Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-01

ia my bed-whether torn limb from limb
By 40 enragsd mob-or whether perjury
should exals me on the scaffold, is % me
perfectly iaa;6syent: my future existence
wan Dot be Affected thereby nor can I by
The maonsr Of my death, ner By bro !
tai violence ia my life, be disgraced. 4
hold my reputation and my honor on a
much snrertenurc than the unstable voice
of what il commonly called popularity, 10
obtain which never sacrificed one feeling
of my heart, nor oneyduty which owed
either to God or 70 man.
AM KNOWN, and an respected, 10 4.
very state and In every territory belonging
to the Uniscd States. Irepsa,, thar an
REspECrEp-Do you visit 10 know why !?
Because my hearts, The very reverse OF
those belongings my Elkson coasters be-
cause never Intentionally injured humah
being because, instead of wishing harm
10 aaY one, have ever wished the reverse,
evento my enemies because, instead OF
INCREASING the miseries OF human life, I
would, it possible, render this world pa.
radise because my wishes have been prov,
ed sincere by my coaduc., as far as my for.
tune and oy situation in life have given
me power aud because, ii is Known am
incapable to desert a jriendin distress.
On the subject of mobs permit us 70 as.
sure you, l fear no violence from any com.
bnation of American citizens, By that de.
scripsion / mean all. those, of whatever
clime, who were here when the peace of
I17SS took place, and the descendants Of all
such pessons-My name disclosed, even
should my person not be known, .would, as
to them, be a security from violence.
Inow gentlemen, take my leave fycn,
most sacredly assuring you, that, as to
what relates TO myself, freely forgive you,
and that feel no resentment against you.
NV indignation hath been excited and
expressed againsty our conauct, en- account
of colonel Burton account of It's imo.edi.
a,e tendency, and your wicked intention, TO
deprive hia, ia case where his honor and
his life are at hazard, OF that fair, impartial
trial, which the constitution and laws Of
your country stand pledged to him that he
should have; of (which pledge, with sacrili-
seous hand, you have robbed him. And |
have been ac,uated by wish TO express
10 the public my de.estaiion of, and as
far as in my power TO put an end to,
.ha, infamous, tha, iofernal, that murder
oa. conduct, which has been common in
the democratic papers, & too much counse.
nanced in some Of the federal papers--io
make The press, which oughtso be the guar.
dian ofliber.,, the shield Of innocence, and,
even a. to guilt, al angel OF Rercy---tc make
,aat press the demcnGf envy, hatred and re.
syerge-:he Moloch of persecution, when.
eyer personal or political enemies were.
70 be huntsd down: practice not only
the dishonor aud disgrace of this coun-
try, but under which no man can be safe.
Such has been the conduct Of printcrs on
a former occasion, as to col. Bnrr such
has been the conduc, Of printers 10 the
case of Selfridgc; such has been the con.
daet of printers in the present case, as 60
col. Burr; butyou, gentlemen, have the
unparalleled guilt, which | hope will never
Be paralleled, Of eudeavoring 70 turn the
fourth of July into an auto aaje, on that
day to burn your victims
Aud remember, gentlemen, what is col.
Burr,s case now. may be the case OF any
one of YOU hereafter, unless you are pro.
,ected by your iasigaiRcancy. You may
become obnoxions to individual hatred |;
you may become obaoxious to some fas
,ure ad miuissra,ion; you may be accused
Of .os.e capital crime. Interest and 'ntias
ence. hatred and malice NAV inHame the
public mind against you; he celebrators
Of the fourth cf July may devote you to
the halter; before jury whose minds
have been poisoned against yeu you tmay
be brought for rial betare,a jury that his