Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-11
sLyondau. MAJ 25.'

Sir. it would have been Impossible for
ne. even had We received due notice on
tb;. motion. 20 have asailed ourselves OF
,he time tia, was allowed to US. nat
would have been impossible, because Toe
epovmnv If the proposition itself wouia
have bsf1,sd all err consideration and aH
orr researches. Mark the course, sir,
vh,ch has been pursued towards nv untor.
tnnase cIirps. First he was brought mere
poder a military escor, Then that little
folio Of depositions add afadavits was lala !.
before your honor Then the charge OF
treason aua ,htr that lite COCK ooat
wh1eh was destined TO attend this great
eslp cn.a foreign sxpedi.ions You heard
Il all, air, and whas did you say ! You
bouad colonel Burr u bail, amply on the
charge of q misdsmranot, to appear htfe
a, the openipe of the court; bur not con-
ten, with this security, you superaddsd,
TIA, be was rot to leave the court until IL
had discharged him. You opened the
door 100 lot an u!:erior pf osecution you
deelafeg., taatif the a,torney fer the ". :.
shrula sb.ain any additional evidence, the
.i1dgaasOt which you then rendsred, would Won.
not prevent his indictirg col. 2. on the
charge OF treason
Sir. thus stands the case, as il was un.
dsrs,ooe by the whole universe. On Fiji
tisy we came here TO meet the world; Fri.
day hswever passes away and nothingis'
done Ga Saturday,, we came tsrc again;
Saturday also passes away and noih'ng Is
done. Bus on Sunday, sir, is preached
this nsw tangled doctrine, which now ex
cites our astonishment, They demand
precedsn,s, sir, tor our conduct; and who
are they that require it! Why. sir, they
that rake sbiogs on, of The ordinary course
of The law. For thirty years, Inssssssw
such proceeding: have osvsr read CT
such one Ia the Engiah hsoks; and yet
these gentlemen call upon rs Ter pfece
dsnis.
If we were asked for our reasons, sir,
we should have enough 10 offer. And hrs.
Judge in the federal court, sitting Ia the
capacity which your honor now hls,weald
\ be 10 The same relation TO the Used as an
examining ipe,gels 10 the stare courts. But,
sir, whoever inyied q slcgle magistrate or
state court "a asgme sahe ballot apyins
dividasl in The s,,l,auonsof colonel Barr !!
IF man be boaod N a dlslaat conauy to
arswers 10 a mis1emeanor, aad another
crime was 20 be aIledg-d sgaiass him, e be
predica,ed 90 th- very sans eyideace, have.
sou. sir. ever knows The srylng Court TO
increase his bait, There meyer was such
an exampIe, sK.
Mr., Bosts' remark. sir isnor to De an.
swersd Yea are changing the consfitu-
,;onsl organ oflas.ice. Ycuase completes.
" clo,.iog oui hs fnnctions Of grand ia.
~. The wltaesses will be all produced
before YOU: bat no, improper as this pro
seeding will be, 1T is sliiliess SO than that
which hey viii actually pursue: hope OF
the u. S Witnesses Will be brought before
YOU, but those whom they may thlnk i Pc
i;,is 20 introduce; aud depend upon IL,
tina, such testimony will be gafbled for the
ears Of this court, as. may be expected 70
bias their Judgment. Well, sir, and what
will be the consequence When the grand
Jury are about TO retire To their own tham-
bsr, they will be told that you have dee
mandsd additional bail. Are you then. sir,
TO be pioneer of blood for the grand Jury!
! Is DOT this precedent outrageous, sir! The
boassed principle that DO man s'to bs con.
demned but upon the verdist of "a Of his
peers, is gone. Throughout this town,
il will be universally reported that you
have solcmnly declared A. Burr gailty ct
hirl, treaseA against the II. S. aud someof
those to whom the rumor may extend may
hereafter be Unparalleled en the petit jury.
And will they feel themselves altogether
unbiased by your jodgmen.! Why, sir,
le,; be declared al once, that the grand
;urv is 70 be struck out as an Intermediate
organ Of justice
Do net, pray you. sir, let us suffer tor