Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-17

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OF the Government OF the United States or contra
~ TO the laws thereof, is designed or contenps,e
by either of them.
Among other conspicuous citizens OF X i,t,,SLv
constituting this Grand Jury, are TO be foun, ~,
names Of George Madison, and Nathaniel U,r,r
The first distinguished patriot and soldier and ,f>
towards Governor of the State, and the last pro
badly the fathcri in law OF Mr. CLAW
The mind turns back uron its rcf,ec fiore.s,.,
asks, by what magic ar, all this accomplish.
ed: fhis question answered under Mr. (Ia,,s
eye at Washington, the 18th March,. 1907, in d
publication made in the National Inteijiaencor 80,
(which Mr.. Clay furnished part Of the rna,er;,Is
TT was " the powerful talents OF Mr. Cav ox
er'ed in defence OF Burr, that produced his"ac-,
Guitta ny tiie Grand Jury of Kentucky" In tbot
paper the following from Get Burr 10 Mr.. t,iav
is published
| "FRANREonr, Dec. lst, 1906.
SIT nave no design, nor have taken any
tmensure to promote dissolution of the Union, or
"a separation OF any more States from The
residue have neither published a line on his
ssuhlcci nor has any through my agencv or
with my knowiedgc have no design to inter
/ tr anquili,y Of the u. States or of its Tcrrors
orhfiy pais oil them. have neither issued nor
s'gned, nor promised commission TO any person
I Tor any purpose. l DO not own a musEct nor bav.
sonet nor any single article Of military stores
docs any person for me by my authority or with
nay know ledge. W."
| My views have been fully explained TO. and
approved by several of the principal officers Of
I :
10y the Administration, and by it with com
fpiacency; they are such every man of honour
and every good citizen must approve.
| Considering the high station YOU now eli in NJ,
| National councils, have thought these expI,n-
aons prorer, as well 10 couuteract the ehInerirai
| 'a'c Mh'ch maievolent persons have SO indnstri.
| ousiy cnrnlatod az to sasfy You that YOU have
not esp0uscd, the Of n man i'm ,nv WON w.,
tiriendly 10 the laws, the Government or t,, In
teress Of his Country. Respectfully YOUR .oht,
tServ't. Hi, o so''
| The Ton. II. Clay.
Thus it appears tat Mr.. Clay had esoo,,sci,
f. the cause OF Burr' in Dec. ls06-that this az
( pousai was the proxinate cause OF the renor,
presented by he Grand jury to the court, ana
that Mr.. Ciay's enthusiasm in the defence a.
tanned him from his high duties in tiIe Maternal
Councils. ''
! mind touched with suspicion, and united to a
temper that delighted in broodng over the corrup
stances that enyironed Mr. Cly AT this ;net,n, rs
his lie, sufficient causes 10 awaken and sus,ani,s
disrusts OF his fidelity, the in egrty O: the TJn
ION ana me constitution OF his Country. He was
personally with Col. Burr in close and familiar as
fsoc'atIon-- W ny take from him this formal cau
tons, and exculpaory letter, if il were NOT 70,
meet some future eXigency? IF this exiyency
were men ioTe>een IN the Developments at the
trla', should not the pow erS Of penetration
fthat Cscerncd its necessity ,have enabled kir eJ,v
10 pierce the veil with which art and talent ha,.
ooscnIed iiurrs real designs and to have expos
Cd 10 open day The dccep.!ors Yyiics Of tr.aso,sn,
on guilt? The dulles of the advocate mo In To-.
