The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-16

IN coDteGucnce of this determination IN Cal.en-
oer's cafe, and Ony for that purpofe, ne did app
pear IN order to argue its iinconititu,onaity.
re has told as further, that he had no hopes of
convincing the court, and fcsrcely tic sainteit
expectation cf inducing the Jury to believe tina;
the scd't'on law was unconstitutional but yet
tta' he wiil'ed to argue the quetion, with a
view of making proper inpreilion upon the
pubic mind and yet he has difcloied to us NJ
on his oath, that when the court had charged
him with whining to sddrefs himfelf tn the po-
pulace and not 70 the court, he denied the
Charge, and told the court he only wanted to
ad'i'tis himfeif to and be heard by the court,
and did not viii, to b. heard by the Jury and by
the bye-fanc'ers When at the fame time he
knew he could not be heard by the court, with
out a'to being heard by the jury and the bye
flanders, unlefs they had all been, thing I'M
known, fent out of the contribute or what is
equally unknown, had their ears tufed with
cotton, or filled with wax; and yet the fame
gentleman has faid on oath, o.withfandipg
that declaration, that it was his Chief almo:t his
ioie Object upon that fnbject, TO be heard by
the hye-tanders. and on them to make proeer
inpreilions ] What barefaced, wha: unequall-
ed hypocrliy doth he admit he pratfifed on that
occa'Ion! What egregious trifling with the
court! But, would a.k tais honorable court,
what were the innpreflions which Mr.. HAY was
10 ioicitous to make on the people? Was it
merely to convince them that the fedition law
was unconstitutional, and ought not 10 be en-
forced /! Had not the legislature of his flate
IONIC time before denounced this law as uncon-
ittutiona, ard dearueive to Liberty? Had they
not circulated the denuDciation thronshcnt g
very part OF their own fate, and fcnt il TO every
ieeiiiatnre IN the union? Do not let me here be
underitood to Csniure that honorable body, or
10 queitioD the proprietv Of their conduit, or
Inc reelitude or their motives far be it from me
TO doubt that they hoDehly believed the law To
be unconstitutional, and fraught with all the e.
WIS witch they ,uggefted would flow from its
execution: and therefore that they thought it a
iaered duty 10 act as they did. ] am rot in TIE
hahtt OF quchoning the motives which influence
pubic or private bodies; it is my duty to leave
ihat queliion to their own condolences and 10
their God; l mviclf view them in the moii fa-
V"urah!e light. only mean 10 fate rs a fact, 4
Itahiaction OF notoriety; but can it poiliby BE-
'CpPoied after this, the people Of Virginia want;
cd ipeech from Mir. Hay, to induce them to
conhder the iedition law unconstitutional, or
could he expect that thoic who doubted after
beng 10 well acquainted with the tepti,rents and
cc"auet OF their leIilature, would be made
converts by any thing they fhould hear from
him No, FIR. 70 perfon can think it. What
.heH was his motive? Was it rot to in3refs on
- of'N; '"ats i'o' Only an uHcODNit utiOnai,
nrpreih'e Jaw, was about to be enforced; but
aio That the conrt, in order TO inforce it, was
acring in The mot unfair and opprei1ive manner,
as wen as the martial; and thereby to inaa,ne
the reien'inent and Indignation Of the popuiace
aBainft the court? viii not fay that he ,rslIy
"lihed 10 tar!o have excited their violence l.
gainit my honorable client as 20 have endsnger-
ed his life; bat ii is impo.iihle that aould
doubt that it would have given him piealure,
that Their violence ihould have been 10 far at
leaf excited, DIS to have inundated the ccrrt
from executing this obnoxions law.