: e- «'.
ft this dfc.iu.it be coro.l, ; he briirv».#j
nd inliflg that it h, no ofTenr.t to dd he com* j
■ littcJ by .ii > in » r t.u .”.g in it
ivioic; lor li«is had orca.ioas c>! i^clitig 31*4.5,
’.•invn-ing the want of fnfiiniei t caution and
wif-Ci;-:>:::.v-\ of tl.tr nature. H ,t
he confidently affirmthat his conduct in this
pnrticu 1 m intentional id p r
* Y j -n'Ki t. ■ r.'tnondcrt denies, that .my oart
ofhisoMidti > «.v; - fuch ns ought to have ia
dttc.'.l the tr. -.c :(•!•*{ count'd to “abandon the
:
• ■:’>/ fuel. • •;•!.: di induce them to I .he lh .t
V . p. t >ii t .e co > . ry, !>c believes that it was
tnh.n by then, under the influence cf paffion
•rt'orfomc i. ati vs into which this ivlpondent
*•' this time to enquire. And f I .Is r e
fp'jndont admit , that the fiid traverfer was
cunvidled and condemned to !i to and imprifon
*•*; ■':> ut of tile aland nment
' bis daft t :c by hi counfe) ; but heoaufe the
o.....o>i: i. .o wore clearly proved, nrd
ru deft nee « c made or attempted aw;a:n't far
: “l '.aUi' n ember of them.
'! he fuurili charge in fupport eft'-’s a •
-tli ibut > t ) this refpondent “ repeat : mil
vexatious interruptions of the fa id i.n< ,{•;!,
which r *. '■ r./th induced the in to n':.T.uf;n the
oft c!i t, wiio was therefore \
xii'iCu. am: co-d mned to fine and iii'p. non
rn. rl.” To this charge aifo, it is iinpcflihle
to give aity of cr anfucr ! ut a general denial,
fie avers that he never interrupted the trav.r
fer’s counfid vixatioufly or except when he
confidi: - i: his duty todo fr*. It cannot he
»■ mu. tr.it courts have power to interrupt
collide!, when in their opinion the con cdlntfi
i,i I)-.- r ring rr ,t fr ♦I....; ... .......
thing idle, they may err. They may fomcti i ca
asunder Ihc influence of momentary r>.'s.T.cn
or irrit lion, to which they in common with o
thernrfen, areliahle. But unlefs tlieir cpndnA
in fuch cafes, though impioper or ill-judged,
he clearly llicvvn ta ptonvii, no' f.v.n human
infirmity, but (rom improper n "tiwr-, it can
not In i ; u: <’• H. them as an ol.v. much lets
as a crime or ir idemeanor.
J*.uJvV-' 1| . v i; r.h.i*^ * l ' t ‘h: :»rtirle,
\y;th an “ nidea.m iclicitude, muni .fledby him. for
thr c.ii’.viwir.n ol i! eaccufed, unbecoming even a pub
lic pr'.fecutor, hat highly dibjraceful to the rhura&tr
of .1 iudi'e. as i- v ■ li.V.erfive of j.i.lke." Tl.i» is a
ivj.lier charge r,f w . h it s iiv.pofiiblc togive u nreiibj
refutation, and to i general denial of which, tin* re
fpondent r»!i;ft therefor? confi .e hi.nf lf. He druie»
that be felt ny lo!ic;f,tde whatever fo: the convifliou
of the tre .vtfef; mhi r than the general wifli 'natural
to every (r t <' ot m>i ii, decorum and virtue, that per
fon- •-•• ilry oi ft»c h oftr-no s, as that of which the traver■
”'f ftnei* in IHleri, Ihould he brought to'tiunlthniri.t,
. »'• tl . f.il-e ** rrunple. He has no hefit lion too.
nowledge, •! * he indVrttfion v;:~t'-p—'v etcited.
by the stro-'ioi;- and profligatr libel which the traver
)er wag clurtn-c! with having written and ptibJiflvH.
f Lis iiiihg;, i; i:., he’ Ik litvts, v.- * feh b every vir
ti'ou* and lionr.ra’. man in the commit:.Ity, of *v. rv
pt.rty. who had read the book in ipiellion, oi bsuut e
•' [Uaixi*"d vi n iis cultleiif.s. How properly it wva
” ii! uyt "• from the book it'Vif, which thigrsf
I’f’-'-* 1 ’ h.'«: :•/ tu « ’ to this honor,ihle cmirt;
irrm f,.«: parts of it irreorporated into the inditflinent
ci couflderation t and from fotne further ev
i con tail ■ i r-.,. r marl. ' gfl ;,;t «„
•• nil b this r"f|’Oi';'.i n» pray* leave to make ptrt of tin'#
i tnfwor. fi" Hihnits, aril it rati n.-v, r be to him
•fe!i]ei‘> oft If-icpro .!i or ,i raufeof regret, that he
partook !.•: > ]•/ in th'«; —:•) indignation, hut he di -
'.i •; flat it in jay mannar influenced bis conducl to
ward, the traverier, which w,.g regulated by a tor.
fc.jntious re* ird t<> Id- duty and the Lws. lie nu» -
>is r I'-iin in ti.ut a .• iicituoe to procure the couviv
■irri the ri.verier, however ti ihecrmirg his rliarar
•r- is judi; v iH not h?v- been an uffeiir.-, l ad
••• kit :i I 11 :.'f« i h id priv'-n rife to i '-in' m:tc moil L
•jt- h*s parr, fntc,i:in;ii. ar.d feelings,unh f-. accomp.i\
»*/ a-'! 'in*, do n.t cotiflitutt: crimes in this counti- •
where in- gi.ilt u. inii.ic *iice of men 5s no; •tidge-.l f
>.y tlc-ir v.'iit i'.- „>.d , ,) f,,,t i,., co ii.. !.
