Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07
SAruRpAr, Octol,dr :


Col. Burr and his counsel though. propcr
again to put sore questions to Cen. ri
SinSon tor the purpose OF drawing >nnc-
thing from his answers, which mis Int he
construed as crimnating him, or might in
validatehis crcdIb lity. ~
Mr. Hfckhem asked hi,a lie had made
any proposals to IJaothu Kl1bv, nr others,
coflEdcntiGHY, about the Invasion of Aiex-
ico. lie answered, {" an unconscious of
1T.
After some other nresti,ps of a similar
nature, to which sim lar answer, were DIV
en-, the General addressed the Court win
some warmth. He observed that. upon .
former occasion, reference was had to =,
certain letter Of which So much had been
said the letter sud 20 have been written
by him to -farcn Burr, and tlcsi mated by
me post mark OF the 18th Of May. An at
tempt mad been made and was now repeat
ed' TO turn to the injury Of his character.
some WORDS ailedSed to occur IN it. He
therefore demanded that Col. Burr shon,d
prodnce that letter. This demand he
comes nc cessary, said he, from the STRANGE
aud unfcunded accusations against NO
which are deduced from it !; and, onlv
say, the humble repute have had amono
my countrymen fer thirty years, is not TO be
destroyed by the fraud, artifice and decen-
ton oil my enemies. With the permission
OF the court will for my own vindeation,
ON MONDAY next, go into full detail of ali
inc transactions between Col. Burr and
myself; which at first avoided doing. in
orGer to save the time of the court
The Chfef Justice. cannot sit to herr
matters foreign to the subject. There ia
no sort of necessity for the exnlanation
which Gen. HTAkfnson wishes TO make. 40
tar as respects the question of n variance
between his tesmony to the grand rrv and
that pronounced before the court for tbe
evidence OF Mr.. Tazewell has proved that
there is no variance. To suffer all the cir
cumstances to be gone into would be con-
verting the trial from that of persons atthe
bar to trial OF Gen. H7Lkirson's conduct
MS Vho'cauon IT he desires it, had bet
Ter De gwen TO the public in another form.
Mr ~ rae wished Gen. UiikinSon to be.
heard more fully on some PAINS, respect
ING which his reputation had been particu-
IarlY aSsai!ed,if he could not be permitted
to state all that he knew.
/, Col. Burr. Gen. IPiIkiuscn was swor,
to tel the truth, the whole truth, and no.
thing but the truth. If his recolIection Is
now animated let him proceed.
Gen. UH&inscn. ! mentioned before ,I,a,
had recevedcertain letters from col Burr
winch from motives Of delicacy, did not
t,hlhS myself authorised TO shew. Yet thc
ie-ter from me bearing the post-mark of
the 18th of May has been made use of
gaIhst me. | demand that letter When
1t IS produced Ishall be liberated from oil
reserve, and will shew his letters which
do not wish to do +; for ] reaNy feel that de-
iicacy which others hrofess to fee. There
soiemniy declare the assertion OF Aaron
Burr, that he had put that letter out of his
power, with my knowledge, to be utterlv
destitute frut6.
Upon hearing this declaration and de-
mand, Col. Burr hastily put an end to the
cross examination, saying, off the General
mas any more evidence togive, let him give
1T; u not, ne isdischarged :"
me residue 9ffhc Proceedings of this