The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-15
Tbe Gnqatrer.
RICHMOND, 1878 OCTOBER.
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER,

DIX,
] have attentively perufed your lucubrati-
ons ever hnce you commenced your Editorial
career and do not hefitate to acknowledges
that have not been disappointed in my ex-
pectations III regard to the opinion that Ihad
previou9y formed. From your indufry and
application expected that your paper would
contain very comfortable portion Of interea-
ing matter, pertaining to politics and literature,
and, among ether expectations, expected that
you would omit no opportunity of manifetting
proper degree of refped for G.. Britain and
the natives of that country on all occaions.
Your correspondents, emulous of your ex-
ample, and anxious, no doubt, TO obtain your
appreciation, d. not fall whit behind you in
the expreiiion of their fentiments. In your Pa
per ct the III init. there is " communication"
from one of them in which are contained fenti-
ments of mott liberal caft indeed. This en-
Eghtened correspondent has laid down fcale
by which to Ultimate the political attachment
ct the natives of Britain and Ireland to the GO
verBment of the United States, when they ar
rive, here. In this performance, it ia faid, that
" s out OF 90 of the natives of Britain, who
come here, are decided enemies Of your coun-
try and government, and who either openly or
eoyert'y would do every thing in their power
70 overturn your preftut political fyHem, &C."
can tell you, Nh. Editor, that | have had
much better opportunities Of knowing the fen
tIn,cnts of the nitives of Britain here than YOU
have had, or ven, am well convinced, your
enlightened correspondent. have been ac-
4ualnfed with many of them great number
ct years in this fate as well As in for,e Of the o.
fher tfates: have had it in my power 70 bear
them express their fentmepts on politics very
offer, in mo ncnts when all referve was banifhed,
ard the mott unbounded confidence prevailed |;
and declare in the mott folemn manner, that
! never heard one Of them utter an exprcfrion
tha1 any candid man could conffrIe into fen
finrnt OF hoitility to the government Of the u
nited States. You and your correspondent (for
view you both in the fame lightly are no doubt
profound philosophers you allow that men
are 1ctn1ted by motives, and that motives of
&i.'nteref have great fway over them. The
natives OF Britain who come to America have no
inducement, can have none, TO with to over
turn this government. Nineteen out of TWEEN
~ Of them come to profscute mercantile con-
Germs and could there be any chance of pro-
fecutiug theieto any advantage by impeding in
any degree the PROPERTY Of the country? The
fuppofiton is sbfurd. Nor can facts he pro-
dnced on which TO ground the afperfion. The
charges brought againt PorCupine and fome
others, con6der as nothing more than the eff
fuions of malignant political party. Goblet
- man of the noft independent mind he
tands IN fear OF no man, and no man ever had
III III MS power 10 bias him. His conduct IN a.
merica and Britain fully veri6es this.
10 fpite of all your boslted Iiberality Of fen
timent aud freedom from prejudice, you are Gill
under the Influence Of prejudices of the moa
narrow and ilIiberal kind. For thefe ten or a
dozen years paf, particularly 6nce the reign
ing ieet came into power, every man that has
not profefied an attachment to the " power,
that be," has been denounced as an enemy to
the government. Ihave lived under the ADM.
htration of General Wilmington, Mr.. Adams
ADD MIR. Jefferfon and, though am no ADM.
Ier OF the latter, as ] reckon him neither pro-
found politician nor fchoIar, entertain not
particle Of animoity againft him mo1 cor
daily with him well, and that the Americai
people may PROPER under his aufpices TO tbt
utpof extent Of their wiihes. niaI, thinI
while life remains, entertain the warmeit AZ
tschmsN TO C. Britain but, muft !, on tha
account, be charged with nobility to the 90
Sefoment of this country are the interefts q
the TIVE countries mpatible' What ma.