The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-30

we again iolicit the friendly interpofition of the
parent fate with the congfefs of the United
States, for fpeedy admiflion of the dftriet in
70 the federal union, and ALTO to urge that ho-
norable body, in the mot exprefs terms, to
take effeetual meafurcs for procuring to the in
'habitants of this diftrSt the free navigation of
the river Mifliflippi; without which the fitua-
ton of large part of the community will be
wretched and miierable, and may be the fource
of future evils.
A copy, tefte,
THOMAS TODD, c. c."
Such were the energetic addrelTes that diff
pleafed Wilkinfon and his af1oc iates. The Spa
NTH confpirators wiihed for an immediate de-
claration of independence, and alliance with
Spain, as a preparatory ftep to receive on their
necks the yoke of the naughty Don. Mr..
Brown wrote many other letters to his conf
dental friends in Kentucky, befides the two adj
dreiied to Mcdowell and Muter. He fent fcve-
raj by captain c., of Danville, but dread.
ing the consequences of his communc alton be-
ing too public, he wrote to Captain c.
while on his road TO Kentucky, not to deliver
them.
While the negotiations between Wilkinfon
and Giozo and Brown and Gardoque were pen
ding, one of hmilar nature was CARVING on
between the late General Elijah Clark, of Geor-
gia, ana his excellency, Don Zefpodez, the
governor of St. Auguitine, for the feparation
of the fate of Georgia from the union. Gene
raj Clark himfelf was extremely illiterate and
fcarcely able to write, but was character of
ftrong mind and natural powers, and he cor.
lrefponded trough the medium of feveral of his
acquaintance, with fome of the principal con-
fpirators in Kentucky, particularly with Judge
- and Col. -.
A leading agent of Don Zefpoiez and &c.
Indian chief Alexander MsGilvray, king of the
Creek nation, for which purpofe he rec eived
Igeneraps commilIion from the crown of Spain,
and the privilege of granting Paffports for the
free navigation Of that part of the Gulph of
Mexico, on which the old Fort of ST. Mark is
fituated. Wilkinfon had lilewife received the
fame privilege of granting panports to the Ken
tuckianS for navigating the Mifiifippi, and it
| is Rated that on the 10th of January 1889,
fleet of twenty-five large boats, with tobacco,
flour and provifons, pailed Louifville for New
Orleans nnder his protection. Immediately on
their arrival, their cargoes were depoGted in the
Ipuolic warenouie or MS Catnolic najeny, prl-
viege granted to none but thofe who had taken
the oath of allegiance to Spain. If any Ken
tuckian in thofe days ventured down the Milf
lippi without being under the protection of
Wilkinfon or having pafport from him, his
cargo OF whatever fpeCies it might be, whether
tobacco or flour, was certain of being feiZed.
But to return to M'Givray in connection
with teveral fthe Georgian merchants who at-
vocated an union with Spain, he eltablifhed
warehoufes at St. Mark, and carried on re-
gular trade with the Spanards, from the be-
neht OF which all the other Georgians were ex-
prefsy prohibited. Thus he and Wilkinfon
although private individuals, had actually con.
cluded with the government of Spain, through
the governors Don Zefpodez and Don Nero,
treaties of navigation and commerce.
1t will alto be recollectcd, that when the I'M
fortunate reDcounter between col. Armfrong
and the Spaniards at Natchez in 1887, expof
ed our countrymen at New-Orleans to every
mark of difgrace Wilkinfon and his friends
were treated with the fame attention as ever,
and thofe Kentuc kians who produced his paif.
ports, were equally fecure as Spanifh fubie0s.
1t was mentioned in our laft number, that the
articles of agreement between Sebaftian, DIR.
Watkins and Co. which we publifhed, were
copy of the original plan drafted by Sebaftian
and Wikinfon : we have, however, been fince
informed from unquefionable authority, that
it was not tine original plan, bur rne iecond,
which was drawn up. The fra was conceiv-
ed in terms much more treafonable it ran near
ly as follows:
"We the fubfcribers being diicontented
with the government of the United States, and
wiihing to live under mild and permanent
government, petition his Catholic Majety, &c."
Numbers were utly difgutted with this mo-
narchcal phrafcoogy, and Immediately decIin-
ed all connection with the plan, and unlefs the
fcheme had been exchanged for one couched in
other terms, his honor Judge Sebaftian would
probably have been left alone on the lit.
Individuals who hold no public office in the
United States have certainly a right TO expatri-
ate themielves whenever they think fit but not
to influence others, as his honor Sebaftian did.
The act in him, when we confider the important
Ration which he filed, was one of the deepe(t
die. and unIefs he beinpeached by the Legina.
ture, neitherj Juice will be awarded to him nor
to the country.
The confpirators we are well af1ured not on
ly correfponded with the Georgians upon the
tcheme of feparation from the Union, but alto
with the citizens of Vermont. They doubtefs
fancied that could thefe ftates be prevailed up-
on to follow their example and form an alliance
with Spain, that the whole union might in
time be fubje6led to the SpaDifh monarchy.
Here therefore we can forefee principal fource
OF oppoiition which was made to the Federal
Contribution.
The coDfpirators had agents in all the differ
ent Rates, and although their intentions were
certainly not known to all the members of thofe
legislatures who were unfriendly TO the Union,
yet under many pretexts they contrived to in
Huence their minds againf the adoption of the
contribution.
In the various pamphlets and addreRes pub