Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-07-25
q and treaeheroa. }riend." The rea,

any time les Did not Burr to more thar
Ten OF the witnesses who were examined \
by the grand jury, declare that il was not \
only without the knowledge or consent of |
me government, but that he held the CO. |
vernmens itself in contempt But Bollman
says that had not Wilkinson by a strata
gem brought the Spaniartls to a truce on
lhe oan'ne, Burr's project would then have
succeeded.
Here then we have the clue to uthe I'M
MmtcTt conduct of a weak and treacherou
:" friend. hat Is, Wilkinson WAS so weak
do 10 aVere Spanish war by one strata
gem, and TO destroy reasonable consni-
racy by another; had the Spanish war been
suffered 10 so on, Wilkinson would not have
acted inimicai to Burr, had he suffered Bur,
70 come down 70 Orleans in force he would
not nave acted inimical; but says this re-
nnWnea 'ntrfSu@,' from the county of Ro q
wilkinson by frustrating both was weak
ana treacherOus. We shall leave the weak
ness to beJudged by the events l.tus see
ny whom 1t is and how consistently general
Wilkinson rs called treacherouS. Trea-
cherous to whom TO his country NO
10 the Spaniards? No. To. whom then
why treacherous (says DIR. Bollman who
exposed Burr's trcasons after the fact) to
Aaron ourr Was impudence and audacl-
y ever so barefaced as is this conduct Of
TINS man b'iman Let US suppose the We
ny "oiSt--that the fell spirit of deceit and
, ueachery could inspire Burr to insinuatc
vi assert: Let Us suppose the very worst,
that Wilkinson had a previous know lee,pe
ot burr's iaheriai des gns-of his deterui
NATION to selze ON New Orleans and make
u he scat OF his quid empire, Of which the
youthful fancy OF DIR. Bo!lmau was so en-
ahoured LIE US suppose even more than
ever was asserted or sugmised, that Wit
Kihson mad entered into written ENGAGE
mehts TO consummate such Il scheme OF
treason as tn severdtiou of the western and
southern territory--and having arrived ~
tue point when Swartwout reached him
that AT this moment he hid determined
ana continued resolved to conceal tins plo.
from every one bur Sw artwout and Eu;l-
man, ana that Oh arriving at New Orleans
ne htu' IKE CorIolanus ar the pates of
1.0"e' Ferenteo, and instead If plosccu-
ING inc sCheme OF treason and scvcrltCn
oi'ne national territory, compunction filed
ms DOS m, aud the love of h S country tri
umphed over his premeditated scheme of
treason we suppose AL this freely, because
we know that the very reverse is the truth
-Nut suppose tins true. Why after all.
WNKlnson would have had the merit of at
le"st saylcg MS country, and ifhe was gull
Oh ueacheiy, II was treachery to the
most treachercus Of men, to one ith whom
no faith ought 10 be kept We do not ad
mlre Mr.. Bolman's idea OF honor. 1t ,s
that vulgar honor called, honor o,yo,-g
MfeUeS. he cannot see any turpitude in
treason, but he can discover treachery IN
saving nation from division of territory.
ana civil war, and its concommitant hor.
rors---Wlikinson at the very worst has ac.
tea nobler part than the admired Corio.
but civil war.
IN this place, and we thank Bo,lman for
the opportunity, we viii inform the nubIyc
OF two important facts---and they will ena-
Die the puplc to determine the chas, semen,
whloh this hardened conspirator mcri,s.
VINO mas dared to speak as he has S.. ken
of Wilkinson. l''A>e''
we above assumed that Wilkinson had
concealed the communication made bv B,ur
through Swartwout and Bollnan from eve
ny one 1t has been repeatedly said that he
concealed these and even HaItob,s farnous
communications, from the government
MARX the real state of the case. Swarf-
won't reached general Wllkinson's caun in
tue afternoon, and made his communicate
on mat evening. The first emotion of Will
Hihsoh was that he ought to be Immediate
uisPoSed OF as a spy but recOllectipg
that there were further commencement ., %
be made by Bollman he determincJ ~
pursue another course. Early in the morn
ing ne called on Col Gushing, the Second
III command, and to him communicated the
mission and the dispatch brought by Swart.
"cer with him it was agreed TO be best to
| 'SHPorlze with SwartwOut, until the whole
reason should be revealed by the prime
/ ehis' AIRY BolIman, and upon the possession
VI tna' Iull information to seize uDon them
ana SShd them to the seat of government.
! ne government was Immediately address
sea by an express dispatch and Wilkip-
! Son tooE ms measures with that admirable
SEiii which has ended in preventing Sna-
hish war and in frustrating the conspiracy
! IN IKE manner the recent rumors con-
SsT'ih8 measures proposed in the grand iu-
| ry' were founded upon the assum Dtion that
gen. " ilkinson had concealed Daylon's
~ IIeaSoidoie letter trem the government.
Tau any question been asked by the Grand
I Jury, THIS mistake could notlhave arisen. ne
] a copy OF Dayton's letter had been forwar-
ded othe government and fully co;nn,,,ri-
Gated to the President, and was known 70
inc secretary of war. 9hcac are Ggcts
WN@th ne k1oS0 20 be true, and which will
appear on the trial.
Let US see 1t then in another point of view
1--WE entreat the pardon of gen. Wilkinson
ana 81 Tie President, for the irdelicacy Of
naming tnem at the same time with BOIL
man, bat 1t is the public cause.
Wilkinson was treacherous saws Roll.
man . 10 whom To Burr.
he President was treacherous saws Boil
man To whom? To Bollman.
out II IS BolimaD who, after Wilkinson
had frustrated the treason, that complains
OF WilkiDson's treachery! What treache-
Ty !---Why good reader, Bollman upbraids
Wilkinson Tor not aiding Burr in his trea-