«t”l its mr’.ivi. a ., ti. - ndent ‘liti.lis if U I. »
duty on tiiis <n « \,u, ».*. tar iiis folrn - or op. <• -
"'•oft fhi intro t t! .s cor.nily, of tnofc nrbi
tr„ry pf tieij-a.» •, .,t • *.ln- nflstiring ami the iii.tiu
menn of def),* , .• would make “ liiglt crtt.tea
aod ntifil o. ic. , f j ..... , , i " rude ai d (miiemu
t’l'.us . rpreifoi i,. “ a: mis iftfeidiptiOl S <1
comif" , .. i i in t . • i'imi ii. ‘ rn.ltecui lulie •
fid- f r i in i, .Vi t r; ,ti not! tti.us oflV". - .
i *nc.h cond-v.r i- •> >t. , m ioper »t d unbe< r. nuig
|l ; f .
t > v g-j • * * ’ . i .... . 1 coo 1 jfc"^ tbie cl .'urer i
imerprctatiw.v , ■ • • ■ ^ to the i.npuife .[ paHinn <■<
•he view* •# i into he . ! ".f»
punifbihl of1 • .r t 1- <>••>., ..flaw whole Cel
tainty atid precitun m r ’»• m j» t
greateflgL-y, a the g r ... ^
uvtf itnot r i - !
In cone! idii-" bis «• ' * • , t a,, > ,
. • . , ° - . ' 1’ - ’ " 1 •' , t'*
I itaioed niioe ... . ,
elates, that hlg Vi! «in | r
insi.b/ a fir" .. rj -.. ,,f •. ' j
by a» h. . .i : •« \ w . . ( .
It v.r.r n nrf,per & legal p.*‘ Mia i m fV.'sduty
•y a j’l ' tf. If it h* erroneous ft'i! t^eetT©**,
r an hived one, i mnot In ar* rf-I-nce, much
' f a hirli crime and mif.'-m. ?i:or; and as in
hi* coir* »ur it has I .eric r?dcvi!;. an horn It
ermf, l,ec -i.fldcntly truft it will be conGder
ed fo in him alfo.
1 o , . ti.wl c’n-ye adduced in f-ppirt of
the arricle mnv u'.d rconfiijeration, tne charge
*-* • •* ** iti niii’ii. rudv nml corn* ptn'unir.
.•>;pr Cim:*, too >v.-N the prillin'r’s counfcl,”
aiu o' « filiVly ii r.Mnntio’r, •»**» tKy wilhed
•° produce Mat i- f. hordination to law, t >
which t:ic condi'Ct oMhi r-'fpeodent tl'-l \v. \
nif ftiy tend,” h; cannot anfwer other*.vift th .ii
•ty a gerteral denial, A charge fo v i»
not ofprecife or particular refutation. lie
mestiiat t. ere wa iiny thn*!'ui,of,.tiiloript iiticm
?l!y rude and cent- mptuous in his < ondtitf «>r
hisexprdiions towards the prifoncr’s count'd ;
that lit mide any fair.- iufinuation wlratrv. ra
gainft them, or that his own coihIiuS te tied in
• •iy manner tonroduce infulKirdlnation *o Ian-.
On the contrary, it was his with a ■ ! hif.T.tt.u
to treat tlic counfe! with the ielpt«ft doe to
their lunation and functions, and with I he de
corum due to his own chr.r.K1! r. He thought
it his duty to retrain fuch of their rtTfempts av
he confitln, 1 improper, and to overrule nsoti
(•■v; made by them, which lie confidcrcd ns un
t. imdt d law ; hjt this it was his v ilh to ac
';omp!if1> in the manner leaft likely to offend,
' ■ *'s f' cry confideration concurred iri
£.il. ipd.r.- l, :n. lie did indeed think at that
t-me, and frill i main* under the inipreffajn,
!_' : trayeifei’■ couttftlw t ?i
■••I! I ,V1 ' on . not I e \. ii! not under ..M to
* •!•’> 'rasdoi ul, irritati"<» and hi^Myiu
• That i-fl which he* < . j .
iiy it, r.ii^’.t have produced fume irritation in
' ternpt! naturallyouick ami warm, and tint'
thi-i irritation might, not w i l Mi and i ay liiscndi.!
vorsto fupprvi; it, have appeared in 1,is man
ner and in hi: iMprefiions, he thinks m:t irnpro