The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-01
10 JOHN MARSHALL,


enrss JUSTICE OF rue UNITED STATES.
SIR,
The appearance Of letter, addreeed to you, in
news. paret is calculated excite the curoGty of
the public, more than hatter your vanity-and it
IS els likely to CRAFTY your feelings than to excite
antieipations of pain, ftrohg leave the ghteh
promile of plealire. You could have dfpenfed with
the honor of this addrefs, without regret NORTH
cation, ahd confoed yourlelf for the want of pro-
per appreciation of your virtues and talents with the
fruits of their exertion. But you have equal title
both, and the julice of the public will pay that
tribute your worth, which your modeGy would will
lingly decline.
Your country, fir, owes you debt Of gratitude for
former favors. The addition of item to the
account, naturally produces to them, and
4 with TO retts the added amount Of the whole. This
fear, is beyond the ability of your debtor becaufe
the whole tock of national indignation and contempt
would be exhaued before the half of your ult claim,
could be discharged
But in the diarbution Of that infan1y, and detena-
ton, which will certainly be divided among thole
who have long labored, with jealous ardor which
nothing could abatc, and patient indultry which no
difficulties could tire for the deAruGion of our repub
lican inft!,utios, the fubveron of government,
and the erection of tyranny upon the tomb of free
dom, you, principal CREDITOR ihail not be forgot
ten.
If, fir, the erertion of your abilities had been
fined the defence of meaiure incompatible with the
spirit of republican government, the niyfleries
OF diplomatic agency one of the virfurs, which mott
frongly marks your political character, would have
aouriihed and died in oblcuri'y; the invnebe rength
of yhur attachment federal principles Your WORT
enemies and beft friends nun now acknowledge rhe
fidelity of your attachments, and bear teffimony to
the uniform conlitency of your conduct.
The wfdom of age, has confirmed and fancfioned
the choice of youth. The examination and trial Of
II.
niihed you with happy opportunity, not only to diff
play this Lid1ra vrfue the world, but of exerciing
the endeis variety of your talents.
The fuperority OF your Understandings the force Of
your penetration, the ftreDgth OF your Judgment in
conducting the of rcliticai party, have
already been difplayed and admired, while their ap-
plication was deplored and detected Your diploma
tic f and crafty cunning cannot be doubted by ANY
who recoee, that you have paGed even the " X.
r. e." of ininaerial cxereifes. The facility with
which you can anfwer" rhe piainea guetions with
syaive obGcurty, 10 conceal your opinions from the
people, whole organ aud representative you wihed
be, has been recorded in pages toniecrated by the
"holy enthu6am" of exalted geniu: and pure Patri
otifm. You have not lived in vain. BY exciting che
genius and talents and indignation of Jobn TbooH/n
you have conferred unattended benefit your
country, and have added the literary glory Of
Virginia, a ray Of inAre, which will thine, when e.
ven the fpiendor OF your talents aud your crimes tha
have faded forever. When your volumes of apollo
gy for Brtlh niolehce and cruelty, ihaI be buried
in oblivion the letters Of Curtins" will tell poRer
ty TIT ysa et37cti and "dau,n you to everialfing
tlrte'
Your ingenuity il the Interpretation Of the laws,
ard tine diicreet and ueful management Of that eand
9ysor cof fded 10 tbofe who ought be the organs
of the true intention and meaning of the egltor, and
the impartial dpemlers Of uice, have been refervsd
for All location worthy of their exertion bv ehiei
;uilice, the friend and favorite of John Adams.
An opportunity of doing an enential fervice to the
caufe of ederal, 70 feldon occurs, that it would be
an nluGice to your understanding fupPoie that you
did not infantry perceive, and your zeal that you
did not improve that which the projects Of Burr had
preGented But you have even furpaaed the expec-
tatou Of many Of your own party. This, attribute,
not only TO the motives which have hitherto guided
che movements Of that party, and yourie, but to the
operation OF feelings nrongy excited. do not fup-
pofe that YOU weakly yield to the efTtIons Of tender
ief, OF the ebuIltions Of PATTON, When they are OPP
poled by your fobsr judgment, but that, like a wife
man, you only indulge them when it can be fafeiy
done without counteraaing the nperior views Of in
leren or ambition.
It's natural that men, who have long labored to
eRsA the fame purpole, although by different means
ihosld fympathiie in their mutual fuferinys, wh.r
df,ppointed snd defeated. Il familiarity of puriuts
couhsntly cauSesa concurrence Of fentimens and feel
ings fpecuIatiye difference in opinion is ioit and
forgo,ten, in the putfdits Of eonmen Object f.
ven the leaders of oppofed fsions, can forget Their
.nnly aud uuite their forces, to tehh the eauie o.
virtue and to repel It's fuperor power when it threa
tehsthsir deItrudion Il is not, therefore, frange
that siptld YOU be affected by the Offerings of IA
ron Hurr mr. ihould feel dlpoGtion to alleviate them
Nothing eau more apdy iiIuarate the PFintiPles oil
tbofderai party, or denonnrate their dsighs, thar
fair cxooGtior 81 tlisr conduct towards Aafon Burr
Tb. us,sed dsGormity III that copdud, has dhguRsd
tnaoy WHO we're delighted With the ihinIig robe
vh;th had cnee concealed it. The worthy men o.
that pzrty, who had been deceived by the pretence
and oA-be motives Of men, whole real deigDs were
10 give enstey TO the government, but iiavery to
the peorI., have been awakened from the dreams o
tetfa ntorioation b. the feYere ihoek Of treaion-
Tbsv hsgs fed with the u,moa precipitation TOT
es,I men Of every party will unite in their de'etatior
os an saion, whith, without reference TO party, oi
70 NAMES, Is in i,eif ihmorI criminal, and wicked
The fefir which fred the breans of the federal lea
aeTs sud tie mnhallowed FAME that burnt 'he boion
NJ Barr, we're feen approach the ipfiere OF eaet
offers at;rz aon. The fiinilatityof their appearance
The Me os Wellington. "pryeah1' i'isi
fs,sa."