Trial of Aaron Burr for Treason Printed From the Report Taken in Short Hand V
Trial of Aaron Burr for Treason Printed From the Report Taken in Short Hand V
Aaron Burr
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The trunk, and the head of this monster as they were scat- tered by the prosecutors, and done no more than put them together. To it the three gentlemen are fathers in coparceny. By dissecting it, the court will see it in all its deformities ; and I should be guilty of unpardonable plagiarism in taking to myself any of the credit attaching to its origin. The definition begins with " an assemblage of three or four men. " In Mr. Hay's definition of treason, contained in his own words, " an assembl...age of men convened, " &c. (vol. I. , page 436). Nothing has been said about the number required to form an assemblage, but the other gentlemen have stated that the number was of no impor- tance. In law, three or more will form an assemblage (see the definitions of riots, routs, and unlawful assem- blies), and of course such number will satisfy this claim of the definition. The smallest number will fit Mr. Hay's proposition : " The assemblage may be without arms" Mr. Hay said, " On the principles of common sense, then, it is not necessary that they should have arms to consummate the overt act of treason.
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