Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-17

'fla 2 ne docs to' recoliect TO have s,;aa
col. =. oaght 10 bepunished Win ssld Ia
ing a tlis same time, !" if be was sa' ~,
MI " Morrison was put aside e, guilty. ,a'
rxamina.ion. ~ iustas
Z $. 1ates Z ConrveH had fo,n
pressed 40 opinion. from the ,eno ~ aades
heard, that col. B. must BE- e,,,l I's &c a
treason. Set aside. 0'Y q higs
a 6. Jaccb Brrs0n declared ~.
some time past had formed anS 80. DC f,
well from Newspaper publicatiaap,' . = = y
the boats which had been built s. IA . = Ton
that col. y. was guilty; and ,ha, h. u =
SET had borne arms TO suppress, ~; - a'as
'rechon. Set aside. 's 'asu.
:. William Prince declared i. -,
y The same Impressions as a;, Isu asa'.
tha, he too had borne arms ). Deesaa:
Blannerhasseit's Island as on "saoa
the river ia search Of Blaaneshas ,'po''s
aside. "a
8. Mmro9 Sanders declared ,l,,,,
expressed an opinion, previous 10 is T. Gag
ing summoned on The jury, thar tS h. O.
sonsr had been guilty Of treason. r. r.
aside. cd
9. Thomas Cresl had no decI,r,,;.
make. and was challenged for cause. ' ~ %
on being Intercepted, he sta:ed sbx ~
had never asserted that The prisore, o !, y
TO be punished, thst he had said tha,h oOs"
a sensible man, and il there was ary h sI'
left, he woaId creep out of il, ~, W.;
had conceiped tina. COL. Burr had Sea- ~, :, !,
blau1eEhsssett toto some acts ,b., -.
not right; that he had never no.;.; as,'
SAID that col. Burr was guilty; ,i,a, T. -,
said That Blanperhasse.s was the 49,, "'a
blameable, for he wa. we'll il !;se W. '.''
as colonsi Burr was dssprrsl. u,,o ,ss
had little TO lose; tha, he had pr,.r Wv
that colonel Burr had directly led B)ao, .I
hassest directly into guilt. b., ooly ,b,an,s
the medium Of Mr.. Blsnuerhssse,,: %
that there was no deserminate iapre..o,
Oh my mind respecting the guilt Of h.
prisoner.
The Chief Justice did no. ,hiss ,sa
this was sufhcien. to- ser him aside ~,
suspended his case for further exsnss
tion. ~ ''''
10. A,taony Buckner had ir.ouer,lv ,,a
sha. 'he prisoner dsserved,o be buas ST
aside. :"
II, DaOia had formed an ps;;,;;,,
from the statements 10 the newspapers, sal
if these were true, the prisoner was e,,.
tainly guilty: He had expressed b:Iid
that he was gsilty Of the charges DOW
brought against him, and that hi oughlp
be hurg. SetasideJ
Jurors from the 6ody Of the di.tric,
/. John II. Uhshaw declared that he didn't
conceive himself to stand there as an unpr.
JUDGED Juryman; that he had formed opii.
ons hostile to the prisoner; if opinions t1er
can be called, which are formed from NEE
newspaper testimony. Mir. Burr. Wecha'
lenge Mr.. Upshaw for cause.
MIR. Hay, Then, sir, nsst scriousyq
prehend that we shall have ne Jury at all
solcmnly believe, that Mr.. u. is an irpnid
.luryman; and will venture 10 assert (wnt |
ever credit my friends Ola the other side vii
allow to my asseTtionD that rayselt coad'
justice to the accused; Ss.;eyc that aiFmA
can, who Is blessed with q sound ludsptS
and integrity. We might IS well enter i
ence Mole Proeeg,..
Mr.. WlekAam. Then according 10 the stf
tleman's doctrine, any honest Ran, no nj
ter what his impressions may bc,is con:@,
tent urym man. Is this agreeable 10 the pnf
ciples OF law ! Docs the gentleman nsaA
insinuate, that when w. objeet 10 jurF.aa'
it is from his want OF honesty, 70, ST.
Every man is subject ta partiaIities ana V
sions: which may uacansciousIy sway u
judgment Mr.. Upshaw DOES no doaot fefg
himself an impartial juryman bns NJ
may be deceived.
After some desultory argument bets"'
Mcssrs. Hay and Wickha1n, Mr.. VII ~
ceeded to ask Mr.. Upshaw, whsther hs w. y,
understood him to say that notwitlstap,aps'
the hostile Impressions he had taken up 's
11eWsDaT,er renarfc thecn In, ara c Sims RSa !"