Proofs of the corruption of Gen. James Wilkinson,: And of his connexion with Aaron Burr, with a full refutation of his slanderous allegations in ... of the principal witness against him

Excerpt from Proofs of the Corruption of Gen. James Wilkinson and of His Connection With Aaron With a Full Refutation of His Slanderous Allegations in Relation to the Character of the Principal Witness Against Him\nWhatever pleasure is derived from the pun, ishment of crimes, it is always painful to become the instrument of inflictingit. It was therefore with te gret that I found myself called on to lay before the house of representatives the information I possessed of general Wilkinson' 5 treachery and corruption.