The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-15
CHE enquirer.
RICHMOND, l5ib FEBRUARY.


AARON BURR, Es-Vice-Prefdent of the L.
nted States arrived in this city the evening before
ths iait, and left yeilcrday morning. in the ftage
'ntead OF ,hoe fattering attentions which once ac
eompanied the motions OF MIR. Burr; which told
whit yet at 4 diaanee, that hc was coming, and
poke to HIM, when he arrived, mot afie ttionate
welcome, he now moves through our towns and vii
ages, an unknown and neglected ftranger. Unlike
Sternes Yorick, labour itands flll as he paf.s
along, no bucket hangs fufpended in the middle of
the wei, no fsinnins- wheel forgets It's round" no
attendant ct the inn waits with eager and impaties,
eur'oiity to examine him, who was cnce the fecond
ohlcer IN the union. A few weeks fince Mr. Burr
paied through this city on his way to the fouth no
one expected his arrival few knew of his departure
why this iudden change in the feelings of the peo-
pie It is not becaule the revolution of the wheel
OF fortune has brought Mr.. Burr to the ground:
Is net that lie who was the Vice Preiidert OF
the union, has Junk down into the obfcuri,y of pri
Vae 'a:ton but beeaufe fuch will always be the re-
ward ct men, who are y/lPpsfsd to have specialized
from their principles, in a country where the peope
are enlightened enough to dangui(h merit, and viz
tuous enough to honor it. In this country the people
may be wrong in bei, opinions, in their fentments
never"
As to ourlelves, Mr.. Burr might have continued
70 pals to and ro through city in the fame ilent
dhregard, which we have lately entertained towards
/
htion, which gives him more the air and inpor
lance Ola public character Why is it that a, this
time when the parties of New-York are afIuminp
new arrangement, which gives to the friends of Mr.
Burr an nereale of numbers and of force does mi.
gentleman 10 iuddeny go back upon his own footep,
aho return to the north 1t was impolible, that
theie two events 70 contiguous in point of time and
10 feemingy cennected in their Objects ihonld rot
have connected them!elves in our minds and given
birth to iupcion, which it becomes our duty to de-
veioPe. IL IS only by peeping through fuch narrow
loophoes" that we fhall be ever able to catch
glimPfe at the defgns of fuch politicians as work
in the dark. Conjecture NUT fupply the place of
iae'; though facts may often contradict the couiec
ture.
New-York is now divided into fuy dana m.
ltieal parties the FederaliRs, the Burri,es. the
Ci'ntonians, and the Livngaonians. The three lafl
are competed OF men who formerly thought alike on
political lubjects, and who may Till agree in their
opinion about the preent administration but whole
particular principles fubordnate intereRs have a.
ken to pieces Their names efficiently point OH.
| their leaders. Aaron Burr is the head of the fra
the Clinton family, among whom DeWi,. Clinton
Teens the mott active, is the head of the fecond and
the Llvngtton family, supporting and Imported BY
their relation Morgan Lewis, the prefent governor
OF New-York, is the aninating foul of the laR
What are the particular views of theie parties, or
what the merit OF their REFLECTIVE file leaders, we
neither mean to explain, nor pretend to underiland
A Jingle fact about each may be fuffcient to Gbo,y
they axe none OF them altogether free from obec
| ton:
he Character of the federalRs is written a, full
length in the principles of the Adams administrator
Inc character OF Aaron Burr is to be found in tb.
htory OF the Congregational Seffion of .lsoo-i. =,
| Tat Ane, though he may not as has been yeneraIv
uppoed, have either offered proportions to TIE f.
derahits, or received proportions from them to e.
m he
! iehed rot iufhcient nagnanirty to allure them af
| ter he had been Puihed forward into compettisn
with Nr. Jefferlon, as he had aAured the republicans
before the election, that he could not ACCEPT the Of
Ice oil Prehdent though it were offered to him nv
Congreis, and that he would conniye at no pro;ra
which was intended to defeat the acknowledged win.
es ofthe people.
Morgan Lewis has received the fnfpicious fuppor,
OF the ederatts at his lat election while as Govern
or New-York. he has ratified the charter for ec
taohihing the Merchants Bank, though it had an.
Peared upon satisfactory evidence that this ,bar,er
had been carried through the Legislature by intrigue
and corruption
Dewitt Clinton is at this time, not the only navo,
oil the city oil New-York with exorbtant talary Of
not iesS 'hah iZ'ooo dollars, per annum but he is
one OF the members of the ate Senate and has beer
lately elected by the Legislature into the council Of
| appointment, body which conffs of not more than
jour members, and is entruted with the power Of on
pointing the principal ocersin the a,e VIA, opin;on
mutt republican Of prginiS entertain Of fucb for
mdabe accumulation of influence and wealth in the
hands OF Jingle individual
We believe that do not 90 too far when u,e
anert that new projects have been lately framed ;r
! New York, for organization of parties. 7,
wa: the with OF the Livingnons to form coalition
with the Burrites. AfIif us (aid the,) inlre. cleo
ing Morgan Lewis, as governor, and we will
give you earfe-6fanebr, TO be filed Up with ybate
YER conditions you may choofe." The Burrites how.
ever refuled the propoftion, bat they formed new
coalition. MIR. Swartwout, the intimate friend Of
Mr Burr. has truck up treaty Of alliance, offenve
* deienilve, with Dewitt Clinton on what terms &
Tor what purPofes, yet remain, to be told AT the
next election OF governor of New York, it is proba
BILE that the parties therefore will be arrayed agan
each other IN the following manner: The Federal
tits the L,vingonians will fuPport!M Morgan Lewis
the Clintonans and the Burrites will look ON, e.,
jone other candidate.
lsit too ridiculous to fuppofe that MIR. Burr is to
be that favoured man And that Mr. Burr is travel.
ling on to the north to reconnoitre the prolpe before
him
CHARLES C. PRENTIS, is the Wafhiny.
ingtou correspondent of Mr.. Relf, the Editor of
the Philadelphia Gazette, whole Quaker letters
are publiihed with fuch avidity by the federal
/ DrPifes. &c he f,,Ic