Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-20

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looking and surveying from m9aa,se.
top the far extended plain below. ha, ~
had himself IN this tiac CT is lair a, l-.'
to saw aud to think so) aita salFiclso,
form any thisg like cersaia opiaioa re,
pecting our western cones1ns, Ystoab.
few We have, We will for once s,oSgus.
or at least form a guess,
I If we understand the character Of II,
Burr, penetration, insrspidisy, aad aab
ton are the first constituents Of his com
position. Ills age, his experience, IL.
very nature of the profession to which i.
was bred, will in all likelihood havs pr.,@
served tina, poise in his MAD between an
bision and judgment that would exclud. !
rashpsss from his plans, aud proven, hin
from entering upoa them wl.hout soa.
thing approaching 70 cerlslaty 81 their
success. A, ali events X would be tolylo
impu,e TO hi9 the sxHsvsgaat madarss q
undertaking an enierprlzo OF such haa nd
without having felt his way as he proceed
&c, ndtaken sonndings before he entrfed
upon l,We mean zona diags.o Of he III.
position and OF the ,orjaipns Of the peup.
upon whoan, and with whose co.operaaoa
he intended TO act; OF without b..ng q.
snred thar the temper Of tha' people W, |
in posture favorable TO his views. i;,s
pears in evidence, ,ha. Spain he'd t.sa
tanpering with that county before ssl
that tie saedc of lamperiDg was 50 It'll.
sapalssable to those who were tried, thai
they kept il TO themselves and TO ;hia.
i, was SO KEEP, for aoy other purpose ba
20 be acted upou WHEN time SERVED, wosli
be irrasional.
The natural enpiai;v OF The psoa.
sharped into asarice b. our executive ~,
perlfaenss, snd the appetite for changs and
enterprise engendered, or az least .os,er,e
by the solitary condition OF THEN lives,
would naturally have resdered them a:
csssiblr TO .he ipsinuatoDs of those who
hele out to them the promise OF wesIlh ID
The mines of Mex,co, aud of new IsDd
sad uew acquisitions in that rich par, q
the world. A man therefore, who wished
to work upon th-ca in thu! way, would NJ
doubt have foaad them ALREADY in ,ha
hearts considerably Ioosrned from ,ha,
feaI,y by The samperiag of Spain, and pr
pared OF course far an entefpTiZs much
more pa!zsabIe than that she had offered,
as being under chief os their owe nstion,
who spoke their own lsaguage, aud was
in fact their own choice. To him VII, |
had for tour years been joined 10 The ehNf
Maglstracy with their executive, they 10
doub, fels Partially and respect. Andsds
nind and manners Of Mr.. Burr war. sd
nirably calculated to improve those aa.
vantages, All this time, it appears, his
the taneness aad incapacity of Mr.. ltt'
fesson had brought the chief magisuay
in'o contempt in the nswly acqu red terri
tory, and particularly at New Orleans
And this. while it rendered the psop:
there Impatient, sengendered dark designs
and darlng purposes, ia which, the PRO-
jectors we.erendered still more con6jsd
and bold by the inbeciliy of the persoa
who welded the oalv authority that val
TO sean, to resist, or 10 defeat their prr
jecss. 10 such state of opinions and feel
'nss Mr.. Burr ssoss probably found thea
azd considering bis design. il is far
conclude he is not wsn.iogio foaasa'I'S
aad increasing them. Still other me1s
were to be sougat-bus wksrs were tHI
TO be had )?
Here we solemnly enter our protest q
gains. being supposed to lmpute to Nh
Barr ths mssn part of design of pauas
the western couasry into the naads Of any (
forsign power. Hi, ambition and HI E
eommon sense we hrmly believe 10 o.
guarantees against that. What could ~
look for BY il bu,dangsr and the worst tiaa
OF infamy and eternal dishoncr. But
has French and Spanish muskets aud aratt
= and he has Been ia close intrigue VIZ
the Spanish ambassador - some say s''a
that he corrected AID approved of the saw
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