The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-06
CURSORY REFLECTIONS.
soETRAIr OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE
No III

trauon of the law; and wherever t hail he fosnd,
the legatnre aiorr caS apply or originate the RENE
dg. / he iramer, of our contribution certainly fup-
fniedtaey had guarded, as well their government, a.
gsin drsruiou by treaion, ,eir citizens againit
opPrehon under pretenoe Ollie; and if thelc ends ar.
not sainet, ~ IS nt importance 20 enquire Nv what
means moe eGsttuaily, th.y may be iecured''
Pys'oe7t' A9.g5ce, ot7skc- 81, 1907.
| The P'elident has iaid no more in this PAT.
faye, thsn il was hia duty 20 aYow. He has laid
| The uecofry documents before Congrcfs: aud
pointed GOT the enquiries 10 which they ihoud
! turn their Iegilltive attention. If Burr wasac
! quilted from any defect IN the t~yPi09yg, il was
10 much the brtter fer him il iron, a defect in
the law, !v the iaiy Jt amended ifiathvc j,,,i-
FILTRATION # fHe ,at0, let the nation undertanc
/ q, aid fneceiary, iet ;he ipdrc be iroeachcd
| j n perhsps impothle FOR any man, unlef,
! ne have law library N Ms head and out
nis rau6s - DO adequate iuitce to tn learn.
( ed p'"ceedinr- - tie lac trial. We have nti-
thcr the one nor the other; nor mail we pre-
tend IN the following haity ,,H :ctions to offer
any other remarks than iIcl 40 may itrike the
mot fupe' .i;ial ehferver.
! 1ae coudutt of the Chicf JuHice during this
trial nay naturally divide tielf irto two erCui.
rrs hi general drDog,rl-nt as a indsc, and
h's rgai deehons. The frn is perhaps compa-
rativeiy u"nlp3naut and oaviou,; and il will
thereto'e require bat few rellsetians.
| h.f0re tie commencement Of this Trial, thar
7VaJ one error IN 3:!dge haybaHI coulsff eD5ieb
sU4s fHlf"|<fc6 TO proGate eoaGderaGie Jnibiei9r
ami aLa,@i. I/e aHade to fbe .Jf,lgaiar e!rcm,7-
.Rance ot lis voimtayiy dining qcitb TIE man,
7r10 seas 10 be arraigned 6cjors him as a fyimi
| nah
This is no time, for fof:ening down. or con-
cealrg our tentlmeu;s. The orange fceues
iately acted in this city cali upon US TO faeas
wi.h irmnels and independence If there be
lone men, attuated oy miftaken motives o,
| private gratitude or party fplis, who chooie TO
forget that Aaron BD!r is tra,tcr, and that
| tftI;of's character Is marked in this country
! with more peculiar tftociy than that OF any
other crim'Tai It IL therrfo5c ir ere im3cri0uly
neceilAiy, that the voice Of truth ltoud be
| beard. IS nan, L was incumbent npon Mr..
| AiH ihaii, not 90 have fought any kiua OF init
J macy "tt'' Io'. hnTr; but as ju6.;e ard as
! Judge whj. IS 10 lit apo, mis- trial, ne nlou!d
naYe in"nncd it altogether. On one day he
! ih0Gid not have proiiaUnced from the tench of
Jut'icr, ih1t Aaron Burr was traitor at heart
and "n another have D,et I IA At rue cornwall
board to exchange with hIm me civllites Of a
fuc"d. Why dId .e not rtaecs Oac mo-
neut's though; would hsve f,tiofied him, that
ia iuch mea's did not even prtpohcis bm TOO
much m favour Of the cnmiu5i, u would at iealt
!Ffoducc 'n-h anImPre6ion on The I'ubic mind
and chat JUICE is bousd TO act not only
! without bias ut, ahove iuipicor. One mo-
mcnt. ref -ctiun would have convinced him
itoet even The world Cloud not fl,ipcs Inn
fot incoming c'l, burr too u.uch, tncy G,ou'd
itni9cd !im CT too lite athorrcHcr FOR tie
crime, q. Whi,r rr ~ 8, accui-d. IL Judge nay
lpte'us2c man 20 BE- innocent uu,ii he IS pco.cG
! 20 30 guilty, uul itis Is nn cTcule for It's non
feeling he proper degree Of a5horrsuge for the
ahtrat} guiit Of the rrivie, ,yi;h Hhch the ca
mual EaudS CHARGED.
