Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-03

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- 49,. ,,a, thsugh without nearing the argu-
mead of counsei, you ooaad him ~ 70 ban from
Qay to day.
\ NJ. W;ckham observed, that this was "a
s ..,,., extraordinary motion: il was, hcx-
ss.,. ingenious as it had the very effses
! s.h;ch they had contemplated by the mo )
.;so f.,r commitmens. Il was ssa.eG, that
-. ri, Barr Is placed 10 the same situation
:. he was on former examinations and
.hs, ne cours ought ,herefore, 20 bind him
{, ere. s..y from day 10 Gay as they did thsn.
Al, he analogy issfaisc. Az thai sime
salor,eI Barr was not bouad a: all, and Is
: an, have seen necessary 30 have de-
8 r,aTadsd some pledge for his personal A..
\ kaaaoce. But n0ru col. 3 comes into
IS cvrt .c.sally bound himself 10 lhe- su n
I'm 70 coo dollars. aud his securities Ia,
Ia 600 dollars more. And this sum Is
-see;sely double of that, which mas exact.
! fran him on his formsr examination,
g. scure his attendance from day to
day. ~. 49, -; J, a,e J. = h;sebs
.,. ~ hon ad col Burr comPsls himsebe
s 8 s,,,,,,: ,ss,v bind him up. in greater
49, T. .,s,srs any. season 80 saspect him
~, ,sl,y e treason Hiss any Thing, Ike sns
Ss IN eon.s frs /, IS llkinson, THAI col. y.
=, -, ! coo agssj 10 steassn? There's pot
.pele sentiment, net . e;sSls exprsssio,a
s yy;lkinson's deposition whish Indicates
avn 81 trsaspn, perpesrassd By h'ms The
PRESENT application j. esnsrary 10 every
n,rnciple Of Justice. but if the court thinks
IA, beouoht 10 be houad for this charge,
rsshall submit with desereEss 20 i's dsci.
sion.
Mr.. Randolph The question IS, uhe
th,r there cxss,s probable ev.dsrec OF sheh
treason. sgainss col. Eurr. Blu this Is
novel aud mos, extraordinary proceeding.
WAY does not the prosecution show that
there does sx;si SUFFICIENT cnase Why do
thsy no, produce their evidence II L be
suaieiessIy s;roog. the ccurs wits.no doub.
pursue the necessary measures.
Mr. MsRsa. tse ntiemeo seem 10 con.
sider the present ysecgnizance as amply
sufficient nuder any possible circnuastaoc.
es 10 detain Aaron Barr hsre 10 answer o
iaetharge of treason. sn of apesydlt-
fsssnt opinion. I thick With The attorney
for thesu S. that nsthing is rnore. proba
bic, than that cersaiH circumstances may
indacs HIN ts eEec, Ills ESCAPE; net have
The sane con6dssre which his couaasl
seem to.entertain. rthc possibility Of his
remaining for trial. 500 shs former 'exa.as
mipasion,. he.was boeod over but even
ihsniswas evidentiysfar a very small SUM;
sod WHY. Because the Chief Jossice him
elf observed that as coll, Barr was With
drawn from the circle of his friends, II
would increase the diiEra!sy at his obtain.
ius even small bal, even for this smaller
offence and because he completely exelud.
ed from his view the&fr-sent charge. AS
then he decided. thar this sum in which
| col. BUR- is0ew boaad is smaller one
ihaaihe charge Of high ,reasan would have
warranted ii, seems &c me that too great
reliance is placed upon hrpFessss rsseG
liaance.
MIR. Wirtbegged leave 70 uaake afsw re.
marks on this subject, though he bad DOT SO
IDLY prepared himself as he would have
Wisuea because ne lad uesS expected tnat
nwould provoke ssch discussions. ar.
Wfrkhann appcsrs not 10 have uudcrstood
ihs subjss. With his usual cosrec,ness when
ne declares that the granting of this rnosicu
woulc have the very same esEectas granting
fs motionsfos commitmens What is the
object of this las. motion & comnait a.
burr for high treason. Bss the object Ct
this present mc,isn is merely TO keep his
person here 70 abide the opinion OF the
court the ssher-was, to keep him for trial.
The effect, therefore, is widely diRerent;
sad ve should not, as Mr.. Wickham con
Hsded, thus gain Our point.
ne supposes too that the present recog-
nsance will hold A. Burr TO anewer the
charge of treason. But if he looks at the
efms of the bond IF will at ouce appear