The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-03


but that he would take the frft opportunity al
ter he had gotiettied.
q day o. two after his arrival at St. Louis. hi
orderly came TO me. attended. was take
'nto his parlourand he locked the door. t;r
AfeRae. What time9 a. About the laIt o
June, or LIT or cd day OF July. Mr.. lIcRae
IAN you name the day' A. cannot. Gen
tpikinie4. Can you come within fise days
a: No, canot.l We comneacea walking
me esrcral appeared to be rnfrinaliag, ans
AFTER two or three times be al.ed ne what fer,
or government would fnit Lo1;haia. Wlthos;
hehfat'on, replied, a repreiep,ativc reps5.ic
/ would rneee bo:li the wiihes and expectations oi
1 the peop's. He anfwe.ed tsat he was furpriz,
: co tohsar me- fay 70; fcsthe French coul,l not
1 underE1nd ',j rrincirle or lie brought % .ttcnd
elections; that rl,e AnieFie5n inh9bitsn.a wsre
1 a so!eg!ev't its. the mere er,ptYrgs OF fails or
tagftives nor, ja'licc, Grd did mot defet,- free
Soavernmept; THAI niiltaty government ,,Sas
bel Tor ,h-.e peoyis. ,n.i nc. ,,her va 'coatsn.
p'atsd for tl'er,; Here bJr Has,. e;Gcrs;az
sdat MAJOR Bruff retired 10 taois on ysaich fe-
veFal papers were LAID. aiSed him whcn h had
MADE the fatenert OF Lilo .c;tinrcny, which be
was then giving. On heing anIwerea chat it
was reseatiy dcAe ard .iace his arrival here !;
iNr. Hay TeGueaed thai be would nc. again loa,
at II. B,ajor Eruf fa;d that b.s Aateme ct wac
drawn tfosii nur,hsr OF letters - ici Be had
"fi;teh to h;6 friends about TIE t;rn- os the
'eaH,ac'.oos alluded TO; aud from IA Intended
puohcatioa asainf the Cen. ii.at the 5ol;,ics
or the United Ststes had undergone gress
chaDge; that the honc;t and ,sfc hal ua;te,. to
fa?s tie federal contribution, anA pft,ct,t di
vihen of propert! which The democrats aimed
1t; that toe Democrat: party II Cont.re!s :7ti
lpiit aud dwindled; and shat John Randolpa,
Nicho'!on and Leib, had lca t'ieir ipgueoce
coth in Congtei5 and with the executive. Oh.
iercce that he attributed princielsa and motives
to the republicans which 5,isy aelorred. p3r.
Hsy. To which party did you belong: 4.
10 the democratic. Mr.. Maft;r. Yves yo,,
not then democrat, and did rot g H. yTHsiu
ION know You 10 belong TO that partys A.
Tss.l Ga .his fuejei we had good deal OF
conversation. / remarked on tie fcl.T 20 f.p.
Pofe John Randolph would content q throw
Els property into the public iock, in orc.c- "a
haVe icranble for a part il. +, ,weye-, he
general o5ierved, that the otic6t of t,- demo.
Gratis ~as 10 produce 2 Gate o. ANARCHY ard cor.
fution /; 10 ieiZe on thc pFaperi OF toe fa1-ral-
lis and divide ii arncns thIniciyc,; SrG Ills
too lie told me vita very ferrous fase / vii,
make ono obiervation here it is t,At lief con-
ve.!itions wkicf l had with Tie G.sefa. y.,rc
at difcrent times, and it 10 coilicl: that nav
not have ciaiisd them preciiely iii poids o! Il s,e
but ann certain that they die; happen ana near.
= - J.
candid, ne viii acsn2wielEe it. Gen. !fTik:g.
yen. Indeed viii cot. * iei.i tia: P.GT
tyiVania aas co1vuIieo ~ tine Ge..,ocf is; vet
thty would not iIcceed in turning cat RI iSes;,
or introducing their arbitration fyifcm / think
that this ended the conversation. We GOT
waroI; AID the General threw open the GUor,
ana walked oct.
AFer d!nnsr his orderly came for me again.
attended; was taken into his room and Tie
door fatened. he affirmed f,i!dsr manner.
Ard aildrrd nc ,hat the politics not oDiy 0s the
untc6 States but OF tie executive had changed:
that the difference between the preiert and for
ner Administration was merely in na:re that
parties were kept alive By The cunning, j., order
60 help them 10 Office or to keep them Ia nat
The people mHOok the character Of bar. ,effer-
ION; that want Of energy was No plr5 Of il,
but rather o6anacy. Here he C6ierved tnst
the French had oct been enough attende {, to in
t"e territorial appointments that thty were
the natives, ard the Americana wer- rncrstrfj.i
inCruders and TOW rallied 2gaifR King and On
veTUTspt which had railcd item from aG,c..-
Nj. 7lrt To whom did he aliu,'e? 4. I
coutidered that he pointed bis remark 10 Mr..
Anltiu particularly. It was the Spauja KIM
and government TO which alluded lie then
cbleryed that Governor Claiborne, a nigsrab,e
thing or tool, had diitrhutoJ The appointments
IN the lower country among hi5 American foi-
lowers and dependents, and Md neglected the
French, for which he was exccrated, de.piCcd
and for!ahen by every per!an q Talents and no.
nor, cEcepr by a DR.. Watkins, who no doub;
had fome perional views. ] obfervsd that in
| the lower country the great body Of The people
we're French; bet that in the upper country
there ivcrc more than two Americans FOR one
FTenchman, and that the difprcporiion encrea-
fed daily ~ emigration, and would f10n entitle
rs to elections. He replied. Cod forhid that
you :hould ever Zee al election in Louiiara !;
and then obierved that it wac the intention OF
! the government to depopu'ate lhdt country,
except the Villages OF St. Louie, St. Georya and
ST. Charleo, and FINAL dttri6t OF country A.
round each, merely iU,liciert to fupp9rt them ::
that land would be OFF, TO the inb,iiiintl
| on the Eae Eide Of the MimGippi, which if they
rr'uied TO move 10, they would be pualed over
At the point Of the blyOget, aud that / fhnnld
be employed in thai buiinefs. As found that.
my replies only initiated the Gensra and .,,t
! hack the important communications lherefD,e
determined when j could not acquicfce IN fen.
! timcnt with the General, would end-syorrfo
be FLINT ill got the imb9riant feref. But |
! found, had Already gone too far. The Gene.
/ raj app AIRED to he vexsd and GiappOntrd 4;
threw open the door and walled out.
! The next morning his orderly came for ne
again. I1ifended and We had another par
/ lour converittiUn with cloCrJ doors. HeaGur-
cd friendly manner, aud begged me to rtcol.
! ed that it was fDmeiime fnce had lr(f the
EN-a.g -. Ef.t..