Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-04
4. To the fourth interrOgatory this de.

HiN oh NSNS'Nihss ttiS answer hOS@ NhC
grand jury, mentioned in this depoueut's
answer to the third ,ntetrogatory," OBJ
serve To 'hat body IN his heating q" That
he had been Informed or heard, highly
seduious temper o. disposition had mani
iesied in the sla,e OF Delaware, among
certain class Of people. particularly III
Ne"-Castle county, and more especially
IN the town Of Wilmington, where lived "a
most seCiitious printer, unrsstrained by
any principle OF virtue and regardless Of
social Ordct---'' hat the name OF this
printer vas ilere the learned Judge
paused for moment, and then obseryed)
-" Perhaps II might be assuming too
much TO mention me name OF dds person
but II becon,es your ,peciai duty, and you
must enquire diligently INFO this ,llatjei."
That although this depnnent viii not un-
dsr,ake 10 say that every word, an here
aet forth, is precisely VIVA the honorable
Judge expressed; yet re IS perte ely con
iinced that The language is Tor the most
part, what WAS used by the sad Judge,
nd the ideas conveyed by him at The
lme, precisely what the context TN pores.
s. To The tiGh interrogstory This Gepo
oent saith, that several members OF ,G4
| grand Jury on The behalf of themselves
and thsu bre thren, did, as soon a the
sad Judge had closed The obscrvati ~ de-
! ,altd In ire answer To uic fourth H.
terrogatory. then and there earnestly -
quest lie court 10 dismiss them from fur
Their attendance on that du,y. mentioning
! 10 the court, as sasOn tor The request,
that they were generally farmers and IL
being the SEASON OF harvest. their personal
attention "aS most requisite Oh thsir farms
Ito which he Judge ycYled, - thai The
business To which he had called their al
te1tion was of most urgeuI and pressing
nature and must be attended to, that he
could not therefore discharge ihc.n unit
the ensuing day, when further infnrmat,-
on should be communicated to them on
ne sublsct he had referred 10, ''-or wot DIS
10 that cfeGt-huC this deponent did not
al the time hear The judge say that his de-
tanning the grand jury was for the pur-
pose OF examining file of papers pub.
: iishsd by the SAID pIiiter.
6. o the SIKH Gierrogatory this de-
pOnent sal,h, .hat immediately af' er the
conversation mentioned in ihe answer to
the fifth intertogajcry rad been terminat-
ed the said Samuel Chase adore ssed him
self TO 'hIs depoueut, vino ther also as
the distr,0 attorney for The said district,
and asked MIN whe her he had any cIi1ni-
nal Charge TO prefer 80 the grand jury
! &c which this deponent replied, ihai 40 IN
dic;abls offence had come TO mis- know
iedge---and tie had no reason 10 believe,
that any BUSINESS OF such sor. could occur
NICtIirl Ia
ry during ehe ttrm--bu4 certainly, Sir,
obs we'd Judge Chase, you might, by pur.
SUNG proper researches, make some dis
coyeiies.-tiave you no persons in this
(Deiawarel state who have made il = uni
ioru practice to libel the administration
of the goverumsn5 Of the u itcd States /;
have been told, Sir Continued Judge
Chase,) and the general circulation OF the
report induces me to believe ii tue, that
there Is u printer in Wiimrng,on, who
publishes "A most sCanda,ou5 and sediuous
pdper-but it will not do TO mention
naues--haie YOU not two printers IN that
town - which this depone 40 answering
IN the affirmative Judge Chase further
observed, tlot II 50, AID one of them. If
repor. does MOI much belle him, is a Sc
N'ttCo7 pNiisLtl dliu 1i-u@N VI ldhEU ICtlCG
Of consider j. parI Of my duty and it
shall, or mV Re noticed And It is your
ddty, Mr.. a .rney, TO examine ininu,ely
and unremiuiugiy into affairs of this ma
ture-the times, Sit, require that this Sc
ditIous spFi ~hich peryadeS too many of
our presses should be discouraged aud re-
pressed Can you not procure some Of
this printers papers, between this time
and tomorrow noroing, and by strictly
examining .hem, hld GU, whether he has
not been guilty Of libeIiing the govern
ment Of the United States. or some of the
officers thereof This say, Sir, must be
done--l think is your duty. That this
dePonent not approving Of the manner in
which this subjs6l was pressed upon him,
then stated TO The Judge in substance, that
he was well acquainted with the duties Of
bis oihcei and would certainly perform
them, but that he had never been in the
practice of bunting out offences that he
had rot in his possession the papers allo
ded TO by The honorable Judge, nor had lie
read them if, however, Ibis depunent
should be furnished with them, he would
make the examination and communicate
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