Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-01-11

Va Whit LAY oSstS, A.s'NA -
lice. special messenger having been sent
after him for that purpose: That on the
said 9th dav of December, your commit
re- again met; but at the instance of the
said Bailey, the investigation was postpon-
ed until Friday last.
n granting these delays, for the accom-
modation of witness, who had according
- h;s own statement, but single fact to
|romsnanicate, which OF course he might
have communicated as well at one time as
another. and who, IN consequence of a no.
tice in writing, actually attended the house
on the dav when the said petition was first
read: Your committee are conscious that
they have done that for which no prece.
dent can be found in the annals ofiudicial
proceedings. They are sensible also of
the injury which has been done TO the feel
ines of an honest man, and an able and up
right Judge, because the impression made
upon the public, mind, BY these delays,
NAV have been, that donbts or difficulties
had presented themselves in the investiga-
ton, which it required time to consider:
Your committee conceive it to be duty
which they owe to fudge Tucker mem
Der of respectable and venerable body,
hitherto without reproach, TO justice and
TO their country, to declare, thar no doubts
or difficulties ever did present themselves.
They could not but observe the universal
indignation which the atrocious charge ex-
hibited by Bailey had excited: II was far
from being impossible, that they, themselves
might be IN some degree under its infu-
ence. They therefore thought it best to
guard themselves, not for their own saSSs
only, but for the sake ofjustice and the ace
cused, from the possible imputation of hav-
ing acted with undue precipitation. On
Friday last, your committee were attended
bv the said Bailey: The petition, and the
documents referred by the house to your
committee, were read, and the said sailey
heard, in yindication of the principles stat
cd in his memorial.
Your committee being of opinion, that
The said Bailey could be regarded by them,
only as a'witness in behalf of the common
wealth, called upon him, after the said Pc
tition and documents were read, and re-
marks heard as aforesaid, to support by
his oath the momentous charge which he
had exhibited against the said Judge
Tucker:
Thls the said Bailey refused 70 do;
Whereupon. your committee unanimously
adopted the following resolutions.
1. That the charge madeby the said Bailey
against ,he said Judge Tucker. 10 wit, that the
said JudEe offered to the SAID Bailey 10 exonerate
him from prosecution then pending for unlawful
gaming, in consideration Of the sun of one hundred
guipess, is utterly and absolutely groandless and
fsise.
z. That this charge originated 10 malice on
abe part Of SAID Bailey, occssiored by the zeal
which the said Judge has SO uniformly and laudi-
bly, manifested ~ the performance of his duty.
IN carrying into eff e, the laws of this common
wesl'h.for the suppression Of ganing.s
Z Your committee wish to be distinctly under
gocd, that the foregoing resolutions, are not pro
Suced by tie failure OF the said Bailey to take
tie oath required as Aforesaid but on the con.
frasy, that these resolutions would have beer
adopted eveu if the said Bailey had gone farther
than he has done, and added the viiest5 perjury,
to tie tcuiest cslumny, because II is proved BY
che evidence Of many witnesses, Untitled TO the
highest degree Of consideration, thar the said Bal.
ley is proiessrd gambler, a swindler, and
Cheat Because II IS slso proved, that The mind Of
&c said Bailey was n.hnepced by spirit of re.
verge against the SAID Judges Because the ex
s1pary aad acknowledgements of Judge Tucxet,
p''vate as we'll as public life, sustained for So
many years. ought to be deemed Sufficient, t.
'e'sld him, nos only from an attack, made BY
such man the SAID B1dey is Represented ard
believed to be, but 10 guard him from the sus
F'e'on, thar such an attack by whomsoever made,
sOu'd Posslh!y be supported.
i0uf committee take leave &c add, that while
.0sy are DONG justice 10 Judge Tucker, they
s1s p'eassse in resruing from undessrved re-
PIesCG, che hitherto llfs honor of rhe iuSi