The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-10
CURsCRY REPLECriONS.
PORTRAIT or vKF CHEF JUSTICE
NJ yyr
No. ".

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ne fhou!! have been on A. BIrr's cafe, relative
To The qur0ion of tre!-ee, and 2dly. That
tnc 'rd'ttnsnt vac not ueceiTari'y bad, becaufe
II lays the pteitHcc OF Burr at Bieunerhans.t's
Inland. We might have confirmed this poiition.
oy the argument advanced ~ the profecutioa-
I That the law takes diGin6tion between aclu-
al and Iegoi preitpce that man r,ay be ie-
gailv preiSnt, ahoUch be he Actually abrent
and that even III .fh!oRr, kea! preicnce makes
man rs much principal! G7nai preience
and that IN the ferries OF cafes which 70 to e.-
ta1''ih this dltinCl on, tie fphere of legal pre-
ic"ce PC; peuaily ex'euds itlef "n proportion
/ 10 ths nature Of the crime and the extent of
i0ea're wh'ch II rcqrice, Gov its perpe ,raton."
L nc veTv ~ OF tins argumcnt coaGfs in thia
obvious dii}'nciion between treslon and other
crimes: The murderer mue BIZ neccnari,v
iomewhst contiguous 10 the icene ue action:
ou' 're*ion may r. perpetrated ata con.iicta-
PIE diHance from the tcepc OF war. With the
lame facility that the E.iti!l king c;r, levy wa.
OF the fhorts of the u. Ststvs; 4. Eur might
haTe lsvied war cn B'ennerhaGet;s Hand, mo-
his periUn WA in hrniu XIV
rs 20 The Sd point. we Gall csitr :u. one
remaT~' i! tine ind6tmert had laid the overt
ai o. procurement. ialjctd VI prefence, the
! LEI.f J,S!c> conienGs was the proper form @of
itaiStine.ii, low cou,d it have iren .copor,ea?
| ne i"oitinent ought to follow tae words o {
! me ''a'ote, or wbich the charge is prr3icatcd.
tBCt neithsr in ;hc con't.tatinn nor ,h. law re,s
| tive to 'reafon, is there iingle provil;on about
! thoie VINO procure the overt az 70 &c done ~
ofhers Lii''cr the Is 80 rra.ou AZ al, or i. Is
olr "ii't" comes under iie gsnSra. Geicr.Dticn
! or Lr4,riag evor
! bui /; Is the 4!h point, which IS -ccrliarIy
cfi'nist"d 10 invite car st,ertjon ard 70 call
f1Fth o"r feelings IF siter I.y Is fvorn TO try
/ cHs':n@' rr'.-"u'ion, Il l. III the power OF
] .dse to arreh the Evidence, cpoh ting princi-
! PICS affirmed by The Chief Iuitre; we nrn-
ncunls that = preceden, has been irc:etlv &c;
| "hch e0aargets that ~ ~ ;,Icyld Ea,!.ciufn o:
or hbSrtirs tae rial by jIry.
! 81 thus i!ne o! intellectual light, ii ia fuper-
f, luo1a tor us,o tuIsr into any .uicrir,yl on the
tn! ~ jWy 10 trsce isattiqui;y 80 81 ,atiatr
ita rs peculiar exceil:Ucicp, sud TO C,ow how
an&"uilr this great privilege rs been er1rded
anJ fortified - Engiaud hy NJ ;gnaCnarta and
ny every .ncc"Ii!ye revolution in favour OF the
/ HCcfti's Of tax people. The mott Intelligent
a"d v''t"0u' "t.'e's eveo oS that opprs0Ict ma
/ non uD2nlmouAy concur IN tGis appreciation.
what lays that Eu;iid nf the law tie cele
| DRAFTED Camncntari,s al Backbone
e." lt istrcfFfotc upon the whoie, duty which
evcTy man owes - iris country lie friends. his
! poderty, and hiG,fe! to ;a1nian 10 the u,n,tff
OF i''s power this valuable ccnfuuiiun IN all it's
FGhts; ~ reCore ittu rs auticot dignity, If =; al
inpa'reG ~ the different va,uc Of propsr;", o.,
other~t'e dcv'ated from it's fef ir,titn!i,n 10
aGeho ~ wherever it j. detective and cbez.
