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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-09-09
FR1pAY. Sent. 4.

The court met at twelve o'clock.
Present the CAief JuSlice of the United
States.
Col. RH"r again demanded the letter.
Concerning winch no agreement had TAR
IN place. and wished 70 know whether i,
had not been shewn to the grand Jury.
MIR. Hay said he would state exDIlc;tlv
that the letter never had been shewn to the
grand jury.
Col. Fur. Was not q c9by shewn to the
grand jury
Mr. Hav know not. 7 an not as well
acquainted with what passed in the grand
jury room as Some othcr fcohie are.
Some conversation casued about the let
ter Of the Dist Oct. for which SubDoera
diuccs tecum was formerly obtained. Mr..
HaY again declared he could not find the
original but offered the copy. as ne b4G
several times heretofore. In support oftbc
credit which OUGHT to be attached 70 tha.
copy he observed that there was an exact
coincidence between copy with wbicl,
he had been furnished by gen JiLki5soD
OF the letter Of the 18th Of Nov. and the o..
riginal ia his possess on. The copy Of tina.
OF the Dist Of Oct. was in the same hand
writing being retained b. Gen. w. when
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Latest Proceedings in The Trial
THURSDAY, Sept. 3.


lnaddition TO the other occurrences of this
day, (Which were mentioned in the last Ar
sus) Col. Burr said he hid lately discover
cd that q letter from Gen. Wilkins n to
the President, bearing date Nov. 12th. 1906,
might be material in his defence. He had
made an affidavit to that effect
MIR Hdy acknowledged that he had tn at
letter; but observed that some parts of Ii
were OF such a nature rs ought not 10 be
made public. 1t had been Communicated
to the President in the strictest confidence,
and contained several structures upon Ger
tain characters in the western country, &
tree remarks on the state of affairs there,
the revealing of which might be produc-
tive of mischief, and could be of no service
to the accused. He ob.erved that a part
only OF that letter could be evidence. He
therefore wished the court to examine il,
and select such parts as, in its Judgment,
might be necessary to the defence of Col
Burr.
The counselfo col Burr objected to this,
saying IT would be transforming the court
into Secret tribunal. The ChieF Jus-
nee proposed that the letter should be sub
mtted to their inspection and tn It such
parts should be selected byfhem as they
conceived would be useful to their client
49, @'NS N'''SSAtSiI anu Sdlti nc ndU N.
Objection that Mcssrs. Bots, Uickha1, q
RandoLfh should upon honor, examine the
letter (; and take only such parts of 1t as ap.
ply Co the case.-On this subject some d, sui
tory conversation took place IN the course
OF which MIR. Bots suggested 81 difficulty ::
that MIR Hay might think certain parts
OF the letter not important as evidence in
favor OF col. Burr, which his counsc!
might conceive to be very important. Mr.
Hay said, in case of difference between
Mr. Bots and himself, he was willing iii,
CourE should decide.
Mr.. Bots. 1t is the right IF eycrv TER
son accused TO decide what evidcrc & IS ina
portant in his cause We have heard that
Gen. UftkinsoH has shewn that letter to
several persons perhaps it was before The
grand jury. There can, therefore, lie 10
objection to its being published.
Mr. nay. i wish it to he distinctly I'm
derstood that no parts of the letter are to
be used as evidence but such as are agreed
upon, and that no part is to be shewn 70
col. Burr. Gen. Wiikins1n would no,
choose to depend on the honor of .faron
Burr.
Mr. BOfts. We shall certainly do moth
ing with the letter, If our clients not ner-
oitted to see it. Mr.. WIckhani made a
similar declaration and declined ary A.
gehcy IN examining the letter.
The subject was waved for the present,
on col. B"rr's observing that perhaps the
counsel on both sides might come to some
agreement on the point by the next day.
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manned with me- for three wears, a. fecret as
death itlelf; aud would have 70 remained fore
yer, did not the good of our country demand,
that PLOT. which TIN eateneL its exHcncs,
thould be expoied 70 public view. Under thsfe
impretiions, all conhdcra.ioas of private con-
hdencc mutt be laid Aide: Plots, aganit a
legal exiting administration, mild and pacific
in it's meaiures, are obnoxious IN the extreme,
and HUt to be countenanced or concealed for
moment; neither would thus have been, had
not hopes been entertained that the plot woud
fail, while the reve neefui fpirit which concert
ed the fame would die away, and that location
would not require its being made known. But
when call to mind the regular fyltem " hich
has been purified by the Federalit and Burr,
from the time of his election TO the office of Vice
Prehdent down to the pretent moment--takng
in view their efforts to make him Prefident -
then their Plots (heren difrlofed) to make him
governor of the fate of New-York--then Of
late, as we have feen this fame Burr in our ca
pltol, HUH with money, plotting the fubverfion
OF our government. and boating a conneXion
with our Z" ErR biood'---then feeling him in the
heart OF our country, emitting folders, rafting
armies, preparing an armament, building a
heet and in all this having the good wfhes of
our Federaliits, & no doubt fupplied with their
money when we,fee this fame man arragned
before Courts and Jures, and by them acquit-
'Su WueH we near the tongue or fcderallt
executing him, and eliminating our executive
for his energetic meafures aEainft Burr taking
all thefe things into view, they irrcftlbly force
conviction on the mind, that Plot has long
fuce been laid by the FtleraLias and Burr; and
has been and is TO be purified to the laft extre-
nifty, if nothing fhert will fubvert. our preft mt
naturalization. They ALTO irrefaibly force
conviction on the mind, that fhould ftand in
excuieable to my country,ifI withheld any in
formation which would tend to deveope this
HORRIBLE DOMINATION IF my conviction,
in a full view of the prcmiles, is not well found.
ed, iha receive that cenfure from the hands
of the public, which the dfcofnre of a conf.
dental letter merits. In the event ofthis pub
LEGATION, fhould the fame fpirt of federal re-
veng-, which in the extract is breathed forth
asaint the administration, be turned againft me !;
and ihould the federal dartes, poifoned with
corruption az they are, afIail me from every
quarter, may perhaps fall victim. They
may kill me, but this publication they cannot
kill. This vile; this odious; this unprinciped
PLOT WILL LIVE, when the exiRenee of all
who are concerned in il is at an end. 1t was this
which decided my politics. 1t was this which
caufed me to declare to the federalifts Of the
county of Oneida ; =" Here halt I can pro-
coed with you no farther" The extract is
from letter written by member of Congrefs.
]. HATHAWAY.
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EXTRACT.
WaRiuptoU, Fe

