Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-08
MoTEcN FOR COMPLIMENT.
Thursday. October 8

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have been misundsss,ood, for the thingis
no, ss,---a Jew days afsereolonel Burr de-.
scendrd from the vice presidential chair,
40 inquiry was made by me, las TO the
course be intended 10 pursue, he told me
he intended TO visit New Orleans, and |
remember his very words were " have
q few thousand dollars left and ! will nos
o TO work un,ii,hey are spent" vas
golieit0us 20 see him reinstated 10 the
sounrils Of his country. and speaking TO
che honorable John Fowler, then a mem.
,bes Of congress, on the subject, he inform
! ed ne thai Mr., M. Lyon had suggesied
the idea Ct Eurr's going to Tennessee. TO.
procure his election TO seat IN congress-,
as residence was 20. necessary qualihca.
lion ta election 10 thar state, and request.
ed mes,o speak 10 Burr on the subject; I
did so, and j thick he said i, was lumi.
Eous idea, appeared 10 be delighted with
he plan, and in concert with MIR. Fowler
add NJ. LYON, then undrrstood and
hare since been assured BY the formcrwho
is cow 10 town. the plan was diges,ed win
cur my presence or participation st any in
,erview.
Mr.. Eurr soon sitter proceeded TO Phila.
1slphia; he wrote me on the 26ih March,
Requesting letter Of introduction TO gene
raj Adsir and informing me he should set
cur for she western country about the 10Th
of April. The rexs letter ! received
from him was.a, Pittsburgh. elssed the 3o;h
Of Apsil, 10 @hich be tells me he should
sail that day forths lower counryapd is
cory be could notsee me. At Louisville
/ received third letter from him dared
the ;9,h May, 10 which he deeply regrets
he could not see me there, and begs me TO
forward the letters of introduction had
promised him fer New Orleans, after him
TO that city. He proceeded from Louis
vile 10 Frankfort, and I an Authorised 10
say did there srplyto John Grown. esquire,
10 aid him 10 his proposed election 10 Ten
nessee, and 30 thar eud requested letters
frous Mr.. Brown 10 his friends there. He
then proceeded to Nashville, where il ap.
pear. he remaioed beyond his calculation
TELL down the riverto Massac, where CO.
lionel Burr arrived on the 9th OF June, and
instead Of spending several days 10 giving
me lessons on government, and preparing
a new code or constitution for Louisiana,
he the next day prosecusec his voyage for
New Orleans, IN company with several Of.
6cers Of the army, who had been ordered
10 that city on general court marital, aud
il veil be proved tia, furnished him pci.
tker barge nor crew. ~
heard no more of Mr.. Burr until the
3osh July, when Received letter from
him atthe Crossings OF the Tennessee RI
yer, in which he informed me he was on his
way TO Lexington, add hoped 70 be with
me at St. Louis about the LIST OF Septem-
Der. He arrived at St. Louis op the nth
OF that month 10 the evening, expressed a
wish 70 visi, ST. Charles; aud accompani.
ed him 10 his route 70 the csntoumens ofthe
troops, about eleven miles distance, from
wheece he proceeded without me. crossed
the Missouri 20 St. Charles. from thence
passed over Portage des Scioux TO the Mis-.
s sissippi and descended that river 10 canoe
TO ST. Louis. think il was 10 oar ride TO
the eaD.onmens that Mr.. Burr, speaking
OF the imbecili,y of the government. &c
said il would moul1er to pieces.,die anasu.
raj death, or words TO thar effect, adding
thar. the people Of the western country were
ready for revolt. To this ] recoliect re.
plying, that if be had not pro6ted more by
his journey IN other respects, De had.betsci
have semained az w ashipgton or Philadel.
phis for sureIy, said L. my friend, nc
person was ever more mistaken! The wess
svupeopie disafscsed TO the government !
They are bigotsed to jefferson and demo
cracy.n And the conversation dropt. Mr.
Barr, / think on The same ride. spoke e
me Of purshasing an estate 10 that country
observing "a had received advice of sun
of money which he shouid receive on hi.
return co the eagtvsard and askad rne &c !,