The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-20

Mr.. Read ofthe Senate. have a coov of IL.
Here 1t lie. Mr.. Martin. We only want TO
know when it was received? Al do not re-
collect. 1t was dated on the it Of March, 1907,
at the city of Warrington. Ilf-. Martin. Then
could have influence on your conduct at N.
OIieaus. we do not want the paper. See
note AA. Cen. Wil&iaion faid that this fame
major bruf had been fummoncd here as a wit
neis oy col. Burr, to take revenge, as he had al.
legged, Tor patt injuries. Col. Burr afked whe-
tner this was offered as teftimony? Gen. Hi
sIrIoH. No =; only offer what can prove.
coI. Burr iaid that if gen. Wiiknfon had any
.urther evidence to give, he would go on with
IL But thefe appeared to be mere converfati.
ons, and ne did not know whether dictated by
paihon or not. Gen. WIikiufon, addrefing the
luoge. Rand here in a very complex character.
On the Que hand, fummoned AZ wi,nef. on
the part OF the United States on the other, ar
ragned as an offender by col. Burr aud his
couniei. Therefore hope, that thoul.lI COM
mt any improperly it viii, be afcribed TO the
peculiarly of my ii,ua.on.
Mr.. Wiekbam. l aiscd YOU If YOU had had
any communications with Timothy Kibby, and
whether you had ever made any proportions
to him as to an iuva!ion of Me xico A. can.
not charge my recollection. There WAS very
general idea that hoftililies with Spain would
certainly take place. II is potiib'e tina, might
nave ipoken TO him, as an Officer Of the militia,
with reipee to the probable force which lie
could bring into the field m fuch an event. Mr..
W.s&6am. Have you ever made any confiien.
tiai communications to him orto any other Der.
ION on that fubiett a. am not conicious that
/ ever did. So
General Wiikinfon having been informed that
there were no more quetious to be propouDdcd
to him, addre1ed the Judge as folIows: Unou
former oceaiion you will rsccIie6t, fir, that
reference has been had to a certain letter of
wh,ch 10 much has been faid. That letter is
ue.1snated by the words faid to be -uIed in il.
ours pot marked the l3;h of May; has been
received" Yet that letter has been withheld
under the preieXt of delcacy while we have
'een 1t employed in the mott srtful and infidi-
ois manner to ipjure my reputation and tarni1,
my fame. Sir, demand the production of that
letter. hope that reputation acquitted by
nearly thirty years of fervice is not to be fch-
ed from me by the fubtIety, artiGce or fraud of
col. Burr and his council. hope, tina, on Mon
day next, you will permit ME to introduce
variety OF letters and documents explanatory
OF the inlinuations and inucndoes which are
calculated to mp!icate me as an accefary in lis
Plans A member of the grand jury has been
brought forward TO fate what my evidence
was, which is an additional resfon why ihou'd
be permitted to explain. y was my intention
to have commenced my tettimony by: giving
regular detail of the proceedings of col. Burr
from his firit paf1age of the mountains, but
have heen advfsd to confinc myief to narra-
ton OF the occurrences which commenced at
Natchitoches. 1t is now my duty to go hack
to that period and trace col Burr ftep by ftep.
The c. JgFies faid, that the court could not
mt to hear any thing except what related to the
canfe. AS to the intention with which general
W'lkinfon had done any particular act he had
been permitted to explain, in the >-hole courfe
of his teitimony. With refpe6t to what had
been drawn from Mr.. Tazewel, as he under
food it, there was no variation between his
itatement and that of general Wilkiufon.
The papers which gen. Wkinfon wifhed 70
refer to had as wei! appear before the public, in
any other way as through the channel Of this
court.
Mr.. MeRae laid he did not kuow'that gen.
Wilkinfon had gone 60 fully into an explanation
of the various parts of his evidence as he intend
ed. He had underfood the court TO fay, that
gen. Wilkinfon might be permitted to explain
himielf as to any particular fact mentioned in
the courfe of his teitimuny. /: is the with of
gen. Wilkinfon, on every location, to explain
the motives which goyerned him and if in
Tome points, he has not been fo full as he in
tended, he hoped that the court would niIl
hear him.
Mr.. Wfek5aai. Gen. Wilkinfou r1uR necef-
fairly Rand in a very delicate Gtuation. Very
heavy charges are brought again0 col. Burr,
which are attempted to he eitabi;hed by the
teftimony of gen. WiIsinfon. 1t mutt have
been foreieen that the coupfcl of col Burr, if
they did their duty, would endeavour to i'm
peach the credblty of gen. Wl;inlon as wiz
nefs. But this is a common cafe. II is thing
which may happen in the cafe Of every witnefs
who is brought before the court. 4 wi'ucfs is
brought forward on whole teflmOny much rei-
ance is placed. He is, of coutfe, crofs.examin-
ed to fee whether he he confident with himlrlf;
or whether his credibili.y be impeached.
In the preicnt cafe, ] am certain that gen. VIII
kinfon has been treated with every degree OF
dr!caCy which the nature of the cafe would adj
NIT Of With refpe6 to myfsif, / arl coniclous
of having done nothing but what my duty die
tated and of having ufed as much delicacyto-
wards gen. Wilkinfen, as his relation would
jufify. We do not fee the neceility or proprie-
ty of gen. Wilkinfon's entering into explanati-
ons. If thefe are to be made, they had bettes-
| be reieryed for fome other time, and fome o.
iher place.
Col. Barr. Gen. Wilkinfon has been fworn
to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth. If he has not told the truth, let
him do it now and not ny his explanations,
interrupt the examination of other witnehes.
Gen. WiLkinjOu. | have received and have
now in my pofeffion a number OF letters from
col. Burr Of an ambiguous nature, combining
matters perional with matters political; but
they contained nothing which would lubjeet
him to legal penalty or legal obitrutiion.
have before obferved, that under the circum.
! ftances in which thele letters were received,