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

win winch ne could iSparate the Weter1 .n,,t
the Eaitern States, and .he ic'cnders of thrice
a. Orleans. lie did not veyeai the,c iiitis As t
they had Jun been hatch, H. cr a.,fth,v ,,3nld
be lightly relinquiihcd. drfrom II. Il. ciY,rl,
upon his means. rs named nd,vidusis whom
ne had ieleoed for his ptnp"(v., aud t. vas
prepared TO ani,vrr every at 6t'"n viii y could
he made to their Accomplishment Ai.etl,js.
who is there freptic enough 20 doubt. that .Ais
man was q. heart traitor
Hisinterviews with MIR. Stoddrrt pc;n' tnth-
lame eonCluion. though with this material DIFF.
ference that while he u,anisl Red the C,sc
dtfconiensed fp;ri>, and the fame ccnte,upt for
the weakncis Of the Administration which he
was al,si wards forced Ia r, fp, Ct. and.he ZANE
Idle Conscience in his own means and Talents,
he did not dare 10 auai Mr.. Stnddrct's ear
with the details of his plans, He did cot deiip.
nate New Orleans as the point where he Shouid
make hs attack he did not name the periors
whom he bad choicn for his accompliceS, ard
he feemed to dlicloie his ideas not as if they
were fuch as he meant To execute, but as fhofc
that might be !uccefsfu'iy attempted bv fome
daring genius. The reaun OF this dfinetion is
obvious He knew that Mr.. Stoddert ,Vasa
man cf too much virtue, and of too l,,.ls uleans
to become an accomplish. Gen. Eaton, ce the.
contrary, was young, he bold. hr had
flown a military turn, aud his virtues had NOT
yet been prohed By Burr.
AT Pit.fsutg, " bile lie was on his route to III.
Wetesa Country, and under the holj,t,h,.
roof of the venerable George Morgan, ne dc
plays the fame bent of rninti. u trrth, where
ever he goes, he is defined like TIC inail 10 leave
his fine behind him. !, would ftem ,npplii-
bic for the mind OF man, when ferioullybsnt
on any favourite idea, tn prevent lis buff
ing forth in continued and inIirect indications.
Burrs mind was full OF war, OF arlos, of militia
ry achievement, and the disunion OF the n attR
~ 49,.
They were precifely fuch rs nigh, have bs.n
expected from this dfpoEton. He oouid noc
lee ftrong man, without coaiidcring him as 4
folder, and whiting that TX had thoufaud fuel,
fellows. Hs ccnverfiinn with the younv Mr..
Morgans before lie reached their fathers houe-.
his conversations at and after dinner 5reath.
this predominant fpir.. The fame plane l,sune
him at midnight and he defends IT a at night
with the candle in his hand t. the chamber of
old MIR. Morgan for what. Mr.. Moresn's ar
dent virtue Topped his Communications, and
prevents Us from having the ful benefit Of the
diicloture, but there is every reaion to believe
that his intention wac 90 MAKE the father An in
nrument in the ruin of lis fon, & ex7GS from aim
his content that this noble minded ION ;'io,,d %,
along with him in his f'nsfarious" project 20 the
Wet. But why ihould y. dv,- upon fuci
'cenes as theic The whole air Of his CONVEX
ta;ions, at Morsanza, aud next morning at
draw down upon him the wort fuiuic;oDs of all
The Mortans, and 10 Induce then to. give the
hTtt n:orinationto government Of his fnro'cious
dsbgns. The com?a fapt Mr jrlian Dupeare,
may indeed Gcny all thrfe thiIgs Dut what
weight fhould he given 10 that mans word, or
vigilance Of obiervation, who has 30 oDpof.tbS-
united tctino"y OF the Aoreanr. or a5h3 u3or
being ail;ed. whether Ncw- York might no. b..
taken VITA 500 men, could comp!aiiantly bow
allen,?
Let uo proceed anoiher Geo in the inrsRis,-
ton OF this evidence. The next paint whs-:
we are able 10 TX this wandering lpigit is on
Biennerhade't's Hand. Here i E'lys ire fau,..
part; 1T tear if may calculate the cau!;:
oY us c0niScu-nces. TREE days after Burr
leaves the iGaud, blennerha!1;.it pubIjlhcs the
QnerIit. Two circumstances are here cslculz,-
ed 10 h!erd Mr.. B Irr wi,h the guilt ~ folly of
the!e writings III. That bcnneri,siIctt, The an
thor, was the notorious accomplish of Burn,
and 2d!y, That the fentjr!-nto aud rcry chain
OF arguments were 60 !;n,iar to thofe which
a witneis had fort time before heard from the
lips OF col. Burr, thatupon Being aikcd vino
he tuPpoted to he the author; he very iageiy
replied that Burr hal fu Ia he'd the idcas, and
thai 6lennerhafie,t had pus them into ftylc.
t'heie Writings tpea' for themfeIses. No
man that reads the cucrf can ;njaskc the
d'fpoItion or deien With which they wcr.
pie beyond the Allegheny, the imaginary dii-
advantage of Union viii he Atlantic Gates,
which attempt to 6hew ;hern in how ruch
better condition they would be placed urdef 4
government Of their own, which pcrfnadc thee,
that it is not only natural right, but aright
ing-aited upon the contribution "a provide for
their oWn i'Antt welfare, Whoever can intake
The tempe Of fuch writings ~ thefe from fuch
men, & at irch time, might AZ well pretend to
doubt whether the Declaration os Iude pendeGce
or Common Senfe were calculated TO promote
the revolution of America. No ursD can doubs
them, and no one can pretend 10 doubt but be
who is an accompiice of Burr.
Ard here 1T - not improper to give all the
weight which they delcrve 20 BcnnerhaiIett's
tnccre & repeated declarations, FROM the COM
pick and UNCERTAIN code Of the law, thcic de-
claratIons may rot he received ina corri of iuf-
hce 10 bear Againit Burr, but common fenle is
unable TO recoguif: fuch an ahfurd dGiu&tior
There are iugiCicnt reafrnp 70 fatisfy any man,
that Burr and BepncrhaGett were io.nt accom-
Dices in joint undertaking, and ihat however
BDrr may have i'Hpofed upon tho crc6uhty Of
Bienneihaiieti in f,ttiDp before him tho extent
of his areaaS, that he falriy repre- tented to bm
the nature of bis plans. Let us then gather
thefc plans from Bienncrhaiietrs declarations,
aud what are they? Wherever he vcrturcd
10 De the moa frank, his fchemeS were of the
granGeG chars9er.
1T was not 90 fette the Ouachiia land ror
was it to carry conqusf 20 MEXICO; but it was
TO feiZc the TEXTURES and arms o. Or
leans, and bv locking nm that mouth ~ a..