Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-14

more sosthan & ave already stated. ~ did
net think ii 90 cd policy to awaken the sus-
picions of tie col. q Do vou sscollecs
The time when sou brew OF ahe!fn ask ! -
B IL " as wheat told him that'rhr people
were net prepared for his asafpa,iops.
that The very na.se e nsurpsr would put
him dowD, and a!thougb he might cal
culate upon the weakness Of some quarters
sof the union, yet there was s,reogsh il the
north which would cut bin off When
colone! Barr returned 70 the suhjact Of
dismembefjng Be union, the central prcjecs.
I med 10 have bsrn abandoned.
MI. Eysickhaa. Yon said that is was Dot
your policy 70 Be more explicit will yos
explain what you meant BY thai cbserra-
ton a haye already given you an
explanations of that before he court and
the jury but will rspeaiit. knew moi,
thar M. Burr had made communicatiens
spzany one else, and if ! had posilivelydc
-lclared that fawould oppose him, I donbsed
whether he would not turn the tables upon,
me. had further view. Had Mr.. Easx
by means unknown GOT his outrage COM
mitted upon the goyernmensinto motion,
+ should have sndeayored to DC pear hlra
G. Was your conversations about the
matinei CORPS beforesor after throwing OF
the mask "a ,hink lhati was previous:
My m. mory asto time is NOT the most ac-
cuIatr. Many things may have escaped
my memory land as il relates to the cues
ton 81 tine Icanaes be positive on the
subject.
Mr.. Bolts. Did you say that your
.oas.s were pris,ed ID Springfield paper?
A 4 was about 10 observe with the per-.
mission Of tbs court on that subject. 4
never meant TO be positive onshat point.
am impressed with the opinion thai.
this ssoass went through the hands Of Sss-55
phen Pyncaon ct Brimhrld, and through
him 80 said paper. The toas.s have besa
giysn TO the public and It's more than pro-.
s,nie.e gave il raoreaihan once.
5Mr. Dotts Who was the prin.erof The
STfiag6sH paper? "A do not at this
time recollec1 his name, though he IS q.
raong the number of my frieEls. q
Mr.. IVickham. Or the tile Of the
paper: A. The Spy
Mr.. Bots. YOU have detailed nuaa-I
Der of hash expressions which you used
to col. Barr. Did he keep in perfect
good temprr all this time? A Col Burr
sir, has powerful command Of his mus.
cles. / did not 6nd at all times that they
were unruArd. Icould read 10 his coun-s
tenance some times concern, sometimes
soIicitnde, and some times disposition TO-
make triAe Of NIX objections. y
Mr.. Bots. think you said tina, !, was
generally your purpose not to disclose IN
your in.crcourse with col. Burr that you
were ioi.nical 10 his views A You IN,
dsrs.ood me correctly e But that never.
sihvless his muscles were sometimes ruf
5saed 4 They were g Were your OBJ
sespaions tken Of nature 10 ruff. him!
"A spoke TO col. Burr. sir, with much
p!aiune.s and EVENT. | had been cordial
in my appreciation Of sis plans, should
have founded my objections that I might
have tried his force. have done ihs@bss,
thar 7 cosld for my country. I hare at
tempted to exert all mywisdoM. Il was
. painful groand 90 which l was taken.
! took the advice Of two in,slligens gen.
iiemen iwhose names | am at iibrrl. 20
mention) and they; did notAhink il advisa.
BILE forsme TO make a full disclosure 10 the
government, for my solitary communities.
ton would 20. avail againstthe wsight Of
col. Buyr's character; for with all,he evi.s
dence even nowsb=fore the world, .lstill
sfeel the weight Of that character. b
Mr.. Baker. And who were the gentirss
men that advised you! IA The honorable
Samuel Dana and John Cotton SHisI,.
Mr.. Burr Had we any conversation
before the moath IF January a trssnrs
70 me as highly probableEthat I first spoke
10 you IN Philadelphia bssweea the