Wah6ingtOn, FEB. 81, 1904.
"The movements of Barr diturb the quiet
of their 5oul5-he will make the very centre of
their eOneiape. You may ref afIured, my good
fellow, that if our friends will but PLAY true,
Burr will chafife thefe sfurpers of power with
rod they defrrve he is no more one of their
party, though for certain purpoies mutt 10 ap-
pear--Rel, upon this as true. He is the only
perfon who can chaitife thefe fellows, and poll.
cy dictates our unity to give him fupport---
all our friends in this city have the fame opini-
on; nNtbs Judges Of the supreme court are united
svitb rs in this opinion. 1t is matter of great
inrprife among our federal friends here, how
Hamilton can take 70 imprudent part. Re-
port fays that H--n made a long lpeech i'm
favour of Lanhng and againft Burr. fear his
peI/onai rsientn9ent to Burr, and not policy, 60
verns his conduG. All our federal friends now
in this city are looking up with anxiety to the
election in New York--t their hopes are founded
on the (aeeeG Of Burr-thoush this lhou!d not
be known tn any but real triendy. What have
We to expect from Lanfing He is nominated by
Clinton and Spencer, and their creatures-he
mutt and will be their tool. The old governor
is to be Vice-Prsfident, and all will be united
to the great mammoth of Democracy by ties
too ftrong to be broken. We can do nothing
of ourfeIves aganit the mighty torrent ihal
we not then rather join the enemy of OUR E.
NEMY than The enemy of Burr and uJ both
Think aueH Of this queRiOn %
&C. GRISWOLD."
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To do great right, do li,tle wrong;
And curb this cruel devil of his will"
SHlKsPE<RH.
From the prefent agitated fate of our coun-
try, relative TO the late traufaetioDs of general
WilkiDfon and colonel Burr, it will be difficult
to remove erroneous prepeneflions, or to caufe
the voice of truth to DC heard. But, fooner or
later, the evidence of facts NUT prevail and
thote whole bulinefs it has been to delude the
public mind, will be execrated by all honet
and impartial citizens. ] pretend not to ex-
plain all the caufes of the late extraordinary
! movements, nor to difclofe all the views of the
leaders of them. If l can bring our fober ci-
tizens to reflect july on the fubjed, induce
them to think unfavourabiy of haity determine
tons, and Emulate them to review the fteps
they have taken, my Object in this publication
will be fully anfwered.
1t will be recolleeted by all, that our difpute
with Spain is of very ferrous nature. Each
party is tenacious of it's own opinion, and does
not appear diiPofed to yield any points in the
dIicuihon. On this dhpute depends terrific
ry OF greater extent than all the Atlantic ftates
| no wonder we are not dilpofed to yield it..
The conduct of the Spanih court rGore than
two years ago, and the new difpoitions anum-
ed by the Spanilh troops on the borders of
Losl1ana, connected with a variety of other
circumstances, created fear in our government
1 tHh wal was lDeNItdOlG. OnOtF lDele ClrCun-
RANGES IT became the duty otthe Prefdent to be
prepared, for events and to deviie the beh means
OF defence of annoyance. Its underhood, that
he coniuIted general Wiknfon and colonel
Burr Cat that time vice-preiident) on the mott
tutabie plan of operations, in cafe we were
plunged into a war. IL is alto underftood, that
thefe two gentlemen fuggefted nearly the fame
great outlines, and that the Prelident appeared
TO think well of them.
Thele circumstances, added to the profpeets
of war, strengthened the intimacy between Will
kinfon and Burr. Their oRenhbe objects were
nearly the fame, but they were influenced by
different motives. The former was folicitous
to dicbarge his duty, and to flare with his
country the glory OF fuccefsful enterprife; the
latter was fimuIated by ambition, and the
hopes of profit. In conlequence of his dnpute
with Hamilton, and the unfortunate terminate
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Prem HE Salem RegiEer.

