Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-06

his treason. At the moment write this
sIames Wilkinson's arrival is hourly expect
ed: by special directions of government,
preparations are making 10 receive ha with
> nonp and splendor which the u. States
have heretofore shown only to saviour OF
his country. He comes commander in
chief of the place, ~here-but few wears
since he arrived, first to sign the pact OF his
/ own dishonor, and afterw ards to receive the
yearly wages of infamy where the notorie.
ty of his guilt will make him feara witness
| in every inhabitant of the oounuy-where
he NAV with facility renew his ancient en-
cape ments, or make others that will be
more eficacious for the success Of his
| schemes. The important province OF Lou
isiana. will in few days be at the disposal
of man, who. by close, long labored sys.
TEN of corruption, is known TO have bar
| gained for the sale OF the western states /:
| say at his disposal, for the civil power in the
territory, as new administered, is worse
than nothing in the scale the little force it
las. will be Immediately surrendered, and
fovced to operate in its own destruction;
and there is no salvation for the country,
but such an appeal to the people as will force
conviction on the government such de-
monstrations Of his guilt as must drive the
most prejudiced to abandon his defence,
and such an exposition of his treachery as
viii deprive him of the means, row strange
" afforded him of renewing it. A few
weeks VIII place at the head OF the exeeu-
tive, y man, whose mind will, trust, be
open to conviction, and who will not suffer
his county to be degraded by continuing
traitor in Office, or her soldiers any longer
to be led by pensioner OF a fore ign pow
err, This is my object in the pr sent publi-
cat;op : e attain il shall show,
1st. That gen. Wilkinson, from the year
1794 20 1908, certainly was, and that pro-
bablv he is yet, pensloner OF the Spanish
government
I'd. That his object was ,reasonable at.
te mt &c sever the union OF these states.
Sd. That he knew, favored and advised
the enterDrisss Of colonel Burr, and never
resolved 70 be treacherous tc his accomplish,
unil he could no longer with safety be so
to his country.
Il is possible that my persona! knowledge
Ct his treason and corruption induces me TO
suppose tne other proof more positive than
it is hu, Ut! SIS | greatly err, there viii be
no occasion 70 recur 10 my own testimony
10 establish his guilt. Much of the evi-
dence now offered has already appeared BE-
fore the public, but without order and at
considerable Intervals Of time frequently
without such remarks as were necessary 20
make it Ineligible, and never accompanied
by any that would show the manner in which
the different documents elucidatel each
other ard supported the testimony Of the
witnesses.
lEy object is now to supply this detect,
to give the evidence al one view, TO show
how it applies to the different charges, and
then let an snlighteaed and impartial public
decide whether the testimony was forced
to give was a malicious ca!umny, or q sim.
pie narration of facts as they occurred -
whether | am false accGser, OR ne hired
betrayer of his county. | submit to this
alternative; although | cannot but lament
that the strong presumption, if not the po-
sitive proof, long since in the hands OF the
executive power, were not sufficient to have
precluded the necessity Of this tasks being
performed by an individual. Let ii be re-
nembrrcd that the man whom | accuse IS
commander in chief Of the armies Of the e.
States; that he is supported by the strong
est marks of presidential favor; that, after
ne was openly accused, and after my test-
mony and that otf others was heard, he was
continued in command, and that, the more
forcibiy to express contempt for the accuse
ton and confidence in the accused, he is
sent to the very scene OF his alleged corrup-
ton, is placed with the fullest powers in
| thai very country which il is ALLEGED be