The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-03
NO. XII.

The foregoing letter from George Muter,
preildent ofthe Kentucky Court of Appeals. to
which are fubioined the letter from Mr.. Iohn
Brownt TO him, dated New-York, 10th Tulv.
Tss, and letter which Muter addrefed TO the
editor Of the Kentucky Gazette, dated the 4th
OF Sept. 100; while they ferve TO throw more
light on the agency of Mr.. Brown in the Span
I'm coniplracy, difplay want of candour and
patriotifmn Judge Muter, which we regret 70
be Obliged TO notice. We Rated in the frf
number of the Spaniih AGocatinn our belief,
that judge Muter was not connected in the ne.
lgoc'dt,on, either with Spain or England for
oartering the rights of the Keniuckians. We
believe 10 It'll but his own letter proves, that
although he had no agency in the bufnefs. vet
that he was wIllingto conceal treafcn, and to
prefs traitors to his bofom. For after acsnow.
Lodging that MIR. Brown was of opinion. =" TINT
IT QvaJ nioR R9Ujlabe TO declare this country in,
| dfpsnaenf," and that he aifured the convention,
" that all they afked with refpe6t to the nayiea-
non OF the Mliiii'pPi, was in their power or
their Offer" wiz. by forming treaty with
SPAIN he proceeds to Rate his motives, and his
feelings for conienting to the difcofure of John
Browns treafonable letter, which were not TO
t/s''7F bis country but to prevent ,iueI between
two private individuals. IF George MII}er had
been LETT to his own free inc!nations. and had
not been biaiitd by force of perional intereif.
we think he was more friendly 20 an alliance
with G. B. than with Spain This old iudee
is native of Scotland, and notwithstanding he
has pent forty years of his life in the u. S. and
has undergone many fatigues Of the revolution
airy war; yet he fill retains many of the preir-
dlces and pariaties of his country. The tin.
lei found Of hereditary title, is grateful 70 his
ear; and the old Scotch ballads Of C5arl,y
Ger the qUafer," and " 0 term Care arr van
7v0kisg jet, are more pie sling than the republi
Canfongs of" Hail Columbia" & "Yankee Doc
de-" We are far from cenfurng Judge Muter
for theie teengs--They are extremely natural :;
and when we conGider that the fcryices of his
father, were devoted to the renoration of the
Stuart family, It is not aftouiihing that the tear
of loyalty ihould trickle down his aged checks &.
and the Ggh of melancholy detection be heayed
from bis breat, whenever the fall of kiyos il
mentioned. That day which determined the
fate Of CULLoDEN, though buried in the lapGe
of half a century, we are informed, is aill kept
as day Of (errOzv by the prefdent Of the Ken.
lucky court nor without reafon, for George
Muter mutt have feen manifelt difference be-
tween the lituaton of flying fugitive and re-
bel-icampering at the heels Of defeated
prince, acrofs the irdcklefs mountsius of Gale
donli, and the rewards anticipated in entering
the palace Of ST. James, amida the fplsndour
Of loyalty.
We only blame judge Muter for the want of
independence, and for fufferng himfelf TO be-
come the advocate Of party, who were pur-
flung meaiures oppOfte to thofe which met his
appreciation, merely for the fake of private e.
nolumeut. That fucb is the unfortunate weak.
nefs Of the Prelident of the Kentucky Court Of
Appeals, will fufficienlly appear, from the pc
rufal Of john addrefs byiudge Muter & Judge
Sebaftian, in 1874. to" The Freemen Of Ken
tn ky" The caufe ofthi addrefs was briefly
as foilows:--A petition 6gned by eighty-ive
fubicribcrs, was prefented to- the hoDourable
the General A6embly for the Commonwealth
Of Ken,ucky,to remove George Muter, and
Benjamin SebaAian, Judges of the court Of ap-
peals, OF charges Of igjariag The riybf5 of man
Of tie citizens, and dersgafing from jnRjee. On
this petition refolutton was introduced in the
houfc ofreprefentatves for their removal, which
refoIution concludes with the following clauf.
es: