The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-02-09

project, the moment IL was found that the
courage OF that army had failed, the pro-
Ject was abandoned by those who had under
taken lt-because the agency of the army
was the whole pivot ON which that plot hil,
turned This was in evidence before the
Grand Jury who had the subject in cogni-
zance last spring He said that these con
| splrators were caressed at tho different
posts of the y. i'm their way down the ri
Ncr, and by officers of no small rank--that
they received arms from them, and the pr'n-
cipal part of the arms these men had with
them, was taken from the public stores and
under knowledge of these circumstances
was he not justified in the belief that the
whole army of the u. 5. was connected in
the project. He did not mean every individ-
uai, tor there were some who could not be
trusted, and some who were at posts too far
distant to be reached. That those who were
confdcnts of the commander in chief were
interested IN the conspiracy. mo man who
knew any thing of the circumstances could
doubt. He therefore thought that the reso-
luton moved by the gentleman from Ken
lucky was every way reasonable indeed he
did noe know whether the resolution should
not be so. varied as TO embrace not only
Charge OF that nature, hut all whatsoever
Before ne sat down he should have it in.
ms power TO give to the House something
certainly very much resembling evidence in
support of the justice Of his suspicious on
this subject. On the Goth of January last tine
douse would perceive by the journals ines
sage was received from the President Of the
y. >. transmitting further information
touching an illegal combination, -" SC print
ed by order of the House, and which he now
heid in his hand. In this message is con-
tanned the following affidavit:
81 lance Wilkinson, Tit.ora J:..,. Y,o,ar.l
and Commander in Chief of the army of the
United States, to warrant the arrest of Sam
uei Swartwout, James Alexander, Esq and
ieter,f Ogden, on Charge of treason; mis-
PRISON OF treason, such other clence
against the government and laws of the l..
States az the following facts may lcga!ly
Charge them with, OH the honor OF s"ldi-
err, and OIL the holy Evangelisrs of Almigh-
ty God--do declare and swear, that in the
beginning of the month of October last, when
III command at Natchit0ches, stranger was
introduced to re by col. Gushing, by the
name. of Swartwout, who a few minutes at
ter the Colonel retired from the room slip,
INTO my hand letter OF formal INTRODUCED
OH from col Burr, Of which the following is
a correct COPY: :.
. FAladeltAia, 25M July, 1906.
" Dear Sir,
"Mr. Swartwout, the brother of colorel
,. OF New York, being Oh his way down the
Mississippi, and presuming that he may pass
you at some post on thc5ri> CIR, has requested
OF me letter OF introduction, which give
with pleasure, as he is most anliabe Young
man, and highly respectful e from his. cha
ractcr and connections. pray you TO at
ford him any friendly offices which his stu
alton may require, and beg you to pardon
the trouble which this may give you.
~ WlCn entire.
&c Aour friend & obedicnt servant,
~. BURR.
" Ills Exccllnncy 49,,
" General Wilkinson"
g Together with a packet which he in
formed me he was charged by the same per
son to deliver RE in private. IhiS packet
contained q letter III CIPHER from col. Burr,
OF which the following is substantially AS fair
an interpretation as have heretofore bcen
able to make, the original OF which 1 hold
in my possession"
Mr.. Randolph saidhc should certainly have
abstaned from noticing the circumstance lac
was about to mention, and which he had be
heved to be OF general notorIety, had it not
been that, within very few days past, Il
. gentleman with whom Mr.. K. was III ha-
b,ts OF intimacy, and whose means OF intor-
nation we're rs good as those OF any member
Mr.. X. that he was totally ignorant OF the
fac.
MIR. r. said he held in his han1 an actual
Interpretation OF this cyphcred letter which
was made lii the grand jury room 1T Rich
mond, by three members of that bod, Tor
then use and In tleir presCuCe--and it was
necessary here to safe that 50 extremely
delicate WAS gen. W. that Ac refused to leave
the papers IN possession OF the Grand Jui5
whenever tue jury met, they were put into
their! hands, & whenet eIr ;hey rose, the wit
ness was calicdup and received them baca
again. Here was a copy rather Il different
ore tioIn that which " on the honor o, a sol
'iie rand On the holy Iivangciists of Almigh-
lty sod was as fair al Interpretation Is
gen. N,was able 10 make. y comparison OF
the Two would throw little light on the sub
lject. In TIE printed copy OF last session
might be read II (AGrou Burr) have actu-
ally commenced the cnterprize--Detach-
ment, from different points," &c.
In the original the words adbccn scratch
cd out with knife so as 70 cut the paper
~ have ACTUALLY commence cd mot the en-
tcrprize, but =" the Eastern dctachmcnts.' -
Now marx; by changing the word Eastern
into ehterflrize, and moving the full stop SO as
to separate Eastern from It's substantive Dr.
tachDteTts, the important fact was lost, that
as there were Eastern detachments under
col Burr, there must have been 7Ugstcy7I de
tachments under somebody else Now, with
a dictionary i'm hi; hand could any man