The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-11-23
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FL Q RI II.

Extract TO the Editor off, .6urorn.
MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY, 21st Oct.
Your conJectures are close up 70 the cause
as any general can be supposed to compre.
hend particulars not previously known the
effect has accounte ed for the cause. The ex
element in West Florida has proceeded
from very opposite causes operating On
each other; good and worthy men have been
Obliged to stand forth in order to prevent
BAG men from involving the whole southern
part OF the continent, / mean all from the
Gulph to Carolina and Ohio. in confusion -
oooh af'er the purchase of Louisiana, gangs
OF spectators began to anticipate and prev
upon the new territory the u. S NIGH,
have occupied all the Perdiclo at one time
without difficulty, but body of SPECTATORS
mad been formed at the seat of the II Z
government, whose land SPECTATORS would
nave suffered, and the occupation was fms
trated even at the seat of the government.
In the adjoining territory of Orleans. there
IS oody OF the same kind, or rather seve
ral bodies, one of whom who was CONNECTED
with burr and obtained from the Spanish
government after our purchase, title un.
DER the Spanish government to 200, 900 a
Cres. don't know how far Folch, the Spa.
hish governor. was one way or other NOV
- 49, - 70 ~ toii Gtdt 10 tUlS and
other spurious claims he avowed hostility
and 1 understand that sale or ,purions
sale. with bond & Judgment exchanged.
was made to another Spectator of the name.
OF Mr. Donough or Macdonough. Several
persons very innocently took tracts of this
description OF title, with a view to DoeseSs
presumption from settlement whenever the
u. States should take possession of ito terri
tory.
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those speculators who have gone with
their eyesRopen, have been eh1eavorin, to
excite state OF disorder, which is not CON
slsteht with the feelings or wishes of The
settlers generally i; they have. however
forced The convention into the decLarof;o,,
81 :s:asi:e"Sczre. from views winch NAV mo,
De at hrst understood; in the u. 3 you will
suppose that this measure was all iorendad
10 secure liberty and to shew attachment m
republican government; undoub edly these
are the passions which we're touched but RI
produce effects that were not seen. There
are great numbers of persons in this conn
try who were tories in the revolution. a mar
ty OF these, with one UIiliam Cooher At ire
head' VINO was tory and driven from one
OF our southern states for his British ser
D'ceS' IS now at the head of party on the
frontier, and he had been joined by some
hundreds of the same attachments From
cause 10 see the u. States in possession of
West Florida would be to them as af1ict-
ing as second revolution These people
were al hrst tor convention, but SEEING the
turn 4 has taken, they are enraged, and those
who Sc on foot or projected the independence
are equally disappointed but from different
Causes.
The spectators, Dan Clarke. M'Donoueh
and others, have instigated to independence
with view TO force the U. States into some
negotiation or treaty with Florida as an in
dependent state, expecting that il the u.
States could be brought to this, they could
secure under the nezo STATE Of things bet
ter ti'le tnan those which they have obtained
from inc spanish officers since the purchase
by the u. = from France. You will see tina,
some OF the grea est spectators. such as
SkiPwlth, were placed in stations which
would have great weight if Florida could
be acknowledged as All independent state
1t would be curious to see Skipwith sitting
on the bench to try land cause. the title to
whch he might himself perhaps have pro.
cured while he was consul of the u. States
and sold or conveyed TO some private hand
but after Gallatin's report on the Yazoo
and judge Wilson's concern in it, and some
other judges, so near home, the e things do
not appear SO formidable. Yet everv thing
,iS 10 De Juogeo Of IN relation to tue circum
stauces; among the closer settled population.
and large cities, with a vigorous and virtn
Gus state like Georgia to maintain ITS r;gbte
against the eniFtre IF S7oiHdifne. the Yszoo
appears small affair I; because It can pro
lduce no consequences except afFordine some
evidence OF the dangers of corrupt or o.
lgltious judiciary. and the retention in Office
OF men who use their Offices to promote their
public frauds public opprobriam with Won.
supplies the neglect OF political Justice IN
the administration wilh us for here thev
have no public, no justice, no----not even q
press tree enough Go utter the truth.
~ there were any press in this country.
completely free. should resort to it. and
save you the trouble of postage bu, public
opinoa must be approached, aud the reHnI
will Come IN upon us at least with this con
vlction. that though the frauds may be cover
cd tor day, they cannot remain concealed
month.
The newspapers of all this part Of the
country, are either owned OF in paw of one
OF the principal Florida spectators, who