The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-02-23

DC compelled to plead. hey aased, ths,
there never was IN nfance wher. 4 cony
was thus deu'sndedano refatsd. ! nat comics
could net be before obta ined. in the ufoal way
from the clerk for thas .hS indictments
had nsyer been left with him. Mr. Spencer.
~i1h great warmth, oppofed the demand. re
could not fay that evesa iimilsr requea was re-
tfuieo, eecau!e he did SOC believe, If was eyer
before made. Bat he laid, if this was granted
] every perion indicted wo,,l.t ,,,4L.. .t.
demand, ana thus public bufnefs &c greatly
! retarded
I lie WIS sniwercd, that insGnuch Is sh;<
was raction 10 the found difcretiori of he
/ Court, y heaever the ;cqucf was made for the
9urpoie or ielay, the Court would be ;r{fifrd
II. refuhugj aud tins the DELAYS ancreberIeJ
would never aanpen. The p7ete5r cafe. !,
! was Hated, was enain.ntiy en.ded to the in
! 'effeFence OF tile court That the indictments
Were long and un,nzlhgthic; aud 10 force.
Ar. Crolweil to plead WITHOUT copies. was r..
| enrf5p him and facTiiee his cauie. \ suaior;cv
OF the court, howcves. reflfed she r,aueh. and
ruled that Mr.. Crofvsl hould inniediatc,v
plead o t'cth indictments he plead NOT
| GUILTY
IL wss fuggeaed BY the counf.l for Mr.
lros"clt, Tia, as the iavv on the fubiea % Ii
oeis was extremely intricate even in Engiand
ana ieis known IN This country ,haar that OF,
any oIhcr iuojecf, II would be proper THAI the
Trials ihouid be pcftponed uatil the aexe courr
OF oyer and terminer, when Judge of the
iuP!sfhe conrt wouid be prefer, and sfIiil in
ehe decIions his was eietted to by Nj.
Spcneer, and the court reinfsd 70 interfere
? IL was then ttated, that from the face OF
the Indictments it would appear, thar the WE
neiies reqnirsd byMr Crofweif, were in Iir.
gina ana OF ccutie could NOT De obtained
tlis court. 1t WAS, therefore, moved thai rhc
trials fhonld b. peAponad until nt71t seil;o,..
Q this Mr.. Spencer objected Fis Gid
that the only evidence Nh Cgofw.ll void
! want which he could nos obtain this court,
was merely TO prove the r-ugl CT his aahlica-
tiohs: ne dec'3rea, e&piictt'v, t',at the ,r4-a
could nor be admitted il iaitid-at:oa; ard.
! Therefore, even if Mr. Cromwell BY rhis oof4
Pone'''eaf, eeuld obtain Evidence Of the frQta
OF his publications, it would not avail II
hsver you'd be admitted. Iae only qacffion
! was, whether Mr. CrorweH had pab!,lbed
ehoie iioeis' Upon this qaeaion he ~e> IS
wei prepares now a. ever he could be t.
PotsPonenaept Of ,hc trials, n. c6n,ep3e,l. va
totally uuaecsiia y, R:fdes, he laid, tho In
Fi'eHr5"n was nor PsoPei " lsaie tf,aj an ais
daYlt, itating the grounds o. the a5oliess!,n.
| thouid he made, aad that ~ no ether ray
could it be legally obtaised.
re was aniwered, fhat when, in any cauia.
lafRcient Appealed or record <, conyiDcs he
cous. shar = reinforcement If trial was oyoace,
they would ne CT require ar a alav5f. This
was the taQ hzre. They denied the 4o5friae
of MIR. Spencer, that, III this country. ehe
truth Cannon DC given in evidence y Il po7I
by might be trae as to iioels or private cha
5aS'cr but, IS IL geipeGtea the official cond,.cl
O rhe officers Of goYeFnr,enl, II never could
be admitted
1t IS tsatsd, that our government IS elective,
chat IL IS ncceiia5y 10 is very exitence thar
ehe people ihould b. truly in5orrred # the
!; c1nduaS OF their rulers. Il had been sne cry.
, Of party, and, heretofore, the 6rlt article in
, ms | Mr.. oPencer,s} political creed, 5hat ti.e.
peopje pofetIed the ioverei xntv, and .bat
! governors AMI prcfIents were .:!vants: and
thar whenever the people i1ou!d write on tile:,
ballots " turn them oGt--stura t1ee1 OK,
tho'e whom hey created ig1uh fall. But ae.,y,
1t was aiaed, could this power, his ovsreiga-
ty be correctly eXeIcifed, uniefs tue conduLa
OF their iervantS mgbi h fsiibtalIy exhibited!
How could they pluck down the f;ciols de-
magogic, and rahc and iuppor. the virsl,ue
patriot unles their variant condG.o could be
faithfully reprsient=d &nd whz5 primer
! would dare 70 reprefsnt facit 1oRdu3, # the
{ truth ct the fa6s e reprefentc4, cogia nos
shied nm from deifru5tion? In iaort, f7ev
! COMMENDED, mat the dok&rine OF Mr.. SPENCE
| vent 70 this pont5-that II raj 5cnt ib,,uJr;
vioiaee an: conftitu:ien, or ba guilty q a1v
! crime, and us conJu6i vas correctly ARD
'rnly itated BY any printer, yet bat PRIMER
roight be indicted, fired, and ifoprConea. This
/ conid not be law IN this country. II was fun
damentally opPofed to the PRINCIPLES of our
| government And, however, in the FnqIids
monarchy, inch principle may be recorn,fe5.
! under free government, whole ex{iifi1 nee 49,
| great meallres depended upon the f-rsadi.,,,