The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-05
FROM THE WESTERN WORLD.
1bt Kentucky Spnai5 If6doii9n. Blounf's Con.
Lpiray, and General Mifaa4a'5 expedition.
NO. Ill.


tettlement of Kentucky, of the nature and cauii
| OF the conventions which were called, prvvi
| Gus to the fSparaiion Of this State from hat @
| Virginia Although this be fnhiett into which
we have not made much refearch, vet we. have
] obtained Efficient knowledge of it for the pre-
ient purpofc.
| The daily depredations committed bv the
Indians upon the iettlers induced them to make
arrangements, rs to the mch efft dual mode OF
rePeliing their incurlions. For this pu~co(e
each militia company elected representative
and The fri convention of the kind which was
called. convened at the initance of Gen. Logan
and Col Shelby, in 1884. Soon after the re-
turn OF the former, after pufiuit OF party OF
Chikemorga Indians, which had carried OF
| ieveral hories and other property from the in
| habitants, ftcord convention of the "a me ma
ture was trld in 1855. Bat the convention in
| l7ss, in which Gen. Wilkinfon offered the trea-
ionable molten, a;iembled for the exprsfa
purpofe of addrefiine the legislature of Virginia.
for a fepara'ion of Kentucky from the mother
State, and of being incorporated in the Union.
AT this period, there were three parties ia the
convention.-It. I nat which advocated 4 fe-
Paration from Virginia, with The concurrence
! or the Virginia legislature, and the Congreis of
the u. SD. The party which inliGed upon
a feparation with content of Congreis alone
Sd. Gen. WiHinfon aud the members of the
Kentucky AnociAtion, who were negotiating
league with the court of Madrid. There were
ALTO few, who were oPpHftd to feparation
i ir"rii STAG Virginia. Among the latter
were Dir. Brooks, fchool- matter, and Mr.
Samuel Taylor, at rrefcnt the keeper of the
Penient;ary. Mr.. Taylor had either one or two
years before the convention of 1888, procured
petition, to be liened by IS or 80 D, rfons adj
dretied 10 the Virginia legila,ure, praying them
TO opPoie fsParation of the State ehich
petti>l was delivered by Mr.. Taylor to Col.
fhompton, Of Mercer, then Il member Of the
Virginia Legislature, with inltruGions, that il
fhoud be preiented to tIehoufe
The proceedings of the two fri conventions.
were never printed, there being no printing
prefs at this period III Kentucky. Nj. Brad
ford OF Lexington, was the lrit printer who
iettled in the SAFE, about 7s6 and the papers
publnhed for Several years after, were Of flch
ifna'l fize, az to preclude the ;nfertioo almon
OF all political intelligence. Thus were the
citizens OF Kentucky debarred OF ali iniormati
on respecting the proceedings of tn early con-
ventions. Cnucuf:s and iecrst meetings were
NOT even neceGsry. Teaiou and ftdition dared
openly to avow the,nirivcs, aware thai the fen
timerts delivered. would never reach the ears
OF The people. Even hnce that period, the
PrciIes of kentucky have labou:ed under
greater fate Of ilavery, than any in the Union :;
being amot without exception, under the con-
trout, and dependent on perfons, who were Ell
ther themieIves members of the Kentncky AiIo
Cation, or connected with thofe that were
MS, therefore, is an additional proof to the
many with which hiltory furnifnes that the
freedom of the preis is the hef palladium Of
the rights OF the people. Had an independent
prets exiited at that period in Kentucky, the
people would never have been placed in the
forlorn iifuation of being delivered up to def.
potic prince, and of being loaded with tn.
chains of monarchy. Many virtuous men, mea-
Turing the integrity Of the world by that of
their own, view perhaps, the danger pas, and
could with, tina. what we have related \, f2ect
ing the Spaniih Aiioration, had been 5ui !, q in
ob'ivion-we regret that they are mifaken.
Sincere would be the pealnre, could We de-
clare, that Kentucky, the State of Ohio, Ten
nelise, the Indiana, and the MiliiiIippi Terri
tories, were free of traitors; but unhappily,
many, very many, in whom the citizens place
the highcf confidence, are, ut tf's moment, or
gained, for the exprefs purpofc Of efecting
teparation of thefe States from The Union.
The names of the principal leaders illail appear
IN t'ie tequel. We now proceed with our nar-
ration.
In all political intrigues and confpirscics,
number of under agents are employed TO found
the minds of the people-to trump forth the
fame of their employers, and TO decry the cha
lhNtNIH vi tiSII OppOuCIiS' Il fi3 was the Gale
with the Kentucky Ahocatiou. Among their
various tools perion by the name of Newman.
merits particular notice, This Newman. we
are Informed, was native of Albemarle, in the
State of Virginia. In 1870, he iettled in the
capacity ofa fchool-maiter, at Tanners Fork
in the county of Woodiord, near the plantation
of Captain Jouit. Here he contracted An ac
quaintance with Wiikinfon, Brown aud s b T.
tan. lie taught fchool- ~ Wocdfar.t about
two years tut went occaGonly to Phil3jei.
phia and New-York, AVID onSe is laiG to have
rode in company with Brown, both 10 and from
Philadelphia. The circumstance of t,vo D,r-
fOns travelling together, CertaIHiy Of itief Gin
argue no guilt TO either hut when connected
with other incidents ct u previous and cDuE.-
qusnt nature, as will be ibown in the Drerrnt
cafe, it may he uied as powerful corrohori.
tive proof. We have iaid, that this Newman
WAS the acquaintance OF Con. Wi,kinfon. "a
well AZ Brown. Cen. Wlhinion w, nave aa,-
ed the hrtt protector Of The Keuturl v AGo-'
citation, and Mr.. Brown rs 40 approving puti.l
zln IN the itheme. Let the reader, therefore
ATTEND TO he following narration OF Ger. We
OF Mtddetown, respecting tnis Newman, aud
he may draw then, what differences Ire pie ,frs,
refpeeting the connection which exited betu e,n
him, Wllkinlon and Brown. Newman ia the
beginning of 1894, entered into an engage nent
with Gen. Wells, and feveral gentlemen in his
vicinity, to teach his children for that year
Gen. Wells paid him thlrty.thrre pounds IN adj