The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-21
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ect, before the accused has been heard. NO
man wilt be safe against the jealousies of
artful, mp ncipled, popular tleclaincrs.
Who protesting the pubic good. seek opiy
the qualification OF their ambition and ne
venge. The ruin OF an individual. taken in
the abstract. is Of little importance. bu, the
example may iniuse deadly poison ,rto
your councils, and resnimate the dormant
hopes ct those who conspired agains YOUR
interest. your happiness and Your un on
Tor treasoa. like the leprosy. is incurable.
and the heart once corrupted by it's poi.
sons, is lost to patriotism and public virtue
forever.
Little discernment is requisite to trace
the source of the viliicatiousI have incur
red. You witnessed the rise and progress
oil my prosecutions coeval with Burr's con-
spiracy and Co extensive with its affiliations.
did not involve the ration in a war on the
SABINE. to give effect TO this conspiracy,
though my orders warranted it i'm rhe re-
pusion of the Spaniards and ON NV own,
discretion, defeated the wicked plo,. dis.
graced the prominent actors and blasted he
sinister aspirations of humorous and power-
lui associates for these signal services
hui more signaily prosecuted, than any man.
PuoiiC>or private, In times ancient or mo-
uern. he conduct which, withau. blond.
s"ed' saved the Country. from the d 7rgs GUS
encroachments Of a foreign power. ana from
'aWiess usurpation and civil war, was pal
paele and specific; it cannot he .xpunped
from the national records, and you YOUR
serves are witnesses OF it. The Grimes I'M
puted to me are speculative and legerdarv
originating with loose and coyru,5i men
s'me Of them acknowledged traitors and
supported in the first instance nv o,bI;c
indictments and personal eneuies-y ct
these men with interchangeable industry and
shameless maiIguiy, have eppio, ed ev6~y
enSihe and every art, to awaken susDicl m
ana excite your Jealousies and lie d..vo-
tea 20 my Country from the dawn of he e.
Volution' has become a theme of dec[anato-
ny inVectlve: am denounced in sole mn d.
hoera'iVe ooties, by men of your election
WITHOUT PROOF on their part or any rope Of
redress ON mine. 1t is notorious tba, Justice
mas been denied me, and that have been
excluded in land of libertv-n,y na,iv-
country, the ordinary rights Of the most hum
Die citizen
You nave oeheld distinguished charac-
YER step tortn the avenger OF Burr's d,scom-
III lure, ana associating himself with vile in
formers, denounce me in the dawn of he
conspiracy. before single fact had been
developed; and to justify his denuncia,jons.
you nave witnessed the ruthless veneeapce
with which This political tea>er has since
pursued We, at the expeDce Of every thing
Sacred 10 deiicacv, to trurh and caEdor.
i9u nave seen his faithful cDadjutpr, The le-
ealee OF Barr's reSentmenis a man wb.haa
sealed his own fanny in he attemDt IL, -
rect my ruin, come forward with volume
vi maNu'actuted reports falsehood- Id
Pe'JurIes, n ted to the occasion; ard Won
nave beheld An hundred pens and dresses.
operating SAin5t me, when distant absent
ana 'fe I"s ny health and life to the
puhiic SerV'ce : bui it ouId well this
appeal tn volume, did attempt Ia DIV
rope me sVatemauc scher. es # venge2nce
hour. : sAe"@
thus pressed aid prosecuted, Have no
'eST'' oul III Your Vu-ue and good SENSE: T
IA kc 1t IN confidence that YOU viii susn,nd
your cp.Ni"ns, untii Present YOU Win ,he
only defence ~ my power 10 Off; and #
IN the course o! the EXPOSITION ~h;ca has
oeoh forced upon me, should be obliged to
Il net "nurds, where | have been dr-,.aue
20 spare feelings The duty which owe TO
the character ct scller. 10 NY name nd
IamIlye' the sense OF my wrong. must excuse
me-.
NO caiumny shall force NE fro,, m. i
Ience, no" impose on myself. | shalt We
d orlet record Of ali the sIsnders uh,cb 5.,v
reach my knowledge, and will attend to ,nem
N"~'' pioFSi PidGes nut before 1 CiOSe
the present address, Iconsider it nv dury
soiemnly to pledge my honor that / half
BRING proofs from authentic sources to nu+
to shame, the protuse offerings which have
been made to effect my dishonor as 4 cir;
zen a soldier and a chief, by long list uf
Wiling witnesses, whose passions, Dreiudi-
ceS aud fesenIments have interested then,
IN my destruction. The war of an iDd,v;
duHl against host, is enough to staeeer The.
stontesl heart, but habit has pla.ed me a
Dove difficulties. and under the protection ~
that Almighty power, in whom trust, wifi
succeed. VIZ
Felton, Citizens
] crave notforgiveness for offences
because have committed none
seek not to excite your syn pathy, becanse;
am conscious have deserved il.
But invoke that justice, which ;s goo-
rahteed to all by the sacred charter CT rho
land and Constitutes our pride, on, bsas, X
common security-Let me be heard before
condemnation.
ia: WILKINSON.
TON, ,
August, 1910 S