! III The higher obligations Of patriotism upon The
p'a principle oil moral necessity, which justiff,s
me lesser III, IN warding oil the atrocious mayn-
tude OF crimes, that aim at the sbyertion of q
crnmenS, and the destruction Of Nations IT,
western " orid paper evidently edited viii,
much ability, gives a sketch of the evep,s
,"M connect Themselves With this last ,ris,
| u - charged that both Burr and his Conn
lSet, Mcssrs Allen and Clay, ..eSerted every cryo
to suppress enquiry" That Society itseIf;vas a.
vided into parties upon The question OF guii, or in
uo.ehee ana suspicious OF the Tnpartiality Of tic
Judge, ieii in clusters upon the i,idgu.,:n. seal,
| In PROOF that the singular prescntmeut or tho
.'fani jury, vas intended for effect outside OF .,s
court II Is said that il was sooner made than
copy was demanded for publication to show .ibo,c
~os no S'""otc ~ susPiciOa''-and that the mo!
Hei' the grand Jury returned without findipp :,
"uo oii.' preparations were gone into and a Ball
gwen eo' Burr, at which Judge Innes John
brown and others oil the party =, h their f,u,iI;cs
were present; hut when a Ball was given i'm bor
our OF ,iic Union, not of then, attended One
niue year scarce rolled round before the IcgisIa-
,u'e " hehtus6y ny ITS unanimous vote, solicited
d" enquiry INTO the conduct of this same JpJpc
upon The charge OF plotting and roll,I,lup viii, It
spanish authcritiea AT tire Ball given in honour
OF the tnion, ard which was the result, of indie
{ nant feeling towards Burr's par,v Gen IIo,l,jns
John Pope, George Nj Bib. John p,,oap' .s,,,,
DINERS oihcidtei as managers. The ta,tmet of tho
hour may be estimated by the Sentiments cxprcs-
sec 80 thcir ioasts. Mr.. w. hogan, Speaker OF
ti'e House OF Representatives. presented ~. 1o,.,
SelVed with repeated acclamatons of applause
Dd Gen Hopkins drank. "Thc revival of Tho t,,,c
american SpirH'--Mr John Pope ssThe ISsolc
with the Seventeen Stripes"
while justice may demand the release of Mr.
Way hoin the charge OF connivance al The pro;oc,
VI bur,' me comparative weight OF testimony A.
sanst MN and Jackson ''is as Ossa to n war; -
WIZ barely add that this new form of present.
msn' obisined in Kentucky through che po,ycr.
I"' 'diehts OF MIR Clay was gious in IFS iun,,-
ehsc' ne Na'cbez, Burr was subse quently no,
oniy. acquitted by Grand Jury in the Mississp-
pi ieTfIiCry, but tiie Government ard it's Officer.
severely rcbukcd, for eny interference with him,
OF ms property. IL is ,,tnc however TO rcft,rn
rom s aggression 20 more important matters "a ,e
/ belons to t.is cursory sketch
HHeF these incidents in Kcntucky Col Uurr
passed rapidly to Nashville. He had i,rlctised 1,r
me ardent patriotism Of Jackson; and the unsus.
PscunS cfeIuIity OF his honest heart had givca 10
iNrTs suggestions willing confidence Al Ri,
visit IN October he claimed 10 hold bigI, cos,.
mission and 70 lac in the confidence OF tl,e Admin.
Isuauon. tbe wrongs Of SPAR. were to be punish.
CO. ana tie western people we're ready 10 intIict (.
dreadful vengeance Intervening circumstance
n"u shaken Tie confidence of Jackson his teis-
giving hw prompted the letter lu Claiborne Of The
iSih November 1906, hut the acqaiitsl in Ken.
'uchy- ana ilic ecidt with which il bad been given
! 20 tne puDHck, wNg IN the words Of the Natjonar
inteiigeDcer, ''ihe stamp TO hfs innocence R,,.
nouI! nad assailed him. hat in Judicial i,yeslig..
Ton, hs victory complete and his into ,,,,,
assured. The suspicious OF Jackson NAV thns E,rs
ocen IuIed uto rcPOse. Col. Burr probably tc,eJs.
! ca Nashville about tie Ith, and Gen. Xd,if ~,
ioth day o. december 1906. The evidence belgfa
me IuoNcN does not support the assertion so opcf,
" dio repeatedly made, that Gen Jdckson's boUs.,
Wds ms nome III the last visit. They met ncresss-