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i -- " l " "- ' " , ' , Ti" ;- '.''" - T i , A i . GENERAL WlLKmSO S"m&ec-bitlf M, c-urtvybftfiUa mctiet t4l mfem-M rctod-yeletoect: S,5rtffiS t Ifiwff.tfcsuciof J?iW.:f ; 'Jirm ciw-unattly , pcrtotxlto the goVcrpmtnt he tayt, HoW cruel And UnmLrrintablchal been tliii Imputation ! $0 djrcctljr pptiUe to ixif real' co't;dcct,J. Jbr ' Hettesci'B bear tnc wimcii I treat ed iadifidaij tharaoter.th to much ddicacTi that I ' Cor.finetJ- pilSelf to fccts fncrtlji tbout the fnetttton j?f Col; Burr's name ereh in my second letter to tbe Prfitdecti fitted I2th KoTrfiOJ, in wMcb bbicrre, Jro thing Ici thin, au.orcrt act yr in my judgment : f arrahi J he iiBcraJ cotnmitxwcnt ci naniejr a6d, tibhe iueh has a yetbeen cbtttnUtedith' ifl my knbtk ledge and in ray letttt cftbe,5th Dec; from KeifOtleana when surrounded by traitors and me naced from Various qiiarteh. Is the fclkrinj paiagtapb i .;it it'irith ineipreisible mortification and regrtt I dibarge the: painful jduty - of In forming yout that among our count trymen in this city , ihaT oUerted characters h'nherto dlstingaisbed.fc-r probity and pairiatism,"men tjf high talent and entire tru.ti honored by yourconfidence d distjn;sbtdjby ttirka ot regsrd ybur w ho-if not cun Dected with ,theHlgi:wi.if plan by actiie cooperaiioni late - Withheld from goTfcrnment!iiterestirii;itme y inteifigencc of its grsQuat coin pleiioOt or bare idir'e openly to ap nrore it 1 Shall-I Tnkniico iKeii . tumes I 1 Jbrbiar ontil itronfc Zu s-i pician be confirmed int Ccttainty 1 tr4 let me not abandon thihope tbai their eyes may ; be ;open;t 'the fnul ocss of the atitmpt and that Ihcy bit be ttin retrieTcd'to thtir counJ tlcy, , Urer socu x snail Keep a sinq eye-, and ptefcntij g.theitxopera ton io n-ichitf,I shall ejnlct sboold this conduct reclaim thei c minds from error and aecure their tiliff ip the caate of the conftitptiori -v u But it is with a prnud siuiiuci tion which swelU.myJbreaiir(bat I contrast with, Ahia partial dfccMw . cf ourowa couarrymenj the genera, temper of the great oa.iof the peo p.e, who arc artlcnt in tbe.defenct cf thtircicy, snd ill I IhUc in thi bstance't be loond true theirGod. to itiemself ts; their country aitd Hi cdnititUiion.- : '1 : ": : T . ; Such wai the liberaTity, IE cbi- ' rity and tHtheTolcncc of my conduce yet misrepresentation, Rendered by . the fnenda .f Mr t?r x my'per soail fcncra:es,vnd pin in ci-ci.Uticr. ' from one extreme , of ibe. Vnjon Jo the other, hate eDcreKi .the due bcf of my sflrtfiarie! 'd .exchcd the prejudices 6f bumircusjo wbvm I hs7c peTef gien cuse at tffene-:. Gentlemen, Lt '.hisibSici-iion of 1 1 soMiert hunuif i hate. I feirworr. Cut tour p3tienct yet (1 jnust throw xcyieir on ycur jusuce ana ccjitto .lenceto bc'arme. whilr sior view M an imAitti;(oreign it'i true t& the primarjr objecr.of this . enquiryj but no leia ti.UreMdg.to my .honor'- v- ? : : ; y ..; sfl hs, bieh uf;eQ against tit .