The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-14

which could nnt'6av oec,, the cafe in the orr.
sinal letter, az every one who knows Mr.. Burr,
thuf know that he ia ever too conciie to give
himfen the trouble, in the body of letter, of
uting the initial Of \ name and then explaining
1t 10y nsfe.--Hence r coulidered this attention
as another mark of the g,sd d ipuiitior
manife0ed to honor me, 10 TIE prsient day,
at tbe feat of governmeaf. by foue good friend,
and laughed, and invited others to laugh at it,.
cit is fad here, and pu5liS,ed in lxtters from
Wilmington, but from whom ] know not, that
Mr.. Burr has declared, that be Hever evrote a.
ny letter TO NfLk;aion in typber. Nay, it was
prevonny tated to me by tome very refpeeta-
Die gentlemen, that they did no, believe Mr..
Burr could have written the letter in cypher
attributed to him, and mutt confefs, tn ugh
did not doubt at the time, from the manner in
which that letter came to Wafhingtor, and had
publicity, that the language and tyle is not
fuch as mould confder mon familiar to Mr..
Burr, or likely to be ufed by him. have,
therefore, determined to fay little on the flb.
jett until, from fome fort of light, better judg.
ment can be formed.
The intention of Mr.. Burr, as has been
Rated, to fever the union Ga moi d;abnlicai pro-
jeG) was fi' n fusgefted to me by Wetern nrsvy
pnpert and IL: attack on New. Orleans wa,
entirely new to me- until faw the acts of the
governor and legislature Of Ohio. Bat it Is
true, that MIR. Burr did tell me that, in CAFE of
qva,' betsceea tie United States and Spain,
which he conhdered inevitable, he intended TO
Hftaek Hrra Cruz and Mexico, gi7,e liberty to an
eA2aprd erorid, and eJfabEB an INDEPENDENT 60
1ernmreni ia Mexico and inviting the to take
comma I'd of the expedition by f-a. But altho'
this 'enterprife was expressly mentioned to me
rs TO take pI.ce in cafe of war betwe cen the
Uu'rSd States and Spain, at once declined it,
OIL aking 1t tie Exeemive Of the United States
Gr9J prizy TO, or concerned in, tie pyoje7. and
bring answered fb0f he ;vaJ MOI though E,id
'thcn, and tay now, ita!I always I've ,ea,,v as
ever have been, when properly Invited by
my country, TO turn out againt any ration with
whIm we may I've at war.
. Should have occaiion TO appear before
? court of Jutice, in this t,uGasf, Of Mr.. Burr's
at any time, under the folemn obligation of an
oath, or before the bar Of the public, ilial!
have no heftation, either as 4 chriRiAn, or on
the honor OF .o'dier, the honor Of man, and
the honor ct fiiior, too, tn make declaration
l'hough more lengthy in detail, TO all of which
this is but a fumnary. And further, that I
know nothing at plots and Intersections to fever
the union, except what I have feen in tire news
papers. II had known of any, ihon,ti have
communicated them to the Pr-fdent of The u
nited States, AS ] have communicated what, in
: in fuhname, is contained in this kt,er. Bu.
by the declaration here made. you will not in
fer that feel !atistsd with the conduit as ref
peas The cyphered letter CT genuine any more
than that am yet in the habit nf rstrnora;raxy
dreaming, and of believing fuch dreams reaii-
~. On he contrary, always Lefire 70 deal
i'll jultite 10 all men, and dsip;fe exaggerated,
n"rics touching character, even When they rel.
pect thoie vino do me the greateit evil. In
faH, care not whom ! pleatr cr ciiecaic,
whe" | feel bound t" r-lare, scts which CONCERN
men up or men dozua.
! an, dsar fir, RESPECTFULLY yours, e..
THOMAS TRUXrON."