The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-06-11
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The ffnpeA form CT sove7amea, is d.lsst:fr4,
@here al the infer;or orb: ofpower are moved rgrr
iy by the will OF the fuprene, ard all ta; ere t,b
yjected to them, dre9ed in the far.. manner mere
! ly BY the oceaGonal VIII of the magihrate Ths
form, is the mott Enple 20 it as infinitely the o
general Scarce any part Of the world is exempted
IRON Its power And IN thoic few places where men
eajoy what tey Call liberty, it is continually in a
rotteTng !ituat!on, ant r=hes greater ana greater
Ittfdcs to that gulph Of potilm which at AZ f1.
flows 40 every ipecies os governnIent. The manner
g ruling being drsaed merely by the will of the
vcakeit, and generally the WORT man in the fociet
becomes the m"t tno'iih AMI caPrciou8 thing at the
lame time rha' 1t is the mott terrible and dearuiyc
that well car nc concerted. In depotifin the Drju
cipal peron finds, that let the want InGery and pd;
lgenee o! his ubjctts be what they will he ean We,
poheis abundantiy 81 every thing 20 CRAFTY his mot
inlti1b!e wbcs. He does more. He finds that thefc
qualification inefsGie in proportion 60 the wrctc.a3
refs and Livery Of his iubJe2s. Thus encouraged
both by palion and intcrct to t.a,rple on the NH
lex welfare, and by his Ration placed above both
ihame and fear, he proceeds to the moi horfid and
hooking otrrages npon mankind. Their pcrfoas h.
eoine vi1iinS oi his ifpici0n,. The lghteR difpiea-
FIRE death and dfdgleeajle aipeGf is often as
crest crime as hign treafon. In the court OF Nero
IL peFlon of iearnidg OF unGuenioned merit and of
lnniu'peclcd loyalty, was pug to death Tor no other
'realon tran that ne had pedantck ccustenance
which Duplicated the emperor. This very monaer
OF mankind appeared III the beginning Of his reign TO
be perform. virtue. Many OF the grea,eG tyrat,t,
on the reeordsoF hlory have begun their regns 10
the sireit nlS'4sr l5at te truth 10, tiis unnatural
Move cOrrdp;. both the hears and the
And to prevent the leaf hope of amendment ki,,9
ever iurrounded by crowd of infamous hltteref,
who fini their account in keeping him from the e2G
Iaht OF resion, till ali ideas q ruditude and iucc are
vsteriY GRATED Erou his mind When A,exSod.r had
~ i.s ury ',iumanly butehersd Of his hen freads
nd sTayce captlns; the return Of re.Con he be-
gan TO conceive an horror lutable TO the guilt Of ch
murder IN this unSsure his council came t. ME
/a;.filance. But what did his eOuneili They found
ii.. odt philo!ophcr who gaze him comfort. And
"ha. manner did tl.is phoiuyhcr comfort him for
los Of iuch man, and heal hi. confidence. fla
cant with the inas; OF fuch crime You have che
mater at length IN P.Etarch. He told him; "fLn
III oDeyricadt 7nbgT be 7yH zHbs T,ors ay .6 o0
!" AIggfd, G-eagt Nty are bb." The palaces &c All
rinees abound with iuoh eourtiy philosophers 'fGe
ontequenee fuch as might BE- expsaed. ie
ew 'cTy day moEA.r more abandoned 10 unba-
'dlult, to debiuchery, 20 hrunkeunfs aud to mur-
~. And yet this was originally great man, OF un-
Common Capacity, and iirOns rropenGty 80 yir-
tue
Bot unbounded power proceeds lep by lep, uttH
q ha' era,catsd every laddjIe principle. /, las
been led 'at there IS prince f. lad, who.
idv'arGes aud niniiiers nOi wolfe There Is
hardly any pr.aee wl'hou, iayouritc, by whom he
3}s governed IN . arhitary IG-nncr IS he governs.
Ythe wreiehes fubje6ed 70 linn Here the tyranny is
doubled. There are ,,o courts and two infereiio ;
both YER different fro:u The intereRs Of the peorle
ne idvouftc knows that The regard Of tyran il -
uheoniidnt and capricious that Of woman and
eone.lGn. -, Cs.s u /. mott he D.aks taa 70 III