The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-11

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often when not.--Sef aide.
81. Fdsvard Darlington had formed anunfavor-
able opinion of the views ot Col. Burr hut
theie opinions were not delinitive: fome had
faid that Col. Burr's ohied was TO invade the
Spaniih Territories others, that it was to diff
member the Union his own opinion had not
been definitely fixed. There was another fub-
Ject connected with this trial, on which he had
ALTO expreiIed his opinions and that related to
the meaiures taken at New Orleans. His own o.
piaion had beenth it was impoGib'e for any one
at TINS remote fcene to determine upon the fate
OF affairs IN that city hut that if gen. Wilkin-
len did not fr,ioBily believe What he faid he
had been reprefented To him as the views of
Col. BUR-, that he himfrif coniidered it as an
extreme cafe, fand that it was proper TO aSt
IN fomewhat The like form that Gen. Wilkin.
ION had purified. This has been the nate of my
mind for IL months Mr.. Burr. Have you,
Coi. any prejudice of more fettled kind AND
ancient date againG me? Col. c. None at all.
Mr.. Burr. He is elected.
ne four Jurymen that had been elected,
were then called to the book, and fxorn viz.
Menrs. Parker, Lambert, Mercer and Caring
ten.
%. Robert HcLains had expreTed an opinion
that Col. u. was guilty but does not reco-
lect to what extent he went. He might have
laid that he defrrved to be hung.-Set aide.
quentiy expreiied an opinion, that Col. Is. was
guilty or treatonabIe intentions and might
nave made general declaration, not only AS to
Intentions, but to acts.--Set uEde. ,
SO. George NJ. Smirb fuggeted right to the
tame exemption, which had been granted to
Mr.. p. Randolph. The Court faid that this
privilege would be incontcftible, unleis the pri-
Toner ihouid urge his conflicting privilege. Mr..
Burr then requeited MIR. Smith to attend to-
= n.
ne mad Tome important buiinefs in another court
to attend to: He fhould however. attend on the
triai tomorrow but it might now be proper
10 tate the general imprefions which he had
received from thefe traniaetions. He had gene
,,h"y eeen io!lctous TO avoid 'eXpreflion of
MS opinions and as in iuch cafes, where the
eovernHent commences profecution againa an
individual, there is always preponderance of
prejudice aganf him lie himfclf lad not only
oseh lolcitous not to declare, but even TO form
an opinion. no one can however avoid read
ing representations OF thefe things in the public
papers; and he had formed and declared his
'mpreihons, that Col. d. had entertained deligns
otlehh'e to the peace and laws OF the u. States.
"hat was the ipecics of guilt, he had not pre-
tended TO define but he had concluded from
the Ie~fpaper rs ports and the teitimony which
ne had heard in the other wing of the Capitol,
that MS delgns was of a military nature and
'""' '"ey H'eht amount al leait to mlidemea-
uor.-Sypsnded.
81. Armyafad T. llqjon had formed no deli.
bcrase opinion, in regard TO the actual commit
non of treaon. But it was his deliberate OPT
mon, that Col. B. had deigned if not To fubvert
the government, at leait to divide The country
Sulpended.
80. Dabney Minor had often fait that Col. BIS
intentions were unfrendly to the U. States, out
had received no pofitive teitimony con-
verfition here eEiued between MIR. M. and MIR.
Bolts, when Mr.. M. was GLpenAel until to-
morrow.
OF tine whole Venire, then, that appeared,
only were elected and fworn and were fui-
pended. The cafe of thefe aft will probably
be decided this day.
The Court then decided, that there was no
necefiity for delivering the jurymen who had
been or fhould be fworn into the ouitody of the
mar.hal, until the whole number had been i'm.
paonelIed.
Adjourned till Tuefday, IL O'Clock.