Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-23

has the right of doing without the au,hori-
ty Of the government. If he says it would
not, then l tell him his law is not common
sense and that it is law of his own making.
Why is Mr. Marshall SO unwilling that
testimony should come forward? Is he a
traid he may be i'm plicated himself? Ac-
cording 10 evidence, Burr had given out
that government WAS privy to his proceed
ings and approved them. He NAV also
have said that the Chief Justice approved
them. We know that GAYLORD Griswold
IN his letter to Mr. Halfway, in speaking
ot some former conduct or misconduct of
Burr, said, " the judges Of the supreme
"court are with Burr" and Mr. Marshall
IS NOW giving corroborative symptoms that
the declaration is true
Mr. Marshall cannot but know he is 4
suspected character. He is one of John A.
dans's Judges. It was the plan of Adams
and the faction he acted with, to get Dos
session OF the judiciary for the evident pur-
pose OF embarrassing and making head a.
gainst the administration that was TO fol-
low. He appointed sixteen new Judges. at
an additional expense of 80, 600 dollars an
nualy. but the first session after, a new
administration repealed the act under
which they were appointed, and saved the
A
the circumstances of John Adams's adrni-
n'strat;on 5hews, that the plan OF the fac
u0n he acted with, was to oyerturn the re-
preventative system (Which is the honor
and glory Of America) and establish 90
vernmcnt similar to the corrupt, oppres-
sive government of England, which John
Adams, idiot like, called a Siuhendous ia.
ORC Of human sOisdom. But as this could
noI be done without L standing army, for
the citizens would never have voted away
their own rights, the prctcucs that France
intended invading and conquerirg the Uni
ted States was given out and indus,l ilus,y
circulated for the purpose of raisi y that
army.-A greater faIShnod could no; have.
been invented. Marshall was one of thar
Junto.-AdamS, after his quarrel with Pick
cr!ng, appointed Marshall secretary of
state, and Afterwards chief Justice.
1t Is highly necessary that the several
states TAX the article in the federal con-
sutuiion which establishes the judiciary in
to consideration. Under the pretence of
making Judges independent they are made
absolute, and there is not perfection enough
in man to he trusted with absolute pow
er. No man living in society oucht to be
independent OF society and as there are
no men in whom the citizens Of the United
''~'N-N'' ''N'' N''IlA4''S 81 HCl as their own
representatives., Judges ought for treGsona-
Die cause" 10 he removable on the Joint
vote Of majority of both houses of con-
gTeSs.
The trial Of Burr has been an enormous
expense upon the United States, and this
1" = great measure by the contrivance of the
chIet justice. Burr has six counsel who
take turns to interrupt the progress of the
trial by repeated motion to arrest the evil
Hrnce'-- lhls 10 not the way to prove Burr
isnocent, for if he was innocent he would
defy testimony. 1t is the natural charac-
ter OF innocence to do so.
The chief Justice, however, has counte-
nanced the counsel in making those mott
ons Much more time has been wasted in
debates whether a witness should be heard
than would have been taken up by the wiz
ness giving his testimony. Tkis is not JUS
tice either to the government or to the pub
TIC who arc to pay the expenses. 1t ap-
pears to me like one culprit trying another
COIfHO " SENSR