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EXAMINATION OF EyIDENc Esl
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MoNDAy, October s.
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about arms There was; but we neyer
completed it. We had been for several days
on contract for quantity of PROVISIONS,
which was brought down IN the boats caileu
colonel Burr's boats. He said that the proyls
sisns were not bis private property, ont snas
he was agent for the owners, between whom
some matters were to adjust respecting. them.
On the Sunday before colonel Burr lett. the
town Of Washington, and after the boats had
been searched for arms, New asked me, Whe-
Their would not like to purchase aparcel 81
guns. / asked him how many there were.
He answered abous 40 or so or between do
and so and as elegant musquets and baYonc
as ever saw. There was some difficulty a
bout them He would not deliver them, but
leave thera in a place where ! might 1nd
them. He offered them to me at price
which I considered only about ore third OF
their value He said, that they were now OF
no use to them, and that it was better to get
something for them than nothing. ] obsery-
ed to him jocularly, that they could net have
been OF much use in settling the 0uacmta
land. He said that was much mistaken II
thought that the men whom saw engaged.
IN this enterprise were going on oduit bu-s
siness as that of settling new country that
they were generally too well liked at home to
embark in such an enterprise; but the settle
ment of the Ouachita was a good idea to hold
out to the world; and it seemed to go down
very well.
Mr.. Burr objected to this evidence. How
can the conversations of others legally affect
him On this point desultory debate a.
rose.
The Chief Justice conceived that the decla-
rations of all the party who were at the mouth
sof Cumberland, as TO the Intention OF the sx-
petition, were admissible evidence.
Cross Examined.
Mr.. Barr. Did not YOU and Mr.. Caller
express very strong sentiments concerEhng
the right of the people to redress themselves !!
A We did express ourselves IN that manner,
and spoke of the difficulty of restraining the
people from attacking Mobile. 9 Do you
yrecollect the resolutionof your legislature on
this subject do. g Did not that contain
the same sentiments which yeu ascribe to me-!
5 4 Not particularly. Did you vote for this
resolution Ibelieye 50.
Here Mr.. Wickham readthe following aft
aayit
The affidavit of .Eakcn D1ttstre of lawful
age, saith
! have no knowledge of colonel Burr ever
entertaining any designs or intentions against
the peace of the United States nor against
New Orleans, nor against any other part OF
the United States. Nor have I any know
ledge of his having any designs against any
part of the dominions of the king OF Spain,
90 long as that power should keep peace with
the United States.
I'm the last days of July 1906, lnone OF ray
visits to colonel Burr in Philadelphia, COM
1nunicated to him my desire TO mske toar
in the western country to seek for an advanta-
geous situation for my family. Colonel Burr
told me that if could be ready he would be
dad country with me
and that if could be at Bedford by the tenth
of August, We would spend there few days
and then proceed by Pittsburg, adding obllg
ingly, that he would introduce me to some o
his friends, who probably would be the mos
proper persons to direct me in some reqnlsl
ton; agreed, and the l It'll of August me
B colonel Burr at A1sConnelsburg, and continued
in his company till the I'd or 3dof September
that left him few miles the other side o
Chilicothe.
We spent about seven or eight days OF tn
time was with colonel Burr at the Springs
Bedford, then we went to Pittsburg, where
was introducedby him to general O'Hara.-
The 22d of August we went to Mr.. Morgan
S half way we met witfhis two sons, the eldes
and youngest, who came, sent by their father
to welcome colonel Burr and accompany hin
20 his hsuse, there we dined and passed th'
night /; next morning we wentto breakfast t
Washington. Mr.. Morgan's sldest son &C
companied US again after breakfast we part
ed and continued our journey. When we ira
yelled IN the back partof Virginia and IN tn
state of Ohio, saw several men coming
<,v..ss "a tl,e;r name some IN the name of sc