The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-05

Mt of the people Of shc dinrS, and Congrefs with
the beG intentions aud difpoition went into the
quiry. After iome progress made therein, counter
petition IS preent.d ana IN, Houie is iu!pended be-
tween two or mere iorpg int-rels How much bet
ter then would be to et thefr peone have recour
20 thofe governments which underitand their local
views, and adopt neaiures arleora,c their con-
ditions Con.refs is conlpofed Of materials too nc
teregeneous do this with any tolcrabe iatis-
faction.
We are told ina, without the confen, Of the in
habitarJs OF the dar:a they cannot be receed, and
it is aedGed that they oppofcd TO rece,ion, and
arc willing remain under the iuridiction of Con-
greisit thsy content in this iruaiiol, be thu;
to thenieives-but he extremely 10th admit
that any ict of could voluntarily remain in their
degraded Ituation. 1t iiatedthat they might be
Induced TO prefer this alternative to receihon becaue
they Rad veAed their all in properly in the dtiri.
lie DID not difcover how the value OF property
would be affected by 4 receiIion He admitted that
it woulG by Il removal but he had no idea OF reno
val, if that queAion was before the Houfe he would
b. the lait to give it his aiI-ut-aud he was
willing 20 far any member TO istisfy the
inhabitants that removal lall not be the conieuucuce
| of receiiion.
We told the people are happy at preient, and
why aitturb their tranquility. That they better
repreented than Any other Part of tie rnior--for
they may choofe he member whom they NAV think
itauce they have rights, ard is there any thing
bewitongly grateful in the found often miles uuare
or Columbia diriS to compeniate for their hsnili-
alton OF condition. 1t true, they may find ome al
deviation in the boatied privilege Of chooing from
20 matters but they ought recolle9 that many
matters are worie than In this Rare Of liftefne
| and affected tranquility, I dieover itrong ano
weghtyreaions for the meafuie now before The
etrucion o' IN. ource of 10 contagious example
| he tofs hn
be 70 unaocountably Indifferent TO their beh rights
Il may rcrvade the surrounding country, and give
fahion and currency to thus ant-revolutionary doc
trine, and though from the preient inhabitants we
| may have nothing TO hope, let us not rcrquih II
deiPaT Tie riiing generation.
But we mutt obtain, fay gentlemen, the eoDfen, d
the people OF the dif-a before they ca be reecde,
Were they aikedat the ceIon, and what content have
they 70 give. They have rights and from t.s
defcrptcn we have had of them they are very inf,
initrueiors to the Representatives Of free and i1de
pendent people. They may be the proper iniiru.
indeed to enave the balance of the nation ane
they have already at their deliberations taken mea
lures TO aicertan more accurately their rus-e anc
adopt more seieos means for carrying their 6urbeC
INTO effect. lfths language De ufed, when thei,
numbers 70 nconiiderable what will they not dc
when their numbers fhall increafe Gentlemen ia,
We have TO risst to impair contracts, what CONTRACT
! ak, do thefe retolutions tend to impair The,
violate no mans engageme0k = they take away nc
mans property; they devahate no MANS houfe the,
piuhder no mans faruy ON the contrary they
intend the amelorction Of thoie who have here folc
their birthig'ts for nefs Of pcttage BIZ lendina
them BACK 10 their natural parent, who with omen
arm. viii receive and nurture them with the fond
neis OF an indugent ard tender mother, and not uf
Ter them any longer 10 he iUppied By the prudgisQ
hand Of cruel hard hearted itep-dan,e We arc
told this nleafre viii leen the value of property
very much doubt this fat. Who, an., will %
into this speculative calculation upon the rife or FL
| OF property Some may give more to live in the
dttrid under the government of the United States
others to live under the Fate governments in the en-
joyment of their political rights, The people had
however hailed the approach of Congrefs with the
iongs of JOY and gadneis, and it will be cruel to ar
ray them with the mantle of mourning. Did this JOY
ak, arile from patriom or motives leis praifewor
thy the inoresied value of property ! fufpea tn,
latter and this fource Of their gladnes not to be
denroyed. Congreis will itill remain here and h,
had already declared that he would be the lait man
| in the world to advocate 70 pernicious meafure.
10 be Continued.