Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-11-20

purchase. and that he would be emperor
Of Louisiana.
This Mr.. Hall has all the merit Of being
a violent democrat, and as reward, was
a few years past appointed by Jefferson,
OF the loan Office, at Ana.
polls; Notwithstanding which, as he and
myself have been on intimate terms, il is
very probable that he MAJ have given me
the caution mentioned in the concluding
paragraph of hi. deposition, more parti.
cularly so, as 1t not only proves his friend.
Iy regard Tor myself, but also, his correcl
and discriminating knowledge of the law
of treason
As 10 mr Graybell, he i, a worthy re-
spectacle C tizen, az German descent, an
intimate friend of mine, who, many
market morning, when have no change,
or when, as II sometimes happens, have
no money Of any kind, he is my banker
! pass the door of his aour store in market
street, when | am in The city, perhaps half
dozen times q week--on almost every
OF which occasions my good old Iiiend has
been in the habit ofiah.ng NE by the hand
wi h an sffe6lionatc smile, and ash ing me
"what news ?" And from the time that
Col. Eurr was introduced by democratic
papers, have often answered him, A" DO
thing, except that Col. Burr was about TO
separate the western country from the al
lanIic states or, " that ne was abou, be-
coming emperor of Louisiana" or some
thing Of that nature; and then passed on
TO whatsoever place might be going--It
had been present, when he was examined,
think | could have SO lar refreshed his
memory, tina; instead of little aeUtn line
deposition, he might have furnished go
vernment at least with = whole sheet, If
not small volume.
| have reserved for the last, my united
lrishman, and as to him must sOlcm'y
declare, ] have ever detssted his princI.
piss too much To have had any OF her com
munication vith HIM, than the mere com
mon ciVlities, which every gentleman
ought to shew not merely To a stranger,
but TO stranger whose aCquain'a rce they
aldenily wish to shun-I am confident
that never had any political conversation
with him upon any subject, much less any
in which the name of Col. Burr was men
toned. will not say he may rot have
been in the coffee house, or some 9th,
public place, where may have been con-
versing with others, ard may have listen.
ed To my conversation---but | sulemnly
aver that if ever in any place said that
before 3 months The western states would
be sepsrs ed from The Atlantic states. ]
neUer did odd. that mad it from The best
anIk1rify," and that whoever has or shall
say or swear such a declaration 10 have
been made by me, has or viii! say or swear
TO what is absolutely false.
i shall here add that from the time Col
Burr FIRST went to the westward, until he
was antonly and unconstituonalIy depri-
we'd OF his Iiberty, by the military, not
single letter ever passed between us--and
that from the period he went first to the
westward, or any time before, until the
time OF his being thus deprived Of his Ii.
berry, he never directly or indirectly com.
mun,ca.ed TO me his plans, whatever they
might have been. H. confirmation of this,
could give the public Col. Burr's attest
alton on oath, bu, ] scorn to do il. MY o5vn
declaration will b. believed by oil who know
me whether within or without tbs United
States and its territories, even the tools
and sycophants Of the administration, if
any such there be, not excepted.
One remark more and / am done
From he inlnrmajio- the public have now
obtained, through Gen. Eaton and myself,
it must be pretty evident that my friend
the president, would hang me If he could
--bu, It he found hat moi in his power,
he would deprive me ofmy liberty. Now
10 tina, public ! SoIernnly declare. that if
the president VS. entirely and absolutely
at my mercy, would neither hang, nor
imp'ison HIM nor would hurt one p,eci-
ous hair 81 his head would DO nothing
worse with him, than TO send him 10 Mon.
ticello, thete 20 employ himself in peace
ard tranquility, in his favoriie pursuits Of
economlsirg and phijisophsng and
do most sincerely hope, that this solemn
declaration, which have here made, may
have The salulay efe q Of removing tome
OF the prejudices, which | am TOO sure
many Of Mr.. JefTersou's friends have i'm.
bibed against me ard may induce them
to believe, that | am not quite so bad 9
man as they may have Il ought meat
least may convince them, that would not
turn Canibal aud cot him.
LUTHER MARTIN.
buckingham County, August / erm,
1907.
Joseph Fuqua Stephen Fuaua. Mosee I'm