The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-07

Preb'e and Decatur, he would tnrn Conprefs
neck and heels out of doors, allaiiina,e the Pre-
Edent. or what amounted to that, aud declare
him'elf the protector of an energetic govern
ment. If that difina exprefion was not ufed
(though the imprt fion is flrong on my mind,
that it was ufed in the cousfe of converfation)
yet he ufsd iuch expeditions as thefr "haue
him." throw him into tile Potowmac,"
"fend him to Carter's mountain.''-Mr. Burr
propoied to me to endeavour TO gain the Ma
rinr Corps, aud 70 found PEBBLE and Decatur
with WHOM had been in hah,s Of intimacy,
but bad not been 10 with Truxton.-A cir
cumhance notv recucs To my rscoile e1ion. He
alfo deiifed me 70 gain a capt. p4vjdfon
very brave man and who is as hcnen IS he il
brave. MIR. Burr fcemed to lelett IA Mr.. Rey-
nolds, lieutenant of marines, handfome and
excellent officer, whom ne wiihed TO engage.
lie grew importunatc on the fubie6t of the Ma.
rine Corps; and aSed me with iome engaged.
nefs, how the Marine Corps Rood. aniwered
him, Mske youitelf eafy, fir, The Marine
Corps Rand as they fhould fand.' Here beg
leave tn oblerve that never felt myfrlf preDared
TO infult the honor of either of thofe gentlemen,
by making tuch proposition, to them and if /
had thought them corrup;ible, | was not vel
prepared. I remoHftratti with col. n,:rr on
the fallacy Of his hopes to engage fuch men a.
IruSton, Prebie asd Decatur in tie prof efs
he had conceived; otftrvinS that ;,eft gcytIe.
frfn were clothed with well-mertcd hoi.aurs
independent in their circumstances, ard thar
1uch were not the materials for revolution
This MIR. Burr admitted hut chrtrvsc. that
they were undoubtedly, like others, CO, f.ious
9th imoeciiity Of the government ari IKE
all military men, wos,d prefer (I thirl. that
was his expreaion} a government or n,uYe erer-
sy, where euterprSs would be encouraged, &
merit duly rewarded.
Rated ohRacles to the proica, then il Fpe.
cu'n'ion, fuch as thought illurr.ua:ahlr.
aiiertcd that it would be impoGtic 10 II ID =
panty OF men in tbs country, who would lGp.
Fort him in proj.t OF faCh treafoua5le, and
hirk iad, murderous nature He oblerved,
that he Knew better the difpoGtons Of the prin.
cipa' citizens OF the n. s. than did. He mad,
reference, lli 10 the political diviicn3 Of The
people. at This diitant moment however can
not be poh;ive. i 1cco!ieGt to have mentioned
TO col Burr that had lately travelled from orc
extreme Of the uGion to the other and though
J found diveriity of political lenliment amons
ttc people, they appeared united az the MOI
tiffant AFFECT OF nationa! danger. He again re
Cured TO the weakness and want of energy of
the administration and 70 his own refources; he
feemsd q AJAX. his project meritoruus, as Ne
faid the degraded liuation of cur country re-
quired more energy in The government; he laid
that the blow n'uft he hruck, and if he hrucll !:
1T that time and place, he would be funported
by the bst blood of America. / oblcrved that
one iolitary word would dellroy him. He aiEed
me, what word I faid, g UsuRPrR" He
imsd at my want of confidence, and quoted
examples from ancient and modern ncrr; i'm
which, h:-k, were named Julius Ccci4r, CrolTl-
well ard 8onapdric. Much fpecuiative CONVEX
fltien pdfIed, which cannot diainaly rscolett:
but which went to convince me of the uopre.
pared Rate OF The people Of thefe u. States to
d, tcnd themieives aeainR an energetic blow
which convcrfaiion was pretty mach clofed by
'aa NSiy~'",lnn nf 'r1irs, that if he liauid fnc-
seed at the feat of government, bis throat would
be cut ~ weeks by Yankee militia
Cr2@i ExamineG.-Mr. Bak-r.. At wha. lime
was this conver'ation held Il Between the
middle OF February and the Ian Of March, 1906.
Mr. GHher. Cannct you come nearer 10 the
the We had frequent conrerfl.ionq.
!ec>"ed various notss from col. Burr, requea-
ine 10 ;se me. Our conversations were cen.
monty held at he houf- of EIr. yVhcaton. fer.
Isan! at arms. where col. Burr boarded. / fre-
Gnen''y dned at That hcufe with gcntiemen in
ConEreiS, and we lcmsime5 pafitd an hour or
aha.f before dinner IN convtriation. We had
inte'r,twa at other tiTes when the fu, i-ci was
h1r cd. Mr Bats. AT what particular PEI
cd was 4, iii5>that you exclaimed acanG the
S's"7 OF CO.. Bar II Hs 10 the time, do
BOT reeo'led. bir. B1!:5. mean as 10 TIE
1t g. OF yonr comm -a;cation n Il was, wien
he opened his views TO me of oyeriurn;,g he
}eeinhent. But through he Whole Of orr IT,
{ rcourie, nied fuoh f:ong cxprciioug OF dir.
APPRECIATION ags;nlt his plans, that col. Burr
ought TO have been G!i-fi that he had no
fight 10 ute M nanc. Mr.. Bots. Was there
no particular exPreiiion, by which you convey
ca TO tim your unwillinpnefs to a1ocide in his
plans! n have already Ga;cd to the court.
that my expeditions muR have convinced col.
Burr That was not difpoftd fcr The euterpfiie
Mn Bets. Was there no particular oil tlion
you made, more. dHingu;Gied than any otter
~ energy Of language? n None more 10 IT. AT
i have already Gated. ! Ill not ihiak It 90 ID
policy to awaken the fnfpicoas Of COL Burr
z DO you recoiltGt the time, when you thr$w
on me maxi n II was when | tod him, that
the people were not prepared for his ururpa.
irons, that the very name of uflrpsr would put
hin down, and although lie might calculate on
TIE weakness of fome qur.ers ~ tie u ion, vt
th-fs was fIengta ID The nrr.h V iieh would cut
nm or. When col Barr returned 10 the fuh-
iect OF diinemberinE the UrcH, the GENITAL Tro-
Jett ietmed to have been abandoned. Nj E5cE-
RgH; f"p aid That il WIS not your policy 10 be
more cxpEv''! VIII you explain, what you
meant hy that otfrySt,on n have already
given you ~ explanation OF that before the
cour, and the jIry; but ( will repeat it. ]
knew not that Idr Burr had r'ade cca;municaii-
ons to any one e.fc, and il tad PoGtivciy DE-
r ned FRAT / would oP7c?e him, doubted
wheilr,r O. c would not turn the Iablcs upon me-
] bad further view. II % Mr DGtr BY means
" =. 800 D gr,st he