Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-02-06

4 or The PRECEDENT. OkA9IHE 4
uEiTKn srAfEs, q n ~ "a
csniaiasg : isdlsyelsp sne,asf tae
y CONSPIRACY.
~ tie Ssnofe and Honsf pf Rebressata-
tisss ef the Unifrd States.
Agreeably % the request Of the house
sofrepresentasivss ronnrnunicnted IN their
resolution of.the iBth Instant, I proceed
% stase ,lndert The reserve therein sxpress-
ed, Information received. touching IN
Illegal coordination Of private indiyidu-
- sgainst the peace md safety Of the
union, and against the territories 0f I
power i aniiy with he u !. Stases, With
sAs tneasures have pursued for srP-
Pressing the sane.
/ had for some time been IN the eon-
STINT expeetation Of FsceivisE such tnY-
thsf Information o. would have enabled
ne 70 lay before the legisl,ture the ter
uhinstiou II wen 8 the beginning and
progress Of this scene of sletravity, 90 Car
- if hah been acted on the Ohio and its
iNlatcrs Prom This the Stale Of safsty .of
Me lower country might have been esti.
mated % probable Srouads, and the de-
! lay Wa iuduIted he rather, ;hecanss no.
sircninstznce had YET made Il Necessary
= esllinth AID of The legislative fune.
tions. InEofmasion INV fecently' com.
nunicaled, hss brought % nearly 70 The
period contemplated. The mass ofwhas
I have received n The cnnrse of these
trsasactions isvolpminous; bat iitfle, has
been gwen. nndefshe SANCTION Of an osth,
sonsso ecnsfltrte formal and legal evi-
denee. 4 Is chiefly ID he form Of LEI.
ters. often eontaining such ! hsixture Of
rumors, coniectures and suspicious a.,
renders L difRcult 10 silt seuf the real
bets, md unadvisable % hazard more
than general DutliIes, strengthened by
eoncnrrent information, Of the particular
crednlity 81 the relator. nthis state Of
the evidence, delivered some times 700;
under the, ressriction Of private con6-
denee, nsiiheF safely nor Justice win per-
NIT the exposing names. except, thar of
The principal actor, whose guilt = placed
beyopd question.
Some time 10 he latter part Septem.
Der, I received intinations that designs
were IN agitation ii Tie western country,
pniaNfll and hnfrisndly 70 the peace &c
de uhiod aid shse The prime mover ii
thess vas Aaron Burr, .hsretofone dis.
tingnished blythe favor of his eountry.-.-
The grounds cf these intinStipns being
eonelusiye DIR ohiects unsertain, and
The kdslity Of that country known 10 be
trm, the only measures taken was T.
urge the informants to use their hest en-
deavofs % get furthsr insight INTO the
dssigns md proeeedinEs of die Suspected
persons and y communicats them 10 me.
L wzs nor till The Latter psrt of Oeto-
bsr thaf ths objects ofthe conspirasy b.
ean % Be perceived, but atilf 30 klended
sndinvolyed ID myslsry hat pothing dis.
tinet could Be singled out ipf psrsait.--
u this state of unceftainty, o 10 Tie
crime Contemplated, the sets done, and
ne legal course tohe pnrsued, Ithought
Z beer 20 send 70 The scene, where these
things we're principally in transactio1, .
psfson IN whose integrity, understand
ING and discretion, enfife condolences
could Be rspo,ed, With insiruetions 10
inyestigats the plots going On, % enter
intq confersnce ffof which he had suii-
eient eredentials) with the governors,
and I'll other olirers, eiyilsnd military,
md viththeif aid, 10 do Cd the spot what.
ever should Be necessary 70 discover ihe
designs Of the conspirators, arrest fheit
means, bring their persons to punish
n,ent, md 20 can out de force Of The
country % suppress any unlawful enter.
prise, 10 which il should be found they
we're Engaged, BY this time il wa
knosnthaI many boats were under piepa-
sstinn, storesoi provision collecting, and
m unusual number Of suspicious charae.
ters IN motion on the Ohio and its waters.
Bssides dispatchiag The confidential :,
gent % tie quarter, orders were n The
same riiae sent % the governors OF the
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