Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-07-26
No. s.
Neyv. York, Iare az, ISo4.

NO. {.
SIR, Nevv.fo,i. Jare sj. 1904.
Yopr firt letter, in fyle too peremp,ory,
made demand. in my opinion, unpi- edeoted
and unwarrantablc. My aafwer, pointing out
the embarrafrnent, gave you an opportunity
10 take leis exceptonsble courfe. You have
not chofen 10 do it, but by your laR letter re-
ceived this day, containing expreiions isdfeerm
and impioper, you have increaied the difficult
ties TO explanation in,rinhcslly incident TO the
nature Of your application. .
II by f" definite reply" you mean the di-
rea svowsl OF difsvowal required in your hht
letter, lhave no other snfwer TO give, than that
which has already been given. lfyou msan any
thing different, admitting OF greater latitude, II
10 requihte YOU ihould explain.
have the honor 10 b.,
Sir, your ohcdient iervant,
ALEx. HAMILToK.
Aaron Ban. Efq.
!. Th;, letter, although dated on the 7,d
Iune, remained in Mr.. P's poHeiion until The
as,h, within Which period he had teveral con-
VIBRATIONS with Mr.. V. NJ. In theic converfa-
lions Mr.. p. endeavofed 10 illuRiate and enforce
the propriety of the grobnd General Hamilton
n a
the refult. that il COL Barr would write ls,ier,
requeGing TO know ip fubnanee whether in the
converis,ion to which DR.. Cooper alladed, any
particular inaancc OF dithonofablc condud was
imputed 10 Col. Burr, or whether there was any
impeachment of his private character, 6. Ham
iton would declare to the beit OF his recollection
what paHed in that converfation (: and Mr.. p.
read to MIR. V. NJ. a paper containing the fub-
Aanc- OF ~hat Gen. II. would FAY on this fub-
je6, which 10 as follows .
No. 6. j...5,l,,-
"Gcneral Hamilton fsys he cannot imsg-
inc to what DIR. Cooper may have alluded on
leis il were 20 a convrrfation at Mr.. Taylor's in
Albany, lan winter iat which Mr.. Taylor, he.
q General II. were preent) Gen. Hamilton can
no, recolIed diaintty the particulars Of that
converiation, 70 az TO undertake 20 repeat them,
without running the rin. of varying, or emitting
what might be deemed important circumfance'.
The sxpIefIions are entirely forgotten, and the
fpeeihc idea, impcrtetiy remembered but to
the ben OF his recollection il conGfted OF COM
mcnts on The political principles aod views OF
Col. Borr, X the rciults that might be expected
from them 10 the event Of his election IS Gov
ernor, withpt reference, TO any particular IN
Asacc Of paa conduit, or TO private character"
Afrer the delivery Of the letser. OF the 7sd,
az above mentioned: in another interview with
Mr.. v. N. he deGicd Mr.. p. TO give him is
qu,ifire the fubAance of what he had pIopofed
on the part Of General Hamilton, which Mr..
P. did in the word, following -
No. 7. .,.....
/" In anfwer to ietser properlytsaapsed
10, obtain from General Hamilton declaration
whether he had charged Col. Burr with any
particular inHance Of difhonorable condutf, OF
had impesched his private chsratser, either in
the converfstion sluded to by Dr.. Cooper, or
in amp other particular intance TO be fpecihed..
He would be able to snfwer, confidently
with his honor, and the truth, in fubfsnce.
that the cpnverfation 70 which DR.. Cooper al
lrded, turned wholly op political topics, and
do NOT stuibate to Col. Burr any innanee Of
difhonorsble copdua, nor relate TO his private
charat,er and in relation to any other langosge
or conversation of Gen. II. shieh Col. Burr
win fpecify. prompt and frank svowsl OF de-
nid viii be given. "a. 80
On the 16,h June Mr.. P. received the fol-
SrR. No. 9. j.
The letter which you yeaerdsy delivered
me, and your fubfequent comronieatioo, in
Col. Buu's opinion, evince no dfPohiion on
the part Of Gen. Hamilton 10 come TO fatisiac-
49,. ..i...s:oo SThe ;,;usv couplstncd of.