Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-10


this SUBJECT with Far Graham A had
LETT the County at that time. Mr. Martin
what we're your politics? A They were
federal and are SO still. Mr. NJ Nae What
have you considered Mr. Blennerhasset's
politics tobe! A Democratic. c. Justice.
l)ld you understand that this separation
was to be effected by political means quiet
~ or by force a understood HIM 10 mean,
that 1t the lower country was i'm their pos
session, 1t would bring the upper country
along with it. Mr. M Rae. And he con-
Celvsd the lower country to be dissatisfied
with the government A He did. Mr. Hirt.
Did Mr. Blcnnerhasset state the manner in
which this revolution was to he brought a.
bout A No; he did not Q Did the meet
ing in Wood county arise from any of Mr.
Blennerhasset's declarations, or from the
movements on the Ohio? A SUSPECT the
last. Mr. BienNerhG8set: What move
mentS n | did not myself use that word.
j alluded to the building of the boats and
kiln-drying meal, &c.
Aicrandcr henderson again called in BIZ
fhe counsel. for the accused.
Here, at Mr. WIGkham's request, the
counsel for the prosecution read the NUM-
bers OF the Querist, from the Ohio Gazette
They Consist OF a short intcrloeujory essay,
containing some structures on "fhc Yves
tern World" and of three other numbers,
whose decided object appears to have been
To demonstrate to the Western people the
advantages that would result 10 tncn from
a dissolution OF the union, and their consfi-
tu1oH3G right to adopt this expedicnt E.
very line o. them brcathes the air 0f dis
lcontcnted, disaflec:cd, and revolutionary
spirit. The reader must be satisfied with
-, 4 IL. e II
published one on two of them during the last
fail: and were they not even too voiumi-
nous for our paper, we could have no other
possible motive tor publishing thcm, than
TO She" that even in &Kch a country and
R'ider such q government as our own,
there are yet spirits Wild ana wanton c.
incugh TO sigh fur revolution. But there
are direct proofs enough OF this discomfort
cd disposition. Pass we on therefore to
such proofs:
Mir Uirt 70 the court: cit is rcmarka-
bic that Col. Rurr was at the island on the
! Isl OF September and the LIST No. of the
| Cuerist IS dated on the 4th."
Mr John Henderson returned to supply
an omission lii his evidence that Blenner-
hasset Informed him, that the officers o!
the army and navy were disguised with
| tie administration and disposed to JOHN
! Mr. BlennerhaSset also mentioned in the
course of the day, tGat gen. Moreau was
expected TO reside near Pittsburg.
RfcharG Male.
Whilst / was copying the Qnerist, Mr.
| Bienne rhassvt Informed me in conver sat ION,
tint the object WAS to divide the states by
the back bone, the Ailegnany, including a
part of Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and
ali the Western country to establish a
| separate government on that side OF the
! mountain; by which means the money a.
rising from, the sale of the lands would be
kept among them: ] asked him where
was to be their Capital He said, he ex-
pccted at Lexington, Kentucky. ] asked
him, if Congress would not be opposed TO
IL. He SAID he expected not but it was
| lrnmaterial whether they were or not, a.
one cannon on the mountains would keep of
all the forces they cou q send. j ietI Wood
county on the 2Otb October, villa drove
of hogs for Alexandra, which Mr. Bien.
nerhasset and my son (Mr BIS overseer'
had purchased in partnership. A week OF
two before started, MIR Bl.went down the
river and n@ver saw him, till met witr
him in this place.