Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-26

company with Blannerhassetf s.a, y NIB
the Ohio TO the mouth of Cunt NV 'aesceai
where Burr joined them with 4 ~ = i III
and took the copmand. By thi, i; pGSs
numbers increased to more than or es'ae te
The men under the command of ~ = l'aA aaret
Blannerhassctt then descended r.. M "
pi, to point called Bayou Pierrs ; !;
neil, hb0urhoodof Natchez. 1t was ' Z
Mr.: Burr first understood tina, h.. ,'eft IL
rations would be defeated through ~ ps
tons Of the commander iii chief: ~ t.ls EXT
ter inscypher had been cola,nunis., ~. us ey
president; and it was here that he ev vs '0t
to another person the astonishment re
dignation he felt at being las he said . :. s'la
trayed. Finding that all his scheme s'ustt.
bafhed, he entered INTO kind of can ss WEE
with Cowles Meade was bound ta rss ,ss
before, a tribunal at Natchez cams s sppts
said without leave Of the court, and -
rested by Perkins in his fight. $50 I, |
1t will be proved to YOU by express AZ.
rect evidence, that a settlement on H. - = y
chita was merely cover for concesl ~ va I
design of himself and his ASSOCIATE. las +
have as yet indeed no kind ef proof i, We
has acquired a real title to this land way ~ ~
,fhe utmost mystery and circlm.peetinD Ivy
vailed on the subject. TO the verdi At pS
and to those whom he had nc. tam,s
with, the object was avowed to Be The ,.,
nent on the Ouachita. To some, iptnr 'sas'
were dropped Of ar approaching rup,,Irss s saa
Spain, against whose provinces the eynG S'
ton WAS infended:, his language eoun, pss'
varying With the character whom he,ddsss
ed To a few, and few only, bis reals
sign was developed. But to all were i heIaa.
the idea of some great pnect. aiIpa
told that the design was Just and honor,:h i'
known and approved by the goverumelnlt,s M
il. which the corporation Of the army v.
expected; that it was one which wo1I11 III
to great fortunes; and that it wouIl i. i
yeloped as soon as the proper time for
disclosure arrived. The time, however :
yer did arrive. At Blannerii1assstt's isani%
was not the time; and when at Tie month 4
Cumberland river, some enterprisnr meS
~
bat who were not disposed to violate Inc 4 ' Inv,
of their country, were solicitous to under.
stand this project, they were told that h.
time had not yet CONC. Ignorant people vel.
led away from their homes, under an eyD:c.
tatlon that they would be Informed Of ii.
whole project-the information was promised
but never impaired. The consequence was,
that when Mr.. Burr was unprecedented, asr
were left to find their way back to their own
homes in any way that they could
Chimerical as this project may appear, thes
was only one single thing wanted to accom-.
plish it: the cooperation Of the commander
IN chief Of the American army # genera
Wilkinson had. acted as some have represen.
ed !; if, instead of performing the part Of
patriot, he had played the character Of ta.
tor. what would have been the consequence!
The people Of the u. S. would have had
civil war raging in the west; while our east
cru coasts would have been ravaged and in.
suited by an insolent foe, in consequence
of orr internal. distractions.--ttaa om this
calamity,, at least from that which no.
yeged in the west, we have been Pr
tected by the vigilance and integrity Of
commander in chief | care not for thecDa'
structions which may be placed upon my as
sertlsrs but Will venture to declare TIT
since the adoption of the federal cons(itA!'N
no man has had it So much in his poweFe'
has SO effectualiy used it, to render serl;f'
to this county, as gen. w. has done Bye
feating this project: and yet for this Illus
trious. service. he has been as much censuFs4
iasulted ak, l&s denounced, as if he had Jsn@
In It. U.s.
1t is not right to anticipate the dsfenasi
but the prisoner himself stated while una.
exanaination, that the object OF his eSpealu'i
was peaceful and agricultural. lfthls goA'
shall be again. taken, We shall find no dl1eI,,
ty in bringing together variety OF clfcerff
stances to psove its instability. Atprsssas
am too much exhausted to detail them y.
that task, if necessary, shall hereafter
performed. ..@ b
o;d-have observed, that you would enter uge
this enquiry with calmness and lnlpar'Sa,s ;,
and rnust hope, tco, with hrInnsss: ,, d
question IS to.becontemplated, and dcfistu t5a
the very same pyincipIcs as if1ke place o..