-vith peculiar rihcoririm,ihe.iaiIiesi da wn c f m ) opfy. ilti)f ' tS Col', ur r .taat 1 wai origLnauy jcpmecicQ in nis ' treasonable designsf and .ndtla since iJMr;, Clark:: cmci)oiJiy out a5 hi tuaUiaiab'aje ii Chejmfid hateS?of hetitate'd to" senbV toirtie.the.origi.. cf the enterp irci Oi jthia ubjet r a ; otg 'leave' to cfler : Ibt ; lonowm. . brief remark-if I h til been concern ed with CoU Bafr 'in hliluat. pWr jF't xs.noi creaithe, iuiv a wi cf his Dcnetriiroiu ' :zhi :mnci knoxi . Jcdge cf men end afrirsvtltonld ht ' iieglecteV.tc6nmtt me. and pre- sertc the errd t 'rite Vf 6j corWlcti en ; tu iv is cquauy improtuDlC uia n poiscit'ihcproofi that it ahoOl hav been i-oTcngcondealed, whllf I Havr tfcen - Msulied bihtfmighUest'.ef crta cf pyenemlciVlani an. oCtra- cu tempest; of ohloquy Jtom ,al hold myself lin reaxEncn' to el tDTaneeifir. attxl.. and .wil! br j the" first time skcn. m, of some erand exncditfipn ccntemplated by the government it was from Mr Clark 1 received the'earlicst Jntima .UOD Ol ,lir xjuit,? .ucik" ogaiua M cxicoi cautioilsly and a r fully con yeycH to me in 'his letter of the yth SepulBOS, which is before thd court. At the timi of tbe . receipt, bf this leitexV'io WsuspIcioUs' was 1 of any sinister .plan b'eihg . in agi tation, that I gate jlr.- Claris letter' to theSc cfctary of the Territory oter which I presided, and.riesired hirn, totrahii rnit a copy'of it to toJ.Burrf hicK was accordingly done, and it waa rcf ceited by. the Colonel. But subse qutxlt e?ehtsvhaTe jconrincea me, ihat Burr ' having Informed Clark; under "strong' injunction! of silence, that! was concerned in his project,, (he latter, to ascertain the feci, had written this letter. 5hK a ticw to scnind me; I be leare to quote the tetter in this pUce;' . ' V ' "' freto OrltaAl, SipttmUr 7, 1305. - . s , - - ' . t . s-i ' "PXA&SXK, . .. - , , Many absurd end wild reports ari circulated hire, arid haire reach ed tbr ears "of the oIEcers of the Jate Spatiish government, fespecting our V icerPresident--5 ov are spoken df ai his right hand man, and even 1 .am. now supposed to be of cor.it tjuenct eBnixgh; tr Comblni with. Irene Mils an!i VieePi esidents. At. any time, tut the present, I sKoiild ' airiuae myself vastly at ht folly and ivara of those wh are;affetud,with hese' idle tales,".- 0U1 being cn the point ot setting oSfartbra CruL on large mercantile ipt cu!ation, leel rurstdl jf hurt at the Himcirr, and might in pDnsequcnce oTSiinish je, lousy get.' into Jiobble JT could not tostfy get cnir6 'JEntre nous, I fier lieve thbt Minor of Natibti his a ;reat Kand in t! business, in oTder to make himself appear of impor tance he is in the pay of Spain; aud wiabes td convince them that he is TTjUcn tLcir friend. This is, hc"iv-" etefjriittter. cf suspicion on my part but the 'channel through which the information