Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-13
rRoH THE AMKRIcAN CITIZEN.

FederQlism-The subjoined letter, in
printed form, we received on Friday thro'
the medium of the post Office.
MIR. Hathaway Is a LAWYER of distinction
at Rome--immediately preceding the G.
lection OF 1904, when Burr was the federal
candidate for governor, Mr.. Hattie way,
who until that time had been federalist,
Abandoned his party and published his rea-
sons at great length. He did not, howe
yer, as 1t now appears, publish the let
ter of Griswold, which was one reasca.
q. GTiS79c!d is now, and was l believe
when he wrote the letter, member OF con-
gress he IS tedcralist
" FedeTaGsri unmasked-It is with the
deepest regret that submit to the public
an extract of letter, which has remained
with me for three wears, as secret as death
itself; and would have so remained fore
yer, did not the good of our country demand
that plot, which threatened its existence,
should be exposed topubiic view. Under
these impressions, all considerations of pri-
yate confidence must he laid aside. Plots
against a legal existing administration,
mild and pacific in its measures, are OBJ
noxious IN the extreme, and not TO be coun-
tenanced or concealed f0r q moment nei-
ther would this have been, had not hopes
been entertained that the plot would fail,
while the rcVepgefdl spirit which concert
Ell the same would die away, and that &C.
casion would not require its being made
known. But whenl call to mind the ,eeu-
Tar systeHf which has been pursued by the
.jSderaList3 and Burr, from the time of his
election TO the Office ofvice president down
to the present moment-taking into view
their efforts to make him president-then
their plors (herein disclosed) to make him
governor Of the state of New York-then
of late as we have seen this same Snrr
in our capitol, flush with money, plotting.
the subvcrt:on or our government and
Boosting his connection with our 90 first
bIood"--then seeing him in the heart of our
country, enlistimg soldiers, raising armies,
preparing AN armament, building a 9eet-:S
IN all TINS having the good wishes OF our
JederdhSfs, and no doubt supplied with
their money; when We see thi, same man
arrAigned before courts and juTics, and by
them acquitted; when we hear the tongue
OF every iedcralist eXCusing him, and ca
Illuminating our executive for his emerge
tic measures against Burr-ta'ling all these
things into view, they irresstably force a
conviction on the mind, that "a plot has
long since been laid by the Je,ieratists aud
BRrr-& has been, and is to DC pursued to
the last extremity, if nothing short will sub
vert our present admIEi:trRuon-they also
irresistably force conviction or the mind
that shall stand inexcu:able to my coun-
try, if l withheld any information which
would tend TO dcve!op- this horri6ie COM
blnafion If my conviction, in full
view of the premises, is nor well foun-
ded, shall receive that censure from the
hands of the public, which the disclosure
of confidential letter merits. In the G.
vent of this publication, should the same
spirit of federal reUengs, which IN the ex-
tract is brcathed forth against the admi-
nistration, be turned against me and
should the federal darts, poisoned with corr
Iuption as they are, ass2il me from every
quarter, ! may perhaps fall victim.
They may kill me, but this publication
they cannon kill. This vile-yhis odious
this unprinciPled plot viii live, when
the existence o. all VINO are concerned in
it are at al. end. twas this which decid-
ed my politics. 1t was this Which caused
me to declare to the fcdcraiists of the
county of Oneida--s' here ] haiti cen
Proceed Sith you no further" The ex-
tract is from letter written by member
Of congress.
~. HATHAWAY.
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