The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-06-09
.sr..=sx.zes-.x-.--
MiSceX1peoYs.
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

am afoniihed to hear any complaints from,
any Subicriber 70 the Mutual AluIancc Com
pany againit Fire IN Virginia, on the ,equiiiiion
that is now made, III coGleouence OF the con-
hGsrat'e fire that has happened in the town Of
| Norfolk, anc niie Counties 5e6de. The b,rc-
violent man viii be happy when an Opportunity
is afforded him to fuccotn the unfortunate on
any occaiion and an ample field is now pre-
tented HIM by the great diitreiiec Of Our fellow.
| citizens il Norfclk.-When 'houiands of dol
lars have beea generouly ilbicyhSd for their
ithtt, from various parts OF the United States,
~ no,'-iuoicrihers, fall il be iaid that : mur-
mer ever aroie from member, and ltlbicrites
to 10 benevolent an initiation as the Nlutud
Ahurance Company Particularly srota Il IL
, S!niln who has always been ,Uilly remarked
FOR MS philanthropy, III co2tr;ti:tia !, - mite 20
iuccour the diticiisS OF has telloN citizens of
! Norfolk
| The inaitItion has been in operation for
nearly ten years, and this is on:y thc ftcond re-
quiition that has ever been n,lt;e >iurnc al
which time. Our buildings have been a6i1ed
! TO us, and we have paid nothing Of coniIqucuce
I Look 20 The Ph0niX Company and other Anr-
rance Companies agGnR Tire IN Europe, and
; you VIII Gnd that imHlciit fans are paid pr
aI!nuin, watcher they iuaain any los or not;
while VIC IN Virginia pay our quota Oh jutt and
! proper oCCatonS.The Offices held und"r the
! European infitutionS are more l;nccure place,
founded upcn tie Inof economical principles.
| The officers, few in humber, have only decs,.t
) iuppor; and It can, with the utIloit uiiCc
/ be Lad, that all the officers have [from the pre-
. fdent down, iucce li,eiy) conducted thernieives
with the mot upright integrity ard attention 20
! their different Offices. The principal agent who
| has excluivCly devoted his Talents and time, for
/ 9 years, to promote the interen OF the cor'pa-
ny, with interchangeable perseverance, has fur
mounted all the difficulties that have been con
tinually thrown IL his way, BY the enemies of
! the lnftituicn but 1t is now efabiiihec 10
firm rock, that the attempts of all It's eneuit9
Will never prevail againit it. Il may DC well
membered, that when the principal agent ca.la
| to Virginia 10 or II years ago, and prop0icd
the plan, nothing could exceed the opponyion
that ne met with it was given out that We
could NOT cfabliill any iERituton of the kind in
Virginia on our own reiources, but nlalt be til
dependant upon European intitutions. Not
withdrawing the novelty of tie iubject, fuch
WAS the independence aud induitry OF the prin-
cipai agent that, altho' a TRANCE, foreigner,
and without friends or patronage, he has conf
pletSly eftabliihcd rititution that bids fair 10
continue for ages. This Vreinian iuititution
has met with the paudits Of the people OF the
United States at large, and particularly Of the
nelghbourlng itates, one OF Which (North-CarC-
lina) underfand, has, or intends to eitabhin
. one after the Virginia model. 1t mutt therefore
be built on the principle OF equality, utt:ce and
5cneVOlence; the founder has deierved well or
the Commonwealth of Virginia, and VIII forever
be remembered by The philantEropht. Various
lnfances continually Prefent thernielves of Sen-
tlemen Withdrawing from the Iiiuraace So
cieties in Europe and becoming fuEicrihSIs
/ here, ali the mott respectable and reiponiibie
, people iii the commonwealth are iubicribers,
nom the Prehdent OF the United States down 80
the lait man on the Anticipation lit, 10 that the
actual ium declared for, amount 70 npNards IS
= approaching nearer to General Ilfuraree
throughout the commonwealth i'll ihort, 1t is
one OF the mott excellent inftilutons perhaps in
inc world. 1t is the pride and ornament OF vir-
gina and the envy of all other IEfurance Com
! Panies. Although the lofS in the town of Nor
foik is the greateit that ever happened in Anne
i1cd, ltlil one premium is futiicent to pay that
iois and thoe III the different Counties, aid 20
repiemih the funds to anfwer any future loi!es.
, 1t mas been fad that the people in the country
. are not upon an equal footing with thofe in
; town but If the iubieet is properly coniider-
cd 1t Will be found that the equality is az great
{ as the nature of the cafe will admit OF, the
toWniman paying coniiderable more fer his
buildings than the countrymaa--aEd now by
late regulation OF the Society, no wooden build
ings will be injured III the towns. No diyi6on
or separation can now take place between tie
town and country, without probable detruc-
: ttOh 10 tllt company FOR, agreeable to the
true American motto, " United we ftand, d.
vided we fall" L would recommend to the
iabfcribers when they looi, at their policy, TO
fee what is their contribution, to look alfo into
the face of their policy, where they will ind
theie few words, 60 DO unto others as you would
be done by = and although they are not writ
ten IN letters gold, they ought to be deeply en-
craven in the heart OF every man. He is then
Only to imagine that he hinf-lf was the looier.
that his honteS were burnt with every thing va.
luabe i'll them, and hinlelf and family without
houie or hut 10 defend them from tine incle
mency Of the feafon but If he will fuppoi;.
hnief ore of Our unfortunate fellow-citizens of
Nortol' tor moment, he will initantiy congra-
tulate hi!ntef that he is iubtc,iber aud mem
Der to iociety that can dmpenfe 10 much good
TO the unfortunate f; and will conclude with this
comfortable rejection, that lhoud he himfelf,
or theie he holds mott dear, ever be equally I'M
fortunate, fimildr relief will be furIlihed him
or them, he will then cheerfuliy pay up his con-
tributioD by the frf OF Augua next, without
any expence to himielf or trouble TO The Ca
finer General and his Attorney. independent
OF this, his building is not insuicd during his de-
linquency.
/ ri ('gEgYp,-