Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-11-10

tor OF .ftirOIh Burr, are truly lamentaOlS
and disg listing to the friends ct iheir coun-
try. The Judges who sentenced him to the
mock punishment OF iine or TEN DOL
LARS, and THEE HOURS IMPRIsoN-
MERIT, certainly deserve the cXecration OF
every good man nor is the Legislature
less cefisurablc VINO could appoint 20 the im--
portant and lucrative Office of Clerk TO its
own body wretch who had recently been
convicted o! an atrociOuS offence and who,
though he had escaped the penalty he me-
ritcd, was fnrever stiSmati2eG by the YER
Dict Of an honest and independent jUvy OF
hi, co'm;rymea. We call !: all 0tT1c:ouS
oifcuce, although by TIC law 1t Is chlIsten-
.d ~ the mltder name OF a lniSdemcanor,
because the misch;evous consequences o.
tic -cntefDri2e, and in which he WAS en-
RACED with Narcn Burr and other desperate
characters, If that enterprise had succec-
te.i, would have been beyond all Calculate
on, even ii ,he ;.asigns OF the party were
NOT to seize New-OriSa,s, produce Il scpa-
. r7tiun of ,hc un:CH, ;tld establish an indie
lcndrnt Empirc blyOHd The .Al!egaly
mountains. TO say the least, thsy intend
ed to attack the Spanish territories, with
cat being authorized By the government,
and thereby to involve the peaceful and
happy People OF tine Ugited States III allthc
horrors Ct q foreign, and, perhaps, oil = CT
val war. OF attempting 10 produce this
terrible even, DaVi8 [tsyG was fairly ana
lawfully convicted, and was therefore sure
" more criminal, III proportion as he me-
tiitated to accomplish greater evils, than
any common horse thief, highway
or even murderer. Yet this man has not
only been permitted 10 insult, by the ienity
OF his sentence, the upright jury who found
hin guilty, but mas even been rewarded Tor
his Yi,lauy b. the honUi able Legislature Cf
Indiana.
Irc court who passed this sentence can
not plead IN their defence that they difer-
ed III opinion from the jury, and thought
Mr. Floyd innocent, Notwithstanding their
verdict. II that had been thc case, new
trial ought TO have been grained, instead OF
expos.ns the majesty oi the laws and the
sanctity CT justice 70 rid:cu!e BY dischar8-
ing hint, under = sc,i>icv, which reflected
as much iafamy on the court as on lie prl-
sonCr.
The Legislature also rnoteXcuse them
selves by saving that IheV bcICvcd him
innocent. i ney must nave E,cn cTeduiOus
inGClL 20 have entertained l.cIr nciIet, IN
ospositlcn 10 the verdict OF 4 iUry who mad
heard the testimony and had Iudrd hiu
Salty, under TIE superin.eUdancc - CD;rc
which sufficiently proved, Ly ns conduct
alter Ihe Vcrdic., that il would nave pre-
vented his conviction II Il could. bat II
such was theW opinion, they owed at least
thar II apecI 20 tEe laws which should have
Induced thcm not o apPoinLaS their C.eTE
q man cnvicted OF i unsdcuneaIur and CON
tnuing indicted for treason against tbs u
nited States. We hope thatthss strange IN
cident is not proof thar the people and
Legislature OF the Indiana territory, are
disafected to the government; buC IL sure
~ furnishes strong evidence Ihat the dam
ger arising from tie plots OF Barr Is not o.
yer; that he has a strong party still ~ the
western country, which party ought to be
narrowly watched and carefully guarded
against Wv L doubt not that The arch trail
ter Is now gathering together his sang Of
GLsueT;Idoes second time. lie wall not
~ befolC, he followed by men VINO are
themso ives deceived as othc nature AID d.
jccJs OF his cmtCrpriEc, hut vii! assemble
those on.y who arc Ike himself baukrrpts
in reputation and fortune and, unlortu-
nat..Y icr the U"ited States, many su-h are
10 10 found Between hini ana persons OF
tLat description thcre seems 70 ne as uatu-
raj a conncSuon and associaliom, as between
the particles OF natter vii CT unite by l"e
attraction Of coheoioa.
lie HIS now lett this city and whittier
he has gone VIC Cannot tell. Lut, while he
WIS herc, his particular friends and asscci-
a;ss we're generally men ct that Class, WISH
whom, too, hc seemed to lie very 5usIiy eI-
gagged IN Matching some scheme OF impor-
taicc and doubtless, wherever he goes,
II cme rae VIII prevail
:. IA highly probable, If he should organ
IL. his forces 70 second Ulae he " ould play
his c.rGs better than before 1'hc c!abU-
rate crlnion Of the CH,cf Jlskce on the
question Tor excluding the evidence Ggi,iis.
him un MS Trial ior treason may DC truly
called "a IrcaIise on TIE 6csf 7U0y o.
committing treason 7yiEhoW dsiec!i>H on
" tua:SaHleat !" and genius 81 peretr e
tjnE do that Of burr, has no doubt prohtsd
from thc iisi ,u.tions Of 90 able q master.
lie viii ful,ow the plan suggested By that
Up Mon, Of net Gs8embEHg his I3jceS an
III tEry arc aasyittfic ohiS obJcct, of ducc-
ting ijcm 10 travel in small parties vith-
or ihc ski3y of7sdr until they Iaeetat tbt
pl &C where tie GLOW is lie struck, and OF
nut bcirg present himself where any overt
acc is committed, until The grand IND co.,
elusive &C, is rope t. be carried into eject
~ plans Ike these, with the assistance d
all tne villains IN ,hc community, be may
entertain icusurtSc hopes OF success or O
escaping punishment "a second time; un-
less tn vigilance Of Che people and OF theit
government shall defeat his Vaccinations
and Congress shall contrive The means q
prCv,htr, the complete establishment @
such doctrines as those nfthe CX:e( JuSIic,