Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-10-13
In consequence OF


sident at New Orleans. Adherence to the
document (Note No. 81 will prove this fact.
Again, the President says, that about.
! twelve month after he (Mr. !. had come 70
the administration of the government gave
some verbal information, and the letter OF
governor Gayoso, addressed to myself -
Now the letter from Gayoso was not ad-
dressed to me, but to my uncle.
The president too says, that /" forward
ed to the secretary of state, other papers,
with request that after perusal, they might
be burnt" A reference to documents will
prove how incorrect this statement is. The
papers were. communicated to MIR. Madl-
son by letter dated 9Th March, 1908, an
extract of which was sent to congress on
the 4th of February, 1908. BY this it APP
pears that the package had been lett with
MIR. Morton, of New York, on my depar-
ture for Europe, and that on my return
sent an order to Mr.. Madison to receive
them. In the letter inelosing this order,
Mote No. SO, it will be seen that | refer
to former conversations with the president,
in which had informed him, that in 1895,
or '96, negotiations had been carried on
with Spain by the inhabitants OF the west
ern country-that put the government IN
track to discover it-and that offered to
come on myself, if necessary, to elueidate
them. have kept no copy OF this letter.
but have to complain, that that part OF 1t
has been suppressed, which stated my rea-
sons for referring to the old Spanish consP'-
racy. These reasons were, that as the
French were about to take possession OF the
country, was extremely apprehenslve they
might find the clue of the old conspiracy,
employ the same agents, revive the same
intreues, and, by their superior manage.
ment, succeed better than the Spanlards
had done. If this had been communicated,
/ think, instead of an oficious interference
to revive suspicious which the president
thinks ought to be forgotten, my letter
would have appeared at least worthy OF
some notice. The French were then hour
ly expected-their genius for intrigue was
inown-and they had fixed their eyes on
the mountains, as the natural boundary be,
tween the two countries, (See note 29) ard
openly spoke of the impossibility of remain
ing at peace with the United States. Un-
der these circumstances, thought 1t neces'
sary bv my letter before referred to, NO.
$50 to PIT the government on It's guard a
eainst the renewal of the old intrigues.-
This letter, however, has been only par
italy communicated. The part containing
those co gent reasons was suppressed, ana
no other notice was taken OF it than by the
note, (No. 9o) dated near a year alter, ana
written on another occasion, this subject
being only mentioned in cursory manner,
and closing with an enquiry what was to be
done with the papers. 1t was then that IN
my answer, mo. 81 } in which l!aPologlze
for having pressed subject, which 1t was
not thought proper to investigate, and which
subsequent events had rendered of less i'm.
portance, and then request that the whole
may be burned, in order that they might be
no further trouble to the government. There
may be discovered in this request, some lit
tie resentment for what thought neglect,
| but surely no desire to conceal any thing
had before communicated and this state
| ment of facts gives very different idea
from that conveyed by the message. That
communicated these papers, 8 70'A re-
! guest that they night be burnt after peru
SAL"
The president also says, that " no other
information, within the purview OF the re-
quest of the house, is known to have been
| received by any department OF the govern
ment, from the establishment OF the present
federal government. That which has been
recently communicated to the house OF re.
representatives., and by them to me, IS the
first direct testimony eve, made to me, charg-
me gen. Wyilkinson with q corrupt receipt 81
money" With Mr.. Jeferson's motives tor
asserting to the house of representatives
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