Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-04-06
The U. S.
vs.. on a motion TORS conni,n.,

70 y" q ''ut'ou sot cothulltmen
A. BURR. 'N'
reqared on the pars Of The a,toyr.n
Tor ihs United STATES tocpmmu the sccn!
cd on two charges.
lst. For setsing on zoos anc rrcydi,,
the means for al esped!t,cc sg4ios, ,S.I
territories Of nasion as peace With H.,
Us.
I'd. For commitsing nj Oh sressop asaiua
the US. 90 40 application .! TINS kiaJ
certainly shoud not gtqoira ,h&. proF
whiah would be necessefy 20 sonp;cY Il.
person 70 bs comm; sed, on a tgtailn chief
nor sh ,nld even reqairr ;hgi .hshuui
absolutely convince my own n.cd N.
guilt Of the accused bar 4 ought e r.
quire and | should require hat Drebab.
cause &c shown, and uacutstaar prob,.
bic cause TO be a Gaze MADE 90 Up yroof
furnishing good reason. &c 5clicos n,1 The
crime alledgrd has been comnit5d Ov,b,
person charged with havine COMMITTED i.
| thisk ihis opinion en.irel5 reeoncilab,e
w!'h that quoted from judgv g,sck,;ope
Whep that learned spd accurate :ommsg.
taior ss;s, lhas :" if upor IN enquiry i
man'fes,ly sppears that 40 59ch cria.e hal
! been eoIaMlited, or lhss tbs 8rgpislor "a, |
ter;ained ofth- prsoneg was whoily groupd,
less in such cases only. il is lava :ota,I
, ~ 10 discharge him ! olbrgw&= Dc asast5.
committed 80 puEea Or g'se oal! - | 60
not understand him as meaning to aayths.I
the nsqd OF ua!lgai,y Gar gasp a6g iudi. |
vidaai agasasg waco, iIs he 9 may 5c direc.
ed. or whoa, 1t may .eapscIousy s:izs,
charge him viii. soGe secgee crime and
put him on the proaf Of Bis inaocsaca. =
But uodersiaad that the GsuuGasjoe o. the /
proceedings muat be Pyob-hia Gauss 10 /
believe, fhere IS gQtIt winch probable
cause is only 10 be done aw@y 10 he man.
DER stated by BLACKSTONE, Z ne eofa fail.
ure Of proof co the part Of hs accuse,
"ouId Be considered by thar gfiis:, IS be.
ing IN Itself lega! maqi!es!atioa Of :7s@G'
necence Of the sccuged
In enquirlag .theretogs iD,c che charges
exhibited agaiass Aaron Burr hoid N.Y.
self bound to coas;dev how !ar hose caarg'
es arc supported by pYobabc CAUSE
The first charge stands opoC sas ts8Il'
nony Of geasral Eaten and genera VA
k!nson,
nc witness FIRST named pvqvss ha: &c
mong other projects which were more Clio
mlaaI, colonel Barr snrduae3 sn expedI'
ton Sgainss the Mexican dominoac Of
Spain. This deposition may be coosIdeF'
cd as Introductory to the aGiiagls OF gaG.
W:iklosoo, and as explanatory OF Gha o.
lecta OF any .aliitary preparations w1sn
may have been made
] proceed ,hen TO lhar aE1ayjt
. make the testimony OF general "l|
kingan bear on Eooaei Burr, ig is Aeces
eary to consldcr as genuine ihe IeueE aiaF
81 by The tormer to be, as neasiy IS re :aa
enake it, 40 INTERPRETATION d one gecs'sta
10 cypber from the latter & gcEude ih'I
Lister, aud nothing remains IN toe ssa''no]|
~ which can in the most remote cegFes
affect colonel Burr. That shere are 10 fnS
adnissibilisy Of this pars Of she aR'o4Y'
great aad obvious objections, need pos %
stated 70 those, who know wls1 how lausp
caution proceedinSsiD criminal caseseOg"
TO be instituted, and who snaW 'haf 'n'
highest tribunal Of the U. S, ms bee4 e.
vided on thea. When this question CAM
before the supreme court, selt shs 'rn
force of these objections although J Gu
otyield to shem. On weighing my os"
mind lhereasoo for and against aetipg'
this stage Of The business, on that paf' -
the affidavit, Those in favor of doing 'oa?,
pearsd TO me TO preponderass, aud. as ''i
opinion was not overrpled, | hold ny''
still at liberty 70 eonforms 30 II. -,
That the original letter, or trae sOId
of it, accom- panied by the cyPater' w.t. -,
have been much more satisfactory, 10 y. If
TO be den ed T: bu, thought, ana ' -.
think that, npes a mere question: W.. nj,
the accused shalt be brought to trial OF o ~,