The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-05-30

MY dnu conversation III the pOnIiCal circles,
ard will be found extremely iEterefiug. BY
! whom it has been publiihed does not appear,
| bat the practice is perhaps to be lamented
| (now 70 much the falhion of the day) OF diff
| cloiing TO the world the private ientiments
! andopinions of pcrions in high itation and of
ice, orfubjetta of fuch delicacy aad impor-
(. lance.
! { Mol.
Froni TIE R;gbt Hon. tie Lord Chancellor of Ire
| La.d, TO TIE Right Ron. the Earl Of EngaK.
! Ely Place, Dublin, Aug. Is.
My LORD,
! According 10 your Lorifhip's requeft, have
! hgned with great pleainre, warrant for your
| iordthip'S appointment TO be juftice of the
peace for the county ofMeath.
| At this moment, my lord, ii is peculiarly inn
portant. that every perfon entruied efpeci-
ally with the prefervation of the public peace
: fhould know, and confcientiouGy purfue the
| ftilct line of ms duty. Your lordfhip's difin-
gui{hcd loyalty at all times, and on all occa-
/ lions, leaves me no room to doubt that YOU
! vii. exert ycurielf to the belt OF YOUR iudg-
inent for this important purpofe and the
fame diitinguifhed loyalty has probably mark
ed out your lordihip, as one to whom nothing
could lately be uttered, tending TO demonitrate
any dhpottion towards the rebelIious outrages,
which OF late produced fuch dreadful effects,
ana excited 10 mnch alarm. But I fear there
have been too many, in Whole prefence and
hearing, demonstrations have been made, and
words uttered, which ought to have alarmed
the minds OF loyal men and induce them 20
communicate the ground for that alarm, TO
tnoie III authority under the governments and eff
peclaily 10 the iatices of the peace in the feve-
ri diitiiGts but who have thought fit TO re-
tam the impreiiion made in their minds within
their own brealts and to leave the chance of
diicoVery to Other means. The perfons to
whom aiiuoc have principally been perfons
protecting 60 mold the fame religious faith with
your lordihip, and over whom / mott fincerelv
hope your lordihip's high character may give
you that Influence which iuiiy belongs to it.
Il VIII be highly important, therefore, that
your lordthip, III the difcharge of your duty as
maghtrate, fhonld take every opportunity of
Clearly rating and mott ftronglv intoxicating and
enforcing the great duty OF allegiance: and
that duty IS not confined to forbearance from
/ open rebellion, or even from acts tending to-
wards rebellion (; that true allegiance is an ac-
ave duty, requiring every man not only to iup-
prets rebellion when it fha thew itfeif in vio
ience, but to dffcloie 10 that government under
which he lives, whether he be natural born
lublcct OF that government, or a foiourner ONLY
under ITS protection) every thing which can raife
ground for tuCh fufpicion ofdinoyalty in others:
and IT is particularly important that your lord
mp thouid, as magiftrate, fate and enforce,
= that Perions knowing of treafonable purpofc
VINO do not diicioie it, are guilty in the eve of
the Jaw OF that crime which has been denomina
ted nntpriiion OF trea1on and if thev Weld anv
KIND of aiient to the intended treafon. they be-
come traitors themfeives. Your lordfhip's en-
larged and liberal mind, distinguishing clearly
between ipiritual and temporal concerns, NUT
tee mat there can be 10 duty of religion contra
ne u OF9 ilg i
| however ignorant or preiudiced, can read the
molly icrPtureS, without finding that the duty of
| allegiance TO Pagan government was ftrongly
aud repeatedly enforced by Chrift and his ADof-
ties, and Especially the latter, who found the
chrlitlan5 OF their times too much difpofed to
coniider their faith in Chrilt as abfolving them
from their allegiance to the country in which
they lived. l am truly forty to fay, that fear
IN this country all who profefs to be miniters
OF the goipel OF Chrift, do not teach Chrif's
doctrine OF allegiance to their hocks and par
! ticularly lament to find in the minds of men.
who ai.ume the higheft rank amongt the minif-
terS OF the Roman periuaiion, the frequent ufe
OF language tending to rliie in the minds of the
ignorant an opinion, that none are to be conf
dered members of the Catholic church of Chri(i
that none therefore are TO be effeerned brethren
in Chriit, but thoie who profefj adherence TO the
See OF Rome. Until the minds of men lllall be
OiouSIt 10 dlHerent temper, until the Priens
Of the Roman periuaiion fall ceaie 70 incu,cate.
thai all who differ from them in religious OBJ
mons are to be coniidered as guilty of dcfecti-
OF from The See Of Rome, that is, as guilty of
rebellion, including his MlieGy'S facred perfon
m tAat deicription, il cannot be expected that
vulgar men fhouId think themftlycS bound bv
any tie ofaIlegiance TO king, thus reprefented
to them as himlelf guilty Of breach of what is
termed higher duty of allegiance. That liber-
Ity o. confidence which thofe OF the Roman per
i1aion dcire for thcmfcives, they ought TO al
low 10 othere a1d that they do not allow that
liberty OF confidence, bus, on the contrary fame
uon the WORT Of Projections, whenever thsy
treat any man incsrely believing in Cbrift, the
lredecmcr Of mankind, as not a member OF fhc
Cathonc OF U1yerili church formed BIZ CbriR
and MS APoitl,S, becadie that man docs not
believe all t,'at they believe OF the See of
Rome, and of ;be doctrines taught by il. II
.11 coutidcr 10 man, Whatever bis projections
ipi lcIa.t iray be, truly the loyal fibicct oil
! y IrE, whom ne H,us holds up 70 his peopie as
n object Of diiafettion, nay of hatred, bec7urc
hat king holds different opinion in matters
ut religion nom thof who adhere to the See of
! Rome, and becaule he ref,des any obedience
matters temporal or fpiritual to chat See.
1t VII be your duty, my lord, as a iu2icc oil
ne peace, 20 watch the pref.rvation Of the
1caCe with the NOT aDxictis attention r., rr