Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1802-08-07

IN 4 view OF TIC pohtical Ccnd CT %
Aaron Burr, Esq. Vice-President CT the
Iln;ted states, which yon have PG' flshed,
there apoear numerous instance OF his
t.r ,;verSstion and TO many Of aetn YOU
have given yo,u authority the most ma
+cyi,i are. however, his tgeatir vita the
fcderalists, appears TO BE on hearsays.
with ,yho is the author Ia We not hing 20
do. YOU are enough the an .hor5 for me ::
or who are the two grave nj respectable
,,lergymen care not for. it is only SOM
boiy told them SO but who is the frs,
evidence in tue case Who is this gen;le-
man that negotiated fSc the fe1eralists ,
Where is the testimony that shall prove,
that he SO shanleCull.g deserted his party )
It IS to the republicans Of material don
sequence. 1t Is Acknowledged that you
have repeatedly y challenged MIR. Burr 10
a judicial inve stigation That YOU have
given him prC,Socation enough for The Pc
morality of Ldankind, aud 10 which he has
not repfeti; but ell this does not prove 20
4 watchrdl republican,, that he is guilty of
thc co2luct asciibed to him, any more
than e YOU were TO challenge him 20 a
dasl, which he should not accept, would
prove him in the eyes of AL men COW
ard. Mr.. Burr may yet meet Won in a
legal investigation, and prove that YOU
have illuminated his character. But I
cannot give that gentleman his own time
to do tin; it should be. prompt, or at least
notice of that inteptioa, and the time when
should be immediately. given.--Such is
the regard We have for character and
such is the rcspeet we pay TO The decla-
ration Of agentlcnln, thai q public deni-
al with signature, and the qualifications last
mentioned, the time when ne would meet
it, &c. would, ] am pnrsuaied, suspend
the opinion o. an enlightened pabl,c,
which opinion is now in most persons a
gaiast him, and some are waverin- be-
tween hope and.probability Of his excul-
patton. have nst so low an opmiou o.
you as 20 imagine that yo,l would wiihiY
misrep@escnt that gentlenan's character;
the consequence would be too horrid 20
admit il, even IL yon had no. Untrue enough
to prevent it. But YOU may have been
1nisinGorned, may not that negociator, for
since lis narae IS known I make free with
him; may not nc. on whom much depends,
hSve (pet expecting il to be pubiishedl
COI.i you sii tllLII-il : III common Win my
fellow American republicans I am con
eerned; feel for the dignisy OF human
nature, tor the honor o. our party, but
principally for the continuation OF those
blessings That republican administered:
On has already given rs that tAe insputati-
ons should be sifted, that we Should nei.
taer desert a friend with our eyes shut,
nor knovingly support y hypocrite.
The yice-president OF the United States
may think it beneath his dignity to notice
az anonymous writer; or resort to the fe-
deral mode OF prcsecuting poor Printers
tcf iibels-yet since the charges are so
numerous, 50 flagrant, so bold and impos-
ing, and in which aimself and MS friends
ere by all thatsis dear concerneel--tha.h be-
sides himself and his inhmatcs being sa.
7isiel, tie republicans Of the union would
b satisfied also.
TO eife6t this would suggest the pro-
prey OF calling general meeting of the
republicans to take into confederation his
nesociator'% accusation; 70 choose Judi
rioNs aud honest committee to confer
vita Air. Burr, 10 confront the parties,
and ye-sort TO the world.
May they bring him from Us test i'm
rnaeulste, or ever aaey consign him to The
OBLIVION hat such weakness aad deceit IN
fortunately demand,
SANG FRoTD.