The French, eliminating the importance Of the Mo-
rea, take their documents from the voyage Of Pou-
guevilIe. The Governor Of the Peninfula refdes at
Trpolitza. This writer has given the prefent tate
Of ths foil and Of the cultivation, to (which we may
refer lome future opportunity. II is to the aate
Of defence 70 which we are particularly direaed at
che prelent moment. Po1queyille lsys that the mi
htlry llae is adequate its defence. That at
time Of threatened AVIATION, it could with difficulty
command 5000 men, badly armed, and poorly dfcip-
bnsd. That the population eoniRs VI 100000
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Of thinss-and perhaps you maydcubt Of the
fame in par. that we are not able to do fuch
things as have mentioned. But, iir,
confder it our expenditure is immenfe 70 is our
income or means. BY our lahour faving ma
chimes, with about two and a half millions of
perfons, we do at lear the work. often millions
of people in any other country and without
paying, clothing or feeding them, and behdes,
manufactures are found to be a more profitable
employment for nation, than any other-a
proof of this is that the materials, of iheep's
wool, cotton, FAX, iron oar, feel, rags, SC.
are RATED from 200 to 400 per cent. by being
manufactured, aud often from 500 to even 200
per cent. Moreover they fupport the landed
interetts by the demand they make for raw ma
terials to work up, for provi6ons to the work
men,"
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BOSTON, Nav S.

FRENCH FLEkT-Capt. Couby, who arrived
at Newburyport on Friday laa, from Aicant, in
FORMS that the 18th Of March, in lat ST. d, lon.
81, 40, he was brought too by and boarded from a
French Feet of eight fail of the line. Two days af-
forwards in lon 23, s, fell in with Britih fleet of
100 fail Of merchantmen, heering w. S. w. The
lane day was boarded from French Hoop of war.
Capt. Huen, who arrived yeiterday frsm Bilhoa,
failed thence with the de6gn of proceeding to the lie
of Rhe for cargo of ialt but was boarded from an
Engih frgate, and informed of the Brtifh Order of
Council forbidding neutrals 60 from one enemy's
port to another.
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". Teri Put. dG9.
From TIE Nc4u.1-ork Ameriean Citizen.

FederaiiGm.-The fubjoiaed letter, IN printed
form, we received on Friday through the medi.
um of the pot office.
Mr. Hathaway is lawyer Of diflindon at
Rome-Imnediate preceding the election OF
1904, when Burr was the fedeyai candidate for
Governor, Mr.. Hathaway, who until that time
had been federaIif, abandoned his party and
pUblifhed his reafon at great length. He did
not, however, as it now appears, publiih the
letter of Grifwold, which was one of his rea-
ions.
G.. GrifwoId is now, and was believe when
he wrote the letter, a member OF congfefs be
is federalf.
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FEDERALISM UNMASKED.

