The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-09

opportunity 20 indemnify hinsfelf. A paration
OF the union cveKi9 e1enfn3iiy take place and
that country become independent oftl Allan
tic ftates. 1t was right they nhcrite ed from
nfitstieri-afid nature had G,uated them Pc
culiariy for the enjoyment OF it, The prefent
moment favored the meaure. There was no
energy i'm the government to ne dreatled-and
the diviGons of political opinions throughout
the country was circumtaace Of which he
Aould profit. There were very many enter
prihng men among us, who afpired to fome
thing beyond the dull puriuits of civil life, and
who would volunteer in this project. And the
vatt territory which offered TO advcnturers, and
the mines of Mexico would bring ftrengih to his
ltandard from all quarters. He did not doubt
but that inducements might he offered to the
army to embark with him. Double pay and
double rations-a profpea of plumber and the
ambition Of &C Movement, would do much with
carlton folders.
Mr.. Eaton iatished himfelf that Burr was re-
folute in the proieGf, and put himfef on expe-
dents to defeat his views without expofing facts.
he accordingly waited on the preiident, and
ufed the freedom TO mention Mr.. Burr AZ fuit-
able perfon to conduit our negotiations at Lon
don or Madrid. The preiident ieemed TO ex-
prefs an apprehension that the confidence was
too high. z. thought that Burr, when put on
his honor, would a6t with fde.ity-his capaci-
ties were unqueftionable--and Ggnhed that if
he remained in this country he would become
dangerous. The PRECEDENT did not underfand
this infnuation. Z. exprclfed himfelf plainly,
that if Burr were not difpofed of, we ihauld,
! within eighteen months have an insurreSou if
not a revolution on the waters of the Mfiiiiip-
pi. The PRECEDENT faid "hc had too much con-
fidence in the information, integrity and at
tachmcnt to the union of the people of that
| ountry, to admit an apprehension of the kind -
,f,ttn had 81,
| fuhjecf. But f. took leave, waited on two or
three gentlemen of congrefs,> and detailed the
whole plan of Burr. They all agreed that the
| fellow defervcd hanging but thought the pro-
je9 too chimerical, and Burr's circumstances
too drfperate to give it the merit offerious con-
| liberation. E. fad nor heard no more of the
affairs till he was accidentally informed Of Burr's
movements on the Ohio, when he fpoke pub
licly of the facts.
Within few weeks letter was received by
young fellow in Brimfeld from his friend at
Marietta, Eating that Col. Burr had. by his a.
gents, contracted for the building at that place
of Is or 90 boats contributed for tne-fIavigation
! of thofe watcrs-and that he had offered com i
millions to fundry enterprifng young men of
! that vicinity, for a fecret expedition, which
promifcd great advantages to that country.
As the foregoing fatement was examined by
| Gen. Eaton before it went TO prefs, the public
will now be relieved from their fuipence on this
futjea.
| A friend of Gen. Eaton, on hearing this de.
tail, afsed him how Burr lin cafe he fl,onld ex-
tricate himfe,f) would receive the expofnre OF
theie fattss He anfwered As he pleafes.
never folci,ed Burr's friendfhip nor his conf
dence.- lie ought 10 have known me better.
than to fuppofc me ever efficiently abject to
become the nitrument of his ambition. And
he ought to have known hiniclf better, than to
latter himielf pofelied of capacities to feduce
me to an act oftreafon." Bottom ReferfOyy.