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

g. e. current 70 shoss who asccnd u, yet
w. surely a reasonable proposisioa that
vi land il requires no longer time 20 come
y 'sso 10 go, and yss gen. williamson = MOI
here! : :, , So.
-h,,her the grand jury is present oS not.
a., 4. his consonant with the sound PriH.
' ~ !. 81 law! Is j. constitutional, SIR,
sh bsre there is a particular body SET apart
s..,he investigation of facts, forshs court
.,,n 10 aud ruaeIv take this power from
Nm He says that perhaps he shall not
.so , 10 his bills before the presens 81 aaa
.s But trust 10 God, sir, that THIS
t.,.rmioa,ion will be oyersuled by the
soort: ADD shatif this prosecution Is ever
!. Ne closed, we may zee the cuFtaia drop
s,oo 4 gov and forever. IL, SIR, The pro.
..,a,isp obtains Postponemoas OF This
..;.l and for want of evidence on sneH
.ar,. we might properly contend thar cob
p.rr. II hound 10 bail at all, should be
hsId 10 smaller rrcogoizancr than az prs
..r,. Blu. we shall wave he righs- Il IS
40. our wish TO discharge the grand jify,
Sui 10 Sc, the question at rest fosesss.
We have said that we were ready Tor
rial We are SO. sir, in fact as well as
i Ire abstract. The prosecutors say hat
- do no, believe fhcn to be ready Sass
how the gentleman cao suppose saat re
mesa 10 pay so poor compliments their
ye,aci,y, as TO believe thar he acts upoa MS
own facts as il DC himsslf I'D no. bHfipye
,hsm 70 be :sue!
The gentiemaa, sir, has warmly eulo-
eised ihe present sdmiuistra:ion. As a
rti,a,e citizen, sir, no Gao has Tess 10 say
w,.b the politics OF this countrv than my.
sell. That gentleman has drawn a pis.
.ure Of our national prosf eri.y: ane: an
happy 10 hope that il is true to the HE IN
every tbiag, one feature only excepted.
What, howessr, will he say of thcperse.
sp,ion of my client? Sir, let thar g>rsIss
nan draw the most animated pictures Of
our happiness which his imagination can
supply; let them be hOwsoever cheering
or hswseever just, il will be bu. little ale.
siasior 10 the wounds.ef my prosecuted
rlen,. .ha,he is the only man in the ma.
lion whose fights are DOT secure from VIC.
vlasion.
Mr.. Bu-r l.,en rose and addressed the
,sou.s 10 the following effect:
lamno., hope, sir, wasting the time
of-the court upoa the present occasion.
TheSmo,iou proposed is admitted on all
hands TO be important: aud il is-aertafnIy
Anew ens Perhaps ii was TO have been
ezpec,se that on poins go novel, some
precedent would have been produced but
iuthis expectation we have been d!sappoint.
I'd. rs novelty will, however, be pro-
dactive EFF another effect. IL will still
better sasiify. isfor making ano,her small
itaturs 10 picture Of oppressiou and gries-
aases, which have never bsen' ParalErlsd in
ihersrords Of criminal law.
a'he case is ,his-- no mao denies the au-
shorty olTshe-eoart seSeemmit for crime,
but no,eopsnaitmsnt oughtr1o be made ex-
sept 90 probable Cause. This authority is
rscsssary, because policy requires thar
there SHOULD besoase powersto bind an tac.
essed iadisidsal for bis; personal appear.
ance, until there shall have been sufficient
time 70 cbtain witnesses for his trial. But
this power ought to be c0nsrouled as much.
40 apostolic. Z
ahe que stion 10 the present case is. wte.
ther there probable cause of guilt; and
whether nne ought be allowed 20 collect
testimony againss me. This time ought
Generality TO be limited but there -is'no
p'ecissssa0isrd on The subject !; aud much
y ct course lef,so the sound discretion of
tue court. :Twcmonths ago. however, you
declared that there had beeo time enough
% SOLICIT the rvsdence;succrssasv u. eom.
NIT 90 probable cause and surely If tins
hsnmens was good thes,' il is ssill,tet,er
Rsrv
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