Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-21
SELECTIONS.

.Strastieeafs Coanesioa uiH aaron Bur-TEe
conquest II Texas, 10 which Mr. Swartwout
an assisting pnty. probably only an Improvement
upon The original design Of Aaron Bnu or branch
Of that design. The reader Is probably aware
that Mr. s. was the confidential friend and agent
associate Of Burr while both were in England
The volume of correspondence Just published by
the larrers throw lnlle positive and dc finite light
upon Bnlf's Vaccinations, OF conspiracy" as 1t Is
termed-but Tie CONVICTION oil Il maJuf1y oil those
who have examined The subject, new that the mist OF
prejudice is soncwhatsvch away, IS that BUR intend
ed nothing criminal han hat has been
mated since his dcalh, IN The conquest OF Texas by
American adsenturcts. Public opinion has chang.
ed since Jefletsous time aud what was lhcn
crime enough 10 degrade Bun 10 inlamy. is quoted
10 the honor OF his successor. From letter wit
Ten in London, by Burr 10 Bentham WHO vas al his
county seal we extract the following
+" Swaflwani is srl heic but has n cciyed his 6nrl
summons. and viii go on Sunday evening. We
haze so much 10 dc, aud wih my hablls aud his
many things arc lett 10 the last moment, that can
not leave him ill the moment OF ms departure.
No plan has yet been adopted. All those which
you have heard loosely suggested are still under
consideration SwlH says that suspense is the life
Of a spider. lndcciS0n ~ something worse, aud
claiming 70 sympathy Yet how can ono decide
without a know ledge Of facts Il seems, however,
that ought rot 10 remain longer IN this Kingdom.
But the whitHer, and the how, and the VIXEN, are
PORTS on winch greatly dcslte 10 confer with YOU
& had h ped that you would also ha,c1leard Swa,t-
ON the suhec There is, nevertheless, a Ger
tan'y thai shall be IN OF near London NJ AMI for
some days atet your arrival. Were II otherwise, !
should forthwith take pos chase, and be with you IN
two huuIs'
Now, whatever we've Bulr's schemes the proceed.
ing sufficiently Identifies Swattmout with them
The following Is an extract from letter written by
BUR- 10 S"aft@out. Ihc reader will bcai in mind
mat FLORIDA VAS then Spanish Province. The
Spanish proclamation Of peace with England,
ma Nc nh In pJcd L,
tue political changes" referred to- n the letter was
guide TO operations IN England; OF the outrage
upon tie Chesapeake by an Euglish ship of war.
and the other Indications of difficulty between Eng.
land and the United States may be indicated At
any rate, there is abundant room for guess work. in
pcrusng these mysterious volumes
Your fhst letter has been received and acknow-
iedsed tho second has not yet come to hand |
am little anpfchcusivc that YOU and your friends
may have oyeiyaucu the resources of the Fluridas
It's country very lhIny penpled there not being
more. than 230O families M the whole extent of 600
miles, from 81. Augustine TO Baton Rouge The
American settlement (aboye the Spanish lnc) on
the Mobile Is about 400 families aud dependent
wholly on ths towns OF Mobile and ensacoIa hav-
ing no other 10 maket but down The Mobile
The Natehtz settlement, just above the line and
bordering On the Mississippi is 1uushing aud veal
thy. and II you get access 10 it, will take all
your merchand,ze, and supply as much cotton as Won
may De disposed to purchase. The persons whose
names have given you will put YOU IN the way ,o
accomplish every thing that may be practicable and
will aid you IN the execution. The two crccliencies
TO whom you have letters, 10 be approached with
caution Col. NJ. and DR.. W. will advise YOU. Per.
haps II may be expcdienr, IN the first instance TO
sound Them as merchant, without disclosing YOUR
elifunher One cannot conjecture the sort of in
fucnce which The late political changes may have
had ON their minds. The county oyeidows with the
productions you want"