The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-20

the court the reafons why he could not proceed
agaioit col. Burr, and yet the Judge regretted
ne had not forced the jury to go out and bring
finding without evidence. What could be
the object, is queftion which prelents itfelf to
the mind of every rejecting man, of having
finding upon the indictment and the bare aiii-
davit of Mr.. Daviefs, without other evidence !?
No poiiible end could be anfwered except the
dnplay of innocence which fuch an event like
the late one would have enabled col. Barr to
make. And this is certainly the face which the
fubjee wears. The judge appears from the
whole tenor of his conduct, to have predeter-
mined that Burr fhould come off with eclat,
and he therefore regretted that on the hrft call
Of the grand jury he had not cleared him by
Ending on mere blank paper of not guilty.
The executive will fllortly be in pofIefiion of
this judges evidence before the committee who
fat on Sebaftian, and will then truit be ena-
b!ed to judge of his motives, and can account
for things which now appear to want explana.
ton. The cafes of Burr and Innes will be be-
fore them and their country their fellow cti-
with decihon and energy upon them as upon
them perhaps depends the future happiEets and
PROPERTY of our country.
The day after the addrefs Of the grand jury
was given in, tickets were taken about town,
announcing ball at captain Taylor's, in honor
of Mr.. Burr on Monday. But here was fad
falling off, not from airy fault of NJ. Burr, for
he maintained his full dignity, to wit he was
out of town on Monday, and did not come in
until upper time, when the dancing people
were little down in the mouth, and revived
their dropping fpirits. But fill he wanted fome
fupport to his own for only very few gen.
tlemen attended the grand jury and their adj
drefs notwithstanding. A number of ladies
TINS here fC fhnfe Of hts Families r,f
the honorable Harry lines, judge of the fe-
deral court, John Brown, &c. &c. even down
to child. Mark, fellow citizens, the JUDGE
Tbs is a traitor at heart.
Several of the true Americans felt deeply diff
treiied at thefe tranfaetions. An addrefs of the
grand jury obviouny produced by fome inftru-
mentality this ball ; and much fictitious and
fome real public clamor, 6ncerely affected ma.
ny real patriots and friends to Mr.. Daveifs.
They felt indignant at the conduct of fome of
their fellow men and the fame night it was a.
greed by a number of the fira characters of our
country, to give ball on the Thurfday night
enfuing, at Buili's hotel, in boner Of the UNI
ON, and as mark Of approbafiox Of the firm
ness and 1,isiianee oftbe attorney for tbe United
States, JosEpH HAMILTON DAvEIss, Esq
The following gentlemen officiatcd a, managers
on this occaion
Colonel James F. Moore, member of the Sc
nate.
Maj. gen. Samuel Hopkins, member of the
houfe of representatives.
John Pope, fenator to Congrefs.
John Rowan, fecretary Of fate.
Gen. Green Clay, fpeaker of the fenatc pro
TEN.
Col. JiIfon Rayne, member of the fenate.
Col. Henry Gift, member Of the houie of re-
prefentatives.
George M. Bib, member of the houfe of re-
prefenratives.
Samuel Mckee, member Of the houfe of repre-.
fentatives.
Captain Richard Taylor,
William Trigg.
They ordered Mr.. Bufh to fpare no expence,
nor put any limits to his preparations.
When the evening arrived, about 80 ladies
appeared, about 90 fhort of full aiTembly !;
among them. many Of the ladies of this place,
who had politively refufed TO go to Mr.. Burr's
party-about so or 20 gentlemen attended
the governor, fecretary of fate, the fpeakers
of the fenate and houfe of representatives, and
many of the leading members of both houfes.
The party was 70 very cordial and convivial,
that every one remarked and fpokc of it to
their companions and, If young man may
be INDUCED in the remark, it feemed as if a
fpark of the fire of'76 had dropped down
among them. The only circumaance which
took from the pleafure of the company, and
when Immediately prefiing upon the attention,
appeared blot upon the fair fleet of enjoy
ment, was the prefence of Try, mott defpioa-
BILE tool of the Sbanj6 hmerieans and prcfcnt
Bnrife5, And even this was but as the cloud
of an April day and the bright effulgence of
Joy, BURT from behind the noxious
vapor, and difpelling it from the remembrance,
re-illuminsd the feitve fcene.
When upper came on, it was manfeft that
not only Mr.. Buih had followed the directions
of the managers but the fpIcndid elegance of
the upper, and the mafter!y difplay of tafte
in its arrangement, evinced the ability and at
teaton of Mrs. Buffi, under whole hands the
pile had ri(en. A more elegant and more bril-.
liant upper never has been feen in Frankfort.
When the ladies retired, the governor and
fecrrtary declining any toat (for reafons of po-
Iitical decacy, we fuppofe,} the fpeaker Of the
Senate, general Clay, drank "The patriotic
ladies of Frankfort" which went round with
iond and reiterated peals of applaufe.
Mr. William Logan, fpeaker OF the Houfe of
Representatives., then drink, " Damnation to
all confpiracies" which WAS received with re-
peated scclau.Ations of applaufe. The poor
fpy, atier ali Li5 aoork5, drank it too. Many
toaas. all OF political aiIudon, were drank, and
received with mott enthuGaGc applaufe. Old
mai. gen. Hopkins drank I" The revival Of the
true q merican fpirit." MIR. John Pope, " The
eagle with the feyenteen hars."
The company retired from the room about
three O'Clock.
Too mech cannot be faid IN commentators