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

aea, that We hou.d never do we'll until We had ar
hereditary preiid-nt." nipotent as ,hefe men are
repeat they do not deierSe to be depii-d ne
slee;ed.
Yet you Will believe me o,,e FERROUS fir, when ar
lure you that my fears principally are from ouy escn
party So long as there any danger from the le-
deraliils, we adhered to each CHER We iacriticcd
any little difference of opinion contrarety OF As-
ref, for the fake of promoting the good of the ea,fy
or our orOn fopala,iy. Hence the republicans are u
nted, wherever the Federats are fuppoied to be a.
bic cope with them you find then, in New
Hampihire, Maiachufetts or Connecticut Hence
iyniptoms of difference and diiunion have already APP
peared in r. Hand, New-Yora end Pennfylvania !:
Few. in MARYLAND; and fall add Rili fewer in cur
own itate /! We heard of them here until the
bank OF Virginia was put into operation. a di.liu-
guhcd Republican reyned his oHice OF f ieral ina-
| tor, to accept of the proficiency OF the Glnk Hos.
TAR iueh man had right 20 coniut his own ni.re.,s
by iueh change, and how far this gentleman was
induced by his interets make luch an election ::
was one fource of the difference of ornion In filing
the subordinate oifioes of the bank the dreI, ors
thought proper for two iederalins This cave
occaiion 70 iecond dicuilon among the Repubiioans
How tar 1t was proper TO exclude their opponents
from Office Fortunately theie two oau!es of differ
eHcs have yet produced little alienation among the
republicans.
True it is, fome little irritation has been felt by
theie two ietts of thinkers; much more than the
occaiioh ulted; but rejoice that the preis has not
yet taken this fubel under its coynizance Ieft TO
itlef this dvionmuR ioon expire. But fhoud inyle
paper have meddled with it have en- oreie * pro-
icribed the other mutual recrnnation, hear iealoufy
and Remuneration would have gone forth INTO the very
boiom of the party. 1t has been a.rted, that the
preis in France aided by the Jacobin Clubs was the
principal cauie Of the excees of the French revolu-
tion and there is comfortable truth iii tie remark
newspaper printer, if he poenes the talent and the
deire of acquiring influence among the people, reien-
BILE one OF thoe popular d1nag2sme5, which 10 much
found fault with in the ancient denocraoies: True c
people donot catch heirpaions by lympatly from, s
'bsr and come to immediate decGon, as they did IN
their public ailembly. But the printers tale circu-
lates va Of mind; is inceiutly repeat,
ed under every variety of ana frequent
y appears before tie public uneonradcled and uAre-
iuted Hitherto republican preles have been our
ben friends, becauie they Jointly employed in
attacking the Hydra offederan. Bat let them turn
their weapons aganif each other let active Editors
uiurp the privilege of denouncing whom they pleale
to iutpect with overthrow, and the dienions of
party may proceed to the mott formidable exceHcs.
Let this maxim, Sir be of the polar principles to
| guide you, oSoa editorial la5ours :!
Like many other diforders incident to the politi-
cal tyfen it is much eafer to point out its COME
q"e1esi than to adminiter the remedy. Should tefe
contentious continue to Tester, two fe6fs will
ariie out OF the boiom OF the republican party which
wenay call the noderates & the zealos Each will G
pect; each accuie the other of ntereted views Each
will be prompted by the regard which has for IT,
own n;ereit and that of the public to defeat the ex
ertions OF the other. iha now bring into view
the interruption of focal harmony, the iu(picious
glance, the coldouretched hand Of civilty th,, lea
louy that will durb the fufpicons that will faint
the boioms Of each. i.a net purfue the workings
OF their pai'ions, unit. we fee them denouncing no,
only the Preient purpoes but every previous n,eafre
o. the other alcrbing their honorable ppor, of the
common caufe the iu of popularity to the love of
money, or charging each other with newborn a.
pofacy Morris it receliary point out the cataitre-
Phe OF their contention to thew that whichever
OF theie eets iucceeds the leading men of the other
are o't forever TO their caufe, partly from their own
ir'een and partly from the fufpicon of the people
mat other nlea will be prevented from advocating a.
ny opinons like their own tho they may think then,
true, Tor lear of fharng i,lar fate and that the
reiut will probably be, either that their common e.
hehy the federa!iits will rife upon the ruins OF both
or that the leading party viii be compofed partly of
ieaeras and partly of moderate republicans or tina.
the Periecu'ing and iItoerant fpirt of anarchy will
dreet the councils OF our government Should not
iaen ruSges ariie the nHmber and irf of the Fede-
raiihs would experience daily di,ninut;on MANY
OF them are coming over to the republican ftandard
VINO VIII be kept to their by the internal divi
hons o. their enemy. new fpir will be breathed in
10 them whit new obect is placed before them,
They will toinent thele divilions They will lavGl
encomiums nPon every renegade republican to in
create their humber. Wi,nefs their panenyr;c upon
James Elliot. They will betow their ftiiITape upon
republicans, who are unfortunate enough to be I,,(
Peeted, that they may ncreafe the MATS of ffpicop
hey know tina; their only profpect of refurre Sion
to he derived from the dunion of their opnone,,s
and they will iPare TO effort accomplish this obie.
Prudence and magnaninty mull adniiniitcr the oaiy
rTh7edie' Private imerctt muf be facrifced for the
iavation Of the party. Should man wiz, to obtain
an office already occupied b. his friend, he muG ref
pecI his rights aud wait until it is his turn to be fer
we'd. NO man mutt injure the interea of his party.
to accept OF d lucrative Office.
Should any man inveifed with an Office, become
the ohect OF unjuit iuipicon, let him anume an erea
attitude, nor add to the triumph of his afaiIants BY
withdrawing from their attacks 1t istime too, when
iueh divillons prevail FOR popular and vrtuous flen
once more to appear the theatre of the public.
whoie pait iervlees have placed them beyond the
reach OF ui?ieon, and who have not participated of the
ring paions OF either men who have the influence
and addreis to bind together the diicordant fragments
OF thelr party In aci is longer to be concealed
that the republicans ogg4 p in twain ,i!efs leading
men have virtue enough flcrice thsir pcrfonal ;n
teresinr the general good and liberation enough TO
reiPect their mutual variations Of opinion.
This Is the danger which we ought to fear the mol
oeeauie 1t more Immediately hoyers over us. Bat