The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-04

of democratic fatcS IS cemeuted only ny the
confidence OF public opinion, and not rvetted
by military power? lfthe influence of potts &
places were found ueceGary in an agricultural
democracy, founded on the arong BATS of equal
property, the problem of repuhlicaniim would
| oe flowed for ever, and popular government
would be- demonstrated political delu'ion of
dchSninc aud ambitious demagogues. i hope
the adminiitra.ion ofthe American government,
viii perceive this dangerous error OF calling per-
| fonal influence TO the aid CT public opinion, in
crder TO check the ufeful controversy of ecqui.
| ~, which preseveS the oquipoie Of energy in
civil power, & freedom in the citizens aud be-
comes the indifpenGble cement of union, wifi
! dom and confidence in the American republic.
The lac great remedy of Cancellation, is the iii :.
interefednsis of lesiliators, hould thefe fitfiSf
private views TO predominant. over public inte-
/ rets IN their councils, the confidence OF the peu-
! pie would be loft, and the electors of the diff
! trict, after the example OF Georgia, would take
the government into their own hands. This
example, which caufed general panic of anar-
/ chy among the blind & infatuated mimics Of Eu-
ropean policy, will ferve to thew thoic Ameri-
cans who are capable of original thought and
obfervation, unfhackled by cuttom and preiu-
dice, that the agricultural condition of their ma
ton IN an equality of property, is bctond the
: reach ofeither anarchy or defpotfn,. The ex-
ecutivc government of Georgia, viii no doubt
be leis rapid i'll its meafures, becaufe the negoti
ators with the fate will wait the confirmation
ofthe people i'll fubteGuent election. This de-
lay, initead of being omuows of anarchy fhould
difpofe the whole confederacy OF America, 60
an imperturbable Rate of confidence, frength
and repots, on the great pyramid Of popular 60
! vernment.
| Beware, Americans, Of the opinions, converfa-
tons and writings of European emgrants, whole
&c
pciized property and arifocratic power necef-
! fairy for its fupport in Europe, continue their
habitnal accents and Explanations of anarchy
and deipotiim in this country; whole condition,
domeitic, moral & political; is rs different from
! that of Europe, as the element of water from
that OF land. Their languageis inhammatory &
acrimonious the leaf difference of political o.
P;nion is called ratcality and fcoundrelittn, &
the leait oppoiition or iupport of government
are termed deligns of anarchy and deipotiln.
| In their native countries, the contet of par
ties IN monopoly of property, are truly alarm
ing and dreadful. a thoufand non-proprietors
are lowering like vultures over the carcaie of
one proprietor, and ihor.id the eagle of power
! be abfent or chained for moment, the alter
nate icencs of plumber, anarchy and defpotifm,
would eniue, as exemplified in'the annals of the
initructve and diiatrous revolution Of France ::
an eternal eXemplar of AL countries where po-
Puiation is numerous, territory fcanty, and pro-
perty unequally divided Iconjure you, Ameri-
can citizens, when you hear the acrimonious
and infiammatory language of turbulent and ex-
lied emigrants from the crowded, ignorant and
| fuperlttious nations of the old world, reply to
them in the words of Hamlet, " look on this
picture and then look on this" Behold Anne
Iica, in fate of equal property, abundant I'M
occupied territory, and fcanty population.
The abfolute freedom of the preis, unknown in
all civilized countries, fpreading in the bold en-
curry of newspapers and philofophic lectures /;
| iagacity to difcover the means and ends of hui
man eXifence, rather than fciencr to difcover
the harmony of uninterefting modes and fyftems.
Pejudice and fupertition difperfcd by the mo-
raj fcence of man and nature. The hmpls diff.
cord of parties in asricultu-alSlc ommerciainte
reits foealny reconcied by tempoFizing conceG.-
on. The imperturabable fate of domefic fcciety
in equal property which has enabled America to
| exit in perfect order in the abience of all 60
vernment. This fingular condition, inyincible TO
all the fhocks ofinternal difcc-d, will uphold 70
ciety till the Improvement csthc public mind
in the knowledge of man and nature, fhall open
upon human perfettability and make all relapfe
impofiibleeven by the phyicaf force of fubju-
CATION by the united arms of Europe. Such is
the portraiture ofAmerica.
! Now look yin Europe. Territory fcanty, popu-
| latIon crowded, property monopolized, avarice
contending with povertyn ipayed and deftruc-
tive labcurto fqueezethe laft drop offtrengthfrom
the debitated and toil-worn body of the pea
FAINT. Obfervation advanced by vain and pom
pous icience far beyond the powers of contem-
plation and difcernment of thoughtful fagacity.
The leading ftrings of fupcrftition broken be-
fore reafon had acquired any ttrength luxury
multiplying the wants of Ill clafies of life, far
beyond the powers Of acquifition in honeR in
duttry. lnfidious demagogues profting Of this
wretched fate of fociety to excite the multi
tude into infune6tion by speculative AK
IONS of rights and theories of perfeeability.
In this awful crifs of internal policy, the ex-
ternal iafety of nations is threatened by the lofs
of the balance of power or virtual confederacy of
Europe. Warisno longer contentionf orltigated
rights OF doubtful limits ofdomain, but the ex-
trpation OF all laws, culfoms and propenlites
of civil life in the fubiugation of military power.
Such are the moral portraitures of America and
Europe, which cannot failto expofe the folly of
initiative regard or in1ru6ive exempar fought
after in the policy of the eaffern and weftern
continents, by ineffective politicians. Repub-
! licaniim is as iInpol1ibe in Europe, as menar-
chy in America; Whole very fingular condition
of local circumstances will open new code of
policy, the criterion of which mutt be placed
in its own experience, rrelative to any part or
event IN human hiitory. Having eltablfhed
my ground and means of Cancellation in the finn
| pie and unobferved nature of American policy,
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