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times, h ■ spoke of th ■ invasion of 'ST x
ico, ;;, \ ' pa v wd.ir oV -t t * which
the preparations then .nuking- wi.re ti -
red- !. In all the- - whom hr sought tv.
engage in tin tv•■» ’hi m, the i La v. a.
«'\C: 1. til'll ;h v. . live Omen 'i \- s.
l ivo’.Vt d i.h’t ct, • c <\ red v> netYo
i It- III
Mexico,when not directed,were bearce
Jy to be misunderstood.
idle language of C unfort T\lcr aLo
t ads to prove id * th enterprise iv.t
<1. stined against Mexico.
I : ci i.imi1' 'cations made to gen. Wil
vve much c i, in
t e real intention of th parties,
La arse it is obvious that col. IV.rr.u In -
th . with or v, ith >ul 1 • ■ m, < ale
cn his co-cperatioa \. ith the armv h
commanded, and that on thi s co-op. ra
tion the ex cut ion of his plan igreatlc,
■ t not v isolut Iv drp tided. 1 o g- n.
Wilkinson ’■ . h th e cyphered Liter ; nd
the explauati >n- m ,e; 1:\- Tbilimaa and
Swam red tl
. . linst
he military, and !a be intend..
iM> \!lo.
I do not think th audit nli<‘••-of this
lftt r < •: now be qu stioned. When to
the circumstances enumerated In the
V ;u Sv ( on the part of the U;ii: ’ Soil -s,
•nre addiecl ti ustinior.v oi Mr. Swart
wont, and its bear. v i i,t n in a r v h» r
j)lvvio.is!v c tao!:*.'i<sl i>; ‘as i <>i. st •• J
Wilkin >< ■ an : I. 15 n ,1 th it ifH
ciently proi 1, ' t for t :
th >u ;;n not in tin hand writing ( 1 tlu
j r - a to v horn it ' as '.be 1.
A r*c conver.sr.t _>n stated bv yen. Wil
k; n, as p sing I 'tn Mr, S\
Wont a:t'.l himself, s far a it is contra
dicted by that a nth man, vannot ai. r
Mr. 15 irr, for this plain rt ison .
)itr«on 1! god to h:n. e made tin se de
<. n ations,avers i nly that he
ratt le them, 1 at th i h • w n. ;• au
dio ./. ([ to make them : ,h; • he w v< r
* i Ironi Mr. IJurr a;n s ntim.nt
indm • tiny fh- iyiiH ay .last an\ part r.
do I .u ■ States, and never cv» n mis
i ■ of such < ns* 1
J,sa• ' ■* u ." , , 5 e - o; is ct, I ini ; con
the o', ,n\ it'or.s lie narrates, a*
1 ' eii'.v. (l • . b v* artwout, no;
.a utlicr;/. d l>\ Jr, 1' m i.
* is also a t ur' e •nare of sonic
weight, that Mr. lhi r's ci < laradons at
the mouth of C um r! nd, 1 mi-li
111 1 ason i< r i! ni’ n, ihat h
did not ’ ish tlios to v.h< u ! ,i ),!, .s_
sed himself to corsid rh C •. .-hit;, Us
.tlS 1cai Uivi.u.U. O >. > , m. tile referent.
i to Tn-.hcr information from their pnrti
• a.l.r lenders, would naturally induce
th i ctati'an. that without ru \ avowal
1 th ir mrv.h would be uradually couduc
t d to the poir.t to which their assent
v s to : ( ; u ; ■ (1. V\* t: nl there were
t i n g B
t mi h •■,,(.! icking filter parts of
to u sli b nni.-.ious, but not a sug
i • i ' as heard oi hostility against
tiie C iiu -u 15.at.
