The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-24
lGbe esaqa;rer.
RICHMOND, 1gH.' 81, 1905.

Seiierfay the Federal Crcri: Court commence,
ITS ieihon M the Capitol: Pieens, Judges M.,,l,.u
and Griffin The grand jury being inp1nnej-,, viii
W'ii"n G. nitio's their foreman, Mr. hIarrhall pro-
se@deo TO "ci'yer mott Gng1sapyili< charge. lie
toached upon the general advantages of f-ga;.. r;,
undcr free government; he q, :iued the ratl;..tr
,ihts o the jury, whom he at that time ai,,r.,
mig. heir juriidiction was 20 be confined 70 every
offence which came under the coguizance of the r.
derai Court Theie offences had been deGypat.d nv
me contribution and the laws of congrefs They we're
lew in nunber, becaule the great mas Of c,r,,,;,i
jurisprudence had been placed under The fu,-r,,nte,I
a''ee OF the itates But they were no. uai,:,ortas
III their nature, as they involved the peace tn. Cr
rity, and the convenience OF the country NJ sr,,o
Nar- Narfhall then proceeded to an enumerat:on ~
e offences, which were placed under the cocr:zau,.
OF tie Federal Court; which they themfe;ves w.,e
bound by their oahs enquire into and prefcut. r..
KING care to make no pretentr:ents which were rc-
founded on the knowledge of two IT lean Of ,be;-
own ooay ana where the information came from, AZ
other perion, to annex the name OF the iniorrncr
The irlt offence was that OF ;reaion which NJ -.
defined IN the language of the contribution, tn I've ,
ievyng war againt the u. S. or adhcr,i,r r, ,b..
enemies giving them aid and comfort" H. CON-
mened upon that admirable policy Of our laws ,yb,,
protests the individual on the one hand from tl, M,
n'eritei periecution of the government, ana en- ,l
other hand protects the government from the trea
ionahle deigns of individuals The iie is accon,nI;,
ed by recurring every accu.ed individual from cn,v;-
ton uneis on the teitimony o! two wirneies 20 hi,
lame overt ai, or on conftiIon in open courr" ~
In is ef;e6ted by extending the infections ;,noen
OF tr"aior from thoie who are perionay concerned
to every ier.on who conceals his KNOWLEDGE of ,he
deiIgn The latt contributes new crime. upd.r the
came OF nrpriion Of treaion which he reco,rr.,,,,
III the itcond place to the invetigasion of the urv
Murder Was next placed the catalogue Of oiI;n
ces; but II was the duty of the federal i:-v rot IN on
Gire INTO every murder that iscommitteiin ary rart
lft he k,s. At
beyond the juriidicton OF each fate; OH the h;ob C
io example, ia g forts, magazines arfspals Dot
yards exc The conceal inert of this crime az, co,
ititutes offence which came within tl,; $50
zance' ea'.eda nliipriiion Of felony Homicide aiCo
he recommended to their notice.
MIR. N'-ihal expatiated at fo,ne Iepoth rno, ~
tendency and definition Of piracy upon robk:up the
mail Or poftoflice, in which cafe the of;.e f 49,,
ofIer 81 the department. was atrocous in ;.s ma.
tnEe, ard iubleSed TO more rigorous ,,rnir,,ar.
upon co'nterf-tng the notes of the U;.i,ed Sal
'@"H upon the offence OF negotiating with forei,7,
to'eien' or any OF its officers, where the necoc;a-
tor acted from his own free-will and withbut H. ,
thor5y Of his government.
The charge Of Judge Marflal, in fact. was L,-..
"oH and e9H6't6e"jfvr. 1t embraced every oh;ea
which charge can officially comprehend. and +
went no further. There was nothing exraneous rt-
',ng ektt"-oihcia III 1T. 1t laid down to the Jury,
the oii;sial duty which they were about 70 fGl LII
out lahoring to inprcfs upon them firple uanroG.
IDEA which might have better tuted any other ,l,,a
There was not the nightef indication in it Of mn,
whe dret in little brief authority" was arrbit;o
TO uiurp little more than beongedtohin There w.
no little political dogmas init no extra-ofcial nec
atiors There was nothing in of the ancie, frit rs
a Chaie or Wilton, offuch judges, as convert coprr
OF Juiiiec into political Lyceum, and utter lasur
on government initead Of expounding the Volume f
Criminal law. But Mr. Marihali's was the chr
OF JUDGE who underood the limits which his duty
extended, and who embraced every Legitimate obi, =
with the clearnels of inuition
Might not particular forms for thefe cbs-oes h
made out, in,ilar TO the felt prayers in orr churches
and attributed through al the federal crcp;t r,
m the union Might not there forms be connofed
by the inpreme of the United States and r,c-
ceihvey altered and adapted to the variations in the
laws Of congrels
~ The important MATS of information which an
pears m this days paper, has induced us TO taNssor
the publication of much Oririaal matter
Nembe,5 in the next attentive.
Wl3nington-Henry St. John Dixon, Tobn
Rsdf"r@--Jabes Leftwich, x Samuel Hancock.
NeqV Members.
DIR. WILLIAM Z HARE is eleAed = ,ro,,bs- ..
the Senate OF this commonw ealth for the 1r;9 com
poied OF the counties of AibenaaYle Aierfl Buck;no
ham and Fluvanna.
RoBET NELSON is elected for the I;0+;h oo,
poied OF the counties of York, Warwick and Eliza
BETH City.
NARRlED.-On Wednesday the Sth inf. DIR,
JAMES ]. HuBASD of Peterfburg, to Nil, Sufan
WILCOX, of Buckingham county.