The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-26

with the illand of Orleans, provided The Spa.
niards either committed hoftilities againft the
citizens of the u. S. at Natchez, or Joined
France in the contef againft us. From the Sc
crecy, talents and enterprife of thofe con-
cerned, added to temporary fyftem of finance,
and depoft of arms, there could not poiEbly be
any doubt Of the complete, and al;moR in)Qanfa-
neon lneeeS offbe plan, hada been attempted.
The exiitence of the plan aforementioned,
for annexins the Floridas and the ifland of Or
| leans to the u. States, is mentioned in long
communication to the department of Rate, dat
ed January 10th, 1893. A further deveIope-
ment would for very obvious reafons be yet inn
proper"
The WESTERN WoRLD.-Refpe6tin the
uiezO5, the reraeity, and the real Editor of this
paper, we have found no reafon to change the
opinion which we have formerly expreHed.
| We repeat the conviction that DIR. Marfhall
and II. Marfhall. of Kentucky, are the actual
tiiforians of the Spanifh aflociation. As to
the infinuation circulated in the weitern Rates
of the Chief Juffioe of the Union being fecret.
~ concerned in its Development, we do not he
htate for moment TO exprefs our utter diff
TENT. Much as we differ from that gentleman
respecting the politics of our country, we
believe HIM to have too elevated mind to noop
to fiich difgraceful expedents for the eratfc a.
ton of any party or perfona recruitment.
We repeat our fufpicion that from the am
biguous character of General Wi,kinfon, the
accufations preferred againft him may be
partly founded in truth but that tbefe accu-
ia'ions have been extended to too many indi-
viduas, and to all in too great a DEGREE.
We repeat our conviction, that Iohn Wood.
| the real Editor of that paper, is the oracle of
lfe7v truths combined with eontlrL, fsllcboods.
we believe him to be fometimes the dupe, and
! iometlmes the voluntary tool of nterened am
bion, or perfonal refentment. From the
INTERPRETATIONS which he has 2refumed to
Circulate in his paper respecting fome minor
tranlaetIons tn this city, we forced to fufpe6t
the accuracy of every ftatement he can make
refpe6ing the Spani@ aGoeiation.
| We lament, that if truth fhouId for once
deign to fpeak through his lips, fhe could not
have feeded more worthy advocate; and
that the accuracy of her aiIertions fhould be
too baltily fufpe6ted, from the fuipicion which
puriues her advocate.---Such are our Daft ::
fuch our prefent imprefiions.
We have continued to re-publh the numbers
as they have appeared in the " w. World''
respecting the SpanIh aiiociation. The pre-
lent paper, however, contains fome docu-
ments IN opPoiition to theie Ratements.
The reader ihould be reminded, that the re-
puted Ringleaders of this confpiracy, are, &C.
neral WIlkinfon, John Brown, Efq. and Judge
Sehattian.--The documents now publiE,ed.
are principally connected with the vindcaton
of Mr.. Brown.
Every one will perceive, that Kentucky
might have been cat into three political
organizations.
She might either have remained a BART of
the fate of Virginia
She might have fubjeGted herfelft to the crown
| of Spain:
Or fhe might have anmmed fovereientv.
independent both of Spain and the u. s.
with the coniequent right of forming fuch
commercial connections with Spain, as
ieemed mott confident with her intereft.
| That the laft was vifonary and impreper
project, requires no illultration. That il mutt
have gradually merged into the fecond that
the hentuckans would have been originally re-
quired to have iigned away their Independence
to Spain for the. free navigation of the
Miftihippi, or that they would have ulti
mateiy funk into this colonial character :;
| appears extremely probable. Iffuch therefore
was the project of John Brown, we deem him TO
nave been an Improvident ffatefman; but not
on that acc cunt, the malignant traitor which
fhe " w Word' has deri6ted h;...
| But here let us paufe to Introduce TO orr
readers, an advocate of Mr.. Brown, who vim
| dicates him even upon this point-The follow
lug Is an extract from letter of William Lit
tell, lawyer of Frankfort, who ha: formally
lifted up the banners of oppoition to the
/" Wefern World"
Part of letter, faid to have been written
, by MIR. Brown to Col. Muter, is publi0bed in
/ Woods laft paper. Taking it as it fands, for
l know not whether it is correct, and care NOT
will make Jingle ohfervation. Three years
before this. Virginia had paf1ed law permit
ting the dittritt of Kentucky to become an in
dependent Rate upon certain conditions therein
contained, provided the people of the dihriff
by their convention, fhould aTent TO il. This
{ law was re-enacted and modified (everaI ,imec
in the preceding years. BY thefe acts the peo.
! pie of the ditritt had the privilege either of
making application to Congrefs and obtaining
! admiilon to join the union as foon as thew had
4. formed new contribution land by ACCEPTING
the terms offered by Virginia) declared them
telves independent other, or of forming con.
! ftitutioD flrf and then making application. The
former method of proceeding was thought moa
eligible, probably, becaufe in cafe of failure.
| the trouble and expence of forming conGitu,
ticn would be thereby deferred, until il was GER
| tainly known that one would be wanted. After
/ Tome years of unproduetve exertions in the for.
/ rner way, Mr.. Brown feems to have recon.
mended the latter, which was equally legal and
| equally authorized by the laws on this fnbieta
tor they all gave the privilege to the people of
the diltrict to become independent of the mo.
Their hate.. The difference was only formal
In the one cafe, the people applied for admi(;-
on into the union on the condition of their
beredfter forming contribution in the latter.
| upon their having formed one Tn one az. a. .