Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-01-05

out himself, and ] would cory il. To this
he agreed. Next morning waited on his
Exce'lency, and he presented me the Ger
titicste, which copied as il has been
published with a few alterations One, A
very material one, is that after these
words, "dO most soiemriy decknrc thar 7
baVr, az M nine carried or deHveted 10
GsnerGt James HIfkinSca'' erased the
1 words ".eitheY directly or inGfrecslv +"
Aud declared to- the general that / coId
NOR insert those word.. He did not ,uSs;
and eontented himself with saving chat.
he wished me TO insert them If INV con-
science would allow it, but not otherwise.
! This IS ingennonsly, exac,h what passrd
/ between the general and myself at that
/ tire.
! Now let me with the same frankncss and
ingeaucushess wi. cut referrirg toanv pre-
cedIng or subsequent event, narrate the
transaction OF 1926, alluded to in my certi-
hcnte, and concerning which offered to
give stimony in thr FCderal circuit court
in Richmond 1T is the same that is the
subject of the athdavits OF Nfessrs Der
bgney and Mcrcier That oi the former
gentleman is correct as To substance for
actually did receive trom capt Dn Tho
mas Porteli. commandant of New Madrid,
the sum Of 900 s for gen. Wilkinson to-
WARDS the latter end o. June or beginning
Oh Ju'y, l19o, wh'cn was packed up in the
manner described by Mr.. Dcrbignev, aud
when was stopped and my boat sea rched
on the Ohio by lieut. Steele under the or-
dcrs Of gen AntlloOv Wayne. had othe,
sums on board. but this was the only one
had received for gen Wilkinson. On NV
arrival at louisville determined not to ex-
pose mySclta second time to military in
suit and fearful ofbcing overtaken BY Steele
on iiS return and of beng again overhaul
ec, landed my cargo. plrchaSetla horse,
ana p' oceF9ed by -laud TO Cincinnati, Az
| | passed through Lexington, l published IN
stewards Kentucky Herald my affidavit
I concerning this outrage, supported by those
J 1.-THE spectators Of the transa tio,. Welsh
White & Sansom; precedet,bv a few str,c.
/ lures on this military piracy, signed Impair
h&'.And now take hisorportunitv of clear.
i'i"s gHn Wilkinson of the charge # be,rc
/ tue author 1t, ass asserted bv Bradioic
/ 81 New Orleans, * declare it was written
by myself, and that, excepting Capt Camp
nAl owith, no person ever saw it before it
was put into the hands Of the printer.
~ Cincinnati ] acquainted gen w. with
the circumstances that had occurred, and
he gave me orders to deliver the money to-
Mr. Philip Nolan THESE orders punc-
tually executed Mr.. Nolan conveyed the
barre'> o'sugar and coffee, that contained
he ae'lars to Frankfort IN a wasgon {
there saw them, opened in MIR, Mnntgonc-
W Browns store. The sugar and coffre.
afterwards sold to Mr.. A5jiah Hunt Of
Cincinnati
! shall take uonoIce of Mr.. M'Donough's
ait1dSvit II does not retcr to any tItino
alluded TO in my certificate. That mart of
mlne that las reference 10 nv mission TO
hentucAy and Detroit in 1897, Shall also
pass. oyef IN silence as it has no connections.
with the present subject. s.o
VIII now endeavor in n few words TO
recoaci'c what may appear contradictory
ana inconsistent In my certificate. and the.
declaration have Just laid before YOU.
was base, and dishonorable 'enongh,
20 descend to tergivers"tion, captious logic.
and sophistical evasion, conId MAINTAIN
that this Contradiction does not exist and
thet never did carry or deliver TO gen
! W.rany cash, bills, or property of any
! species. It's true, delivered certain
sum oimpney Ly his order to Mr.. Nol,n !:
put rthp Nolan is not James Wilkinson !:
ergo, may with safe consc. epce swear
that never delivered James Wilkinson
| my MONEY! &c. but ] scorn to make use
| % such pn''ul- contcmptible and degrading
! node OF dcferce, and will allow fo,: q mo.
| 'acrf' thati Cid deliver to gen. wilkinson
| me frcpieS in question. 1t is generally
! Omitted thar in politics morality is NOT
10 be measured by the same narrow scale
asthnt which ought TO regulate the moral
Icrp'iHct of men in their private concerns
| iherieid stock would on a long run make
but n buneling politician and the most
! austere moralist, ifhe has lis countrv',
interests at heart, s is act neain a rnbl;c re- .
pac'ty, world rot es tate TO do hat which
as private man, aud in private corcerns
ne would shrink and recede from will
horror aud trembling precipitation.
| Let as new for while suppose that IN,
secret agent of the Spanish g0vcramcnt. and
ina gen. Wilkinson was pcnciohcr Of said
| < Verhnau,, or had received certain sums Tor
cn-cpcra'ins with aud promonrg is vic yrs. and
ma thase views end projects were ininieai 10
ina 81 ed tt.s. ho1d The wortb,y
O tic trast reposed IN n c by n!Y eoyernrrcrt
we're Ito refuse TO give een w ahvd,,c,,men
mat .miglt contribute 20 raise him IN the nod
opinion OF the adpinstrgtion Of lis eosntrv.
bi9snn his INTEGRITY, and patriotism, and fortii
him N their conHderce, and by their rnear :
enlarge hisPover ofiri1Fing lhsu m and ssFri,,-
as SU.ciynot; OF ifI oid, ] should, ,tlse,.,,s.
10 he hooiedas an iieptY ,f,l--.. 49,
Mr. Randolph tlten said, II would he waste
! ~ tune 70 comment on what he had road .bGl
he conceived Il his dhteto telifsie house. fisf
&c had cocd'cnufe 10 believe that thels was a
ncnbcr otthisbpdr, who had IL in his.Do,yrr,