The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-16

apprentices to the gold and filver.mi,h's bu.i-
nefs, by
JOHNSON e REAT.
Augul 5. If.
FROM THE WESTERN WORLD.
Tie Kentucky Stanib H!Goeiation, Blonnt's Con-
Iairaey, and General Miranda 5 expedition.
NO. vi.
The confpirators, their friends, and their a.
bettors are perpstually calling upon us to pro-
duce orr proofs. We have already ftated that
all the documents which NAV be in our poffeiTi-
on, fhal be pubiihed at the clofe of the invefti-
yatIun. In the mean time, however, we beg
leave to ak, are not the living characters to
whom we appeal frequently as TO the truth of
our Placements, good teftimony of their correct
nefs ?. Has not general Scott repeatedly de-
clared in Lexington, hnce the fri number, that
the circumstance which was related of the con-
ipirators having offered to him the command of
the intended rebel army, is correct Will any
OF the hired and profttuted editors in the pay
OF the conip'rators preiime to fay, that general
Scott has not repeatedly made this declaration
Is not this declaration of gen. Scott therefore
good proof Of thar circumstance. We fcarcely
relate an action of the confpirators without
mentioning fome living characters, and till we
are faid never to produce proof. Is not oral
tchinony in a court of iuitice of equal import
as written documents, and ought not this tef.
timony to be alto admitted in the prefcnt oueC.
ton
We have already noticed feveral land fpecu-
lations of the confpirators we fhall relate one
more which was materially to affect the Rate of
Kentucky if accomplished. About nine wears
fnce a company under the firm of Hail and Co.
principally competed OF confpirators, made
propoial to the Legislature of Kentucky to Dur
chafe the whole of the Green River lands at
certain price-The price propofed is faid to
have been not the one fifth of the value of the
lands but expectations were entertained that
the purchafe might be effected by bribing the
menhers the Le;s,; shiisi11. the ieleiers and
projectors OF this company were one Horatio
Hall who afterwards held commiIon uuder
Genet, the late Mr.. Holmes OF Lexington and
MIR. George Nicholas. Gel. Hickman of Clarke
cosnty was at this period a a,ember of the Le-
gIiiature, and we are authorized by a refpe6fa-
ole gentleman in Woodford to fate, that col.
Hickman informed him that upon Saturday
evening few days before the Legislature were
to determine upon the quston, MIR. Holmes
viGted him, and propofed that in the event of
his voting in behalf of the purehafe, he fhould
have ten thoufand acres to hinf.lf, upon the
fame terms rs the members of the company of
Hall and Co.-CoI. Hickman returned no an
fwcr at this meeting but on Monday morning
when Holmes renewed his propofa, Hic aman
gave him to underfand that he regarded fich
offers to a member of the Legislature as extreme
ly improper Holmes, however, 20 far from
feeling the force of this reply as any hoaea man
would, intinated to col. Hickman that if he
did not coniider ten thoniand acres as faTiei-
ent compensation, he might have twenty or tnir-
ty thoufand col. Hickman then explained him.
EFF openly by fpurnng at the offer with the
greateft Indignation.
We are authorized by the fame gentleman to
fate. that capt. Joutt and Mr.. David Walker
were aIio members of the Legislature at the
fame time; that capt. Jouitt was jealous ad.
vocate for agreeing to the propoisl of Hall and
c.. and Walker was not. Upon the day there
fore, before the vote of the Houfe was taken,
Jouitt called Walker to walk with him and
have little convtrfaton in which, after en-
deavourng to exhibit to Walker the many adj
vantages the fate would derive from the fale of
the Green river lands TO Hall and Co. he con-
Guided in nearly the following words, Z" But
damn it Walker, if 1oz q,ote for Hall and Co.
yoa can haze as MneA Of tie isna as you bleaIs 10
yonrjsif"
Ia our lar number we faid little about this
lame JoItt being the partZ,n and oratoria Bag
Pips of gen. Wilkinfon we now behold him IN
the mott vjanous capacity, wifhug to barter
away tlV property vi IiS commitments Tor the
baiet of purpofes. The confidence of guilt is
always the greatett fcourge that laihes the mind
of man f; it is an unceafng exeter to fear and
terror-In the heart of Jack Jouitt it has al.
| ways acted moi powerfully. The firf number
Of the Wefter1 World had no fooner appeared
| than the BgGdios of Woodford Gas capt. Jouitt
is vugarly terned) brandifhsd his horns in e.
very direction again0 the editors as no ac-
qusintance or correspondence had ever exiRed
between him and them, it is manifef his mo-
tives only proceeded from An anticipation of the
facts which the Weftern World wsud reveal.
Col. 81 Of Woodford is another inaancc OF
the anticipating ills which confidence iDaids
The garb ofbosF9y, pEn5naiity and inlpariiali.
y which clothes the venerable form of col
Sd, did not appear TO him a fufficient G1ieId
| dgainft the fecrets which the w. World would
develope he therefore took an early opoor
| tunity of impeaChing the truth of the fatensent,
which the editors have exhibited, and of arraign
ing their characters on every location, doubt
Iefs with the idea of weakening the credibili,,
that he expected would be gYen to auarratioiI