Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-07-30

they could be removed BY evidence Of their be.
ing crroneous,) of explanation or apology
The dilavowM reaured of me by COL, Burr, in
a general and indsfnite form, was ont Of my
power, if it had really been proper for me TO-
admit to &c 70 ca .hioned ~5pt. am Encerely
Of opinion, that this COIL NOT BE. ard in tnis
opinion, was confirmed by that Of very mod
crate and sudicious friend whaniI coniulted.
Besides thar, col. Bar appeared to ms. to afune
I. in the tirf iuisance, a tone unnersisr''y pc
rcn,ptory aryl spacirg, and In the 1econd, pot
itiyely ofFeaEpe. Yet 1 withed, as fSr as might
BE prasf nshle, 10 leave the door or~r 70 accom-.
mediation. This, thirt, viii be Inferred iron.
the .written~ corrmasiSstios made BY me ard
BY hsl direction, and .wcad be- confirmed By
the cnnvrrfations between Mfr. Van -Neis and
bylelf, which arose out o. the frbjcH ,a..
4 am not fare wfethers ~,srrer all TIE cir.
euneancesy did not go further is u : attempt
to ,aceommcdstr.. than a purtfihnns- delieaey
. viii jufsify. II for I hope the MOTIVES have
ha,ed will execute me- s :,-..r .-s9. e19
: III is not my detign, ~ what have laid, Is
sfhx ary odium on the conduct of col. Burr. in
this cafe-- he .dorbtleIs mas heard Of aniniad-
ver6ons Of mine which bore very hard upnn
/. him and il is probable thai as rfral they. were
accompanied with lone falfshoodsss He may
/, have fIppotcd him!cif under a nses City ofsa-
| ing as he had done. hope thr. grrta Is Of his
! proceeding have been fuch ~ ought to latisfy
! bis own confidence. s1isssts 5 z,.s
! trnft at the fame time, that the world viii
do me the iuitIce to Believe, that have not cen
fufed him on light grounds, nor from. unworthy
inducements. I certainly have had ftrongrca-
fons for what have faid, thoagh It !, poiiioie
that in fomr particulars, / may have Been inilu-
enced BY .rni1conftru6fion or milinformation., II
is alto my ardent with that may have ben
more milfsken than think have been, and
that he, BY hi, future conduit, may ftoW him
felf worthy. of all confidence and. eaecm and
prove an ornament and bleEing to the country.
AS we'll as becaufe it is pofIiblc that Inlay
have iniure. col. Burr, however convinced my
] folf that my opinions and declarations have been
| we'll founded, as from my general principles and
temper in relation to nilar affairs, have reiol-
we'd. if our interview is conducted in the ufual
manner, and if ii pleafes God to give me the
! Opportunities 10 ,ssyvs and tl,04o alay my Erft
FIRE, and hebe ilougbts even of sesrSung my fec
ond fire land thus giving double opportunity
to col. Burr to pauic and reflect
/. II is not, however my intention to enter In
to any explanation on the ground-Apology,
from principle hope, rather than pride, is out
Of the quefion.
| To thole, who, with me abho-irg the pfac-
tice of auelling, may thtIk that i ought on no
account to have added n the number Of Bad ex-
ampss,, --s.-.-, that my ssfayfv fluarfcn, ss
well in public as private, enforcing all the con-
! alterations which conffiutc what men of the
world denonnirate honor, inpofed on me Gas l
/. thoaghtya peculiar ,neceiEity not to decline the
rall The ah;l;tv r., he IN future ufef,il whether
in Iehliing milf hief OF eFseaing good, in theie
CRIES Of our public affairs, which feem likely to
happen, would probably be infeparable from
conformity with public prejudice in this Partic-
ular. A. II.