The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-09
VIM. r. RICHARDS,
NAT. PERKINS.
FROM THE WESTERN WORLD.
The kentucky Spanjb ABociaiion, Blouat's Con.
.Ipiraey, and General Miranda's expedition.
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leading features of this confpiracy, and the
names Of two or three of the principal proiec-
tors. 1t remains to inveitgae the means which
were planned to carry their pct into exc :ution,
with thoIe other characters of ditinGtion who
joined their views and were abettors of the de-
ign. Here however we fell ourfelyes treadin-
upon the mott delicate ground. Several of
'hoie men are out OF our reach, and to devolve
their crimes upon their friends would be un
generous and unjuf. Others again, although
preient have probably reprnted of the rafh and
traiterous idea, and iincc, have become warn,
Importers of the Federal Government, we
mean ot the Government of the Union. Under
theie circumstances, We have Judged it mott ad-
Vileable IN many cafes only 10 uie blanks or ftars
in place of names.
The leading men in the fate who approved
of or participated in the fcheme of the confpi-
rators, and whom we chufe to deiignate in the
m inner were Mr.. -, Captain r~*s ,~>--~.
Judge -, a"n Colonel -. Several hay.
inPpoied that col. - was merely irtluccd in
10 appreciation by judge -. No fuppoftion.
however, ia more unfoundcd. Col. -, even
when youth had more influence over iudpc
- than the latter had over the former. For
Col. -, as private character, we entertain
the highet refpeef we arc confident that hi.
moral depor' ment in life, is perhaps unrivailed
that he is kind hubbard. an .f:..e;o
"A f,pl
tcian, we have no heGtation in prououncinp
that his mud is troneIy bialird towards DOW
er. The cautious reirrve which attends ali the
actions Of Col. -, pointed him out, pro-
per confident for the coniprators. All the
communications OF the party were entruGed to
his care, and he was uiually referred to, as the
iource of information on all points in the coufp-
racy. lie was poHeIied Of the correfpondence
between Wilkinfon and Giozo between Gar
doquc and Brown, AID of many letters from
NJ -, and Mr.. - on the fIbicd.
The literary abilities of NJ -, which
were celebrated over the union, made the ac
quihtion OF his name an object of earnelt purfuit
with The party.-Thr we'll written letter. iuffi
lying the conduct of the citizens of Kentucky,
as to fome of the late meaf,ires of the general
government, rs fufficient proof of the extraor-
binary taieuts of this gentleman, at toe fame
time that II preients the deplorable deception
and hypocrfy pra6tfed on the people of this
country, by iome who affected M union of
polI'IcaI fentincnts with him, while in reality
the'r freaionous purpoirS made the the proper
obj-cs Of alluion, to which his intelligent com
mems could NC pointed. Who could have i'm
agined or even believed, that an Allocate in
treaton could afta fFieudn,ip for him who
Dad pcnred the following frnteuce
Pauie then, MY fresd, and think deliber-
ately and difpailionaie'y, and do not let any
Improper conduct in foreign nation, 10 which
yonr attention is artfu!ly turned on one 66e,
blind you to the imminent danger which hangs
over the liberties of your country, on the other.
AT the time you are calling out arm, arm, a.
sainft the foreign foe, who you fay threatens
ne independence or orr country, do not ihut
your eyes to domeitic violations of our confti-
tuition, and our liberties What will it avail
Us, II we can prefrve our Independence as 4
nation, nay, If we can even raile our country 10
the hishct pitch OF national glory, provided VIC
At the i1nc time lo;e our own Liberties IL
France s at this time fubjected al home, TO the
military defpOiilrn which is fad TO reign there
will the conqueR achieved by her arms, and
the glory which furrounds her, compenf4te the
people Of that country in the finallea degree
~ their lof Iiberties' Can the power and con-
fcquence of tyrants, ever alleviate the niferies
of their llaves ? If they cannot, we ought to-
coniid r il as truth Of the mof important ma
ture, that independence abroad is of no real
value, unleis ii be accompanied with liberty at
home"
This gentleman VAS we'll informed when he
wrote this letter, tbat the luxurious Wafbing-
ton knew all the proceedings of the confpird-
tors, that he had 4 mof watchfu eye over them =,
and his arm ready 30 0rike at their 1rft move.
ment. Marx, then. the awful language which
he ufes, in expecting his fentiments of VAIN
ingtoD: But we cannot put implicit conf
dence in any mans opinions (Waflingtou's obi
nions) neither can we he duped, by an rxpec-
tation of receiving kind ieryice from him,
which bis prefent ftuation as commander in
Shiet. will not enable him to render. When|
he was Preident, he had it in his power and it
was his duty, to dictate the meafures which