The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-02-17

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Judges would wait his sxesLsay At any time that
right be eoavrnient to him take his depoGtion.
Hitherto during this sne 70 degrading to the admit
nilration Of slfice 70 alarming to every friend OF
perfonal freedom, 70 calculated to excite my own
indignation and furprde, had been ent; but alarm
cd at the turn faw the buiinefs was taking, cow
rofe and dsmsndsd, defended to inf'saf the
court that my accuier mould leave the bar with
out eRablifhing his charge oath, without leaving
the affidavit Oh which it wac founded; that I might
be committed, If guilty, to the prfon which neri-
ted, bus that II innocent, declared myfef to be-
might not be obliged to return to my family through
the crowd of my fellow-citizens who furrounded
me, loaded with fufpicions of the higheh crimes:
reprefented that public jutice well regard for
private character required this Rep, l adverted to
my fituaton officer of the court. l Rated that
my aecufer was at the Bar, that he had requeited
my arreR that he had time deliberate upon, to pre-
pare and produce his charges and until he was re-
quirsd reduce them to writing had declared HIM
felf ready to fnbitantate them oath. know not
whether thefe reafons good to me they appear
ed irrefRahle; but doubtless they either weak in
themielves they feebly urged, for with a
grief and aaonhn,ent, cannot well defcrbc. I faw
the General retire from the Bar after reee wing tie
thank, Of the prfdug Judge for the communication,
and apology for the trouble they had given him.
was fomewhat conioled by pron,iie which UNDER
food was made that the charge fhoud be fPecihed
All Court vi tHe tohoWiuS uay, out thouSht ~ ou-
ty to myfef, Immediately clear up to the fatsfac-
tion of the and audience, the circumstances on
which the charge feemed principally to ref {; with
This view had during the courfe of the aceufaton
TENT for fome papers from my houfs, and after hav
ing with isne difficulty got over the objections which
the forms of the r-efsnsea - M being heard,
ftated that among the debts had contracted in
New-York, and which were unpaid when ] left it,
were tive notes, both the property of colonel Burr,
but which were in the hands of the houfe Of Dun
ham and Davis, and which were fued in their names
but as believed for his ufe, that Judgment had
been entered againft me thefe notes in January
1904, after my departure from New-York tina,
the Judgment had been aligned to Aaron Burr, by
the houfe Of Durham and Davis, and that he had
fent the exemplhcaton Of the Judgment, and the
Alignment which produced, more than year finee
10 Mr. Daniel Clark, OF this city, for collection and
finally, that DIR. Bollman's arrival in this city, he
had brought order from col. Burr, which
produced in the following words:
PHILADELPHIA, 76,h July, 1906.
Doctor Bollman will receive whatever you may
"be dipofed to pay him on my account, and vii
"give dilcharge on payment of 500 dollars part
" at leaf Of this fun will be neeeGary to him. Blu
" lhOuld have troubled you, if could have pait
him from other refources
(signed) AARON BURR.
"1s ESzY. LiOiqsfon, Efq"
And that being unable difcharge my debt iH
moneys had, after delay OF two months fubfeguen
to his arrival, given him order for the up
on Capt. Samuel B. Davis payable in one and two
years that Capt Davis having psrchafed plantation
from me, and being my debtor larger amour,
payable at .hofe periods had accepted my order,
given his note for the amount, which credited
ms mortgage to me: to prove thee facts, produced
the re1ords, and appealed Mr. Davis then in Court
who confirmed them.
With refpea to Mr. Rodger', affidavit, obferve,
aS fO rprlv haf
only been partially read that MIR. Keene, upon whof
hearfay was accufed, had been long abfent from thu
country, and thar on his return, was perfuaded
faiisiasorY explanation of the bunels would be made
bit that in Hf events pledged myfelf moi fOlemnlJ
TO God and my country, that was utterly gnoran
of any of the plans which it fad col Burr wa
executing, either for dimenSering the union con
travenine its laws except what had heard from tht
newspapers, the communication of gen. Wilkinion
orPHblie report, and thar had never held any
rnuncaton, either written verbal, with him, OF
any other perion whom I knew fufpeefed to b.
concerned with him, the fubjea of thofe plans.
There is a force in the language Of truth, there Ii
commanding aipea in the looks of innocence, tina
San rarely be aNumed by faiiehood guilt, and
am Peruaded few, if any Of my auditors retired witt
imprelions to my prejudice. The general feems tt
have thought 70 too, for OF the following day wher
wehtto court to hear the charges he had engages
to exhibit, met gentleman Of his family, who, il
anfwer to my esrnef enquiry whether the general
aftdavs were prepared, told that intelligence had
arrived which did leave him leiure to attend &c
them, and that he did not believe they would thai
day be produced; fleeing my extreme chagrin at th
delay, he told he perfuaded that the general
would feel much grstihed if could exonerate myfel
from the charge, that he had been forced into the
enlation by imperious circumstances, but that he hao
little doubt, if could remove hi, fufpeions as to the
payment Of the money Bollman (Which he added
was the principal crcumffance) that he would be rea
d. do ample juftice and concluded by iuggeit
ing the prupriety of my calling on the general; th
refuled to do, but fad tina, would reflect OH the
other proportion and after confulting with foms
friends determined to fend the papers which had
re ID in court, with fome others which l was fure
uut remove every doubt to the nature OF the tran
saion. Meeting the gentleman fhortly after, told
him my determination, and he appointed an hour te
call on me for the documents, and eIprened JOY
which am fure he felt the propea Of an arrange
ment that would do full juaee to my character; he
arrived fometime after the hour appointed but apollo
gizea for the delay, Eating that he had fnce been
to the general, that he derous to do me uftice
was anxious thatI hould exouerate myfslf from the
charge but that il absolutely necefary he lhould
Zee me in order TO fhew fome papers which had moi
been exhibited, aud which Underhood we're to ex-
plain the reaiels why ne had thought himieh obliged
TO accufe but that the payment OF the money to
Bollnsn was ill the principal charge, and this being
explained, he would amoG venture to pledge himiei