Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-01-20

4 will venture TO assert, that tic al
dress Of the grand jury IS altogether unprg
ccdcntci, S. consequently improper. Wa
WAS &c necessary - De ,layt from the CONNIE |
course afproceedng Whenever in any c&s,
II IS found necessary TO leave thc ordinaN
practice and regular m pdc o. proceedings
something mas ,ccas oned it, and YOU ma
begin to look some where Tor a motive wht
has produced this departure from est dbl
ed custom Why then i ask, in Jhis cas-,
did the jury travel out of the eStabishc
course which irnm time immemnrial h.
been purs, ed IS wei - the grand juror
oi herouoNy, Is otcrery other country, from.
tn 4 ,wn u ilriSpru iencc? Aud what
bu IN idea ~ It's imp Dpriety, induced one
Of the luvyl0en to positively reuse MS sig.
u,tGre to it. Did the Jury think 1t ncces-
sary To remove suspicion from thc chgrac-
ter OF col Burr FOR them u transcend the
us'ial limits their du,y by cu.ogising the
man whom they could in their capacity as
juravS, only condemn or acquit from the g.
violence be orc thea? Aud why, l 1gaiu
repeat, TINS uncommon vindication? WA,
this cuiogium DID the Jury attend To inc
proceedings before the court Did they
not see every aervc exerted by col. Burr
aH3 his counsel to suppress enquiry Does
tins Look like Innocence? | thinS not
And I truSs the great body Of the people
I'M krlcucky viii join me IA opinion, that
the jury have, By their singular address
strengthened the idea watch is entertained
t.?t col Burr IS now Saged in a project
in'mjca 70 che pcrpeontv Of the union.
WIS there no evidence which though no
les al, might yet DC convincing 20 privlte
individuals But col. Burr is man of so
much Importance to the community and his
i"r' ccnce, and even his exemption rom us
piston 50 essend lily requisite, thlt the iu-
r. drew 10 m address, not only declaring
him not guilty, Witch wGs the proper stop
ping place, but thcy.gN Oh 70 declare him
car ~ Suspicion. This $ .ne step farther
than believe any grand jury in the Ca-
Ted States have gone. And l wou SIX
the jury (for many OF them have been on
inrY bef7re) whether, in acquittiag any
OBSCURE individual, they would nave mad
the same address? And wGeIhert.icv ever
did; aIcy Condor viii force them TO ans.
Tcr u the negative.
NJ feelings have beeu deeply interested
IN this subject rs one which will in nv opi-
Mon m teri tiiv, I hope not fatally affect
the prosperity, liberty and happiness If nv
country, and have been led bcroad nv
Intention in making these remarks, by
patriotic wish to guard my fe low citizens
agHint the secret plans of col Burr, and 70
prevent them if possible from being iulled
INTO security by the peculiar address of the
grand i6rv. j cannot here conclude WITH
out remarklng the thorough conviction pro-
duscd OH my mind of tue guilt of col
Burr, by the proceedings in court aud
SiEs address of the grand Jury. Every
;S1sempt was made by col. Burr and his
Fcoun:ei III court to prevent an open enqu;-
~ difficulties were thrown IN the Wv sf
the pubic attorney, and nothing appeared
TO be LETT uldouc which might in 2ny way
enborrass MIN, or prevent his arriving at
the truth. And here again / cauno, but
extend my remarks by observing the aD-
parent predetcrmination of the honorable
Judge 10 have col. Burr lcq1.t ed with eciat,
II possible. The Judge was observed to re-
3 marx and with astonishment listened
whist his honor was speaking, that ne re-
GREETED that on the former occasion when
the grand jury were called, be did not send
them on; before their discharge, and have
fIaling. Mr.. Dlveiss had 81 ted 10 the
courc the reasons why ne cou not proceed
against col. Burr, and vet the Judge regret
ted be had not forced the Jury to 90 our
and bring a f. ling without evidence.
WHAT could be the object is a question which
presents itself to the mind of very re dec
ting man, Of having finding upon tic Jn,lict-
meat and the bare affidavit OF nv ID weiss.
without other evidence No possible end
conid be answered except the display of IN
nocence which sue ali event ike The late one
would have enabled col. Burr to ,makc.
And this is certainly the face which the
subject wears. The Judge appears from
the whole tenor ofhis conduct, to have pre-
determined that Burr should come Of with
eclst- and he therefore regretted tina. on the
irst call Of the grand jury nc had not clear |
I'd him by 4 finding on mere blank paper |
of rot guilty.
The executive viii shortly be IN posses !
sion Of this judges evidence before the COM |
mittec who sat on Sebastian, and will then !
4 trust be enabled TO Judge OF his motives /
and can account for things which now APP !
pear to want explanation. The cases OF !
Burr ard Innes will be before them and I
their country their fellow citizens of ives. /
tern America expect them to act with de- |
cison and energy upon them: as upon !
them perhaps depends the future happi- /
ness and prosperity Of our country.
The day after the address of the grand 4
Jury was given in, tickets we're taken about
town, announcing a bali at captain Taylor's. 1
in honor Of Mr.. Burr on Monday. Blu here
was sud falling off, not from any fault of (
Mr. Burr, for he maintained his ia dignity.
20 wit; he was out Of town ON MoaddV, and /
dld not come IN until supper time, when the .
dancing people were little down m the
mouth, and revived their dr,oDino sr,irifs