The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-09-23
SENATE or THE UNITED STATES.
Frrpay, ApRrL 8, 1898.
Screen OF JouNo. ADAMS, ,coNriNuzp

Ifhowever, the testimony of Peter TAYLOR need
cd confirmation, it would be found in the sub,
stance ofthc eucrit he WAS the bear.
err ofthe aisyver that letter. Ia these two DO
Cuments now ask the p;,rtIculaI' attention oiths
Senate The letteris dated 2s5d October, 1900
andsays-"i beg leave To inform YOU that we
have in this quarter various reports prejulicial
to your character II is believed by many tot
your design is 90 disnembcr the UNION although
do not believe that YOU have any s.gcli design,
vet must confess from the mystery and rapid.
ty Of your movements, that have fears let yo'ir
object Ire what ii may, that the tranquility ri the
country win b. interrupted, unless i be c1ndid
~ disclosed, which sa.cit, and 10 which !
presume you viii havc no object %"
Now Whit is the socitutie IN lnitested an this
letter 1t as not so mitch that Mr.. Hurr's OBJ
jcct should be disclosed, that 1t sho,td be de
clsred. qot 10 be the dism embcrment OF the uai
ON Il asks Tor sometliipg; wluch may be told
to prevent the tranquility Of uie country, And
it very explicitly intnsatcs what must be dsni-
ed II an ans vcr t,f very pec,;liar Kind which
appears tobe wanted IN answer containe ell in
the letter Itself voucher is wanted to deny
the project Tor dismemher!ns the union and %
speail with certaIlty Of the o'lcnsi.ie object
THIS Evas the setucGl- Mt 0ftie Washita lands
Mr. Smith in one 0f his n,rrtivcs says thst Burr
/. he'd ia. ked with l,in on this subject m Septem
BE- before; hut Che purchase Of the lands was
NOT yet concluded Ii WAS mce ain whether
th.,t could no@ be spoken oi rs the p.alessed
purpose, and Mr.. Ssl.ti's letter was well adapt
ed 70 obtained that certainty.
Mr. BGgr's ans yrcr ~pssrs perfectly to have
understood TIE object ctthesc ea,i Iiries. haci.
has been sid by AIr Smith about Jle Sppareat
~..s,, .;5, = ~ -
document he relies with great emphasis, as
complete justification III, All has subgcgucnt con-
fdence III hlr. Barr. 70 me, SIR, it bears q very
different aspect. Cons dering Ii in the light o.
an answer TO the 5phCicGCe OF man aitagathe,
it,uS at A. al .l,r
ofthe extremely suspicious appearances in s2h
the CoRduc, az Mr.. Burr was involved this am
swer appears to me calculated for any thing,
rather than to restore confidence. To manifest
its rca. character, let us attend TO some Oh its
most remarkable psssHges.
Mr.. Bgrr says, Z" ISthers exists any design to
separate the western from the eastern states
am totally ignorant Of it. l never harbored or
expressed amy such ilt Son u any one nor did
any person ever intimate such design 30 me. In.
decd have 10 conception of any mode in watch
such = measure could b. prOmNt ed, except b. O.
sratiaS on ~ mind .ffie people Z lemonstrat a
IL To DC them interest, have sccyer wr,,ten>or
published q hnc on tlis subject, mar ever express
sed any other sentiments than tl,csc winch You
m Htve heard from me in pItis..a ompsniss :.
washington and elsewhere, ana IN z.!ica I k4i0k
.yoii ceacmrea.-
AZ Ibis passage there is tie following notes
by aIr. Smith" j. SIN. has hsasd Cal. BUR
and others say that IA ritty or AZ hundred cars
the territory ofthe UnIed S,oIes wotl,l cou1 pose
two distinct governments. - .e,atr to ,!le tc;-
ter
90 have no political yiew whatever; those
whicii entertained s2rn- ~ an,ls a,,a and '. h!cA
were communicated 70 .oH nave neun -3aad9m-
eL"I
Eere another nete hy'Hr Sm.th-f Smith
prcsuines thst Mr.. Eull rSisr5 70 IN t.gita-Jn 20
aettie I'ei'iia5-ee, .ie,tsi nm
spea:e''
Ine letter proceeds.