The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-26
DOCUMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE
WESTERN W0RLD."
NO. I.
NO. +.

MOL.
FROM THE FRANKFORT PALLADIUM
SIR,
have been called upon by name, bv writer
IN the Weftern World of the 26th of Iuly, who
hgHs hlmfelf can obferver," to produce for
publication, letter received by me from Mr..
John Brown, then member of conerefs, upon
iuggettion tAat it contains the evidence of an
attempt on his part, TO detach this country from
the union, and to fubjeet it to the dominion of
Spain. Having the original letter referred to,
fill in my pofefiion, fliould have felt no heii-
tation in fubmitting it TO public INFECTION, had
not the requeft been made in terms highly in.
decent and ofenfve. However, as the impro-
prlety of that addrefs, NUT be afcribed to the
iiliberality of the writer. whole motives would
probably only excite contempt, were his real
name publiihed and as others, who are apxi-
ous to obtain the means of Judging correctly,
have alto expreiled wifi to Zee the letter, I
have concluded 10 publifh it, and for that pur-
pole now deliver it to you, which, with thefc
remarks, YOU will Pleafe to infert in your paper
After the application ofKentucky to Congrefs
10 be admitted into the union as an independent
ltate had failed of fucceis, different opinion
took place, as to the courfe which ought to be
characters were of opinion that it was moit ad-
viiable to declare this country independent, and
to proceed TO frame contribution of govern
ment. In fupport of this opinion it was aIleds-
ed that, inaimuch as Virginia had repeatedly
coniented by acts paHed for that purpofe, that
this country ihould ;,e e. ed into an indepen
dent itate and as the fcnfe of the people on
that iuhj"et, had been fully afcertainel by re-
Peated conventions, called to decide on the
queition, that it would therefore, be only
waite OF time and trouble, to travel again over
the iame ground more Especially as the pref
fure of the Indian hollilities, and the inconye-
niencieS arifng from our local ftuation, 70 re-
mote from the capital of Virginia, rendered it
altogether ine1pedent to encounter the DELAY,
which would probably attend that courfe of
proceeding. Others were oppofed to this
courfe (; thinking it precipitate, unflfc, not ref
peeiful 70 the fate of Virginia, and likely 70
lead to consequences not contemplated bv It's
advocates.-I was of the latter opinion, which
ultimately prevailed.
Knowing that col. Thomas MarfhaIl concur
red with me in opinion, fhewed him Mr..
Browns letter to me, in which he had expref
fed his fentiments on the fubjee The ufr
which was made of that letter, is known to the
public and what my motives and feelings
were on that occaion. may be collected from
publication of mine, dated the 4th of Sept
1870, ard printed in the Kentucky Gazettee of
Sept. the 18th, 1890, which now furnilll you
with, and requef you will alto publiih.
was member of the convention of Nov.
1888, tho not of July 1888. Irecolle6t that
gen. Wikinfon read in the convention, a me
mortal of commercial nature, which he faid
he had prefented To the Governor of New-Or-
t,"i'0. at the commencement OF the reading |
was out OF the houfe, as well as can now re-
ri mot he, 81. HI
have no recollection or imprefion that Gen
Wilkinfon or any other pcrfon moved or URGED
"a revolution from Virginia and The union. in
order to join Spain" rs TO the information
and atfurance given by MIR. Brown, cannot ar
this dIttance of time rccolleGt particularly NV
imprefions are, that he allured the convention
that all they aiked with reCpe6t 70 the naviga A.
ton OF the Miffifippi, was in their power or
tneir Otter. And do not heiitae to declare
mere was nothing in his letter, information. mr.
aiiurance, which impreffed me with bel;ef
una, Ir. Brown intended to unite this country
with SPAN, or that his communications related
I'D any thing, other than of Il commercial ma
ture. %
Mould have forwarded t,n pul,,i,,,;o,
iooner, had the 18th number of the Weffern
world been regularly received, and my i'll Gate
of health permitted.
I'm Sir,
YolIr obi. fervt.
7bf Editor oftbe1 " N'
Palladium.
Cory Of a letter from Joba Bro7yn to Yu9pe
Mnfer, dGtsd
NEw-YoSx, July 10, 1888.
DEAR SIR,
An anfwer 10 your favour of the 6th
March, was together with feveral other letters.
put into the hand of one of Cen Harmer's Of
ncers' who fet out in May laft for the Ohio,
and who promied to forward them to the DIFF.
tritt but fear that they have mifcarrie1 as
was few days ago Informed that his orders
had been countermanded, and that he had
been tent to the carlton at Wet Point.--In-
deed have found II almof impraelicabe to
traninIt a letterto Kentucky, as there is fcarce
any communication between this place and
that country. a pot is now eftabIifhed from
this place to Fort Pitt, to fet ont once in two
weeks after the Goth inn. this will render the
communication eafy and certain. Before this
reaches You expect you will have heard the
determination of congrefs relative to the fepa-
ration OF Kentucky, as a copy Of the proceed
Iings has been forwarded to the Dinriq. h,,
the iecretary of congrefs, A few days ago. II
was not in my power to obtain dccilion ear.
Iier than the sd inn. great part of the winter
and iPring there was not Representation of the
itaes iufiicient TO proceed in this buGnefs, and
after 1t was referred to grand committee. thew