al. 10 TnY ri s,'rt RE ;vaR jraisYy eire,,n .fi
an Hgai,W IT. iqlr1Gas!ya AZ nsz, arr a,.5i,ra-
~ h'rf3e|F OF f'ifi e9Sit5. taac, . q.rr;e.r r
Pray 3ir firfr'esJ. y fihe iwsrr,tiEI, IN
He,'I,'He I'M b." br1ie c,+ti2- G. EngAH l5fr.r'
'Hhat i2yS thy elegant and ahle Jnnir-; :. II
lj"r1cs are 52ht'c, to what Other ,r!bursi ,;,aJI
Ne %rT ca: II iur'es cannot fsft!y he truHed,
'h}. =. ANTS the cfiioe' o! i"dge ana inry, 80
Woe'r ''V'atd ~ he c..nH.,ticn, a;,J irt.l i'm
p"c!l'y ~ lord Mansfield? are IL, jilaes OF
ib- e>1t'f e. t:ra 3 hsneb more hk,ly 10 he m.
b'ahta aud impartial, than twelve women, bur
GeirS, G. gentlemen, taken indifercn;ly from
ne coiinty At large J"
SAaIi then rtv,ege which ist,.us 20 zealouc
" guarded nader the ErglHi couGituiion. he
lea" warmly ellug,:d or let's ygian,Ig protected
10 lhelr free Uciied Safe? The provifons of
9'iF c""i''iu"ons and tie language of our mon
e"tkhicj.'n ha:cimtn, forbid Zach reorcach.
Why," lays NJ. henry il Tie Virpini7 Con
Es"ti'il' do we love .iIis trial ty Jirv BE
c'1ie l. prevents the hand Of oaprsh.on frosl
cutting Y19 81. Thy mdy call any ihinc re-
oehop, #nd ;icrricr you Of fair triaj iv an i'm.
pHfl"i ja'y q your ncCa,;Drrr. iias nor orr
"NtHei country ~agEfuUGHGv pref-:ved this
pouiS privilege upWagGs al thnu{Inl wears ,
ANA Ihail America give ~ that which rot}in.,
cnad incuc, the Eagii.!l ucuD.c T., rs!iuouill,
/ &c '"ra Is a"uorrcut - "g mind There was
a TINE when 'vr tou.j have fpu,n,I ~ il. This
;iFf' az c"mtGst, nit as lors as : nave cxiGence
: ny 20 iEho"urs VIII pgo:ct; me."
But not .a,isGcd, il icav,re this -rcar Pa,I,di.
/ nn OF ouT liberties To be pr,fervrd ty This en-.
,"n'''t'c love OF the people, they G4ve even en-.
'"'"1ed It within our contributions The Virs;-
ana 81 OF k'ghisavcws ii % te tie rght q. eve
y o'"H ~ al criminal Proitcutions 10 have
'Hvr0E INA, by NhoGI uot by Judge ,yho.
"c "Tjiog 10 jn"ins, " viii not fcrnpie to pres
ul1t' 10 cif.n!y, AVID hr,ray n. ilneiity of his
once "a CERTAIN cdits, but hy an Impartial
Jury o. his y'cllaEe. Aud the Frdsra ConHj.
tnlon, ~ two arises, cx prefsly recognizes TIL,
great privilege.
<. Ard vita; u ne NOT important pert Of this
privilege ;te very saenoe. # We mag 70 eg.
P'>i' ~ az which a IT, virtue ccuHHs NOT
nat TIE JHrg 'huu'j 's tied down 10 rer- =.
!u,iod!I"9 % toe t,.5f of the cafe, rst that tnev
''"ai % "c'si, p~'vlcgci 20 render f-5-cj !
V'i"''i "n' tha' trcy tnou'i he JUDGES both
or ''S ~" a1d O. tIe 'lct, a'-i upou.i men, may
'""1'r . general vcrcjtt Of atouiftal or con
rer"@i on. III the fosndeE theories &C the
En-h'h 'a" a'd an tire pssdic- cr 9n~ own
courts, e].lno tns 'rial By igry iui,. both theie
P'i''s' NFtru tatrtto.s ,.C CuGNtutioo f.
cN'es - e7-rr pan the tria. rv ;ury in an cri-
10" I'D os. giions, 1t yir;iaiiy scurss 10 ,Af,
t's ''ht 81 l'opou'cor bo.huDon tie ja0|
I a"c i.e tatf NHbru. tr-e Srviiego, the tu,l
n' r.rA U.fu,s f.t ,,s-rt...-.. .-.-..C