The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-01
VOLUME !.


| rade this woman 70 the fea-alore, whence he
transported his precious cargo TO : country
where her example may be LET'S rfchevous than
! IN her own: where l agree with my learned
Sohcague, IN heartily wlihiCg he may remain
with her for ever. We are too poor, TOO fin.
pie, too advanced country, for the example OF
iuch atchevemerts--When the relaxation OF
morals is the material growth and coniagucace
OF the great progreis Of arts and wealth. il Is ar-
companed by a refinement that makes II LIS
grois than hooking: but for fuch pallixtions w.
are at leaf century too young. 10 every
point OF view in which / can lock at the faiecf,
ice you are called upon to give a verdict, q
/ bold and iuft, and indignant, and exe,nplaa
compensation. The injury OF the plaintiff de-
nlands ii from your juitice. The dSlnGGeac.l
OF the defendant provokes it By its enor,.,itv.--
hf rank on which he has relied for iInpun;ty.
cans upon you to tell BIN, that crime does not
! aicend to The rank OF the perpetrator, but The
perpetrator inks from his rank, and defceits 20
the level Of his Delinquency. The fyle and
mode of MS defence is grofs agg7a, alton of his
conduct, and a grofS in.,.l; upon You.
Your verdict will, tuf, put an end to that
encouragement to guilt that is buiis npon i'm
punty-the devil, it feems, has Gved iht. No.
bic Marquis harmlefs in the par bnt vcnr yer.
diet will rell him the tenn of that indemnity ia
expired, that his Old friend and banker has no
more effects IN his hands, and that if he draws
any more upon him, he mutt pay his own bills
hinfc!f. You viii do much good bv doing 20
you may not cnlighten bis confidence, nor touch
his heart, but his frugality viii understand the
hint. lie will adopt thc prudence OF age, and
be deferred from pUrfu;,s, in which, though Re
may be inientiSle of niamc, he will not bs ~
gardleis OF cXpence. You will do more, Won
viii not oiiiv punifi him in his tender point,
but you wi. rea!cen him in his trong one, bis
money There is another confederation, GER
tIemen, which think ;nolt imperiou!v demand;
even vind,ttive award Of exemplary Clsy,1arce.
and that is The breach Of hofpralitv. To us
peculiarly does 1t belong to avengc he violation
OF Its altar. The hofpitality Of other countries
is matter of leceiiity or convention, in ,avaoe
nations ithe fri, in poiifed ofthe latter; tu,
the hoipitaiity OF Iriihman is not the running
account of ported and ledgered courtefes. as
N other countries it fprings, Ike ali his quail.
ties, his faults, his virtues, directly from his
heHrt.-The heart of an Irifhman is by nature
bold, and he confides IL is tender and he loves:
It IS generous, ard he gives it is focial and lie
IS hofPitabe. This facregious intruder bos
proPhaned the religion OF that acred altar. 10
elevated IN our worihip, 70 precious TO our de-
Vctlon; and 1t is our privilege to avepee the
crime Youmuit either pull down the altar, and
aDoiih the worihjp, or YOU mut prefsrye IFS
tween the univsrGAl EXECUTION of all mankind
from your thrs'boId, and the MOT riyorors
pnn'ihment OF hin who is admitted and betravs.
L ms o%tencare-aas he-" e. t~un ed he has E, "
tr4ycd, ard you creht 70 n.ase him a NOE ~
nal ezamDle. Gentie,uen, ! the more djfpof.
ed to feel Che ftrongea Indignation and ahhor-
renee at this oiious con .uIet of the defendant.
"hen cosfder the deplnrable condition 10
which he has actually reduced the plaintiff. and
Derh6ns - 4 4,
in the profped before him. What A progrefs
mas nc to travel through before he can attain H..
peace and tranquility which re has lof Hoy
rEc the wounds 0f the body are thoi;. OF ;is
mind How burning the fever How painful
the tuppuration How flow hci:tatinr how re-.
laphng the proceis TO convaefcence Tbrouoh
what variety OF iufering, through what new
fcenes and changes mutt my unhappy client o2f.
ere he can re-attain, fhould he ever re-aftsin
that heaith OF foul OF which he has been di1oof-
feiied by the cold ard deliberate machinatio1so
this practiied and gilded feducer: IF, infeaJ
OF drawing upon his incaIcuIsble weaIfL for
lcanty Tetr5ution, you were to flop the Droqrrc.
OF his detplcable achievements b. reducing him
TO actual poverty. you could not even 70, rSu,ia,
him beyond the icope of his offence, nor reDr;r,
the plaintiff beyond the meaiilre of his Cofiino.
Let me remind you, that in this action the law
not only Empowers YOU, but that its policy corr
hiaIIuS you 10 C0nnuer me public example as
well as the individual injury, when Won adiuh
the amount of your verd;d.--I confcfs ar,
mott anxious that you lhould acuuit yourfelves
worthy upon this important occafion. lam adj
dreihng you as fathers, fuibands, trothers.
am anxious that feeling of thofe high relations
ihould enter into and give dignity to your YER
dict. But confeis it, l feel tenfod foicitude
when l remember that am addreiling YOU az
my countrymen, as Iriihmen, whole Characters
rs Jurors, as Gentlemen, NUT find either honor
or degradation in the refuit of your decifon.
Small as muh be the difrbutive mare ofthat
national eftmation that can belong TO 70 unirn-
portant IN individual rs myfif, vet do own
am trembngly foiicitous for its fate-But
Why foop to think at all Of myielf, when know
that you, Gentlemen ofthat Jury, when know.
that our country itfelf are my clients on this dav,
and mutt abide the alternative of honour. or OF
inf1my, as you fhsll decide. will not dare to
deipond. have every truft and hope, and con.
hdeuce in you; and to that hope will add nv
mot fcrvent prayer 60 the God Of all truth and
juitice, 70 to raife and enlighten, and fortify
your minds, that you may fo decide, as to pre-
terve to yourieves, while you live, the mot de-
hghful of al recolIettiOns that of acting igIflv
at',. ,ranfnt to your children the mon pre-
cious Of all inhertances, the memory Of YOUR
virtue.
rporf YOg~ov