The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-07
NEw.ORLEANS, Feb. go.
MESSAGE.


NEW-ORLEANS, Feb. go.
MESSAGE.
Gentlemen Of tbe Ltsyi2Stive Council, and of tie
Hoge Of Reprsieatatives.
We have been officially Informed that the
HrePuted leader of the confpiracy," which has
fnenaced our fafety and difurbed our tranquili-
ty, was in the hands of the civil authority at
Natchez )" and 1t is now confidently reported,
(athough no officia! information upon the iub-
jret has been received by mel that many of his
adhercnts have alto arrived in the MlIGippi
Territory. Among them are two individuals,
who are Represented TO have evaded by flight
from the Rate Of Chic. that pauihment WHICH
the>law in juGice and in mercy, would have
awarded againlt them.
One of thefc perfons have moft satisfactory
information for Eating, did, in September lait,
pfopofe to ctiZeu in whole yeracity entire
Copfdeuce may be placed, "ro join in plan to
bring about dilio;ation of the uniop and af-
ter pointing out the advantages which would
retnlt TO leading men, from the erection of fc-
paratc government on tii'sfidc OF the mountains,
and obferving that the people were ripe for
inch meafure, he !aid !beir plan wour be to
go on with an armed force tn New Orleans, to
ffiSe that place, anal after getting the Dgonep in
fbe 5anks, the military itarcs, and the French
artillery there, TO force the country to a fepa-
ration from the Atlantic Rates, by operating on
its commerce."-In charity to human Hature
cannot fuPpofe that all concerned in the con-
ipiracy were prepared to rapport objects Go hor-
riole.-On the contrary, am perfuaded ma
ny have been ieduced into the afiociation by
ariiiice aud INTERPRETATION and to all fuch
fruit a generous torgipenrE may be extended.
cannot. however, diff uife from the two
houtes of anembly, how greatly regret, that
the exiting laws do not afford adequate means
for the prevention of confpiracies of this diabo-
Ecai nature, tor the dilcovery of the parties
concerned, and for their puniihmcnt. | have
recently been advifed, (and from fource en-
titled to credO of the approach to this city of
an agent ofthe confPrators 81 am Informed of
his name, and the route he takes, and have
but little doubt as to the Objects of his milton
And yet believe it is not in my power to
adduce iuch proof as would jatfy civil ma
Citrate in. committing him to prifon. Aud
Mould arreit him upon my own authority,
writ of bakras corpuS would mon probably, ref
cue him from my polieason, and he might then
be enabled 10 fulfil the trcafoRabie duty with
which he may lac CHARGED.
Aiiured the fidelity and patriotism of the
great boy of the AtHcric4n people afiured
alto, that 10y the vgiidncc ut the general and
nate governments, many of the a,iherents of ;hc
Cnniplrators with ,her boats and iuopies have
been arreaed on the waters of the Ohio, and
that the arm oil the natonis raiied againtt them
laPPrehend no permanent misfortune, nor can
TINS territory iR f5e zVorR IF filse5, eSperieuc.
other than temporary evil. We however owe
1t TO our immediate fafrty to continue for ,b,
preient our rpeatures of precaution ard in
addition 20 thofe already adopted, the expsdi-
ency offufpendiag fer e-ybor. time, (and under
iueh rehrittions may be bef calculated to
proted the innocent) ''the privilege of the writ
of Ha6eas COrpws," is recommended to your
confederation.
(Signed,)
WILLIAM c. c. CLAIBORNE.
NEw-ORLEANs, Feb. 10, 1907.
On the receipt of the foregoing mefIage, the
houtc of representatives Thought it Advisable to
ak; the opinion of The courts and the u. States
o,itritt attorney, as TO the conttitutionaty of
the meaiure. The following aDfsger was re-
turned.
Nezv Orleans, FEB. 1873, 1907.
IL conf-quence of your letters Of yencrday,
we have examined the ordinance b. watch this
territory is governed, and unite in the opinion
that the Legislature thereof has not he power 10
sulpend the writ of Habess Corpvs.
We are with due reipea,
Your nlof DOT. ferv'ts.
DOM. A. HALL,
GEO. MATTHEW'S, ir.
WIN. SPRIG,
JAMES BROWN.
fot'1 RAfki1t, elg. Sbeakfr
ofths h0g'e Of Rc3rejfniafi1ej.
(1i'he day after the ahove ietfer was received
The following refolution was adopted with but
three diirntng voices.)
Rstoiq,ed, That the houfc Of Reprcfsnfaiives
OF the territory of Orleans, have examined With
aiieniion The constitution Of the u. S. and the
ordinance Of coDgrtfs by which this territory is
goserned, aud are of opinion that they cannot,
without violating the contribution, fuipend
unJerany reari6lioUS whatever, fhe wri! OF Ia
bFRS corpus.
'. NEw.OSLEhNs, Feb rs.
On Friday lat, capt Walter BurIing, aid
de-campio general W.lkiUfon, reacEed Ibis CT
tyfrom Vera Cruz. Capt, Burling, we uuder-
iisnd, went from Natchitoches to the city OF
Mexico, and from thence to Vera Cruz, wi en-
he took hipping for this place. What wasthe
otjed of his milton, we know not, nor do we
learn whether he brings any news--all we have
learnt is, that wherever he went he was receiv-
ed with diainguinied attention, and had an in
terView with the yIceroy.
the foregoing paragraph, which was pub
Jiined IN Bradford's Orleans Gazette. the fol.