! Ooe predominant, trait has marked Mr. Mar
ih7i S h'aincr' thr9H@5,as ;h's prof cuaon.
! To man can Cou., M. h1orillai's du,iiiiec.
! 'I'hs.Ca!c cf Jonathan Ror,dps 'Hn.ch may oc
cun'idergd rs the price Of h's feat tne temch
/ ,..!rc~,aia '7.t0g monument Of hiscap1cjtyto
/ def nd error in the moi fpecioas eayb of
/ truh. All hi9 opinions 10 tl,= irie trial, whe-
| th-' ih.y were delivered on the four OF the oc-
! ca'i3". ~ IN the uinoit maturity OF his coet,
2re lu!jti.u PROOFS that neither time nor office
have dioTn his mind Of it's hram7. Bu, this !uttre
w7s cont1uallylof in 4 wavering and irr, folGte
fpirit. Il f.,iud never had It's full and freeet
tPaf tu, iee,nrd forever bcnt On reconcNng
! opytife Opinions, md making fs Judgments
! a'abletoail D2r,ies Eytheiime tharhe ieemed
10 have eXQrCiIrd his full opinion, he wa appar-
emily faTtieo & alar'd attbc budntl. which he had
aar1 ed, aud thencsf-tib modified and foftened
| loVn i'ls opinion 70 ~ 10 leave the mind final-
/ AZ lois 20 rDf-Tta0d on which tde the
| court had decided. II WAS owing to this irreio-
| uion hat Mr. ~ r!halFs opinions were 70 often
wr'pt in oh(curty that fucb veri,iy Of
POINTS were permitted 10 hc dilcuiei, which the
'reucn 'hou'd Of fli have promptly decided,
! hal 70 many arrangements were 70 unneceE
! itr'y and nirl1f7y thrown upon the council
! thrTi,.v-s tg adilf aud that tn. lawyers
were persitted to run into perf7naiiiies agaiuG
c 4ch other. witch would really have diigraced a
/ c5uniy-corTt bar.
! Inunccn & lot rarely anticipates arcufl;ion.
! To accuie ,he world Of na!'cc, IL a libel on hu
manly uttered only by thofe. who arc conf.i-
! o0s thy mer. reprosch. Throughout this
| proiec ion, SIR. Margsli fccn. to have anti
! cipa;ed tie nd.gnstion NJ his coupfry. Wen
aware that his elevation flowed from hi, zeal in
j TIE defence OF bad men and of wort, prnciDjes /.
THAT his honor5 haze never been crowned with
! !De plaudits OF his f.li,a citizens that his
! power T. not frengtarned by confidence in his
! 0rucip'cs, he h7- acquired that habi'ual lea
I l"nfy of tupoGiicH, which is the caDGant con-
cori'aot ct It's ey-Fc'fe of power illicitIy OBJ.
/ 3~i"ed,
/ "Infhis crest caufc, he has adopted that tiril
c'roum'p- Sion vt language, ami Of manner.
/ W ct'rafief,itd tis po.i,ical career yet %
/ IS ."pom1'e no. 70 perceive the influence of
I fOrr ercpiui'us on bic mind.
fhc Hions Oil often bs'rsy The iu1g.
I trent ~ !rtroi y. une deItaeratc tx,rcIe. &
+ vas not TO be expected, that te who Loored
Z 20 lu tref ft.a ,,.r0ffus.,, .