The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-27

| 'c,iuSu TO Iurstef, tH'A 10 tsh;sgic ne he
tails Of the procefs neceiiaty in trials OF thil
tort and to declare al the punifhmcnt of trea
fon." Hence congrefs in the aSl of April so
1890, which provides for the cafe Of ,rsa ion, ha,
fcrupuloufy adopted the very words AVID .i.fini
ton OF the contribution. The two frR fre,ion,
| OF that ac are in the following terms:
:" sect. j. VI any perfon or pcrfons, owing alleg
ance tn the Uni,ed States OF America fall levy Al
sgainif them, fa adhere to their enemies giving
them aiG and confor, within the United States or ef..
where, and ihall be thereof convicted on confeion in
open court, on the tenimony Of two wnefIes "a
the fame overt a6 Of the treaion whereof he or they
iha Rand ;ndiaed, fuch perfon prions aa'l be adj
judged guilty OF treafon againft the United States.
and flia fuHer death.
Sea. g If any perfon or Perfons, having know
ledge Of the ccn,mon of any Of the treafons afore.
iaid, fall conceal and foou re may be dircofe
and make known the fame TO the prelident of the a.
States, or fonse one of the judges thereof to the
prefident or governor of particular Rate or iome
one of the judges juices thereof fuch psrion o.
Perions on conviction ,all be adjudged guilty of milf
pron OF teaion, and fha be inprifoncd not exceed
ihg feven years. and fined exceeding one thouand
dollars
1t is necenary to obfcrve the very angular i'm
perfection OF our laws as relative to thefe two
Iaft cafes. Whiis The aet of 1894 anticipates
and provides for the cafe of military expediti.
on begun and ftt on foot within our territory
andlur'idietion; whit il places in the bands
OF the Preiident the neceii.ry powers, 10 cruf'i
1t ~ ITS germ, and it afiixes puniihment to any
preparation for fuch an entcrprize the law
OF treaion makes no fuch proviiion. II nci.hcf
sn'horiies the Prefident TO arrcf the crime of
ireaion before it breaks out into overt acts ::
nor does 1t pnTj@ the malignant and prems di,a
ted crime. i: ia oHly when the Psrricjdc .,or.
" levy war aganf" the u. S ans. is corviqe,,
" on confetiion in orct court, or ON the ;eRi.
rony OF two wtnencs 10 the fane ovegt.act of
the treaten" whereof he .hall Rand indeed fI,at
the lightning OF the exiting law, can blsn him
and his crimes
Inc conitquence was tha. there was 70 law
"t congreis under which the P-ciident could
apprehe1d the Mafkngum or the Cumbr-.
land fiotiIla and hence his appea, to the MT.
authorities hence his deputation of Mr.. G
to the Legislatures of Ohio, Kentucky, and
Tenneffce.
n more melancholy confequence will I've. that
Aaron Burr will mott probably efcape with
imPunityJTom tie charge Of trraEaa uDlcfs hc
has been guilty of Jane spe,f "a in the perpe.
tration Of his crimes.
But 1t appears from the Official commun;ra.
tions OF the PRECEDENT that treafon avaipG the
U. D. was not the only crime, with which A.
Burr fsands charged. eft appeared tina, he con.
tenpisfrd two dIitinet Objects which might be
carried on either Jointly or fepara,ely, and eli
ther the one or the other fiit, az circumstances
ihonld diree. One of thefe was the fever,ncr
OF the union ofthefe ftates, hy the ALLEGHENY
mountains, the other an attack on NIeyico ),
ne hrlt however he quickly abandoned and
conhned his ambition to the Ian. "H. took
nlS courie then at once, determined TO fc;ze on
New Orleans, plumber the bank there, pofIeCs
hImfelf of the naval and military flores. and
proceed on his expedition to Mexieo, and to tb;t
o1ied all bis means and prebaratiozs sr.ere NAN
directed" '''O
Here is the point to which our courts muf
principally coniine their inveftigation, for this
Is the crime on which A. B. may pofIlbly he
{ ohdenmeo' IL needs no o1'erf al TO detect
him The mere letting on foot and fitting out
mena6e 10 the law. The puIlllIli1eryl Is -,ics
furely asgreat in the crime of trsafon It is not
death but it is a fine which may be RATED TO
10000 dolls. and confinement, which may be
extended to ten years. The only doubt is,
whether A. Burr has not avsifed hmfelf of his
experience of the law and or the word, TO place
hmfelf beyond the reach of legal evidence.
The law which is at prefent before Congrefs,
is intended TO remedy thefe palpable imper-
fr6tions in our criminal code.-.Such is the ra-
pid view we have taken Of the laws on this fub.
ie6t.
Aaron Burr is faid to have invited Gen. WiIkinron
into his plan by the dazzling inducements of $4,000
dolls year, and his ons fucceeding to the throne of
Mexico the death of Burr. But fortunately for
his country the mind of Gen. Wikinion was proof a.
gainN theie temptations.
In the debate in Congress on Mr.. Randophs rtfo-
luton we obferve for the fra time pointed appeal
to the Mraur's OF lait winter. That gentleman has
once more aGumeds ground, which we perfectly
dfaPProve-We principally open to his ansrtions on
the mealures of the Republican minority.
Esta7 Of q letter from ucmb-, Of Corg,1i, DATED,
WaaingfeE, Jan. %, 1907.
Lat night SwArsout and Boman arrived I'M
der feperate gusrds-they fill kept fludiouGy a.
part, and to-day application by the executive has
been made to the circuit court for warrant To have
them committed by the civil power The court have
hot decided"
eve learnt to day that alexander, Lawyer, is OIL
his way from Orleans to this place in AREA by Cen.
Wiknfon."
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