1t is with the deepef regret that lubmit to
the public an extract Of letter, whch has re-
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Creeks, 1900 Jews, sn. 5000 Turks. Nothing
of its ancient. glory remains. The inhabitants are
arong, and have not feeble minds but artiul aud
dIen,bling and vain, being degraded by long ferv-
tude. The women generally handfome. To-
wards this country the French fay the Ruil,ans di-
rea their wiihxs ever fnce the fubnGion of the Sc
ven lies.
The French. have furnifhed fome late documents
relpeaing Seia, which is nearly reduced into uhee
ton to their armies. They give the whole populate
at e,o44 900, and the Catholieks at $4,000. The
which the king Of PruiIa received, Ell
mated at millions of Crowns, or 90 millions Of
Francs. They reckon nearly 2 millions of heeP in
the country, with millions pounds of wool. In
1909, nearly AZ thoufand perfons we're employed in
the Linen Manufactures, and the value Of the manu-
faaure Of Cloth is given at FUN exceeding millions
OF Prufan crowns 81 million Of francs. The WOOL
en- manufactures employ nearly Is thoufsnd perfons
and yield above millions crowns. The Cotton ma.
nufaures inereafe, and for years pan have yiel-
ded 100000 crowns, and now double. The whole
value Of all the manufactures Of Silefa has been pla
eed at 20 millions Of crowns, annually of which three
quarters are exported. Under the administration OF
Frederick I'd, the population ncreafed annually from
Is to Ia thoufand perfons; and in s4o it was reck-
'oned it would be double what it was in 74O at the
time of tn: Pruiiian eonqseR
The annual Spanifh nip, from Manila to
Amboy, has been captured by the Brith frigate
PhE,on, capt. Wood. The prize is valued on
moderate computation at s5e,oool. fterling.
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From a paper entitled LIBERTY Hall, printed
at CiDei1Hati.
COMMUNICATION.
WILKINSON AND BURR.

befeech you,
Wreff once the law to your authority:
To do great right, do LITTLE wrong I;
And curb this cruel devil of his will"
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Since our laf, French papers to the 9th, and
Dutch TO TIE l4:h inf. inclu6Ve, have arrived,
but their contents are not of great importance.
1t is fad the towns of EloibS, Marienbourg,
and Marienwerder, have been again occu pied
by the French, who are alto in pofIel1ion of the
whole of the coat along the gulph of Frifch-
haf; but nc. comfortable body of troops had
arrived in thelfuburbs of Dantzic, for the pur-
pofe of commencing the hege of that city. The
reduction Of GraudentZ was, it was underftood,
TO be effected before regular approaches were
made againG Dan.zc. a large detachment of
the Bavsran army, and corps of COCO Saxon.,
were on the point of marching TO Join the Grand
Army in Poland A body Of 500 RuiIians, Ia
ken prifoners AZ the battle of Pultuik, arrived
the latter end Of February at Cafe, on their way
10 Mentz. 4 great number of troops from
Ialy were on their march through the Tyrol
for The purpofs OF eFecing junction with the
Grand Army.
The public opinion in favour of peace had
become RroDg in Berlin bat we cannot learn
from what cadfe.
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THE NATURAL UNION

or FARMERS AND MANUFACTURERS.
II Is Certain that the manufactures OF
TINS country have advanced the price OF
wool since the Revolution more than that of
any other article whatever-Nonc is eX-
ported. All is manufactured. Mutton is
worth double its former price. The breeds
OF sheep are much improved. The Rocks
are larger. Much OF our country is freed
from wild animals which used to destroy
the sheep. The skins of Sheep are iii
great demand for booS-binding, parch-
ment, brooches, gloves, cardbackS, pocket
ing, and other purposes. There is great
expectation of sheep. Every thing con-
spires TO render the raising of sheep prof.
table and patriotic. The pasturage and
grazing business is well adapted to coun-
try in which lands are plenty and cheap,
and population not sufficient for the ahun-
dance OF soil. This branch of farming is
considered as the most profitable in Eu-
rope, where lands are dear monopoly. In
America it is more profitable TO raise
sheep, horned cattle and horses, than any
kind OF grain. Injured Americans Let
every impressment of a sailor or passenger,
every unlawful and pretended blockade,
every foreign conhscation of a ship or car
go, every interruption of your navigation,
your trade and tine foreign sales OF yoar
produce. induce you TO turn to the prGduc-
tion of your materials and the exclusion of
the manufactures of the violators of your
rights. In little time, clothing from the
z3ook Of the insulting and the injuring, cam
non but be deemed badges of lost honor, and
of foreign devotion. Dem. Press.
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/ salute you fratcrnally,
PUIL6DTLPHIA, Nav Is.
HUMANE SOCIETY.

