Reports of the Trials of Colonel Aaron Burr (late Vice President of the United States,) for Treason, and for a Misdemeanor: In Preparing the Means of a Military Expedition Against Mexico, a Territory of the King of Spain, with Whom the United States Were at Peace ; in the Circuit Court of the United States, Held at the City of Richmond, in the District of Virginia, in the Summer Term of the Year 1807, Volum 2Hopkins and Earle, Fry and Kammerer, printers, 1808 |
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... MOTION AFTERWARDS MADE BY THE COUNSEL FOR THE UNITED STATES , TO COMMIT A. Burr , H. Blannerhassett ana I. Smith , TO BE SENT FOR TRIAL TO THE STATE OF KENTUCKY , FOR TREASON OR MISDEMEANOR , ALLEGED TO BE COMMITTED THERE . TAKEN IN ...
... MOTION AFTERWARDS MADE BY THE COUNSEL FOR THE UNITED STATES , TO COMMIT A. Burr , H. Blannerhassett ana I. Smith , TO BE SENT FOR TRIAL TO THE STATE OF KENTUCKY , FOR TREASON OR MISDEMEANOR , ALLEGED TO BE COMMITTED THERE . TAKEN IN ...
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... motion will prevail . Mr. HAY expressed a hope , that the discussion of the ques- tions submitted to the court would be postponed till next Monday , in order to give time to the counsel for the prosecu- . tion , to reflect on the ...
... motion will prevail . Mr. HAY expressed a hope , that the discussion of the ques- tions submitted to the court would be postponed till next Monday , in order to give time to the counsel for the prosecu- . tion , to reflect on the ...
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... motion could not be sus- tained , with his request of a postponement till Monday to re- flect on arguments , which he seemed to be confident were susceptible of such easy refutation ; that it could not be justly called an attempt to ...
... motion could not be sus- tained , with his request of a postponement till Monday to re- flect on arguments , which he seemed to be confident were susceptible of such easy refutation ; that it could not be justly called an attempt to ...
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... motion . The court granted the motion , and the argument was post- poned till Monday accordingly . The court then adjourned till to - morrow . SATURDAY , August 22d , 1807 . The court met agreeably to adjournment . The indictment ...
... motion . The court granted the motion , and the argument was post- poned till Monday accordingly . The court then adjourned till to - morrow . SATURDAY , August 22d , 1807 . The court met agreeably to adjournment . The indictment ...
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... motion is to exclude from the court and jury all the traitorous evidence and to prevent us from proving the crime which is charged against the prisoner , at this stage of the proceedings . I wish , sincerely wish , that no motion had ...
... motion is to exclude from the court and jury all the traitorous evidence and to prevent us from proving the crime which is charged against the prisoner , at this stage of the proceedings . I wish , sincerely wish , that no motion had ...
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Reports of the Trials of Colonel Aaron Burr (late Vice President of ..., Volum 2 David Robertson Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1808 |
Reports of the Trials of Colonel Aaron Burr (late Vice President of ..., Volum 2 David Robertson Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1808 |
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Side 440 - That all the before-mentioned courts of the United States shall have power to issue writs of scire facias, habeas corpus, and all other writs, not specially provided for by statute, which may be necessary for the exercise of their respective jurisdictions, and agreeable to the principles and usages of law.
Side 189 - On the contrary, if war be actually levied, that is, if a body of men be actually assembled for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable purpose, all those who perform any part, however minute, or however remote from the scene of action, and who are actually leagued in the general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors.
Side 453 - State where he may be found, and agreeably to the usual mode of process against offenders in such State, and at the expense of the United States, be arrested and imprisoned, or bailed, as the case may be, for trial before such court of the United States as by law has cognizance of the offense.
Side 440 - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Side 43 - Thus saith the Lord , Hast thou killed , and also taken possession ? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
Side 95 - ... him. And to crown the enchantment of the scene, a wife, who is said to be lovely even beyond her sex and graced with every accomplishment that can render it irresistible, had blessed him with her love and made him the father of several children. The evidence would convince you, that this is but a faint picture of the real life.
Side 49 - It is not the intention of the court to say that no individual can be guilty of this crime who has not appeared in arms against his country. On the contrary, if war be actually levied, that is, if a body of men be actually assembled for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable purpose, all those who perform any part, however minute or however remote from the scene of action, and who are actually leagued in the general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors.
Side 95 - It wears no guard before its breast. Every door, and portal, and avenue of the heart is thrown open, and all who choose it enter. Such was the state of Eden when the serpent entered its bowers. The prisoner...
Side 94 - Possessing himself of a beautiful island in the Ohio, he rears upon it a palace and decorates it with every romantic embellishment of fancy. A shrubbery, that Shenstone might have envied, blooms around him.
Side 151 - It is, therefore, more safe as well as more consonant to the principles of our constitution, that the crime of treason should not be extended by construction to doubtful cases ; and that crimes not clearly within the VOL.