Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-09-06

his hand--and. after introducing the subject, he
stated to MIR. Randolph, the substance of the ar
gumenss. and told him that many of the mem
bers of tina, board were f,n, friends govern
mens-that If the bill, was. 10 Be carried into
law, he feared ie would tend 10 excite fc-p,srf
IN the minds Of macy of the friends to the go
vernruent that the merchants experience and
Judgment ought TO have weight IN the decision,
and urged many other reasons for the posfo,ne-
enf 81 its crside-aoa-bl' all this ,vissouf a,avu.
iig from bin (Randoiph) any reply, other than
T. db dt!" or some words EXPRESSIVE of his
contempt jor fbe arguments urged by the said
Granger against the bill. Al length, sail C. an.
ger said he took his hat. and in q manner nbpa
rc''fly erosessie u bis ecatenpt for the said Mr.
Randolph left the room. 7da' b- set obau. RE
IaSiness isgpoG 10 mare influence Spil6 re
'nenbeSs Of cong ess 70 fear tbe bill and bad tie
good sacetss r. qaiet tie iiinds Of mary ct rbem,
Particularly RE re,,ern members, With zvhon De
sras M S'eai f'tendsbie. and who had been much
IN favor of the bill; and others who bad keen ad.
coeaes jar roe ell agreed 20 be passiue. manage
q ma 'pdy tbaf tvoaa lead 10 eossosneisat or
dsfenf; and sa,d oe faali succeeded in getting ,be
on postponed. wbicb fIaaly pr an end TO It.
| Thus, said Mr. Granger. I succeeded against
the ove,bearing influence of said R.ndo. bb. in
| spite CT all his influence and fsom hat time TO
he present. he has been my bitter enemv He
further said ,he active part he took in favor of
the fAzso cLAIMAN,s had heightened his Dir
terness Against him and drawn from him much
| inveeiive I'd abuse. He further stated, that he
had been accused of es1hng BIS influence to ia
vor BusR's election in the state Of New York,
! yer after all the abu e. he said he had IL in his
power toprove himself Gear tha; under c;lcurn.
stances in which he WAS placed no ,naa c0sid
bacs do-e less than &. Gig. And Furthermore
sad notwithstanding all that vas done aud
said about hrn respecting his III ;encirgt zee B,yr
ppy e.ecfion III the state of New York, so far
from true that be RE nan tbat caused ais de-
fear; which he cfeeied by sendine Confidential
Trend teit6 Communications to Det,n CLINTON of
\ New York, 70 give nottce 10 bin If 3urr's airns
and ,bsraiSns. which was rhs cause OF its defear ;
and that through Bis means he had the second
tinie saved bis courf;y fon a calamity, which O.
therwise would have been dreadful
Mr. Granger acknowledge that hs had
been aroagfy pressed by cer1ain gentlrmeu
az Washi,ytan, the friends of Mr.. B.rr,
10 MAKE use II his influence, (Which they
said was great, in many parts of that
statc) TO Jauor me Burr PARTY election and
said he totally declined il, AID told them
thai he should lake mural ground: EUR
Ar LESc7H he zpas hard ;tressed By Ger
tain genslcmcn, to syhonr he 4ycs xnder erea,
obligations, I'll he had at length Permitted
one Vt fden 10 make ase Of his name for
fhaf fu'fose (to favor MIR. Bur:'s ele6i.
on y under Certain limitations, which he
| expressed in writiDg, ard copy OF il re
tanned by him. All this he said was done
lest he might exceed the bounds prescri.
bed; that he was cautioua to reduce il TO
writing out did not express 10 me any
part OF its contents. He furthermore
said, IL ruas true he had 1uri.fcn several let.
tiers on fhessu6ees qfiAaf election, to citi.
Zens OF that state, or he'd beer cau,isus
nor TO in,1ticafe himselT: and in particular,
he mentioned one he had wrote: TO Elisha
| Granger Of the Gcnessee country OF tina,
state, in which he stated that h: kGd nor
altered hia ciiinion re&iiecting aaron Snyr.
but many Others h re had Gl,cred kseirs.
and that hesshou!d nor take on actspe mari
IN that election; but still remarked that
ne zvas tie nan that prevented Burr's cleo
ton. He furthermore said, that no, with.
Standing all the calumny and abuse, with
which he had been treated, thai he he'd
saved his country from a niiri caianlitv BIZ
qrfeftng the nseYbers Of congress who had
their minds blcwnup in;o a 4 me, in conse.
quence of a j ins manceuvre in gaining a
| 'N'''t'"S'''s, ifsi' \ si'sIO'i JOT EtCe IRE
st9e'lf. He further stated. that there was
among part of the members, cno,her jciut
fda'i IN operation a,the same time, to no
inmate candidate much younger (suppo.
sed to be Mr.. Breckenridge TO flr tha,
otiice, that would do for a hresiflens at a
fufare elecsion---but Canon wa. too old a
man upon which he (Grangey) made
the following remarks: That fhe seeds
mere SCUM, which af'er kony akseh. sysuky
shrfng Ni--6cfore tie second hresidcnt,ak
election, from this time there ayo,sid n fre
ored6 or in The northern states, another in
| me southern sfafes, and another in thr zyes.
tern states; thar there g0ouid De syeaf con,
motions IN the state of PenpsyIyania. Du
are bad been misIed in regard to some
publications. against him that ON his re.
turn from the seat Of government to this
piace he had called on Duane, and said
joT' me future ne Mould go ,fghs.
That he bad also called on poueruer
Dlkean and had long interview with
him. ne soond diso go right. That ali
things Tvere working veH. The republi-
can members to the norlh and 7ycsfsua,d
S0oiild understand fiaf they had BEEN neriec.
fed in the nomination Of the last rice hre.
sfde'af. Elliott and other members had
found 6fHets lying on their table, thrsafe,
ing death ii they did not vo,e r;oLt or, CO...