The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-09

TO be made handle of in countries where the
liberty OF the prefs does not prevail, and where
the rawlings of a concealed traitor, or perhaps
of fo'ne emiilary of foreign government, NAV
by diplomatic IaN he employed to cm5rol our
country and to defeat treaties or negotiations
now pending. We know what eifecss diploma
tic Kill has already contrved to produce by the
ute OF the oyoiciapy OF certain LaavrerJ, among
whom IS our hopeful 0.forner generai-the Span
ih convention was defeated and the claims of
our merchants faipended by fiIch machinatioHs {;
we hould he thankful 10 any correspondent
who would favor us with copy of the opinion
gwen by certain hazvrer5, which was made the
initrument TO defeat the claims of our mer-
charts---we faw it once but had it not in our
power TO obtain copy---any gentleman who
has copy will render public ferv;ce by its
communication.
What difficulty can there be in completing
revolution in one fummer, among the welt
ern itates, with the four temptations. 10. O.
All the Congrefs Iand.---od. Throwing off the
pubic debt sd. Selling on their own COM
lnercial revenues.---4,h. Snanifh plumber in con-
junction with the Britiih :"
TINS qneRion embraces at one visw What is
introduced by tie preceding. And o!,vionfIy
was intended by the writer to promote what it
affects only to enquire about.
But why is inch onrie purified, it may he
aiked? There are various reafons why wick
ed man or wicked faction would pnrine this
mode of exciting alarm.
Mar. Burr is tele6ed, hecaufe he is exactly
'uch chara Ter as would be open to the E.loiei-
on or all partics---his ambition is known TO be
boIndie's---and in roli.ical eitimaton he cannot
l'> lower'han he already is; by the f1eyaI party
he IS deteaed for fhooting his rival Ramiiou-
and by the rspu5Ecav5 he never will he truaed.
for h7ving become Hamilton's dune. His for
tune is de'troyed as well as his political charac-
ter, aud disappointment is prefumed TO render
i'm Int fora enterprizc, however desperate.
1t is alto prei,,ned, no doubt, that there are
other characters equally fallen in fortune and
political coniequence, who no doubt it is pre-
tuned would Join him in any fuch enterprise
and for the fame reafons.
Bei'des, the fuppofed troie9 appears TO be lit
file more than revival of the idea. which was
contemplated in TIE proiect of Biomt, Rov,arue
and Li,fonand of which it is more than fuiDeS-
ed, Mr.. Bm7' WIS not qv5oly Ignorant.
The ideas of The gneriH may have alto been
strengthened, by reference TO fome menaces of
certain PerIon5 concernedin the rnsoo fpeculati-
on---wh'ch were topic of conversation amone
members OF Congrefs---one offboic berJou5 told
TIE editor otfbi5 TAPER that If TIE 9azoo fpecuIa
tors did not obtain their claims from Congref;.
they would march force into that country
mon being afked of zvbom tie force qvovia con-
mr.? The Tasoo Goeealator coolly replied, of
the 3srjsns holding claims.
We fhall wait to obferve the operation of f6le
remarAs---lf the OuerU is not man of Gefper-
a'e and wicked de6gns himfeIf he will come for
ward, and give fome Information that NAV en-
able the public to determine upon his motives.
II he docs not come forward and fupport the
ln!inuations he has made by fome reafons for
making inch publication, the public will form
an opinion OF him, in which the editor Of the
Gazette cannot efcape portion ofapprobrium :;
party fpirit may paate many foilics.-but if
can never fancton any thing that involves the
nation At large.