The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-06

known and etabiid'ed ,Dies Of ,i.r.--f0f, II i
departure be made therefron ia ihe present in
rance on the plea OF its being an extraordinary
cafe, it would lay the foundation or a precedent
that might be highly dangerous To the liberty
ottbe citizen. He obferved thar he had been
many years attorney general for refoe0abe
Rate, bat had never attempted TO claim the right
ct examining witneiirs before the grand Jury ;
nor did he ever meet with precedent tha,
could iultify il in all the books he had read
He pre- tuned the attorney ought TO he Gtisfied
with having the choice of the wi;neics which
he would Tend to the jury. Mr. Burr faid he
eoniiflered rhe inftitution ola grand jury as in
tended to fhield and protect the reputation of a
citizen from the arm of power; but if the doc.
,rine commended for by the attorn.- Or the u
nited States prevailed, it would 1me an en-.
sine of opprefirn. He conceived that if one
party went into the jury room, the other might
alio-and fhould difference of opinion take
place upon the queftions to be put to witnefies,
the court NUT be called to decide. This,
therefore, would in his opinion, totally deftroy
me object in view by the retirement of the grand
Jury, and the examination might as well be had
IN open court. Mr.. B. conEdcred the Jury as
fully competent to put the neceilary oueition,
to the witnees; and hoped that the regular
conrfe of proceeding wouId NOT be departed
from, becaufe the attorney chofe to cal, this
cafe An extraordinary one.
The judge pronounced againa the claim of
Mr.. ID. as being without precedent, and of dan
gerons example. Mr.. Daveils then declared
that if he had known this privilege would have
neen resulrd him, lie would not have affixed for
grand Jury.
On Ihuriday morning gen. Affair appeared
in conrt-Mr. Daveifs afssd leave "to hand TO
the grand jury certain fe.s of interroeatories,
w III h. had g.,
ics;' this was Immediately ai1cntrd 70 on the
par. of Col! Burr and Gen. Adar, the Jury be-
ing iuiormcd that it was in their tiiftreton 20
make ufe of them or not as they might pieafe
After lone time the jury came Into court aud
returned the bill preferred a2dinn gen hdair,
" Not a trHe biN." MIR. Davcif3 tha:, hana,e,
to the foreman an indictment arainh Col. E.-
and then withdrew.
On Friday the fifth the court met at the usua,
hour. biz ran through the court room that
the grand jury had ftnt fer other wi,nelIes-
witnefes not Uncovered or no; offered by the
diitria attorney. Conie6ture and expectdtion
were alive, but were iucceedrd by affou;lh-
men', when me!its. Wood and Street, editors Of
the Weftern World, ware brought into court
and worn as witnciIos, and feyeray f. Ut to the
grand jury. Theic editors had pubiihed that
they were intimately informed OF all Col. Barn.
projects, and particularly that they knew the
terms of his CONTRACT and engagements with
John Brown ard gen. WilSinfon, and that they
would at proper time lay them before the
puhlic-lt feems the grand jury deemed thii
proper time and called them to telify-To
what eBea appears from the refu,.
About two o'clock the grand iurv came into
court and returned the bill preferred agsiuft
Col. Burr, "Nof true hW" The foreman then
informed the court that conlidering how greatly
the public mind had been agitated and difturb-
ed by the fubjeets which had been under the
confederation of the grand Jury, thew have
thought If their duty to prepare ipecial report.
which they had directed him to lay before the
court.
The ditriet attorney then informed the court
that he had nothing further to lay before the
jury, and they were difmifed.
The witneiIes on this occafon were NOR,
numerous than on the former-Mr. Davis
Floyd, on account OF whole abfrncr the 6rR
enquiry was poitponed, Vas ali, prefsn.-the
croud of attendants was ereater-expst.atic
and alarm much higher. But the efcGf of the5p
proceedings has been 10 give to col Burr die
tInction and iufiuence, which in the o-6jnar,.
confe OF events ne could not have attained by
many years of uninterrupted reiidence. We
hope and believe that thele ADVANTAGES win he
uied by him IN iuch manner only az (,all pro.
mote the honour and in,ereit of the country.
Palladium.