Oi: t..•lUpannr the testimony adduced
U. S. w . If, thi is« serva
ble. i Tit w hich r 1 >u s to treason in
dieatvs th • gi neral design, whil • that
w 1 • i<• • i i 'ates to the mis h ni. anor
points t • the p ircicuh r e\pedi:ion v. liich
» actfi nn .. W« i. ; i >
the whole o! tliis testimony, it appears
to me to : tv’ . ndei ale in favor of the o
j.iiiion, tliat tin* inu-rprize % as lealh ‘
1 sig : . ist M
^ n i >. a (> l iw suppose
that tr, em urkation w;s to be mad ■ at
New-Orb-an , a:ul t:i~ it is said could
not t. k-• place without subverting tor a
tii.K tin government <<! the territory,
h, it is al
I h . 1 court has . • it to rc
\ !u..* a ti rritory In ic i ce, .Idmugli
rut! .!-, as a step to, or a mean of cxe
, s< '■'■■■■ giv atcr projects, it
Bu :. mbarkati i of tro igaii t a
•1 mutry may be made m ithottt
rcvoluiio.’../.mg t!. governm it ol' tile
; bn e, :;,i ' v/ithotr .,i. >wrtimj the legiti
mate a i'.o . I: i-, true that violence
r, .'pit pr »a -i\ result from such an at
> anti s the coi
U‘V o! its ex rcutiou : but this tre t
incid ntalh'j anti Would
‘‘•tb die (1:iv c t object lor which the
1 • issembled. ’1 his t iva
on s* '-• t 1 Lif e h to 11 i • ;e who commit
it, st U1 not, I am inclined to
;hii.k,iu: • t a previous ns e inhla_ can
s’' Hi i i -r a .i Pint purpose. i! ib cb
,ji et oi ; n .ublage .ti the nv* di of
'11 • >’ * Hand, v. as a) embark at N" w
Orb no for the purpose of h.vading
Mt >01.0, th law i loti\ ( to that v . -i.i
xvould be < ti ■ i
bat it might ! e si tin ii di ect o >; t
•s 's vhwa tiie g u niiiKiit of N'nv
Ol h all . by loi . It ill pfOsCCUlhl
It Nb OH , /, ,
j t h .sc ’, this v. oiild be treason a .
I Oi! m > v. hi n the I i't was coiniiii'. ed
.t it coui! not ! think, be said toil,
j tr.* - ju b\ a vyin ; v. ir at tli m < itii ol
i ft. i*' rl.e !, \Hv i ■ th • fact was n idi i
■ : ■ intended. it: i
otherwise, if at thmouth of Cumber
laud the cl -termination to subvert the
:;o. cr :m at of a territory by iorce had
bc'An is rniecl.
1 hs opinion may be in some degree
illustrated ’ vth* doctrim of the English
Li, r.s. I. vyir ;; <h tv nr is an overt act
e! , . n; . sing i king’s death. So is
• C' -ns, ii acy v, levy u ar, provided the
‘ : ■ ie dii\ ct against the king or
hr vei .-uuent. licit it it be a conspi
! -a uctite tre; son,
"1 •- h act, it done, would support an in
o:-.taunt for compassing the king’s
h -h, the e< -tn.; iratv without the act
:i 1 in,; ,-j. ;t in indictment. So in
this i.i'v, ii die i ' j ct be the embar’ a
tion ol a o.ly *>i men against a foreign
c > h iy, ea tin ex-. cution ol which war
mu' <-:• iv.a\ not be levied, the fact he
ro. n cessary to constitute the treu
i is a. » a circumstance of eons'. ier
• ‘ ' v.; i::!u with me, that the prooi ex*
i:. ice !.\ the United States to establish
a j. .u r.d hi dig i l ) ai.,member the uni
on, up pi s om\ to col. Burr and Mr.
Bl nnei liasset. It is not proved to have
e\ < •- h -i t« communicated even to Ih ler
0i' i ;u\ J. l iiei e not only a tailure to
that such a design was communi
cated to, or entertained by the men who
were assembled at tin mouth ot Cum
berland, hut the contrary is in lull evi
dence. I’m- United Slates have addu
ced s vend w itin is s belonging to that
•..sscmblage, v. iio c oncur in d daring
that they h aid nothing, that they sus
pected i >t; i:i.,, and tiutt they would
<•- ve cxeci .< : noth dig hostile to th U.
Stales. i ins i sumonv cannot be dis
regarded, lor it is u .contradicted, and is
Old-red hy the pronec ition. Hew then
can tins ass unhinge be said to have ic
ltd w ir ag dnist die l nited States ?
lie ; Bu:r an 1 lii incrhasset consti
**ui l i lis m t .i , i i man c mid have
< >n tru d it iiit'i a:i act of levying war,
eat ver might liav • I en their purpose.
1 neir b- ing j inecl others h t\ i .g no
: il ntious a * linst the U. States,
* ho V.. re aMached to them with other
\ : u i, and who would not permit them*
>d. . to he cm} loved in the execution
>i such iat ntious, does not sum to me
ah r t! case. i hc reason w in men
in i ■ .si u ol .. ar luiiv b said to levy
v > .'ii . a V .. is Stri.wk, is, that they
>i xn lv to -mice. a,.4 wui consists in
lie \ai ions motet, i, ol military'
1 .t , as u i. as ill a mai fighting. But
x men w ere not ready nor w iih.ig to