The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-05

n long and defulfory conversation on thu, fniiea
enlued, when the CD JH, obferved that he was dif-
Poied 10 give ii more ferrous confederation.
MIR. Di't This qieition is nor 70 optional with
u.s. AZ the court may conceive. The accufed may
move tor continuance of the eaufe; and eoniider
h;s mention of letter TIE harbpger OF lch a mo-
ton,
C1. Jnfiee. If de- Continue this caure will con.
a ON the proprie,y of granting the motion for
a commitment, after the merits of that motion have
been opened.
MIR. Burr. Shall they Gu. Up this faa into two
ohences! It's oPprefiion be thus giving 10 many
faces TO one Offences particularly after they have been
10 completely bafird in OF their projections.
Nr. hint Ii zee give two different faces to this
proecuon, is becauie be has given 70 many faces to
his ranaesions. ], is becauie he was looking at the
lame time TO the North we'll a. to the soath and
"pi'e projecting central revelations he was n,edi-
tating an invaion Mexico As to our being baffled
IN tiis other pro.cuton, it from the wan, of
evidence, bug from his efcapng under the ihelter of
the 'aw. Wehave thought as the Grand Irry did,
ana as the moi illuminated men in the iare have done
we have been nniled by tina, very interpretation of
the opinion of the fupreme court which amoll every
man ia the Rate would have given
MIR. 6oD was going TO fhow on a previous occa-
Hon. tina, twas inpoible make two charges our of
one overt aa but Mr.. Writ iays that il is be
caue the aa i,felf has two faces But is there anv
aet whieh may not have 1000 .--Centlemen are milf
leo by aiPecies OF {anaticifm aganft Col Burr: and
II VIII be III our power hereafter to demoplate tb,.
7se are directed by regard the rights and liberties
| OF the people
MIR. Barr then obferved that he had lately
uncovered that letter of gen. Wiknfon's of
i2tn OF Nov. was material to his defence. He
had made an affidavit to that effect.
l.. Mr.. Hay obferved that he had that letter :.
our ne would beg leave to ftate that in gen. WIS
letters there was great deal of matter which
2uent nor to he made public; among the ret
leVera' itrctures upon certain chara cters in the
Wetern country, which were freely Unmarried
TO the government in the ftrieaeft confidence
would it not be better to truf the court with
the ieiection of fuch parts as it might deem ne.
cenaFy TO the defence of the accufed.
Mf. Marin. Are we to have a fecret tribu-
nal: Let the argument be in writing.
Mr.. Hay then propofed to fubmt thor. LET.
tiers to the inipection of either Mr.. RandoIpb.
or Mr.. Bolts, or Mr.. Wickham the man TO
ieiecfed to pledge himfeif upon horiour not to
o'Vuiee the confidential contents. IF there was
aay oifference of opinion as to what were con.
hoensial pahages, the court were to decide.
MIR. Burr's council objected to INJECTING any
thing which was not alto fubmitted to their
client. '"S''
| The fu6jed was waved for the prefent. on
Mr.. burr's fuggefting that the oppofite council
ns"' perhaps come to Tome understanding on
TINS point during the recefs of the court.
C6ief Jgfiee determined that he would pro-
ceed upon the trial of the indictment for mil.
demeanor, Tomorrow, if Col. Burr fhould be
ready.
Col. Burr was declared by the court to be
diicharged from the indictment for Treafon.
General lonathan Dayton appeare;i in court :;
and MIR. Wiekbam obferved, that if if was the
Piealure OF the protecHtion to proceed upon the
indictment for Treafon, found againf general
Dayton, iome feps would be necefIary prepa.
ratory to trial.
MIR. Ha, tad that after the deci6on of the
court upon the doctrine of Treafon, he did not
lee the pfopriety of mourning the expenfe and
trouble OF trial Especially as he did not
know OF any act charged againft him which
would amount'to treafon, under that deci6on'
lie therefore thought it the mott correct courfe
70 enter mole lpro/sqm as to that indictment !:
which was accordingly done.
nr. Wftkbam Them, as attorney for general
Dayton, pleaded not guilty to the indictment
for mifdemeanor.