Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-03-13

have Thought it would be more satisFac-
tory at present briefly 10 state the most i'm
portant objects attended to, rcserving full
Ter statement until the publication of thc
debates, which will be given, with but lit
tie delay.
The following acts were passed;
An act authorising the employment ola
bout 500 additional seamen, IN case the Pre-
sident shall consider the sane necessary.
An act appropriating 10000 dollars for
Notifications. The appropriation for gun
boats was struck ont.
An act authorising the use OF the mill
tary force to prevent intrusions on the pub
lie lands.
The bill appropriating 100000 dollars
for opening roads to the state of ohio was
indefinitely postponed by the House OF Re-
representatives..
Copy of Colonel Burr's letter to the Score
tary acting as governor ofthe Mississip-
pi Territory.
Bayou Pierre, 1911 January, 1907.
SIR,
Being on my way down the river, with a
nusber of my friends, who are disposed to
emigratc with me, am greatly surprised
TO hear that my views have been grossly
misreprcscnted, and that my approach has
been made the subject of alarm to the
country.
The reports which charge me with de-
signs unfriendly to the peace and welfare
of this and the adjacent territory, arc ut
terly false, are in themselves absurd, and
are the inventions of wicked men, for evil
purposes | do assure you, sir, that have
no such designs, nor any other, which can
tend to interrupt the peace or welfare OF
my fellow citizens, and that harbor nei-
Oh inf IN cd
die with their government or concerns (: on
the contrary my pursuits, are not only JUS
tifiable but laudable, tending to the hap
piness and benefit OF my country and such
as every good citizen and virtuous man
ought to promote. These pursuits have
very recently been the subject ofinvestiga-
ton before an enlightened grand jury in
Kentucky, whose report is herewith enclo-
sed.
1.-THE alarm which has been eZcited for
the most mischievous purposes, should not
be appcased by this declaration, invite
my fellow citizens TO visit me at this
place, and to receive from me in per-
son such further explanations as may be
necessary to their satisfaction; prcsuming
that when my views are understood, they
will receive the countcnance and support
. OF all good men.
1t is hoped, sir, that YOU will not suffer
yourself to be made the instrument of arm
ing citizen against citizen, and of involving
the country in the horrors Of civil war,
without some better foundation than the
suggestion Of runor, or the vile fabricati-
'ons OF a man VIGOROUSLY the pensioner of
I foreign government.
Having understood that the militia. of
this neighborhood were to be reviewed
this day, thought tia fit occasion to IN
deceive my fellow citizens and relieve their
approximations, and YOU the proper medium
of communication TO this end | pray sir,
that you will cause this letter to be read
to the militia when assembled, and hope
from your cando1" that Won will confirm the
sincerity Of the declarations, bv remarks
derived from your personal knowledge of
me, and to be inferred from the whole te-
nor of my conduct, as we'll public as pri-
vate life.
Ihave the honor to be your obcdient SER
want.
(Signed) A. BURR.
TO his ErceHency CoqYlcs Mead, Esq.