Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-09-02
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WsDNEsDAY, August 10.


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| R1aminotio,a f'rHoNAs MORGAN.
! ON the evening of the Dist of August, my
! father received letter from Pittsburg, by
| the hands of some person, the signature OF
which was Aaron Burr In that letter The
! writer communicated his intention of dim
ing with my father on the following day {:
he also mentioned THAI he should take the
liberty ofintroducing friend. My father
requested my brother aud myself to meet
him, which we accordingly did. Nothing
of Importance occurred during our ride in
my presence. Col. Burr was generally with
my Brother Col Dupiester was often with
myself: aud sometimes we were promis-
cuously together. Whilst we were at din
ner, Col. Burr emphatically, as thought,
confidently and earnestly said, that we
(ueaning the people of the west,) would be
separated in five years, from the Atlantic
states; the NllegSuy mountain 10 be the
line of division. He SAID that great num-
bers were not necessary To execute great
military deeds; all that was wanting, was
leader, in whom they could place conf
dence, and who they believed could cary
! them through. He said that with SEQ
ncn, New-York could be taken and that
! with 200, Congress could be driven into the
! Potowmac.
To the last observation, my brother, l
think indignantly replied, "By God Sir,
with that number you cannot take cur lit
tie tow OF Cannonsburg. Col Burr's re-
ply TO his observation was, ''Confne your:
self - this side % the mountain, and iii not
contradict you," or words 70 that effect.
Z Col Burr withdrew from the room, where
we dined and on reaching ,he door lead
ing into the entry, he expressed wish by
looking at me, or with nod, manifested
4 a wish for me TO come cut. went
out. When we had arrived at the back
door of the entry, out OF hearing Of any
other person, Col. Burr enquired what
nv pursuits were. / informed him / was
studying the law. He then said, he was
sure could not find employment for either
body or mind: and he said That there were,
or asked, If there were not, a number of
Young men in Pittsburg similarly situated.
He said, that under our government there
was no encouragement for talents; that
John Randolph had declared on the floor Of
Congress, that men of talents were DANCE
rouS to the government He asked me,
how, or whether / would like a military
Expedition for Life / cannot reCoiiect
which. My answer was, it would Intirc,y
depend upon the object or cause, for which
| was to fight ] think previously or GER
tainly soon after he said, I" wish you were
on your way with mes After asking Col.
Burr concerning a young man (Mr Ducr)
living at New Orleans, with whom had a
slight acquaintance, he said he was doing
well; and he then spoke of Duer'S brother,
who was also doing well, as lawyer, but
! that he had much rather be at the head Of
a military Corps.-Mr Morgan then pro-
posed TO state the steps which his father
mad taken TO defeat Aaron Burr's projects,
when he was stopped by the court Cues
ton by MIR A'l(ae. What did Col. Burr
say after the answer which you gave to his
question concerning a military expedition
A. He instantly drop'd the conversation.
II think it proper to mention that / may
not have stated every thing in the order
in which it occurred.
Cross ramined.
| MIR Burr. Had you ever sp5ken 10 me
before A. Never. q. Did you not men
,tion, with some complaints, the neglect
(which your education had received? A.
No. o. Did you not complain about waist
ling your time? A | recoilect nothing on
that subject, but your remark, that could
not surely find employment for either body
or mind.
! Examination afJAcoD ALLBR1GHr.
Mr Hay. Our object is to prove by Ms
testimony the actual assemblage Of men
on Blannerhasset's iland. 1t goes of course
| 20 prove directly the overt act.
| JACOB ALBRIGHT. The first knew
Of this business was | was hired OF the is
! land to help to build kiln for drying corn (;
! 8, after working some time, Mrs Blanner-
hasset told ne, that Mr. BlanuerhasSet and
Col Burr were going TO lay in provisions for
an army for year. ] went to the mill,
| where carried the corn to be ground, after
it had been dried. ! worked four weeks on
| that business in the island Last fail (or in
September,) after Blannerhasset had come
/ home--he had been promising me money
for some time. ] slept up TO him. He had
( no money at the time but would pay me
soon Says he " Mr. Albright, you are a
| Dutchman Rut lie asked me first and
| foremost, whether ] would not join with
him and go down the river. ! told him,
| lid not know what they were upon, and he
said, "Mr Albright, we are going TO set