The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-26
[NoLrME j.

! iefs hirh crime ard miGlcmcaror; and as in
his colleague 1t has been 1fdercda7 an hon, Il
! error, he confidently trufs il will be coniider
ed 70 in HIM alfo.
To tho third charge adduced in fr7ort Of
the article now under confederation, the charge
Of u'irg " uraiual, rude and contemptuons
cXprs Eions, towards the rri{6rer's COUNT, ,,
and Of " faft!v iufuuatin@. .hat ,hrv w,ibed
! 20 excite the public fears and i@digra,iou. and
20 produce that infabordinaiion 10 law. to
which tae co9dn6} otthis rrfpondent did ma
niTeit!y tend" he cannot anfyver othcryvif, than
by general denial. a charge IN vague, admits
rot of precie or particular refutation he de-
nesthat there wa any thing unufualcrnt, r.icn-
ally RIDE and cCntemptuous in his c0ndu9 CT
ms eNprcinons towards the prifoner's counftl
! th@t he made any ialie iwinuation whatev,ra a.
ga'nit them, or that his own conduG tended in
any manner TO produce differentiation 20 law.
On the contrary, it WAS his wiz ard intention
20 treat the council with the reipe4 doe to
thei: h'uation and functions, and with the de-
cofuu duc 10 his own character. Ue thoucilt
1t hlS dutv 90 refrain fuch OF their attempts ~
ne conhdelc'i improper, and to overrue mott
ems made Cy them, which lie Conn,lereA As M
founded in law; but this ii was his with 70 ac-
compidh IN the manner leatt likely to offend,
from which every confederation concurred in
CiGnaG.Tg him. lie did indeed think n that
th5'fhec0n:"lt eirayerfer's COUu!ciwhCther
ON Intention or NOT lie viii moi uuJtritk, TO
10y, was dnriPlttiul, irritating and hiehiy IN
correct. Tia, c0ndu2 which he viewed in thi:
iiGat, miSi.t have produced fome irritation in
q temper naturally uuicR and warm, and that
TINS irritation might, Notwithstanding his endta-
vorS to iup0reis II, have appeared in his man
ner and III his eXprethCus, lie thinks not impro-
naoie Tor be has had occa;joas o. ,leiag and
i7men'lng the want of llfiiciert caution ard
iCii-cc's'ia.'f'si, - things Of liic nature But
he confidently affir,rs, that his conduct in this
particular was free from int ertioRa in?pro9rie-
"; and this reiOcndcnt denies, that any part
81 ms conduit was iuCh rs ought TO have IL
GucSd the traycrlc."s council to abandon the
CaLie OF their client" nor does he believe tha:
any iuCh cautc did induce them to take th,t
'tCp. ontnc contrary, he believes that it was
t9ksn by them under the influence OF r1ifiun
Or iof iomc motives into which this ra!poudert
icroc7rs at The time TO enquire. And this re-
iPondent admits, that the fiid trayerfer was
convicted and condemned to iilc aud i.rpritou-
menf, bit not Ivy reafon Of the abard6rnlert
ot lbs defence by his council bat hecaufe the
c"",Ss. atuntt him were clearly proved, end
no de!t!Ee WIS rnIdc or attempted aga;af far
ne greater ucrG5rr of them.
ihc fourth charge IN fupport ofths article
attributes u this Respondent &c repeated ard
vexatous Interruptions of the fad coH9f.l,
winch q length induced them TO abandon the
caHis oi tteit client, who WAS therefore con-
Victed. and condemned to fine and imp.ifor-
mont" 70 this charge aifo, it is impcHiblc
TO give any other anfwcr but a general denial
lie AYERS that he never interrupted the trav.r-
ieT5 council vcXatioully or except when he
1t his duty 10 90 70. It cannot be
seemed that courts have power to interrupt
council when in their OPTION the correctness
ui !'rt'crcting reTui-ss - - th!c&s y, S-t--
thing c!'e, they may err. They may fometimes
act uadeI The influence of momentarv patton
or irritation, to which they in common with o.
ther mtn, are liable. But uuleis tleir conduct
IN iuch cafes, though improper or ill-;udged,
he clearly ihcw1 TO proceed, 30, from human
but from jEProprr motives, it car
not he imputed 10 them rs an oEyac,, much IFS
as crime or m,tdeInsaaOr.
LaitY, this relpoldeTt is charged uu Ter this article
with an indecent fclicitudt mani ehed by him for
TIE cahviSion Of the acouied unbeconing even pub
lie Prpecusof, but highly difgracefuIo the character
OF luase rs u wa !ubveriye Of illil-' This is a.
nohcr charge of wh,h it irsyoible give pr,cif-
retutatcn, and to general dcr'a Of vheh tin. re-
ipondeut niGl therefore conGae hulslE He denies
that he felt any olctrde whatever 70, the conyiajuu
oi the traYrrtcr other than the general win natural
70 every friend Of trnlh, decOrum aud virtue that PER-
ions guilty OF iuth offences, that Of Aich the trayel
Ter itoct indicted, thorid be brought to runhrneft
Tor the il- Of eraore. lie has TO heGfaron To &C.
knowledge That his indignation was r-or-v cycired,
by the arooiou and Profgatc libel which the traver-
Ter was charged with having written and rubiiarl
his indignation. he believes felt By every vir-
tucvs and honorable in the community Of ,ysrv
party who bad read the book IL qIeaion. 81 &c con
acquainted with rs contents. How properly il W.,
'er, viii appear from the book itcif, which this ref
Pondlu he, ready produce to this honorable court
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