Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-03-12

their mind on th9 law before the jlry were w.
before any4evidsace WIS given, Ard befa ,.'ia,
prifoner's couafcl had ben hrald =. ,s'ls Il;
coanici were nov obe reariftc! IN H. 'hs
declared by judge Chafs, def2s. i 'I 70.
aale to render thc pr'ioner any l:rvice a. ,t''s
was but little, If any dif2ute, as 10 re- !,
and his cafe depended in great mea(ur ~ ~
altogether, on the law. II is im2oaibIe f., a'
at this dilance Of rims, 10 repeat ii. 0,, I
words that were made ufe ot, in 20 luadeD ~
unexpected an alte;cltion, but | fsc core ~ ~
that have &ated the flotfaree, and mon N.Y., ,a'
rial parts, and although am not c3aciou, ~.
il is i'm ,oGblc thar l9me parts of VIA. III
mentioned as 5ein5 faid by n,c, paGsd on d.. :
Good and nor on the hf day.
Judge Chafc aPptrratly heard ne with in,
t'ence Il mcan on The 1t day. 4nd m q c-rs,r
j. without ecming to pay u.uch rega.d to a5,,
had been fad By mc.
In 40 earIy fage Of the buGuefs was A,p,,
witb the idea, Tia, i j1dgc Chat. ha1 made !.
his mind on the law, it was II likely that .ng
thing which Mr.. DiIias or could f!y w,o1
alter it ard thar If we withdsew from the ri.
fonef's defence upder The circumfances which
took place, and left him without courftl IA
if he fl juld be condemned, it was nos Ike.
jy that he W suli be executed aad I ,hsr..
fore concluded in my own mind, that it woaId b.
bet for Us tod 70, more Especially as w had
been ALIGNED by the court, and thought We
might do it without dlhonor 20 ouf ives.
As. foon ash faw Nh. DsiIas cocirg into
court NEE him and give him brief Il believe
not tulIj account ofwhat had taken Plite, and
of my determination If he coneurred In He
did 1oncurSand we vent 10 the bar 1gelhe,
where he repeated, in part, the fentimeats which
had been delivered BY me, with lome additional
ones. The trial did not come on that day. |
am not fu-c @! The caufe which prevented y,ur
hare the leaf Recollection Of having head
ju dge Peters on that day fay Gnyl: wt
on the lfubjed which has been mentioned
Mr.. Dallas and Iilfofmcd John Fri o. cur
determination to withdraw ourfelvca from hsd:
fence, if be would agree to 1t and We ftroOSY
recommended to him to do 70, as We did nn
thifk il likely, after what had PaGrd, that We
could render him any f=rvice in ccurt-and as
our withd,awing ourf-Ives might and probably
woul., be Of neterial ule 10 hlmwiih the PEA
.o-p,, if he 1aould De convicted. lie issnd
ed greatly alarmed at his fi.uarions aad PerPsS.
cd to know what TO d.. We told hm 'hat II
he nflted on it We would 60 on 10 b,s deienc'
and render him al The Efv!ce in our povsf;
bur. that ai,cE what had paGsd, We feared it@oud
be little if any.
lie at leogth f4id that his dependence "''o'
US, that h was fufc We would a5vile hln 10 i5'
beA, and that he would d. as We thought Pso?;t
II was then agreed ,hat we laoud wlfi''fas oa'
f.lves as has been pt5pof-d. ! believe rvs
nor at this tins, bat ce,taialy Before be Fa
called on in court the nXt day it suock En' '5a
perhaps the ceu-t mi III; cfcf to align ban Qua
counlol-aed as fnppofed that The geaton SaS'
lauencsd the co, duet OF Mr.. Dallas sod Ok,
lhould equally apply 10 them, l ID 'ied him a'
TO accept CT it, & he agreed 20 fellow NY aa''H
When | have fad thze Mr.. Ddl2s ard Ito1
the pri!oner, that if he Unfit 90 II, we %.or
g. on in his dsf.nce, an not to be nnasn@s
lhat.wc would have doe it, ucder me refil'V
Which lad been attempted By judge Ch'''' :"
that re " I'D have gore or IN me ui""' No."
All IN the exercife and erjoyment OF al ea'P
fGional rights, until we were foPPso y
court, and 70 far as concerns mytelI I / l'"%
declare, that il knew my own m!ad' ",s
have gouc On il this way, OF net at a" ;"
would not have taa1eIy iaEfendeFtd any QUIZ TS /
shs rights for which contcnded, 'Eat WI, ~ /
ss,:Fa ard til hold them F. fare, that n'' h
have per.i.ssd il thcu Until was ttoP3so " -. H
actual excrcifc Of the authority OF the couT .,3
that if his had taken place, nothiog coup ,,rG
induced ne to have seeded further "0'''
tie oonfsqncpcs might have been. 80
Having as I believed, with MIR. Da'S' a. f
fAly~done O. dairy on ,he frf day, and l@.", u
John Fries of the prcpGety Of our coaaOT, e,s
prevailed on him to to!icw cur ADVICE =,
TO coun the next day wiki a miro ioae" ,Ty +
different as TO what nigh, take place, an0 ',;c,