The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-21
CITE Gnqnirer.
RICHMOND, aIJt FEBRUARY.

The MORNING CHRONICLE of New
York notices whit it contradtts the report,
nt an union having been formed, between the
Burr'tes and Clintonians. That fact is howe
yer beyond contradiction. ne were warranted
bv the mea rrjbei7ebIe authority in making the
abortion; authority not lefs Respectable and itill
more airett, has fnee given it the ,non pofitive
confirmation.
The principal Object of this union, is with
our doubt 70 defeat the election of Morgan
Lewis and to place Gome other candidate in
che gn'I"rnatorial chair of New York That
candidate viii be either De Witt Clinton or
aaron Burr The preference will in all proha-
b'tty 'ie given TO the latter. Should ft1ch he
the cafe, we have little doubt that he will be
the iu.cefsful candidate
Aaron Burr. whatever he his merits as man
ar ~ ttatei;nan, has been Injured heyond his
deierts. He has been accufed AS An aDonate to
the republican caufe. for tamperng with the
federal me cbers of Congrefs, to MAXI him, IA =.
Their than tbe man Of The people, the preGdent of
The United States; an accufatiou, which 70 far
as 1T applies to an intrigue with the federal
members Of Congrefs, is, in our opinion, with
ont foundation. MIR. Burr may bape founded
fome of the out-pofts of the federal party but
not the mott influential members of Conerefs.
MIR. Bayard, one of the fenators from Delaware,
at all times a man of comfortable inauenc e
with his own party on account of his dtn.
Sr'fhed talents and zeal, and who, during the
peudiDg election of 1900, derived additional
influence from the extraordinary PRIVILEGE Of
,faeJ rtpreientng aate; man whole nhu-
@t'ee wonld OF courie have been pafTport into
every tsderal Caucus however general or howe
Terieled; Mr.. B.fo'emnly declares, that Mr.. Burr
yefe'1'eL nc propnhtions from the federal mem.
bers OF Congreis, and that he offered none.
Bot the teaimony of this gentleman, ffronp as
II is on this point, is by no means fuficent to
VIndicate the zvboks conduit Of Mr.. Burr, even
IN fbat tranfaction. Even if we fl,ould not re-
proach Mr. Burr for qObat be has DONE, how is
II poiiible for friendhip itfef to iutify him for
1obat be has not done? When he perceived
That the defign of the federabts obvioufly was,
20 put him in, that they might put Mr.. Tefferfon
0n TO defeat the avowed wifhes of the oeobLe,
that they might promote their own partial Dur.
poles, why did not Mr.. Burr come forward
IKE tie true friend Of his country and diCcIaim
o5sfr friendfhip? How can we iuftify that A..
pathy or that eonniaonee, which, rather than
make petty and contemplate facrihce. would
Content TO fee an interreennn in the prefidenti.
a Office, or aprefiden. elected by law, and our
country plunged into civil war Still Iefs is
the teftimony of Mr.. Bayard fufFicient to re.
commend to our refpeef, the whole character
or conduct OF col. Burr. Why that myftery,
whict eterna'ly fhrouds his Actions and forhids
him TO Commit his thouehtsto paper, from the
Year mat he fhould commit himfef? Why the
fniptcion, that has been fa(fened uDoo col.
Brrr, for his abortive effort, to fnDprcfs the
"Hiftory of John Adams's administration !"
We repeat, therefore, that Mr.. Burr has been
inirre3 beyond his defrrvings; but we afTert at
fhe tame time, that Mr.. Burr is not the man to
be enruhed with the confidential Office of the
governor OF New York-Let not the Virpini-
shthink. that in making thefe remarks, we are
tep2ing into province that does not belong
20 US. Let him not enquire, {" Of what impor.
tance IS It 10 NC or to any other State in the
union, who is 70 We the next governor of New.
York, or what's to he the fate Of Aaron Burr %
Tate powerful as Eew.York, NUT always
hecone an Object ofinferet, when fr1e6inr its
Chief 'rdeiafate Z Gate fT,an like Aaron B.;Y;
~nen about to make new move on the chefs
board OF politics. becomes more than eyer
worthy ~ our vigilance. But crifs il az.
preaching, that cav give them tiIl greater i'm.
p"-'ance. Ncw~York is f,licitous 70 give ;
pfe'tdent to the Union. Er nlali not obieet ia
u no Fafe in The confederacy will Object to it.
" me can produce candidate worthy from
n'sYears' ms experience, his talents, and hi
Ih9ex'Hle integrity, Of the mighty Office Z,
which he afpire'. But isAaronBurr fucha man
LET hin however he elceed the Gov. Of NJ. Y
and The world viii foon fee, whether ne Is moi
likely TO become the Affirming candidate. -
Therefore LET it not he faid hat the mar whc
nTes his eye upon the political intrieues q
New-Yort is fepping beyond his province
Where ttoie intrigues are likely to generate
reprehenhbie projects, that NAV embrace IN,
UNION 1t becomes us TO "fnuf' their approached
IN every tainted breeze"