The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-06-09

III the pu6lick mind took place, poiettd a jea-
ious regard for equal rights, NOW IN POWER,
THE FIRST TO sUByERT THE PRINCIPLES
which they wi!hed to be thought the advocates
OF.
| requef, FIR, you will lay this letter and
copy OF If, before the two houieS.-l indulge
hope that the Legislature may not, by any pre-
ient impreinons, be hulredinto aineafure which
places the fate OH an unequal footing in the
confederacy.
l have the honour to be,
With confederation and regard,
Your excellency's 81 of obedient,
P. BUTLER.
His ereel1eay Coz. Ricbardjon.
/ PKiLADELgRiA, IpyH 3, 1904.
DER SIR,
Looking over copy OF my letter to you
of December s, which letter requeited you to
lay before the Legislature, obferve one depar-
ture from grammar, which will thank you TO
amend. before the letter is fent 10 the legina-
ture. will quote the fentence to fave you the
trouble of looking over the whole letter.
"1he attachment to ali individual, gives birth
to heat and turbulent paiIions, which is, in a
degree, checked by an indiicriminate vote for
two perfons."
do not know yo ur fentiments on the propo-
fed alteration of the contribution. Your itation
rights iince you entered into public life, muf
give great weight TO any opinion, you may give
on thus very intereitirg queition. Intrigue IT.
tciet cannot have the impudence, if truth is at
ali regarded, TO call it party queltion. 1t is
truly quettion Of fate rights; or rather inn
proper attempt by few ftates, under the fpe-
oI 'SrI anu riTc coi;ftttecfteh tits
|! ne honour or iaving theie ftatts from degreda-
uoh, is reierved for South Carolina--ihe will be-
come the Thebes OF America. If Soutb-Caro-
INA gives her function 10 the propoied alterati
on Inc ratltes TOR ever her own degradation. as
wen as that or other lfateS. If the alteration
lucceeds, the ice-Preiidert will for ever here
after become an article for fale, barter or ey
change, by a combination OF a few ffafes.
h1oW your votes into our fcae for pref
cent ana you may name the vice-prefideEt.'
nus the ylce-preEdent, inftead of being the
iecond mott eitimable character in The Union as
is contemplated by the contribution, as il now
itands, will be the creature of the offspring OF
intrigue. In tbeevent of the death ofa prefident.
now dreadful would the lituation Of the conn
t.y oecornc under the government of fi!ch a
Nce-prehdent as this intriguing innovation will,
hileteNn times in twenty, give to the Union.
! mountaineering has, and jufIy, the reputati-
/ o. OF embracing as many enlightened, welledu-
! cated CITIZENS as any fate in the union-can
therc be rejecting mind in the fate who does
mere cannot. In few wears when partv
heat iuoildes, if ever it will fubfide, 7 wouId
venture TO riitl my reputation and life on it.
that fcveral of the ftates who have allowed
themielves TO be hurried by the fDirit of p7rtv.
INTO an appreciation of the meafiIre, vii! de-,
voutiy thank South Carolina for fayine then,
IRON the fnarc laid for them-from the ,eors-
| dation INTO which they are hurrying themfeIyes.
Lleisslaay was afured by very good authority,
.na' governor fenner ofRbode-Illand, did al in
MS power to prevent the adoption of the s,4Ar-
alton; but iii conGequence of ione federaliffs he
ing active in cPpofng it, the republicans Elid il
hat DC good thing. Such is the hurry into
wihcn party heats fometimes hurry men. South
Naf0hna has favourable opportunity TO diflin-
gum herielf Tor polltlling true patriotfn, and
calm; clear Judgment. God Almighty grant
tha' Inc may embrace the opportunity.
regret exceedingly that the nate of my
neath does not permit of my return TO Carolina.
II my worthy colleague and myflf were called
pefore tire Ics'lature TO give itatement Of pub
nc msailtcs, public relations, and private com
binatIons, am well fatisfed that we G,ouId not
differ in our fatements- but alas my health
permits not my being in the way of difcLarg
ing this duty.
] have the honour TO be,
with great confederation and efteem,
Dear iir, your molt obcdient,
p. BUTLER.
received the letter you favoured re With,
coveIngyour communication to the legislature,
Tor which return you my bet thinks
FeilHnG this letter over, fee nothing in Il
mat loah win to he ieCret you are therefore at
liberty to make what ufs you tb;uk proper of il.
MARIETTA, April so.
LIN Of oS1EA bNih at Marietta da,ine tbe 6f6l
fam.
Brgantine Louidans, bmthcn 10 tons, built
b. Joieph Barker for Edward w. Tupper, Ia.
B7gantine Ohio, burthcn i7c tons, built by
Jonathan Deyol, for Mills, Frazier and M'Far- |
lane.
Sch'r Whitney and fch'r M'Crath, for Col
Abner Lord, bUrthcn each, 90 tons.
Theft vefiels have all failed, ADD we arc hap |
p. 10 Rate that their profpeets agc ar % ftic-
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