reachtd 1 rne makcS'me suppose itic. Vo wer whose, head is always attlfled . with plots,, projects, conspiracies, fectic; tc. and who stei objects thioUgh a mill stone h goine to Katchcz next week to un rTefjtfce whole !pf the. extraordinary ousiness, alU then God h jtc mercy oft the culprit, fcr. Spanish' jre and. ir.digation' will be Revelled at them- What in the; himc of lieaten Could gWe rise ttf tn esc exravagan ctes Vere I sufficiently intimate with M'r.&arr. and knew where to direct 'Jme to him, 1 shmtid take j .he liberty of writing to hln. Jper haps Ending. JNlinor, in bis wjay, was 4 dcavor.fig tolcxtract . somftihing i.oni him, he has amused himself at the blockhead'a expehctj .afid then Minor has retailed the news to hlf truplojers. JCnqujie of Mr. Burr kbou this, and let me Jcnow at my eturn;, ,which will be In threft or four rho(uh The taje . is J . horrid oe when well loldKentucty Ten itssee, .the state of Ohio the.oiir tcrritories on;ihe Ml-ssissippi and Ohlo'j ith'part of (Georgia" 4nd taro ana: are to be bribed with the plun der the bpantsri countries, wfet ; of us, lb ' aeparate from thef Unions This iibut pariorthe.buslneis Heafcfis . I vfhat .wonderful., d&mgs Iher will be 'in these days' 3u't how ihe ,levii IT3KaVe een ;IagVed into the ttsprracy,or, whVt. assistance: I Can be of in it is. to' be ihcomprehtn ible Poutgui ivf.x toutr'CA bV cxnjaih stht riddle; Amuse,:NlrBurr witli!Ticc6tmt:b preYeht'ypuXrbml tenidrng .to tanr!; .Kusiness ; j tdlect .thatypO : greatj "med,if too intend .fo beciheinr s rA mUAmmm . K 'tis lit I If I14U MTTIUi' VI W ' linn.. .ia-.;cioihiiWitb-tb.iP.of ritr.Cj-;di-Kh.CR g$Mlmvi W o3tbirnW Jf.CmeVet-tii- ;Cl4r.au-h'tninfTi5it'hVmJ 'i.e'liajMt- illS masters bf ceremonies . i I, remain, jdear sir! i Verv sincferelr, ,yoUr r Humble servant & friend,' f -r;. ,i lSANIETiliARI-L- " To thu letter : Cqiabinh the fpl lbwihg from Mr. Clark, bearing date the Uth of April l8)'6vwhich speak of h XhiAnd-iSfiPfmfsrottht suspicions' and terrors he had en counttred in going 4tbitheri and of caramunicfltiOD he. had exchangee withi the inhabitants :ij and the"allu sion. to scrrte expedhoh of magni tude ahd of. t. secrett nature is ob vii.tti: "What else but an 'febterpri of the highest moment. and mbst tering prosptctr could have.Jhdticed a man of fortune, with hU xyes cpfeni to the dangers, to have exposed him self to .uih dinigers oflns peribn, and 6Y his life V ? ' 'Trip dfeaifi Utb Ifrtl, " pEAR SIB, - ' I wrote to yb'ti in the month of August last year; inclosing plbtf and lities of sundry tracts bf rind f own in the LfOuliiana territorrj l and re questing youwpuld kind endUhJ to have then) registerec and approved by the hoard of conlmissibnersi : 1 1- . . ' '": f 1 ..' naye not since men. neara jr?m you, and 'being . uncertain whether the packibt reached you,; feel yery , (lnea y jbh tht atcount ; he pleased to dissipate my