The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-03-30

and thinking it probable from the iate of part;., A.
that time, that they had made up their minds. we
wished TO ak every juror before he was fworn whe
ther he had ever formed opinion with reflect to
the book called the Prolpect Before Us. According
tony bett recollection, Judge Chafe nterfered, and
told US 1t was not the proper quenion, he faid he
would tell us what the proper quenion was He
tnen went on TO tate that the proper auction was
| TINS Have you formed and delivered an a.
Pinion concerning the charges in this indictment. :"
hough have but little dependence on my memory
III general yet IN this am certain that not only
give me iuoltance, but the identical words uled To
gative.
Mr.. KY. Who anfwered?
Mr.. Hay Juror.
Mr.. Kew. The whole, or what Jurors. Was il
the sni%er Of John Ballet no other Juror is mentioned
IN the iecond article The moment any attempt is
made to extend the enquiry beyond the pr.cir obea
OF the lecond article will obj Ct to it.
Mr.. Randsibb. We have no objection TO thu.
courie being purified; can get all we want un-
der the 4th article
Mr. Rodney. We are examining witneis, who
MAJ be able to give teitimony the Cd, Sd, or 4th
articles.
Pr5fatn'. Will the gentemap. read the ar.-
Gle on which the witnes is called.
Mr. lPandsLbb do not know tbs. we are bound
to do 70. '''''
Pr5fdsat. The Senate deiire it.
Nr; RH@dolbb. beg pardon. thought it wa,
deiired on the other Gde
MIR Rodney then read the cd, srd, 4th, 5tb. and
9Th articles. ''''' 1''1
Mr.. Harper. Our with is only to conine the wit
neis to the natier charged. We only Object to the
opinion of the witnefs being given.
-, '5.a-Nf 1t is probable, gentlemen, that nothing
VII ariie III what the witneS tates that will occaon
difficulty. He will peafe to proceed
MIR. Hay What was about to mention was not
10 20 much opinion as faS. was proceeding 20 relate
the facts which conlue the haG, of the fecond ,r,
Gle. When MIR Ballet was called nv tbe r,.rgal Lo
nahiieted lone rePugnance for fervng on the Jury.
ne iad according to my beG recollection, that he
was unwilling TO ferve, becaure he had made I'm hi;
mind as to that book. do not pretend to fav thar
,ne WORKS uled were precifely thole fate He NAV
nave eSprehed himlet in the words alcribed TO him
u Henographieal itatement given of the trial
ne objection, thus made by Mr. Ballet was r.rl
ed oy Judge Chafe, who aAked him whether he had
ever formed and delivered an opinion CONCERNING the
charges III the indictment. He was fvorn to anCve-
TINS queition Like the other jurors he anrwered in
the negative, and the judge ordered him. like rhe O.
ther jurors to be fwom the Jury he was fworn.
and did ferve.
Mr. Harper. Was the word ufed by the Judge,
snd or orr 'N0e''
Mr.. Hay am perfectly clear it was and, and
nor or. $3.50
In the Gate Of things at that time, and CeeDo The
temper that was manifeRed on the trial, woud NOT
and did not, atk the juror Jingle queaion yithout
ubmittng It to the court, and fociting their pern,C
non to ak It, locted the leave of the court m AZ
9neition. The reply of the Judge was this The
uiiicsty experience at this moment in Eating the
reche words furnilhes the reaion had for whnq TO
nave recourie to the ltatement I had in nv bsrd
Since am denied that indulgence will not pretend
to Hate literally what was fad, but will fate the Tnb
rance. told the Judge wifhed to ak a oueHion.
what, iaid the Judge the queion YOU want TO mt
State It, IT think it proper quefton or If cboof
II, you may put IT. Come, what is your qnenion ,
Notwithitandng the humiliation felt at being addref
ieo III lsch way before crowded audience | aIked
have you formed Oeavng out and dI;q,,y,J ~ any
opinion concerning the book from which the CHARGES
IN the Indictment are taken."-The reply of Iu5ge
Chaie was, no, fir, no, you fha ak no fIch oueai
on And the queitlon was not afked This is all
recoleet at this moment refpe6ting Mr. BalTet. and
the occurrences connected with that part of tbe
trial ''''
IL was itated by Calender in his affidavit that colo
mel aylor, OF Caroline, was material wtneC-but
OF this am not certain, becauie have not read ,bs
aiidavt iince the trial In the interval that eapfed
between the day on which the fri motion was made
and that on which the trial took place TueCdav CO.
lionel Taylor was lummoned. When he ean,a %
town know not. have no recollection of bavine
lcen MN until ne came into court. | had therefore
w entertaining whether n would be i'm
power to furnilh the acculed with the evidence he
expected to derive from him. After the yvitneG,s nm
the part OF the United States had been adduced n
prove the fact Of publication and after the attorney
o. the United States had opened the cafe and Gated
the law airing upon the evidence, colonel Taylor wa.
offered to the court wneGs. He was C,yorn
and INN edlately after, or probably while he was
wearing, Mr. Chale aked the council of Calender.
what they expected to prove by him. IF 7 reeollea
rightly, Mr. Nicholas of my aIociates, oblerveI
that we did not know dAinaly what could be proved
by Col Taylor; but that we expeaed to prove what
would amount to publication of one of the counts in
the indictment that we expected to prove that Mr..
Adams, the then Prefdent Of the United States had
avowed IN converiation with COL Taylor Ientimepts
hottie to republican government and that he had
voted IN the Senate of the United States aganR the
law Tor iequeilering Brh property in this country,
and againit the law for IMPENDING commercial in,er
eourie between the United States, and the kingdom
OF Great-Brtain. do not recole9 preciiely the
words which were ufed BY Mr.. Nicholas in making
the observations that accompanied this aatement ;
but think he iad he hoped that il would bc under.
rood that he was not tied down to hefe particular
points, laying that probably the anlwers given by eol