Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-07-21

he following pese from the president, the
original Of which, 10 his own hand writing,
COW rcmala 8 ia my possession.
= The cbmmunicaiions which Or. Boil
man made yesterday 10 Thomas Jefferson
we're certainly interesting; but they were
too much f3r his memory. From their
conplexion and tendency he presumes thai
IDr. Bollman would have no objection &c
Commit them 20 writing Ia all the details
into which be went Yesterday, and such
Others as he may then have omitted Tho.
mas Jefferson giving him his word OF no
nor that they never shall be used gainsl
himself, and that the paper shall never 80
our Of his hand 2
janoarx Is 1907.
Immediately complied with the presi'
dents request, and considering the com
munication, ia conformity with the ieno'
lef his note, as strictly confidential, ! had
no motive TO be unusually guarded or to
weigh every expression With mors than or
binary care.
The paper containing nearly twenty psg
les, was hardly finished, when immedl.
asely sent il to the president. borrowed
| ii from hitn some time afterwards when 10
prison, IN order 10 take copy and then
lreturned it.
The whole Of it goes to the two points
above mentioned, wig. TO d;sprose treason,
and to shcw the espedisncy Of war. Y
can give no other ideas TO an unbiased
reader, unless one ortwo expressions, I'm,
properly used, and for which she allow.
.snee ough. to be made, that the Engilsh
sisno. my native language. are singled Out,
are considered d,sconnectedly with what
prece6es and follows, and construed in q
hostile manner. J
rhe7resident had given his word and
honor. that this paper should not De used
against myself; yet on il was predicated
the pretended necessity of . pardon tor a
personal safety. The attorney Tor district
20 open court, when offering me the patent
Of pardon, referred TO il. Nay, when |
.ad goan,ly refused. thar par don, he remiod.
ed me of the horrors of an igaominlous
fate, in order, if possible, TO change my
DISCRIMINATION Is paper Dot used against
me when, Tn account Of its contents mls,
understood, am thus assailed with the
tender of a badge Of infamy! Is llts IN
Mr.. Jyffersor's opinion all ? and character
and reputation, which alone can render It
desirable, nothing The great inquest Of
the IA ian, after hearing variety of tesli-
mooy, and particularly that Of gen. VIII.
kinson by an opinion nearly unanimous on
my subject have absolved me from guilt !!
No indictment has been preferred against
me, though they have indicted various gen.
,lemen W different parts OF the y. S. Was
il then becoming the FIRST magistrate ofthe
union, whom I had approached with some
degree of confidence, who stood pledged
not to use .ha, confidence against myself,
and with regard to whom pel,her my con.
duct nor my language have ever been nn.
friendls Was il becoming him in mea.
sure 10 fores,al the opinion of the grand
Jury aud to stigmatize me as pardoned
criminal!
The paper was never to get out OF the
presidents haods-but il is Iew, in the
hands of the attorney for the Virginia dis.
trict. On the Esd of June, an occurrence
of which the prints have taken no notice
the grand jury came into court. Their
foreman stated that one Of the witnesses
had mentioned to him an important paper,
written by another witness, which was 10
the possession of Mr.. Hay, the attorney,
and of which they wished the delivery.
Mr.. Hay replied that this referredao my
lesterso the president which was 10 his pos.
session, but that he did not consider him.
self warranted TO giyeit to the grand jury.
He also declared i. TO be his Arm persua.
sion, that The paper was written in my own
hand writing il has further appeared that