The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-04

which YOU may pour forth The full tide ofrsti-
onal feeling; rejoice that this d.; his not been
marked out by the confederation r fiiu., or the
nativity OF king rejoice that i, i rhe day o.
national independence, which, breaSins the
bonds OF your colonial iub;cGticn, left your ipi-
rits unfetteied, and melted YOU 60 e6ahliih a
free, an independent, glorious republic. Ever
iacred DC this day III the ar'sals vi Uir country /
EXquiGtely dear to the boiom Of every true A
incrican
The commencing term of l7T6 bchcld US the
humble colonies of a foreign power. A Chain
thrown over an ocean three tiouiandm;ics wide,
had bound us TO the proud throne OF the Mo-
march OF Great Britain. Ous commerce was fet
tered: our pcrional liberties were facri6ced.
Our representative aiIcmblies were confronted.
Our revenues, the wel-ea,1ed fruit of an enter
priiing agriculture ora ihackled commerce, was
about to be wref,ed from us without our own
content. Thanks to the genius of the Britilh
Contribution, iach deplorabe sra of national
deSeneracy was not defined to endure T'hofc
feeds Of an enlightened fprit which the repre-
tentative principles of the Enelil government
had implanted in the hearts of our co,ntrvr.en,
were endued with additional vigour, and were
made TO itrlke deeper root, and TO expand into
more perfect maturity, in this ditant, lncultiva-
ted and exteniive country. A region which pre-
ientedto their view, nothing but widely extending
toreits or the wild and wandering Eivaces, in
place OF the pageantry of court or the fubmifIi-
on OF iubects, was calculated to nouriili indie
pendent fentiments. No fooner did deipotifn
attempt to aim deadly blow at their political
rights, than the fpirit offeedom awakened from
ITS trance, and ''rent the fimfy bonds" which
bound them to their mother country.
" TIE P0friOt.,q0me quifb quick eontaeion ran,
" mn lighted bill AID NM electrified man
" Her brro-S Rain asvbiie Columbia ,nom-s'd,
ana, e''oaUn'd soifb Aaareis, Liberty refurnd''
The fame elevated genius, which has dffeve--
ed the chains that bound usto foreign power.
has intpred our internal policy, and moulded
our political irftitutions on the model of a free
! and virtuous government. Happy is the Anne-
rlcan nation that il is not curfed by the ditinc
ton of privileged orders and of the people !
Happy the man whole fpirf RITES from the duff.
and who dares TO view himfelf equal in the eve
OF the law to all who partake with him of the
/ tame common nature AS he wanders THROUGH
the itreetS OF MS native town, no gitterine CO.
ronct ottends his dazzled view As he mixes
IN the focial circle, no man approaches him.
whom he is obliged TO falute with the mott oh.
iequious fervility, and the abfurd title of nv
Lord, or Duke, or Marquis. The ignorant
Peatant, who tolls from &c dawn to dark" can
produce as luxurious line of pedigree, as the
wealthieft and mott oftentatious citizen. No
reverence is extorted from him to fuppcrt the
vanity OF an efabliihed prief, whom he abhors,
or the ruinous extravaganza of a prince of the
blood, whom he deeply defpifes. Happy Anne
rlca, that is not curfed by confecrated prieits,
diihono'red by titled nobility, or degraded by
exalted monarchs Glorious country! The in.
haoitant who does not exult in the fplendid def
tiny which has befallcn thee, deferves to be
TRUCK OF tro;n the catalogue OF thy fons and to
be regarded as the mott detachable Of traitors