On the 29th oflast month two bows were
playing on a raft, just below South-street
wharf and one of them, George Seaman,
an orphan of seven years old, fell into the
river, in about Is feet depth of wa.er. and
he was in imminent danger Of being
drowned. There was fresh in the river,
and the tide was running down very strong
many people collected but they could
give no assistance to the child-they took
boards from the raft and pushed them to-
wards him, but the Child had drifted out
of the reach of the boards, not knowing
how to swim--he driftcd near the sluice
under Fishers wharf, and nothing bet his
little hands could be seen above the wa
ter. The spectators gave up the boy MS
lost. At the commencement of this in
teresting scene, James Long was at work
in block makers shop, above South street
wharf hearing n noise he came to the
door of the shop and saw the boy that had
been PLAYING with George running home,
he asked him what was the matter ne
said boy was drowned ! James Long then
ran TO the raft-jumped INFO the water
swan near 60 or 20 feet to the child, and
raised his head above the water. The an
Xiety Of the spectators was now excited, for
James Long lest he, together with the child,
should be carried by the strength of the
current into the sluice by the great ex-
ertions he stemmed the current till a
board drifted to h.n, by tho help Of which
he was enabled 10 bring the child to the
wharf The by was nearly exhausted
he was carried TO a house, and in a lit
tie time was entirely restored.
These circumstances having been re-
ported to the managers Of the Humane So
cieiy, they awarded premium of Ten Dol
lars, to be presented to James Long, FOR
I his meritorious eNertions in saving at the
risk Of his own life, the above named child
J fTOm drowning.
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Burr'8 fGrlal.

~ THE EDITOR of the ARGUS, with
view 10 present TO the public an early
and raith5ui report of the contemplated
TRIAL of COL BURR, has engaged WIN.
W. HkNNINC and WEN. MUMFoRp, ESgrS.
reporters OF tHe decisions OF the Supreme
Courts of Virginia, 10 furnish materials for
that purpose. a full account of the pro-
ceedngs, with the evidence and arguments
OF counsc VIII appear i'll this paper, from
which all other editors Of newspapers viii
De at liberty to copy, and publish IN their
papers respectively. For the use of such
gentlemen as wish 10 preserve in the form
OF book, this interesting trial, a limited
number OF copies will be published. Those
VINO feel disposed to possess the work in
thIs form will please to leave their names
as early as possible, ut the Office of the Ar
gus.
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REVISED CODE.
SECOND VOLUME.

THE SUBSCRIBERS to the SECOND
VOLUME of the REVISED CODE and
the public in general, arc respectfully in
formed, that with view to render the work
in every respect worthy Of the public pa
tronage, large fonts of entirely new type
composing every description of letter ne
cessary for such n work, were at an early
period, ordered from the foundeiy Of Messrs.
blnny and Ronaldson, at Philadelphia. An
unexpected delay in complying with that
order, has produced a correspondent delay
in the publication of the book but tho ma
terials are now shipped ard will no doubt
be received in few days. The patrons
OF the wOrl; may be assured that ample
compensation will be made, by the superb
or style in which the typographical part
will be executed, and the additional matter
which will be comprehended in the volume.
For, besides embracing every subject stat
ed in the prospectus, it is intended TO in
sert the Acts of the next Session of the
General Assembly. Except those Acts,
the volume will be completed before the
meeting of the next Legislature; after
which a very short period will elapse be-
fore it is ready for delivery and with all
those Improvements it will be furnished to
subscribers at the original price. To nom
subscribers, however, the price will be con-
siderably advanced.
May /, 1907.
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COMMuNICATION.

Having observed in your paper an &C
count of the Arlington sheep shearing, l
am induced, for the reputation of my neigh
borhood, to inform you that there was shear
ed, at northampton, in Prince Georges
county, [Maryland] the residence of Mr..
Osb. Sprigg, from nine sheep, seventy two
pounds offiDe long wool. 1t is;o be lamen-
ted, for the interest of domestic manufac-
lures, which deeply concerns us all, that
the laudable example of Messrs. Custis and
Sprigg is not generally attended to.
Il Sub8cTib,
~ We have it from unquestionabl, l..
thority, that in the same county number
Of years ago, a ram lamb was sheared
which yielded twelve and half pounds Of
wool.-HGSh. Red.