The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-06-27
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The communication ihall be immediate, and crcum-
Ntantiai. Whenever fucceive accounts arrive from
the fame place, the Editor will attempt give them
fuch arrangement in the paper may exhibit the
order Of their time. Whenever different reports
made of the fame event, whenever different Incl
dents relst ione more general event, he will at
reInpt reduce them ali to the fame head. Should
fhe incident happen in any place, whole ftuation it
may be necehaty, yet difficult to know, he will gene
rally give fhort decription of from cne Gazetteer
or fytem or Geography. Should the accounts of any
event, hould accounts of different arrive at
the fame tme which may be too long for nfertion in
sle paper, he will attempt TO draw faithful and
interetng SUMMARY. Should the event be Political,
psrhzls..S may with to trace connection with fome
others which have produced which may fuoceed IL
Should the be Scientific, he may perhaps apire,
with the help of ome literary friends explain les
laton forne generaltheory in that branch of phi
Ioiophy, and to delneate IT'S application to practical
purpoles.
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Public Dilcu!ons important fubjects. Thefe will
principally comprehend the communications OF the Fe
dera Executive, the communications of the Executives
of the different States the debates of Congress, the
deliberations of the Virginia Legislature, when they
be fairly collected and extracts from the proceed
ings and debates Of the EngliIh Parliament Should
any public mealre be involved in thofe documents &
diiculions whole fecret prings dtn6tly exh-
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his reader. He will endeavor develope its
Hection with that party OF men that fytem OF mea
fures, whole fnccefsit was either deGgn, may
tend, to affect
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Office whatever competition ihall contain any
Intersng argument on either iide of an tereiting
h.. Sod he
vetigstion In the performance of this duty, more
delicate in its operation and more important in its eff
fe&s, than any other, the Editor of the ENQUIRER
wilhes explain the principle, by which his conduct
may be regulated. Every Editor of paper occu-
pies two dihintt htuations, which impofe upon him
very different duties He becomes the organ of pub
iic information, while he prelerves his individual cha
raaer, feelings, and opinons--So far he is PUB
Lie organ he has right to withhold information,
any newfaS argument, which may flied is
fainte ray upon any public quetion. Ii is not fufc
ent that he fhoud communicate his view of the
fubje4 with the arguments which led TO its adoption.
For, different minds draw very different concluG-
from the fame principles, the whole ferries of fate
rnents, which was ought have been prefent to his
n1ind, when he formed his opinion, deierve to be
drawn forth for the candid confederation of his read
The Editor who gives currency 20 incidents and
10 reafonngs, which pleafe his party only, or
which advance his own fytem of opinions, widely milf
aaume to himlelf the conclulve powers Of Judge,
when ne ought be contributing only the auxiliary
experience Of WitneGs , What is it, but to afIune
20 hitnief the privilege Of deciding for others, when
he ought only to be fUrniihing them the materials by
which they may decide for thelnlelves Such IS the
relation IN which he f1ould flnd 20 the publie.-But
ne owes to HIMSELF obligation, equally important.
lie has opinions of his thoie different to-
pies. He cannot reinquih the inetn1Ible privilege
of an explicit avowal He can lay claim to other
privilege than this but this privilege Of trau1cend-
ant importance, from the frequent us which he may
be induced 10 apply it. What direction II may receive
IN the Office Of the Enquirer; under what fynem Of
oP:iions it is likely 70 be entitled the Bditor is
fisued to avow. He has devoted too lrtle leiure to
political fcfearches; bat far as his reflections have
extended his political creed IS congenal the Coni-
tuition Of his country and to itspreet administration
He reoiccs that his country is independent Of foreign
powers andfree from delrctic ini,utions. Hebeieve'
that e',oie lurious benefits would ioon expire with
out the fautary operation Of the representative and e-
dera principles H sdmires the character and con-
du4 Of Mr.. JrrrrRsoN. He thinks THAT his Insugu-
ration Speech not unworthy Of the author Of the
Declaration ofAmeTioan Independence He thinks thrt
his Official condua has dfgraeed the maxins Of his
Inaugural Speech
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Congress aud the Virginia Legislature, abundant pec
mems Of II rEsAruRF and SCIENCE. Theie may com.
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