Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-07-25

W" iNsi "SH6 Suii'y vi treason. upon his
own confession, and guilt upon the proof of
gen. WILKINSON and others; who after vo-
UNFAIRLY revealing his treason and obtain
ing from the President the highest exer,;-
ON of power and the greatest gift of mercy
Ibis foJeis tfe; this man come forward
as the caiumniator of his former benefac-
TOR, and OF the head Of that government
"hich he had conspired to discover, and of
the individual who had been his generous
6ene factor
such IS Bollman---but let us see what il
is that he Charges upon the 'presidept
ms own story is, that he meant to .sre-
| move false IMPRESSIONS" of treasonabIe
purposes and to convince the president
1 mat he ought to 20 to war with Spain. and
give countenancc to Burr! This is his own
story The reader will re collect that fb;s
sen created privy counsellor and teecher
Vi Po''tiCai eth'cs, was no other than the
prime MINI jter OF the emperor in hroshecr.
ms very man Boilman, had gone to n.
Orleans with foreign gold in his noclpt
| and treason digested and methodised i, !, -
mind detected in that treason and cent 20
the seat Of the government ara;nst yob;ch
he conspired; and he tells the American
?untic IN an address to the American beoole.
that from the cell in which he was impri-
So"eu as traitor he OF his own motion I'M
.ucftooK 10 become the privy counsellor Of
| 'ie government he aimed to DESTROY, and
20 preach politics and purity to the execu.
tive.
! IL Is his OVID story; he says he requested
the interview for those two deci,ied Oh
! ltcts ---Weil! let Us see how he is treated
story IS feard; h said he had no her.
S0"Ht MOVIES. What motives tiens ifh
l"u no psrSonsl motives, he must have
I,t aIt- i
"e""l Only To add anon T scene to the a.
''0'''as cheat; ior he Says he sought to
l.nfe impressions OF treason, and to per
Suade the executive to war with snain
II these were the objects, he must he one
ofthe most tiagiti us and hardened Of consn;-
ratprs; we will not credit him, he is NOT en-.
cited 10 IL; We b.le vr tn L he wished tn s.ye
"'s ne ny turning sta les evidence. The We
rest prostitutes sometimes talk of purity
land dis!ntereSte dness. They nevertbe.
Tess pursue their traffic with the world
: bniman revealed the secrets of his pr nci-
pal and was pardoned. Letus now see yyIr,,
were the conditions.
ne presidents note, which Bollman for
tunate!y furnishes, speaks both the semi 4.
mehts CT the president concerning Bvllmnp
ana the purpose for which he wished to
; OBTAIN the statement in writing.
Inc president states that Rollman,s
ii|.'t'ohs were lnteresting," be-
c"uSe 'hey uniold"d designs. against the
peace ana unity o. The nation, and the con-
: hcHion between the consDirat,rs and 70
reign governments but lie assumes, III
their tcH.flerion Gad le7sdencv was such
as bol'nan would not scruple to ucomTnit
70 writing, III all the details into which he
had orally entered" but hints at "on,jsej-
. 0Hs; Wticaiilnt must have alluded tn some
: circumstances necessary to complete The
: narration, or SOME incomplcteness or in
(, consistency IN the narrative given Tha
manner OF the presidents note ia obv;o,,eiv
: decorous but distant, and il disn,avs !.
guarded Caution against the man. and n
: want W confidence in the completeness or
| hdety CT ms communication. But the
, point mat appears to be most dwelt unon
ny bniinan, Is the premise of its being kept
secret aud secluded from the public.
FROM the manner in which Bollman at
'G"Pts 10 aistort this point, we are firmly
: OF "piniou, THAI when Burr made. SO many
Se'nptoman proteStations about the fidel;ty
) OF confidential letters, in relation, 70 tho
letter OF the 18Th May, before the district
court, that he had a special apprehension
OF TINS Siate'& eUiGence of BoIlman. and that
: IL was by 1t his wlo'e apprehensions and
sehslDluty were aroused into such An ;nfa
ton of affected honor.
But as 1T regards Bollman, what does the
president say---" Thomas Jefferson 80
} "hiS word of honor that the con1mnniSa,;1
ION IN writing shalt neUer be used aeo;ns,
"EsIcX Boz Imam"
now what's the fact---have these naners
ever been used against Er7ck BoijmoD ?
TO! on the contrary to prevent the posi-
Ollity OF 1t, the president issues a pardon
SO tnat upon any change of president or a.
NY ALTERATION OF circumstances, that paDer
wHich is an othcial paper, & which the pres,
uent u''der the obligations of duty must file
III the secret department of the state he
took care by issuing pardon sbonId ne,,er
Drlhg the author and informer into ieonar.
dy. The pardon is issued and the pronise
IS fuhlled.---But let us see what was this
fevealment made by Bollman. 1t is not
sald that 1t specially concerned the presi-
cent but IT is said deeply concern the
state wen then, was the president to keen
treason unreVealed and not act upon il in
any shape, was the promise neUer TO useit
against BoIDdH, the whole end and MIR.
! pose o. the disclosure, and of the commit.
ment in writing? Having brought the ex-
| animation Of BOllman's essay To- this noint
we at once see the man, and his pronlpacv
| stars the public in the face. The commn-
hication OF the treason is TO be Committed
70 writing, and on 9DhGt c0ndifioD2 Loot
! NJ the condition, it is not on the condition
OF saving Aaron Burr, or Jonathan DAYTON.
or James Adair, or any other PRINCIPAL or
associate IN the treason the condition was
single, and on that single condition was the |
communication deliberately written and
delivered, that condition was that il shouId |
never be used against BoHman. Here
then we have not only the history oftbe dis |
closure, but the purpose is unfolded, and
we ind that BVllman, who talks so much |
OF " essenfiaL .Jraud md furhitude' had
actually made all these discIosuree mo-,