Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-04
las;,ion to.hat ID which col. Barr IS already

Mr.. Nartn. Col. Barr, sir, IS not be.
fore the cours. lie can only be brought
Isbefore the m BY The fuding OF grand jury,
or by awarrans from shscourt "a ais caPa,
city 81 eonser8a,or ct the peace.
Mr.. Hau. j understand the court %
say, that they conceived themselves bound
70 secure his personal abundance, but that
Their object was not to- commit themselves
asto any opinion which they might deliver.
This, sir, IS the very thing which we lde.
sire: aud we desire i; the more, because
i NAV convince the accused, thatsWe are
not solritous to prejudice the public mlnd
against him, by the exhibition OF any, esl'
dsnce, until general Wilkinson arrives,
- Chief Justice. The court wishes % a
void any declaration the one way or the
ether; and the conrse which is now purs
sued certainly docs not pledge them 70 ell.
Their side.
Mr. Barr. presumed, that an osde. ct
court might be drawn, which would ex.
press the reason WHY bail was required. s.
Chief Justice requested thar the eounse e
themselves would arrange The form OF this
order.
Mr. Hay. Suppose, SIR, that the course
is fixed. Ano,hsr difficulty will however
remain. VIVA, is TO be the qaantnm OF
bail demanded? II
Caaief Justice hoped that they would At.
temp, if possible, 70 arrange that point a. {.
mcng themselves.
Mr.. Hsy. Nothing is more im?roba-
tie. E
Mr.. Martin. Let them thea, ST., purr-
sue their Erst course. We co not fear
the effect of the evidence upon the Publ:e
mind.
Chief 13ustice. But there Is anothe, coz
siGera,ion. II this course he pursued, IL
will lead to the very difficulty which the
couIw;shes to avoid heopinion OF the
scouTt FAUST be committed.
Mr.. Eiartln. There is certainly another
consideration. Col. Burris brought here
By no warsaus. And YET, does not the con.
ssi!urcn declare, that 90 man shall be held
up to ts:al but rpcn probable eyidenoe |!
What is true ct amagistrste, also applies
to acour,. How then can colonel Burr be
now forced to give bail, waen.heaoaly sP-
pears here 20 .answer hisrecognizance
Mr. Burr. ara wiling TO relieve the
conrs fom The embarraesmeut they are 10.
4. will myself name what sum think Lean
oh. ain bail for. IF canno, obtain that bail
he oppc.i e counsel must needs Proce &
81 b tksir melton, Iwil! name 10000 'dgt.
lara. r.
Mr.. l7sg. I shalI certainly leave The
sum 10 the discretion OF the court Its i,
who mas the jurisdictson 10 The case. Hu'
I cannot acquiesce in .heprcposi:ion which
.colcDel Barr has made. | doaust ah'hk
tina, Eve ,iaaesThar sum would be too great;
4 have, indeed. sir made laTge ca'co'a-
tieas ca this SUBJECT.
MIR -Zgarti', am sorry, sir, that ths
ether side caunot agree 10 ecr peoposl
ssi,ns,; but as colonel Burr is rot in The PIE
sence Of the cosr,. shsusd suppose shs.
smaller bail oushs &c tie required.
N,r. 1ftRae 1, is atIange that they say
now, colonel Burris DO, il court, when a
shor, time ago, they asserted thai he WAS
6ou'1d 10 appear fsfe.
Mr. Aartin. The gen;leSaap has rsis
understood me. He is not before the
court, because he has. no: been brought
here by warrant OF by the iadietment of q
grand jury. But be is 50 far within the
power ,of stheseour. as &c be here TO answer
this reeogsiEance. 81
tir. Bprr. One word more. An idea
has struck aae since ! last addressed the
court, which consider Of some impors,
ance. Itisie all cases difficult 10 graduate
the bail To- the ez;ent OF an indisisusl's
fortune. But as TO my fonunr, ii tis de.
4s,reyed :eIs is IN the hands of the govern.
sment. know not whether in this place I
could Obtain credit fer aaYe thing: no. not