The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-30

exact plans vse know not; hut we NAV a, leaf
y,efS =, i,re ch1ot, ~ which he might have
isrered his vonff- lie might have f,ppoied
hat h. had forre enough to defc.ud 70
New-Orlesos. lie might have psHtd For,
Mafiac and tho fort at Chickalaw Bluffs
without much oppo6,ion. When arrived at
New-Oheans, he n,igW have expected the aid
of WiIkinfun ard army and of many and per.
haos mott of the inhabitants of that city.
Ills plan ~ Mi point, is not to be rnft l,~n
III bis force was barge, II the army were hncere
in his fnDpcrt IL the inhahitants OF Neyr. Or.
leans we're prompt and exDlicii j. th-'r attach.
meEt, Burr would have nnfuried the hsnrar-
cf rebellion. He would have invited a6hcvents
from all quarters. lie would have lavifhrd
the cOnlifcatcd ;rcafIres cf this city upon them,
and perhaps he would have tried whether by
locking up the mouth of the M;fiinippi, or
rettriSing it's aviga,ion, he might not have
forced the people of the upper country TO have
acQuie!ced in his ufurFation. Such would pro-
badly have been his plsn, ar if thefe things had
not turned out 70 favourable to his wilhes, he
wouid then haze progreiltd with his other en-
terprife collected arms, provifon. and aihe-
rents. and att lckcd Mexico through 4 feI-port
IA Vera Cruz, or up the Red River. For I've
frequently c"ctended during his tria, that his
boa.s were well fitted for go'ng up the iream
Ii fuch were Burr's pans, was not Burr a
traitor At heart " But he did no, commit the
overt ACT, he was Do' guilty of levying war a,
gaina the U. States" Peraaps il may he 70.
But even under this view of the fubi-tt, he
faves his life At the expruce OF his reputation.
lie may Gill continue to hre ,tbe upon the earth
bat what of that: like Cain, he has mark
tha. ,alts for ever.
We fha!l hereafter inquire in our fri6tures
on the conduct of the Chief Juflice, whether
the overt att OF cvying war was committed a,
he IF -, yET
do not approve of the criterion which the Gu.
Juit'ce has laid down on that point.
This MATS of evidence is fuficcnt to cor
vince US that the diimenhc Of the union
WAS the irt and favortc ohjrt1 of a. Burr,
and thathe never would have lockel he on
Qaeit OF Mexico. but IN corfequsnce of fear
that he ihould be difappoiuted. That objett
WA the mex. nearsf 20 his heart. The hon OF
wttneiles who were introduced have proved his
attachment to this enterprife; but "ths was
one FAY his advocates whlch ne would never
have nieditated but from the profpeet OF an
approaching war with Spain and never would
nave executed but in coutcqpence ct that wars
taking place"
In this crt agree with his 0d'voeateJ; tha. If
lie had been dfappoinlei in ieiziro Oceans,
and war lad heen declared by the Unted States
ag:'Hit Spain, that he might then have attempt
"a to turn his preparations into that channel.
!rraaPs fbeg will agree with ua in this that
VI ne tai iuch an erterpriic ~ vew, the tOt.er-
l7s tta'e of nrr affairs with Spain was calculated
10 advan. hat obieGf, by chi (tng recruits in is
ferVice. But in shis we icia flue with his a,lvo
Gates that Is th-r. had been no war from the
u. SAFES, he hEl.cf wou'd have attempted 70
nave waged it aGainG Spain on his own a count.
Ills TRENDS deny this petition and point TO the
1ettiemcnt q! the Ouactita as the ultimate Cb
Ject OF his preparations. This ia epi;het iu
ce-d trniy cXprelirs our own opinion ne h.s
pans. Can any impartial man believe that n
would have retired to the Ouacha uuti he had
eX1n;tec ellis OTHER blQ1r!S Were his means
adapted TOY agriculture war was his partv
competed Of families young men Were
they Po1cGtd of mufkets and bayonr,s, or
ponghihares and hos? Were they provided
with feed corn or ki!n-dried meal But why
carry our qseRions further? Was the man who
conducted them better calculated for Farmer
or or rIanc=r? Was the srdour of his ,lcf,c-
rate ambition to- be foOner qrstilied in the ho-
JON OF retirement, and amidit the peaceful har.
v'hS OF the hcid, or amidG the din Of arms AMI
by moving off the hes OF tie Mex;canso
But If theie preiumpiive rsafons ARE moi fluff.
clent 70 remove every doubt, there are three
dt'cct tatiS which muf be ,reiifible. I.pot
at the decla~ticna Of u nrerhallttt to Peter
Iayiar. Read the corveIfation Of Comfort
ylcr III Btennerhafe;i's por;ico. Look NJ the
teitlmonY of Lemuci Henry who proves hat
Robert 4. New, Burr's intimate frivni and
the onIy 9'rginian we are proud 10 81 who was
found under Burr's baareTs, did atiuaHy ri,Ii
CUE the idea OF = Ouchits fctlcment f.id that
II 'gas good idea to ho;i out 10 the world
ara thai 1t lscnIcd 70 90 do.n very vel!
The man who can reiiG this force of evidence.
nuit have indeed inherited tae foul of an anu
or SGeptic.
"And i, the fettIement Of the Ouachits com.
pl9tsty c,e of the qnef;oa Did Mr.. Burr ne
w mend 20 ylit his laGd Why then 1id he
psT 20 much money to col. LYNCH for /, - 70
ms VIC rep'y that he did not pay naucn rooney
20 col. lynch rs appears feon his evidence,
even adn'tting that there was 2 perfctg = fair
contract between ;'iem aud 2diy, that the veil
""Cb be purchaied for his othcr entrrgriGes
was well worth the money which ne paid for if
AND SHY, Fhat had thof- eu5erprite9 fnrceeded,
ne might eajly have repaid him Elf from the
banks OF Or)eaus or TIC miue3 of Mexico We.
agire with bIa adyoca'cs in ,his that col. Burr
would have retired to the Olar.na IA ae ar..
Jun, Ent not uutil sill us other fcherres haS b.,
ballet How long he woui hay. rgroare.
ihete, IS beyond onr o'jrtture. bu, HE Drob,.
hi'''y Is, tbdt the OuachUa would have bern =
germ and no, the grave Of lis ac,Ejt,ou. ana
mat beirg thus planted in the vild~rueGs =, d.
'weeH msxico aud Orleans, he would have ce;i-
a. aro"Hd him TIE mott dcfpsra.e and cnt.ror;.
Hic men from si quarters auI then truck Gnch
= 'i"w ~ would have reit fuitrd his means and
hrs "'iHes. thanks to The Sieianrr and err,o,,
~ '3t government which has TO lar defeated hi.
A. Is lea So,