The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-06

SH'Su '1ein rohtF ge3fi-Hlep,. TO Ipt. Il M.
pears .iscni'tin.,, .hat thsie exprel;o,,s il ME-,
o' inc in.iye, 'hon'd be Thought reproachfn tt,
the connit', ar = proper fJhie6t Of c,imin,l
charge and 1t gave ne real pcaii,e to Ind HAT
Mr.. Nicholas, whole whole yom,:n.l ,oa,ks INN
as a gentleman, did 40; c,,,idcr them offerFyr.
ne has on'erved that he was Young At The time.
and whoever has tctn him as a witneis. .nuf b.,
p convinced Ftfe truth Of his :,iic ton. Dlt ye
arg tod that Mr.. Wiz; was at that fimc ,h ,ut
'H'TV years or age, had been a married man.
anC vas then widowcr It doth net spr,ar
mat iu'ise Cha'r knew ~ thefe circu:,Gancss /,
c':t u re had, roniacr>d that tfr. WIZ was 4
wldower, he certainty erred en- ;le ri,.ht tide
" It was n srror- in calling rim, a r21,,- ,ti.
man Bnt, .ir, let II be coniideryd Tia, nv
hoNoa able chet hls been dated Nv the hnnnri
RE III 'hlgers, to he nearly three fore and Ten.
Jet .ho'hii great 81 dttshr EMS be conii.l.,..j
'."o i6f me ak, Al any pcriOn can think his 3D.
Hie:hig gentlemen, 10 much inie::Ur TO h,Ini.If
IN aye and knowledge. ~ the t.,i,h,, of" ycurg
senttemen," WAS c?>y,fq,e % then, mn..h .ts
fr'9H@la as TO the pgb!ic Gut q her lntan.e
OF ms ri'feneis VIC toC, th;: aII,r ..iug him
ieif 70 Mr.. Writ, who offered ;h..: chs vas go-
ING on the judge replied {. no fir, AN going
OF, therefore tit down, FIR" This adde's was
made b. the judge To Mr.. Writ, ,lhen he lthe
'ndse) was a@"nt to give long opinion To- hin
'no ne couniei employed with him, which Opt
uion upon hir. WIrt's ;ii'ing down, The court
DID give. And pray, fir, was there the eait I'M
prnpneiy IN A htuatiuu III taat nature that the
court !houid defre The coun,>.l to sc iii,nt and
to take their ftats
Before judge Ch.... went from Baltimore. to
hold the circuit court at Richmond he knew
that the iedi;ion IA y had ,1een violated IN yr-
s'"i!. lad myirif pit iiito his hands The
P'cipc6i Before Us. Hc icii !: his duty 10 en-
Force 10 tlXys as ..,,:,,,,,
jude III one part of the Cni,ed States. TO per-
ih't inc breach OF oar laws to go unpuni,h.,!,
becau!e they are ths.e unpopular and in ano-
tiltf part 10 carry them irto exec, 'un, brcaul.
there they may be thought wife and f,lntary.
hno would You really with ynnr ii,ig-s 'rteqd
OF atilns From princip;e, 10 Court on.ytte at
rIaulf OF their auditors Would WOW win,
mem to he what liz Michael FoG.r has 10 cor
r'etly ttatet', the moi contemplate OF al cha
racters,popn'ar judges: judges who lock for
ward IN all their deci6ons, not for The apnI,uic.
OF Inc w'ie and COED: of their ovu COZ icieu-
ces ar their God hut of the rsbbie ~ any
prevailing party? aa.fer r,yieif ihae this hon
ora3!e tenate will never, oy ihrr deciio1 fame
tlon ihcn principles Our government IS not, a
we i'y, trrannicai, nor acting ON whim or ca
price. We noSit Of it as tei', d Cove rIinlcnt OF
H:VJ. bH' hoN can it he fucn, uueis the laws
"hue t&ty exit, are .(ncyeIJ and imtoy5iahy,
%iaS"t fSgaF9 TO paRhTGtt3Y saafd int
Snail they be permitted to fa,-, this law vii
execute, and thai VIII not becauit in IT, one
CATE nay b" benefited, in the other might
make rny!-it enemies :" And would yon really
WIN TO 1--we under government hare yGur
''s were thus adri1iftercd Would Won rs.i-
y "''h To- in-h unprinCip!tc., tuch tiuc itrvirg
:rdg@a? N, fr, you WOW! not. You vii
with ne fay, " Give ne the Judge who will
nrn''i' boldly, nav, even esrni,, pciforn MS
dntv, equally unintiueGced eJlliy unini;ni.
Gated IVY tue" igRagtLs yiitus tyrrnni," rthe
= ardor civium Pravljnhcn5iim !'--Su1h are
re Judges We eYg5f 10 hav: iuch hope zve
"Noe amt RsGH haze. Oar proberfy, our Hter.y,
Our H7'rI, caa oNly ~ projected and iecurel by
J"'6 jAagrs. With this honorable court it re-
TndIns, whether we /5zn h.sz,, fic5 juiyes.
me re- naming part Of ;iis charge Gates. that
my honorable client g be:rayed AZ indecent TO-
hctude FOR tie conVisjiol of the accuicd, ,1,bs-
c"i'iirg even bnGiie prot;C utor, and as high
y dilSTacetui 10 the Character of Judge. As il
was iuSverive of .iufice :" ain not certain.
lir' whether ! exactly know ".hat is here mean;
oy, P"ihe Proiecutor. If t;.crsiy is meant ge
PH!';f 25'l'r, who proiecutes thofe charged wit
helhg gulty ct crimes agaiuh the public lam
indeed forty to find tina; ,hofy officers. 10 nrceC-
iirf, are holden by the uIu;e of re preG-nts-
tives OF the United Stat-s in 10 iDconetl poin,
OF V'e". deny, fir, the proPrieiy Of the re-
marx and muit be permitted 10 refcue. the
P"7.ff l'etseRfor from rc;nar! 70 derogdtor,.
re 10 rs much the Profector Of Innocence. ,s
Ihr avenger OF guilt MS duties arr as cl,ar.y
marked as thoie of a Judge. They have bo,5
"ne co'h'"on ohject in view, though actin, l.,
a'iiertnt characterS. The profecutor and the
Judge are equity Bound to i;yd the innocent.
80! o pnd,in the guilty. The proiecntor JD.s
the fame benefit to his country by iiving the in
nocent from pun'!hmen, Az ty preventing the
guilty rom itnpuniiy. Neither tne ;uJys nor
the Proiecuior ought TO atfe1lof i,iur,ng ;7a,.
es"ct. II is equally the duty or botn TO punjh
f"H such, hr, are my ideas. have ever under.
10 'd Tx duties Of an MI e, which rave held in
the rate OF Maryland, tor tHenty ELEVEN years or
r1nrej ard tmy conduct had not been dnrino
nat period, coEionaut 20 theie fen;iments.
mould indeed feel my.ed degraded and dino
horde.
nave now, Mr. Prsidcnt, gone .'rough .te
observations, which have 4rreare T., r,st.c,c
iary upon DE four hrf ~ icies L. have been
thohHif tedious my apology IS the ref,s.I lei
TOR TIE GEnhcd fUurCe from ,ghich '.eE. ,.,r.,.
Gu have proceedtd from my i:.5.b.y 70 d.
citS, "tl.h OF the :haigs3 iht honorable M.
n"Ser5 Will 1oa rely upon. IN fh,;r c,,r,ci,Grn.
ana the conI,qucot uece1iy Of Gia,,ap rnoo
:hsm ALL teuil5!e Of tie extreme Jn.,sr ih't