Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-06-06

applicable TO me nave been very silent
as you no doubt may have seen noted by
the Utica democratic paper-in that pa
per great enquiry was made l was pre-
sumed lost, by not appearing in the paper
In the debates.
The federal party take very little part
in the debates. We leave them to mana &c
their affairs in their own way, and you
may depend upon it they manage bad G.
nough-all want the honor of spea king and
governing-they quarrel, scold and almost
hght-nothing prevents their fighting but
want of courage.
"The movements of Burr disturb the
quiet of their SouiS-hc will shake the
centre of their coucidUe. You may rest
assured my good fellow, that if our friends
but play true, Burr will chastise these u
surpers of power with rod they deserve
he is no more one of their party, though
for certain hurhoseS must so appear-reiy
nfon thi' as true. He is the only person
who can chastise these fcllows-and hohcy
dictates oar unity to giUe him a suhhort-
all our federai friends now in this city have
the same opinion-aH The judges oTthe Su-
771'eDie court are united with NS in this ohi-
MON. 1t is a matter of great surprise "a
mong our federal friends here how Hamil-
ton can take so imfrudent part. Report
says that H-n made long speech in favor
of Lansing and against ,BUrr-aK our /e-
deraL fTiends now in this city are looking
mp with anxiety to the election in New
York theiroufy hgheS are founded on the
success Of Burr-though this should not be
known TO any but real friends What have
we to expect from Lansing-he is nomina-
ted by Clinton and Spencer and their crca-
tures-he must and will be their tool
old &c h, Il
and all will be united to the great mammoth
of democracy by ties too strong to be bro
ken. We can do nothing of ourselves "a
gainst the mighty. torrent--shaH 7ve nor
then rather JON the enes,y Of orr enemy
than the enemy Of Burr aud us both d? Think
gveHof this question
sc. 'GRISWOLD."
Tie affidavit of MIR Griswold upon the
subject OF the above extract is as follows I:
" Hcrkimer county, SIS.
"Gaylord Griswold ofthc town and coun-
ty of Herkimer, being duly sworn on the
holy evangelists of Almighty God, depo-
seth and saith, that he never had any know
ledge whatsoever ofany hiot or hioTs, com :
6iHdtioR or combinations, between the |cde-
raHSts Of this state or any other state in the
union, and aaron Burr, hostile to the con-
stitution or government of the u. States,
or this state. Neither does he know or
has he at any time known OF any combina-
ton or arrangement between the ffderaE-
ISIS and said Burr, for any purpose what
soeYer.
"GAYLORD GRISWOLD."
Sworn the 25th day of April, 1907, before
me Walter Fish, justice of the peace.
Here, fellow citizens, you have fully in
view two productions of Gaytord GriSzvold
Judge of their consistency and inconsis-
tency-read the letter and then read the
oath. If Gaylord Gri8Rold was vie c.
nough, while he was the representative of
a free people, to 7Oritc such letter, whe-
ther the contents of it were true or false,
he certainly would be vile enough tc
swear to the contents of his affidavit
Then let the world judge whether his af.
,hdavit helps him, yea or not. Let the
world then judge between him and me-
whether he vas most guilty in 7vriting thu
letter, or i'll Publishing the same