The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-17

!. Gilbert Start ia his s view of raciety in Ed
"'pe mas very ingcnioc,ly attempted 10 ihow,
contrary to the o2inion of molt other writer's
'dt the iighIs 81 no,neu are duly respected in
, it,age iucieiieS; and lie gives as one rra-
ION terf,, thar IN The eariSt codes of Hinoof-
Kan, Te'y hcavy r'enaltieswcrs denounced aga;nt
the nau, who !honid iijurs or infut the fair
lex. ms argument appears To be very much
"i 4 piece with that which. would infer from the
numerous penalties annexed by our laws to
gambling, and from the numerous proGC u.iCas
'iatnIaHeo by our courts, that We were won.
uSff1iiy exempt IRON this execraed prattice
onouid the latter part { the maxim I've correct
we are certainly free, from this vice than mott
other people. On Tuetday latt the corporation
court IN this city fined not cfs than los prrions
Tor gambling here lait winter /; a L;ie haul indeed
ior me itates-attoruey, who is entitled by law
10 70 dois. if every delinquent. We very iaut:h
uouot wne'her the reformation or our habits
VIII DC much more promoted, by our gaming
'aws, then the improvement in the cundi,ion ~
women wasinae6ted TO .ac guardian laws Of
the Hindoos.
~ Il deep lenie of ihe Obligation which he
owes to the republican party, itrensthened as
It mas been by the council. of impartial friends,
mas hna!!y determined the Editor OF the EaGuir-
er to Wave his privilege OF commenting uso,. the
late itrietures Of She aurora. Such d reply
could icarcely have been made without blendin,,
general diicuiiions with perlonal aIluGons. with.
cut e%aiperatin, emotions which i. is better to
inpPre,s, and exu.csrating that unfortunate FIJI
III OF diiieniion, which threatens at 4 dfance
10 id.iy the brghtel triumI, pas OF the republican
party. Still the Editor OF the Enquirer is free
10 declare, that his original opinions have un-
dergone no Observation-Disclosures, that he Riil
thinks tor a republican paper to be exteniively
ulsiui, II Mould be vigiant without hcedle!s
proiSfIptioh and tolerant without being uuitea-
ny d,a en"t the Aurora does not appear 10 Tim
90 rtaiie this ideal itandlard.
cHRisvoPHER CAUsrIc.-We have feen
arlns OF doggre! rhymes, from the pen of the
author OF Terrible Tras7oratiou ~ iNuqyatea
by extracts from the federal papers for two
years pat, in the form of Note5. This c,tcb-
penny tumble is called " Irenaeraey LLl1,e;5sJ,,
We recommend it to TIE attention OF our read
erS ror two reatonS one is, that we know tb.
writer is an object Of charity, and really needs
tne proceeds OF the work and the other. that
the hIreng has fully ilewn the malignity. and
eHpoled the principles, of his matter. The
name nan; or the icrlb5!er is Thomas G. Fe0cnden.
Ills hiitory is fdid to be briefly thus Same
years iince, finding no other avenue either ~
iane or iunilitence open, he eesyte4 bis euerg;s,
u, .he conitruetion OF zv0aaeyfM hydraulic ma.
chins' withwhich he ported from his natiyefate.
Ye'@!0''t, to L0n@on. When lie arrived there
he iCu"d his darling and uo1eliD invention. nc CON,
mon as pump. Diiconcerted in this fche,ne
Tor ACKNOWLEDGMENT, he contrived to get employ
mcnf as superintendent in the building of C,re
"'!H5.-Greai Kill and ingenuity was, no doubt.
employed in their formation; and the ONLY oh,
y--svas...tbey qvould not 20
Alter this, asf defined to be the fnDporte2p ~
. all fb,HgS 7'ain AID unprgGte5A-," Mar. F. WIS
to write poctical vindica:ion of ppR-
NiNs,s -NetaIic Points. In this undertaking he
was not 10 unfortunate. Notwithstanding ihe
wretchedquackeryhe defended, hispoem beam.
popular. Patied with flccefs, he returned to his
native country; and, for fome time pa(t. has |
been Head Sea1engf,' to the PuNadi0a,. This |
employment, probably, not being fuficirntjv
lucrative, he has hit on this publication as Ii.
means OF taking out fublifencc. He is rot
to be blamed. The poor fellow mutt rat and
we could not have dcGgnated more worthy
aavosate OF fa4srai principles, than the project
or OF i"'a10z,a6Ae mills, and the vindicator Of
'"'''''' R.gi5.