Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-11

teuces which weursiea in ,hsse sea.
aayterri,oir.yy Of ,Asslfy a'sasplsisn tina.
objecs Of The expedsso dates was the
Forwhat purpose i
Why engass SPAN % oas0n Rouge
Prise.sf il was designed uss ms eater,
J" The people Of the 70. 'as .. g.:
we are going are 2reparesn - SaIea
Ibis language is peculiarly, U.s."
a foreign couatry. Ii VIZ aVp'sae'o
tended that the terms would. Us con-
bic TO; a territory Of the United, aappusa'
other terms would more sp.ly s sas
idea, aud Burr seem. 10 cous nss, 'h1
self as giving information Of whis H Mr
k'nson was not possessed. WheG,t
collected thathe was he governor of I'm
ritory adjoining that which mast h,,W
been. threatened, if a territory Of the t; /
States waa Threatened, and thss he com,
handed the army, a part Of which W..
stationed IL that terrisory, the pvoba5lIjv
has t!s information commau,ca;sd rsI,,.1
to foreign country, i. mus. be sdm;.rI
gains strength. 5
Z" Their agents cow with Burr saw ,b,t;a|
we will protect their religion and viii M,
subject taem to foreign power, ia s we,ksl
| all will be settled" ~
| This is apparently the language Of pso,
pie who, from the contemplated chang.
| OF sheir political situation, feared fer then
religion, and feared tina. they would 3.
| made the sukj scss Of foreign power
| That the Mexieans should entertain tbre.
approximations was nasusa. asd would ,es
Oily be believed. Thsy were if The re.
| presentation made Of their dispos;tlons be
| eorrest, about to Place themsslves mach
| in the power OF nsn who possessed faith
| different fran theirs. and who BY caskipe
them dependent Oh c.raIaod, or lie United
S. would subject ihem toe ioreigu power.
Thss the people Ct Rev Orleans as a
| people, freaiiy gagged in the conspiracy,
should feel tsae same approximations, & re.
qu!re assuasaSes on TIC SAGE poi-,s, is By
no means SO obvious.
There certainly ia noe in the letter de-.
iiversd to general Wilkinson, SO far as
that letter IS laid before the cours, one sy.
liable which has necessary or 4 uatural
reference to an enterprise agains: aSy ter.
ritory of The Uoisea States.
That the bearer Of this letter mus! be
considered as acquainted w!thits contents
is not to be con,royer.ed. lke letter aad
his own declarations eynce the fact.
After stating himself to have passed
through New York and the western states
and territories, without iasnua'ing tha
his had performed on his route any &C
whatever which was connected with ,h'
enterprise, he states their object TO be
"to carry az expedition to The Mssisa'
provinces"
This statement may be considered q!
explanatory Of the letter Of cal. Barr, if ~
expressions CT that letter could b: though
ambiguous.
But there are ether declarations mad
by Mr.. Swauweut, which constitute tn
difficulties of this case. On an enqoir!
from general WilEiasoa, he said, TIL
territory weaid be revaIusioaized, wher
the people were ready TO join them, AM
tina, there would be soase seizing. be sap
posed. &. New Orleans"
II these words impor. tina. the govern
msut established By ,as United States II
any OF its territories, waa 20 be revolution
ICED by force, although merely as a ste
30, or a mean Of exercising aome create
projects, The design was uneuestlonaoi
reasonable, and any assemblag= OF nae
for tha: purpose would amauns 10 lsyJ
ing Of war. Bus On the import OF tn
words difference CT opinion exists. ----
Some Of ,ae judges suppose they ref'
TO the territory egaIass which the es
peci;ion was intended, others to that 1
which the above conversation was held
Some ,cusidcr the words if even apple
Bile ,c territory of the U. STATES, as a
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