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

/ the overt act OF sreason ID complete, il
thcresbc an assembly Of men for sffecting
Unreasonable designs, j, is incunbenton tie
prosecutors to show Isl. that there was a
reasonable design; and IDLY. that there
was an assembly Of men for the purpose Of
efecting il.
Il will be proved to you, that the design
OF the prisoner was notconly to wage war
against the Spanish territories, but 10 Sc
paraie the western from the eastern states (;
| for which purpose New Orleans waste be
seizsd, and an dependent governments was
there TO be estahlished.s You viii per.
ceiye FROM the evidences that he intended
stoltake possession of New Orleans TO ex..
cite the people there to iasurection; and
TO take advantage Of the hostile sensimen,
which prevailed 10 the west of the Allrgha-
ny, against the Spaniards. If either OF
those is proved; if it be, e:sher est blish
ed thar his design was 20 disne nber the
unioa, or after seizipg on New Orleans, to
invade ths.Spanlsh provinces if in fact il
be established tina, he intended to occupy
New Orleans at all, be is completely gnilty
of treason. /. would be absurd 10 sup.
pose that man who had revolved saon an
immense project in his mind would COM
il to few, and fortunately for our county
the evidences Of his design have been dis.
closed to orr government shall lay De-
fore you, gentlemen ofthe jury, evidence
The most positive and direct, as well as
numerous and conclusive circumstances,
to establish the existence of ihissdesign.
For the purpose Of establishing an EN-.
pire in the west, Of which New Orleans
was to have been his capital, he made two
long visits in the western country. He
was 10 Kentucky and Tennessee, and tra-
yelled in various directions until he arrived
in New Orleans Wherever he went, with
view of facilitating the consummasion of
his own designs, he spoke dlsrespectfully
of the governments ef his county. Here's
presented it as destitute Of energy to pro-
,ecs our national rights, or spiris TO main.
tain our national character. He asserted
that all the men of property and Influence
were Dissatisfied with It's arrangements,
because they were not in the proper sltua.
ton 70 which they were entitled; that with
500 men he could effect revolution, by
which he could send the president to Mon.
ticrlIo; intimids,c congress, and take the
government. into his own hands; < that the
people were so little acquainted With, and
50 Indifferent about their rights, 80 com.
.pleieiy destitute Of public spirit and Of 40
efficient leader; that they would be mean c.
rough TO acqoiesee ,n,his revolution. -
Such were his expressions about the 80.
vernmes. and the people To the people
Of the west. he spoke dsHerent language.
He represented TO them, tina, they were In
state of colonial dependence on those of
the Atlantic states and they annually pay.
ed millions for which ahey received 20 re-
,urp. They were told, that separation
was necessary and would uuquessionably
take place; not as resulting too from the
operation ct natural causes, but as deter
mined by particular chain of even:f i; that
the destiny of the republic was fixed, and
that in the course of TWO wears they would
aee it in ruins. I thank God! that this
prediction is not fulfilled; and our posse
rty will also thank their God, that the &C
complishmens has not reached their, own
times. Suck were the sentiments which
he avowed such were the doctrines which
he endeavored to propagate, thopga all this
while pretending tina. his objects were Of
purely agricultural nature. Nor was
this language confined to conversation a
lone for writings were published by one
of his adherents calculated 10 scatter disaf
fec'ion among the people. and p'spare them
for his plans.
To accomplish these plans, IN the summer
and fall of 1906, men were actually enlisted,
boats built on the waters of the Ohio, proyi-
sions purchased to an enormous amount, and
laro:,id..l Ssa,aa.e &C