The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-02-27
COPY OF A LETTER
From the Hon. 3aysb6 alton, to His ExeeLtne,
CbarIeS PmekneJ.
DEAR SIR,

Cbarle5 PInekney.
OAKS, FEB. 6, 1907.
DEAR SIR,
] have received and read the Prefident's
Meiiage with deep modification and concern.
But the letter xed to it, tated TO be n cam.
nimnicafion in cypbsr5 from col Burr to gen; raj
W.iknion, excies my unfclgned fouihment.
Il ioIemnlY avow that, when that letter was
written, haG never heard, directly or indire ct-
y, from col. Burr or any other perlon, of the
meditsted attack on New Orleans nor had
any more rea'on TO Etlpe9 an attack on that
place, or any other part of the U. States, than
nave at this moment, to fufpr6 & that our nil
htia will he forthwith ordered IN an expedition
aga'nt Gibraltar. On the ether hand, had
long had ifronG grounds for believing that col.
Burr was engaged by other objects, of very
different nature from thofe attributed to him.
and which / confefs the teR fentimerts of my
heart approved. need not add, that thofe
Objects involved not the interef OF my country.
Without sdvertlug to that integrity of priDci-
PIE, winch even my energies, / truit, have al.
lowed me, can i; ne fuppofcd that man iitu-
atcd as am, defcended from family which
nae never known diihonour, happy in the affec-
ton and eitsem of large number Of relaions
aud friends, poGtHed of ample fortune, and
itandI6g high IN the confidence of his fellow
citizens, could harhor for an infant, thought
injurious 10 the country which was the fcen-
OF thoie blet!iogs The fuppoli.ion would he
monhrous. No, Sir: 1t was but fhort peri
| cd belore the mpreilion became general, that
Appreciated the bolTbiHiy OF Mr.. Burr's iuteu.
toms beng hottie TO the Union and the mo-
ment which gave birth to that apprehension,
gave birth to the rfoluton which became Gle
| tIZen. | Confeis, however, there are times e.
ven now, when in fpite of the lrong facts which
nave been eXhibi, ed, | am anoh inclined to
believe my iuipicions injurious. Whatever may
be thought OF the beart of Mr.. Burr, his tallui,
are great beyond queaiop aud 10 reconcile
WIN Inch talents, the chimerical project Of diff
memberng the Union, or wrefting from il any
part OF its territory, is difficult indeed. Ira
yelled through part of the Wefiern Country,
during the lait fummer, and have no heffaiIon
10 laying, that either Of thole projects wutMp
have been as much Reproduced there rs in ~
Atlantic States. With refpect however, t. thp
communication annexed to the Pre(ideDI'. NIeC
iage, which occalions you the trouble of This
Ietter alter my ioemn aGurances to Won, that
mad never given col. Burr or auy other nrr.
ION the imalleh reaiOn TO imagine that / could
be induced to engage in any piuject aga;,h nv
country; 1t would be infinitely f4;,tcfoty
to me, could explain to you, with The fame
esrf9f"IyJ the Mofige which led him 10 intro.
ouce my name As he did. But here, unfortu-
nately all Is corjecture.-Two motives cpIy
wh'ch, by the way, he had no right to do.
That his Influence would be efficiently great
to induce my aGtnt, aud thought, Therefore
he might as well confdrr 1t already obtained
Or, which is more probable, he might nave
imagined, that by the apparent concert If i,
"fn'1e'' 9fPeyjoaJ from dj6crenf EafeJ, a hjagg.
er fmpftbioH qooaid be made ptes hin f7,,Ic
ponde1t. ConIidstehle ara too, w., no do,,L,
anticipated by Mr.. Bu,r's difcernment fran,
the perfect EIfSogfdeaee which would have
been mapiief-d by his taking with him ~,
dHHgbtey, receiving my cooperation, and u.,,.
embarkins 80 the fcheme the fortunes of hi, IT,.
ant gr"aJtoa-ihe only relative, except b,s
daughte', th Il he has. But, whatever Inc ma
hue, Which dew from col. Burr. the sger,ioY.
contained 80 his letter To- gen. WiIkInfon. t,ci
tTesn'roverii1lef aSfS, prove that be bad mo- an
thorIty for making hem. III, daughter oid 80,
go Toifb MIN the navy of the q. s atesi t nj
JaH6fW foHJ dm1 commodore Truxton. +. .,
'oio' AZ zoe very moment he WAS fad to ba,.
gone TO The WeR-Ildies, zoas in Phi a0etoh,,
"hiCh kno" not whether he has ever jcf,
and l, initesd Of following with q eo,o, nj 100
f6'rf, an nav al ny glaIrefaegee qObr,e ! b,ys