fears by giving ni$bmt. iii;orrnaupo on tne sudjccc. f snan remsinThere dui inglheumrieri antj yogi .fefitri by" jpoit wijl not' fail to reach .mei J hae been twicb' 'since Jiaat Wote trf you in the laho or xoisx,biit whatla inore tQrprliih 5 I have got pfe biick' fro-n it, after I lajJ ingbefenrcprtAehted totheyce Roy, as a person dangerous' id the Spanuh gcrremtt'eht. and whohaifviaUed thd CCun ry wih no othr views than that ' acf-dirxriginjQridtioribfiis sirtitgtk, and kaw, and pi ktrc it mi&ht be dssiii id pith ike "gT. dies) prohab:t 6f luueis. I knew'allithts before unje!-4 oken, but ws aex. HRDTENOUGa to attempt iu t have rriadefs rae mo n ey, tt dtquiteimott tnowUdge-ot t h e Country j 'as fir oJ&ction't nd Y? fourth and made thosebt ttir country Setter JcHtpn to ihrm than ihcy: iuire jbefors I'hcre is, you knnWj'ho'harran.thii fnterthdngeoftiiejui injdtfdiin9 ind a t a f u i u re period ' I shall co m ro Uni cate to ycai, all I bavepkedbpjduj ring my stay thefe -Give me some hews, of what .' ii palling in' ybui. couniry St how yon aresituated in it Yours most sincerely, ; .--' ! r:vf l. ,DAN)tli Garbled exac'irom. thd pre ; iedinj letters weri last mier piibV iisHedKtKe 'pritjtyifiHik g&citci The equivocal parts jfterfc omuted. WKy1 Mr. CUft (ttir the crofc'i have beepfumUhed by Klrn)should at' that Jenici JaVe reported With hk bvm ptiyiU ctortpbndence to; the press, can .eilnlaihed pn no1 grcnlftdi than fiatj tonscfouij pf thb weak Vt.otidcctertKe tHb't' jtadvisable ioattetnpt to5 loVVall Puduc opinions py pemg tne Jtrsr 16 jcl;iKeiurect- fey he';" te cealment ; of partof thbcbntints'of uii . rJUfc iiir; necessary pre antiqicf-fdr "Jnarj JjeTiverithe vfrfiole of-,theinjjfib ; 6er$on: cbulrl have mistook1 thfe purpose f or which" they 'j&ilfytaxni ; jto sooid thrGentral aaf.tdja connecBon' with ColVBurrBut ttif ttot ln ! ieacrabWVyet: temonyf eut rd:bUdt vas: im pficalbyl t4.Gftti!r- Thcpl!owin' iiesitiooI chief iteTtvi ttateJ'wrroborateTRid coaSrrn' the cnargc or ;connivance7iin,riurr; r i i : . .. - ft -,-!- ri . k.if'iti-,ii:'.-'"wi.fiyr'n:. " .-'sf rr.- r - r : .-r-... f t i t -iii. ! T "r,M m --. rl -Il " -"-' , "X-jS '' " M tirah.lWfti:theirJlU I J yuld : bh8enae lvouldj Bearlirt; j" Mft ; but vexprtssed himeil ImMng r If . in .4i a7 c;7 writer .-wreacr-" ifesaiU"aii tnev tvonirt.amc nn ri be the permissioninbt i!a aid.bf . - . , ' -- government:; ihat they, would cut on au cuunccuoa -wixn me; country .thev leu, and establish a new em 'pire pfiiheife own?'H Vtheticaladdrc now sunbokd iuch air!. fiVtrftiif . you might .he made aDuke j ,to .iLiL'-.-.i-:-i .--':.)'" :-5 wnicp -.a repiica uiai my 1 epumican nbtnsould pAall6e fbpjre i to any suchfpsinctiqn', an)d( thaiX In ths various facl3 isfatfed bv UieuU Miirrray, MrGrahamWs anjd theith April(:thecrt ration oCMClarandlVfeM are tob apparent to be' idehid'br re w$ted ; and asitawmaibyaSl TSju inai Axiouiu,ccne;auinorvor their disappointment jafid :4igVi It is er:natufai; ihiir tlStfcaribuld .,.