The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-11


ty of liberty againt the all.devouring influence
OF partial monopoly---fuch a fpirt of f,ccu-
atng rapacity thrcnchou. the nation, has
FORMED mas cfeorrlption 10 every fate of the
union which meuaces the fafety of the nation,
and pointed out to the great coufpirator the re-
liources from which he draw the fuel for
that Name which Granger flid would foou rife
IN the wetern country.
In the new fe.t.ed countries Of the United
States 'hsre are hundreds os percns who hold
lands far sobieb ther bavs rot paid.
There are Others who hold lands for which
! heavy fate taxes are due.
! There are Others whole titles to lands are bad,
ans tome precarions.
| There are others who are d;feontented be-
cauie they are not elevated to power or place
IN the general or fate governments, whole no.
IONS ehsender diieontent, and are prepared for
revolt.
| To thefe men OF every de rcriDtion the over.
lures of fpecious and daring incendiary could
never be mhaken or mifappled--. MIR. Burr who
has been Peealator upon the mott COM
preventive and aiSvayJ overdone fcale, was bet
ter qualified, perhaps, than any man in tie
country to kRozv and obtain the Gynpatby of
! fYcb men.
He made a journey, Iaft year, to Kentucky
in !earch of thefe materials.
| His friend, Jonathan Da;,ou, was alto in the
weitsrn country. v
The intrigues of the Spaniards, and the Bri-
tiff, to diimeUlher the wefern country, fsven-
teen years ago, PORTED out the ready means to
afcertain the quantity of fimilar difafeetion
which yet exiifed.
! In TenneIte, and in the Minifippi territory,
the fame means have been reinrtesi to.
! But It will be a natural fuggelfion to the re-
iiectlng uan---How can The occupation of the
IAsOo--and the feparaticn of the Weaern coun.
TRY; and the radiance offsatc taxes, and the af-
turance of doubtful titles, be combined in one
| proeGt?
| The queftion IS certainly reafonable but the
coRg'Wty IS not the lefs in conformity with all
the experience of mankind.
The pertonal Object of Mr. BUrr NUT be con-
lidered as the primary one. It is not 20 De
iuppofcd that either his j4raeify or his cuz,,ge,
would fulfer him to unravel his whole fcheme
TO many (; perhaps not TO a dozen perFons.
ne hno7v that to one man of celebrity he has
propofed one species Of brois7, the erection ola
new government beyond the Ohio.
! NE alo knozv, that to another gentleman
much more ditinguihed aud eminent in the
eyes of the country and the world, be flggelt-
ed another projeft which extended even 70
far as tlre Ieizure OF Vtra Crn=. Neither of
them would hnen TO him with patience.
There is nothing homogeneous in thetwo PRO-
JettS nor in that OF ieizing the IaseO, as con-
netted with them.
The only matter which Mr. Burr wanted was
TO collect the force with the requiite flores,
arms, and funds-and when collected, it would
be too late for thofe who had embarked TO be-
come counfcllors--they had flown ia the face
oftheir country-they had alienatcd themieves
from its iacred laws and protection, and Ike
every defperate and de.uded banditti. tie qviY
and THE caprice Of t5sir leader, mutt from that
moment be their kz9y
10 the YaZoo therefore he held out the rea-
lization of their fpecnatons-snd behold they
have not only depofted immenfe fums in the
weitern comntry--but they have conveyed
through BTitiih Canada, brqyG field pieces TO be
READY far a great oeeqEon.
To the diiaffe6ted and disappointed teqv flor
in Kentucky they are very few indeed)he held
forth the Temptation OF new and feparate 60
vernment--and the va(t advantages to be de-
rived to their trade by diiconneGtion from the
Atlantic ftates.
To others who had views and fpecuations in
LouIhana, he held out the name of Baron Bof.
trop's grant.
To others the idea of new government COM
preheneing Eat Mexico and LouihaDa, under
| an ennPeror-which emperor he was to be?
The grand temptation in the frR nftance.
when the force was marihalled and the plot
ripe, and to feducc all the deluded into an
overt act, was ieiznre upon the treaf,lres Of
Mexico--this was to be the prelude to all the
iubfequent political eAabiihment.-thev were
to plumber Mexico and build I'D cities and mn
DieJ with the rapine.
Our readers may think this mere fancy-but
that 1t is mott Iolsmnlr tie truth fuch as we have
1t IN the mot tober and creditahle form, we de-
clare in the face of Heaven--and the executive
OF the United States is already in poi1efiion Of
the evidence of the principal facts to which we
aliude, and upon which their deveopement is
founded.
To the foregoing 1setch, we H1all only flb-
join few remarks for the confederation of the
people ofthe United States. in this confpiracy
ia to be found none but men of what has been
called TIE fbird party, TIE adbrrentJ of Burr.
With this man Burr, is connected Dayton and
other federahs.
From thefe men the late Spanfh ambanador
Tor incendary) Yruio received the information
OF the Iecret proceedings of our government at
the Taft FELTON, of congrefs.
With this YrjO, Barr was fecretly clofeted
for hours together when laft in thi; city.
BY the dispatches Of this TRUE land they
have been regularly fent at ftated periods, for
ieveral months) the Spanifh troops on the from
tier of Louliana have been put in motion.
This plot was communicated to the court of
Spain, and although a fuccefor was nominated
to Tjyo, he has after having agreed for his paf-
iage, been induced to hay, to fee the project
contaminated.
We fhal not offer a word upon the political
connections of Bnrrin any part Of the union
the public know them--aud every honor that ia