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

way binding on the court. OF courfc the
jury examined the witne0ss without the aid of
Mr.. Daviefs, aud under the peculiar renrietions
IN the judges charge.
could but remark fomethng in the manner
and dccifons of the honorable Judge, which
induced me to believe, his mind was not as
free from bias as il fhould be. Every act, every
determination he gave, went to prove he felt
deeply interefted in the acquital of col. Burr.
a predetermination TO thwart the proceedings
OF Mr.. Daviefs, and hamper enquiry az to col.
Burr, was plainly vi6be to the phyliognomift,
in every line of his face and to the clofe OBJ
ferver in his every act. 1t will be remembered
by my readers, that the judge had but few
days previous to this, on examination before
the committee appointed to enquire into Sc
baaian's conduct, deeply implicated himfslf, in
a tormer attempt to feparate from the union,
and even admitting the Judge was clear of any
connection with Burr's fcheine, Qor the fake OF
sreument) he muf have had fellow feeling for
10 great, good and peyjsented q man, who is now
engaged in an enterprise againtt the interets of
his country. l would not with TO be UNDER
Rood as 'cquittug judge Times of being engag-
ed in the fcheme of dfunion, with col. Burr |;
TAR be It from me TO give celebrity to an opinion
10 very different from the one / entertain, in
the face OF circumstances which are certainly
calculated to generate fufpicion in the 5ofoms
OF the moa unfufprefing. Some of them are
even worthy the ferrous attention of the people.
and lconceive myfef bound, as an impartial
editor, to give them to my fellow citizens.
who, from their remote ftuations, are de-
prived Of perfonaI knowledge of what is 20
ing on, at the feat of government. During the
time col. Burr lay under the ignomny Of the
charges of the attorney for the u S. col. Innes
aud Burr were almof conitantly together OF
an evening, at John Browns, and the moment
the grand jury returned without finding true
bill, preparations were gone into, and ball
was given to col. Burr, at which the families of
Judge Inncs, and John Brown attended, even
TO child but when ball was given in honor
of the union, not one of them attended not
becauIe they were not prepared, for on the fame
evening they attended party at George
Greer's, mershant of this town who, il
may be requifite to remark, wa, himfelf from
home. Thefe circumstances, when combined
with the judges exploion before the commit.
tee who fat ON Sebaftian, have tendency 70
convince my mind, that fome improper motives.
which lay concealed, like col. Burr's projects.
beneath the veil of uncertainty, have operated
on this honorable judge. The people will de.
termine 1t ID only my province to lay before
them information which l deem important,
with my remarks, and they muR Ultimately de-
cide and determine the innocence or guilt
H1Qtng,
and very remarkable and unprecedented ad.
drefs into court, Mr.. Allen role, and defired
leave to copy it. that it might be publiihed
Tor he felt uaeafy himfelf, as men with whom
he was Intimate were implicated He delired
therefore that il might be taken ont, to thew
that there was no ihadow of fufpicion
MIR. Daveifs faid he fully aiiented 10 the CO.
ply and publication. know, fad he, that
much parade of innocence will be affected
tor me, repofe upon events. The public
mind may be carried off-but yet in a few
months it viii fee this project as it really is.
My conviction is not ihaken. The grand Jury
feem to have aimed blow at the root of ru,uoar
ard JnJpieion. Let the court fix the difgrace on
me OF on them.
/ will venture TO ahert, that the addrefs of
the grand jury is altogether unprecedented, and
conitqnentiy improper. Why was it nccefI'ary
TO depart from the common courfe of proceed
ing 4? Whenever in any cafe it is found necef-
fairy to leave the ordinary practice aud regular
mode of proceeding, (omething has occafoned
it, and You may begin to look fomewhere for
a motive which has produced this departure
froH, eaahliGlsd cufan.. Why then ak, in
this cafe did the jury travel out of the eftabliih-
ed courfe, which from time immemora has
been purified, as well by the grand jurors of
Kentucky, as of every other country, from the
dawn of jurfprudence And what, but an j.
dea of its improperly, induced one of the Jury
ineU 10 poiitivey refufe his fignaure to it Did
the jury think il neceGary to remove fufpicon
from The character Of col. Burr, for .hem to
tranfcenJ tie ufua limits of their duty by eulo-
Cling the mau whom they could in their capa-
city rs jurors, only condemn acquit from the
evidence before them? And why, ! again re-
peat, this uncommon vindication Why this
euicgium, Did The jury attend to the proceed.
ings before the court ? Did they not fee every
nerve exerted by col. Burr and his council to
gnpprefs enqniry? Does this look like inno-
c, ncr? I think not. aud trut the great DO.
t!y of the people in Kentucky will join me in
opinion. that she jury have, by their finguar
ad,;refs treuethened the idea which is entertain
ed thai Cor. b. is nov engaged in project ini-
mcal to the perpetuity Of the union. Was
there no eyidence which though not legal,
might yet be convincing TO private individuals
Hnt col BUR- ia a man OF 10 much importance
to tie community, and his Innocence, and even
his rxempiion from i;iipcion 70 efIcntiAIly re-
onfte, that the fury drew up sa addrefs, not
only declaring him Mt guilty, which WAS the
urnucr ftopt,ing place, but they go on . declare
i;,a t!gsF - fufplcien. This is one fep farther
hm { hriiege any grand jury in The u. States
Iaye poi,r. Aud wnall ak the Jury (for ma
~ az ,hsnr have been on Jury betUre) whether,
In acou,iing any obicuse individual, they would
bace made the ffne sd,lrsfst And wheIher
they ryos did, fwcy, c5nGcr vii! tofee thea, 30
,,,Iver h i;r negative.
viz fysGcss nave been deeply intcreGed IN