The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-05
70 satisfactorily as to convince him tha. hi. me.

/ 70 Satisfactorily az to convince him that hi, me.
mory in ehoi: particulars is no, correct. But
there 10 ss0e c,rcumfdnce. which need only 10
| be brought into v'cw To carry conviction TO the
| mind, as IL could rot Fave been yner,ioned IN
acdu'on TO the former objections ,Arat Mrs L,nX
/ ling md my family we're oppoi,d .o nv heirp
candidate that oppof,ion mad cither have
been furnounted or ditregarded BEFORE Icnn.
tented to become 70, aud it would have been
an ao.urd reafon in,the ttage of the bufinefs, in
| which it has hern introtuc ed.
The fact was, Mrs. Lanfng's name was NOS
mentioned in the conversation, which womb
have been indecoross on his part, and indelicate
on mine. When he fpeaks of the oppofition "a,
It by my family, he made ufe of that general
term, and am perfaaded forne information;
otherwife acquired, has heen inadvertently AZ.
fociated with his expretfons a. that time.
The 6rR interview I had with the vice.PreG.
dent was not cafuaf one, It was before the
publication in the RICHTER, and il was reuueffed
on his part. with On intimation tina: he was I'm.
well and wifhed me to call upon him did 70.
conversation enfued, in which he obferved,
that he had been Informed that there had been
repugnancc on my part to become a candidate
for the government that it was duty owed
to the public to faori6cc private convenience
and perfona con!ijerations to promote it's wei,
fare /; that IT had been iptmatsd that fome OF
my family were oppofed to il, and then pro.
ceeded tn aiiien fome reafons tending TO obriate
their oPpofition, and to inform me, that he had
for fome time had it in contemplation to omit
the government that his reflv lions on the fun
,Ject OF fnccehor had uniformly le,l him to
coniider me As the proper candidate; thar he
had frequently expre1ed that opinion to his
molt intimate friends that hence ] could have
no doubt OF his having the utmoft confidence in
my integrity, and the correctness of my politi.
Cal ientments but that there were forre of eur
political friends who objected to me, IA referv-
ed in my intercourfe with them that IL was
added that afociated at bone as much with
the tederalitts as with the republicans; that the
perions who made thefe fuggefions were of 4
deicr'ption Whole prejudces could not be esfiy
removed that he thought it heh ~ d;fipate
them by pIedging myftIf, that in the govern.
ment OF the fate ] would a,la,iniiler II in tbe
way he had done he regulated Ivy The eouncils
OF our republican friends and adhere TO their
principles.
In dniwer 10 this, 7 o5ctrvcd that had
always fuppot, d it was proper fol judicial Of
hcer, IN high and refpohfb!e fsation TO have
degree OF reterve, both as To the mole and ex-
tent of his intercou'ft with oihsrs-that fnce
had hecome Chancellor this became the more
necehary TO prevent improper approaches or
'nt,mations as 10 inits pending in a court of
which was the foie jndg---tat the fcle6fion
OF my fociety could not poffibIy he an object of
lnteresi TO the ommunity--that had uniform
ly been IN the habit of interchauging the ordi-
nary civiiities IF life with many perfons dame
trlcaiiy oppoird to me in political fentimefts--s
among whom were fome of my nraref and
dearea connections, and that was Rot difpnf-
ed to alter my habits in thofe refpe Gas-that if
It was neceiiary | had no obie tfion that lie
mould lay that my political opinions were nm
alterahle-6m tbaf evoAll NOT content TO ple1ce
'ny/fTf TO phrlue any particular mode of eonani7
~ fNe ad'miny7rafioH Of tie so1eruueut; thar
II the general tenor of my conduct had not ex-
cited the confidence of my fellow citizens IL
was IN vain 10 expea that they would De difpo.
led to rely upon projections iulfly expofrd
to the imFutation of being reforted to with
ap;ring views. The fntjetf Of the con verfst;op
was then changed. In the courfe of ,he. Con.
veriation, which was a pretty long one, he
twice minated that be 4Oa5 talked Of fer Vfee.
fr5hdent and Mr. DE HTH Clinton for Cbanerl.
lar; did not, OH the FRI intmation, take no.
tiee or 1t; but when It was repeated after a
comfortable interval, ohferved that as 10 the
chanceiior's Office, my fen,ments were well
known {; that in the hyperion tribunals of the
fate the frniority of judicial officers ought TO
DC respected IN appointments, if the perfons in
that relation were competent TO difcharee the ,
duties required OF them in the new fituation
lhe interview in which The Vice. Pre- iident
mad. the conciliatory obftrva,ions was after
my explanation with III, Grs. Clinton and Snen.
cer' and alter 1t had been afcertained that T.
would accept the nomination; this feems to be
another in!tance of indifintt recollection.
From this fatcment come ted with nv fer.
mer publications. it viii be difcovered that q
hnguar combination of circumstances concur
red which did not require the aid of iaundi-
ced eye or perverted judgment to excite very
hrong conjecture, that though there might he
no unity OF object, all co-operated to produce
the fame effccf.
~ the VIce-Prefident was here, I would GER
taniy wait reafonsble time to afford him nm
opportunity Of purifying the fIbiett. with bis
relatives have nothing TO difculs that refpetls
him; and truIt my leaving this city will not
be considered as fhunnipg them when IT is GER!
tam that formidable phaanx awaits my arri-
val at Albany.
JOHN LANSING, jun.