Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-06-19

NJ. Hay ssid, be scarcely -expetied
30 have been asked, why general WIlkin.
son was not here The gen,leunan hiim-
self has said, that he is a general. Can
he then leave his army At any time, and
without the permission Of the govern.
nent! Make, however, computation
Of time. The attorney general left this
. city on the 4th or 5th OF April. He
reached Washington on the 7th or 9Th.
Allow thena reasonable time for an ex.
press from Washington 70 New Orleans !;
and tor a man OF gea. H's age and bulk
to travel to this city, and is il probable
that he could have arrived here before
this period se71lf he: availed himself Of
the liberty and means to come BY water;
the gales havs been. lately very, severe.
And even two Of the Grand Jury had
.ssnred him that fgen. W., was exposed
% the late tempes,noas We ther. he.
would probably never see the GATED
States. H., ...,s-rZ ;. :, Isl
Mr.. Wickham has expatiated upon
0e attempts made. to prejudice the
public opinion through the medium ok
the press. Sir, great deal has been:
said on this transaction. But are the,
presses shu. against Col. Burr I, when
even in this very city certain presses
have been Round TO vindicate his motives
md sdesigns. Bur what Of all this j..
The public mind is hostile to any en-
eroachment upon the liberty Of the r.sss 4.
and il ought to be so.-' Where then a.
crime ofsuch gigantic evil arises in this
country, like the one attributed to A.
Butr, the printers will speak and they
ought to speak the purest motives will
command them to speak. And if there.
have been publications. against Col,
Barr innumerable communicsr;onsi
have also appeared in his favour; ana
If these publications have contained III.
severest structures upon him, tl'ev have
resulted from his own character and con.
dnrt and he has no RICH, to complain.
Mr.. Hay demanded WIN Col. B.
should then Wish, to elosethe only door,
30 bis own yindieation BY excluding the
evidence. His counsel exclAim, ssend
he evidence TO The Grand jury"
Sarely if Col. Burr wishes to have the
evidence before the Jury, he should be
much more anxious to have ii before the
court. The Jury will have one side az
the evidence only before them: and thar
vili be completely against himself.
Both however Will go before the court.
Why then does he shrink from the evii-
denee ! If an unjust prejudice assai,s
him, the light oftruth and evidence will
dissipate il. Why does he shrink
The gentlemen on the other side.
continued Mr.. Hay. do Not do Us Justice.
They charge Ne with persecution and
suppression. Sir, I never cont emplatsd
Or wished to hurt A. Burr. I scorn it.
] look NOT 10 him. look only 10 the
duties, which I am solemniy bound 20 j
perform One remark more, sir, and
fhase done gentlemen on the other
side insist upon the insuticieney of our
evidence. Because We have withheld
our Indictments, from the Grand Jury,
they have hastily inferred, that We feel
our evidence to be too feeble to satisfy
the jury. They are mistaken, sir.
assure them, that they are mistaken
eoascienciousIy believe that We have evil
dence enough, throwing out the deposit
tons themselves, 20 satisfy the Grand
jury Of the guilt Of A. Burr. But, sir,
Puerile indeed woiild il be for Us under
the present state ofthings to submit our
esse before the Grand Jury on the esi-
dence before US. when We are every
moment expecting better. tSf.. ?.
Mr.. Ednu1d Randolph addressed the
court 70 the following effect
Sir, II would have bsen itnpossibls for
o. even had we received due notice Of
this motion, 10 have awaited ourselves
Of the time that was allowed to W. |
That would have been impossible, be-
cause the enormity Of the proposition
itself would have bafEled all our consids-
ration and all our researches. Marx the |
course, sir. which has been pursued