-...$-!':. -.-- 'X:n-.;'v makJclaim tothev'gpod opinion of fnyZeljowj'ti jvhich J j bmbarkiiw''pc their b wnVand hyy aiisard itiUi? fererice llpKKiVed'iheTr honbF,taeif Ptace,"- andpe1rhapsjtheir;bn- have jslepped in between tfa&"kmd the jLfbT6nvand hteftnli and '.fortune toVeseieIiUah'' andshall &&&&&&&&& rne by auiseah aUspibni ti fw-'v5; varing,.inacoin3:ipn.sami. matchlesif cbnt rivanCei ofj ruffiani U.-:-:r. w1 ?.'-". . t 7 the tryriieri 'wiifc'fc. cy, and f enfy t he renter k? lies are .ungrateful if lA and treason' thamphxjn . my: ruin J tQi I kneV6w;ineeliirft' tisd having :sacrific country,-! win enter my cI&imiit3S-i rtfe'i : andbh 1 mav mV lite aociatorr UlbAUUUiUM UUUnU;aiLKIU !lIIlUi - vruua nave nouimg to-ao;witix.any '..eacjedxtipn not. conducted t: by :tne government HereKectria .Uon bh thatsubiect enelScCIairk litre inforwWvnjtnd yefccnHKis: ' buestipnar aobut -haturrwas ' doing.!!-,rj xlfe i( Ifl f h ITMMnW. Xv. r . ar . J V. (ston, Xae-ut. Spehcbf tri Ekobe, ujd evchi-Mr.eoxenfipm letters to fne of the dirt h SevUH resentmentiI have eJieeKedtneCaf" AVf.dtMan:i biased ttd'p k-mfe MfiMi ..i .h:i3tPoa my self to , :; 'SBEfl MmM lt r beyond mes possj Wlnyof teWtatiorjhitted, 1 tifirma of bcingiecrbti eao?t9itteltewhdle of i4pihtmu i presefct$;hioA: Jn4a;mp9tdark fVrmc& -- (the hand wriunebMne. compared: J TAS52 id I lay Uetore mycT eaaeraf sucn parcFH 5 M itjaslTcah at saj-jtlme ppcure & fori cnnceive'it to berai sblemriob. flgatiqrin every w,tpffi brdethUtthpebpletf Myii'pt raw u w .r v r r w w -r r ' r ji r. i' w ! temptscorn jad ludigntton; -.a bandt which ha vb falTenifder kVourob$er4J vation ; let your award be je?enparyy-; abayrm disfeil'U'p cirsf. 'banisR me the Ustcfarherlt mw services be-bgottpnidrn 1 vcnhieisl r-:rits- .sfesi2&ia--si tf -w7iffl fmenl should tnf innocencei bes,appa?r : yictmot peraecutidhihticaus detractio heai mytwoun fcooru t--icon ic coiinacnce gers, Warthaii Jvey &: v?raadc fQt&x ekiivceSdflfjc ho8sHn&M&tf&it& i wia ..u.v ..rlc ? tV - ; .;.. .- . y- .... i . . 1 J- :-. -r;ji-.v".!i-:ia Tr lyeiiteda 'feiifW i WT- m me most uarui.rcuu'suirators luat i , , cn?ffemipil It ii ; -flOUto ne'tnstrttcteqinyour cmtyi-nucvy. 1?? pjiiftg . : ml breitS'thefimportanreolrthedecj Ulli t Sion y oh Jarfr about to ma.e.as itroajr, ; ; 1 1 i "a.ffec-yburb;charaa(er5 thfn?9.g - y-mi " : -: tip : Ma indivioalridhe, hctbf yobfe mM &arpitf.ed M j xn the arduousi instances ptiserncei .ft Itmw rent1 andvoxidtscof erhatl. ain -m cut tne jrpi-sk contnvea jo ensnare i nc. ; ! nece..hpnejst'0f:nur cou0tir:i ; ; therVddsticb ib rb)rvclml; 1 cneittnr chataaerwaivtHti fangaoT tiedh .r. - . ttotttrsarc Critt Ut&-' i 1" 1 ii- Ji! If. 9 Mi rill; -. 1 J.I If i'lfi If l I nue to dcty my ent : :: the Jar 1 ."
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