The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-16
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Dol1te9tie.~
THE CONSPIRACY.

me account OF MIR. Burr's overtures TO Gen.
eral Eaton, heiRg authenticated and su,bor;r.a
oy me latter, merits very particular notice.
he ttates explicitly, that the views unfoI3ed to-
him by Mr.. Bun.were--, -.
/. y itPara.ion Of The union.
- ne. 'eitab!if':msnt of a monarchy in th-
| wtltern country, himfelf the nianarcb:.
8. The o'Ean'za,on of force ontte Mine
lippi, and the exien(ion OF the en-, rrprizs r.,
Mexico.
4. That Mr.. Burr: had, in his tour to n.
wcitern country, procured accurate charts
ana p'ars, OF every important petition from
thence 10 Ne xico.
S. That he had formed interconrs. with g.,
dry Influential foreigners in the SDanig, ter
rtory, and, together with theft. and fom.
prrions "f influence on the Ohio and Milf.
hiiiPpi- fixed plan of operations for the
Accomplishment of the treafon
The ftit confederation whic h natnraIiv t,.
gets itiei!, ON the view, of this Ruprn,lous
'cheine OF treaion, is--wasthe executive duty
and promptly advifed of this detail of the Con.
PIRACY ny gen. Eaton.
III 4 fubiequent part Of Mr. Eaton's account
II is Rated. that he " n'cd TIE freedom 70 reco,u.
"n'rna lMr. Carr" (thc author of this ,reafan-
ao'e overturel asa GGt0bL- perron TO condutt
,he negotiations Of this nation, (Which be.
burr wiifed to defroy) either az London or
madria-lhe two courts which have, for fo
many years, however they were engaged IN
general 69Fihty agaigf eae6 OTTER, agreed in
hottIiity TO this nation
Iheie are iuggefions which every ref1eeinv
mar NUT make, and which 20 omit to make.
on iuch an occaiion, would be defertion Of
duty in ne. "
Mr. Eaton fays tina. he thought if Burr WAC
PIT npon bis hohor he gyoaid al zyitb EarLt,n-
What IS this honor which would make the FINE
m7n tanhfu' TO comparatively .unimportant
com'nhon--and could not bind him in fidelity
7" the laws or the INDEPENDENCE of his coun,rv
General Eaton muit have been grofsly and viii.
fii'y miTepreisn'ed in the Re,bertory, or his
meaning totally miRakcn-there is no entering
iito the compensation of frb bonor!
On the ABOVE i've features of the projects of
Mr.. Burr, ~e Can fay, that he certainly did
take with him an able and ingenious draftfman
from this city we Rated in a general way in
me aurora at the time, that he propoftd com.
oin'ng with the pleafures of travel the embeI.
Iiihment of pjctureique defcription, and tba.
the world might expect TO be fayonred with
the fruits or his journr, certainly did NOT
expt CT Iaeb trmts as have been produced.
We know that MIR. Burr did before that Jour.
nsy OBTAIN from the treafuyy department copy
or the rap or Louihaua country bordering
on the gulph of Mexico, which ne exhibited
to agentleman in this eity-it was on very thin
paper.
General Eaton fsys Mr.. BW,y calculated upon
the 6izgfonj on Political obinion5 throughout
the country as a circumstance by which he
ihond profit. 49,
Hoqp qrHJ be to proft BY ibeJep
He could NOT expect to- derive any advantage
from thoie who were the open and uniform fup.
porters OF the prefent administration and it's
PRINCIPLES OF government. To thefe he was
himfelf oppofed. He had al; d fume If them
ltys nd A 81, r.
dehens. And from the condief which he had
betrayed, mufthave calculated upon their hof-
tii.y. e.,. q.
Upon whole fervices then did be calculate
that he A,ouId profit? IS. ~ifi.a -
Upon thofe who were hoaile like himfeH to
the prefent executive. -0 s,---.,<l .a.sy
Upon tbofe who were profefedly friendly to
the prefent executive but /ferefi1 or a4,o7ueaip
attached TO him or 10 any other Deliberate adj
yenturer who promifed Offices or eFnoIdmeuts.
Upon th0fe men who cberi9ing iniquj;P'aCd
treafon in their breaRs-fought to Combine I'M.
der the name of the A0ion Of boaeR men, villains
of every ption--hypocrites, of every graz
dation--from the petty conftabe or the'petfy
MARTIAL Of a diRrid--to The lawyer at the bar
and the judge ON the bench; from the fervle
retailer Of newfpaper deceit, to the reprefenta-
tive, or the fenator, in the fate Legislature or
in congrefs; or TO the cabinet councillor. .'-
Ii was upon theie rttources ne calcuiatedto
operate-and from the ioo6 politics of federal.
i'm he was aGured to draw materials at will,
ready to embark in any fcheme fubveriiye of re-
prefsntatiVe government. ..c.
Let men collaboration look back but little
let members Of CongreGs turn to their journals,
if their memories fail them LET them connt noe
e5, agd recolled by 7pbon and bo7v the echoes
Of BgrJ's hdutiye lamentations were conveyed.
Let them tUru to the files OF the qmd PriBfJ for
two years. .-
But, gen. Eaton defcribes another very conf
prehenfve and exprelIive refource.--" There
"were very many enterprifng men among us,
a who albired to /amefbing bcyOad The dMU Par-
=" GifS Of eivHhfs.
Fla ba ! there 1oN areoH f-NepeHgyl
The dull pusfuits Of civil life Aud what are
thefe dull puriuits Of civil life ?
We prsiame peace, PROPERTY in fair COM
meree, the bleifuey Of domcaic love, the whole-
zone dulnefs Of honee and virtuous labor