The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-03
NDe Gnquirer.
RiC:iNOND, Sd DECEMBSR.

III
Favourable trophies Of Ui7oyy.
Mp. JEFFERSON.
This gentleman has been frequently CHARGED
w'h Writing virtue. talents, religion a,i her =
iio'. Tire public has condemned his accnC-rs
t. ~ fr'r. iefsuej by them for him. Their
Judgment proceeded from private citizsns, ore
OF whom, who never received or expects 4 ia.
vor from Mr.. Jtfcrf;n VINO has attended to
ms actions for shove twenty years aud who
believes hinfeIf undated by prejudice thus
attempts to defend his opinion, aaainft the re-
f''ii or MS accuiers To acqaieice in the opini-
on of the nuhlic.
Mc. Jsferfon braved monarchy and hierarchy
tr'n! the commencement OF the revou.ion II
was inr"!np!e FOR him to have been guided
bY any other than public motives, or to have
of7rn uonn himtelf more dangerous enemies
for public good. Both being tyran,s would
have treated him, rs tyrants treat their enemies
lad they gotten him into their power, thew
would havs deprived him of his life and pro-
pcrtv, for reoouncing a lucrative PROTECTION,
t. WELD the hasprt weapon which was hurl'd
a17iTt ;hcn. Was there no virtue or herofm
In this
P'iefcraet and monarchy, translixed by'
h:s F,'' FIR cfah'ilhiny religious freedom,
and by the declaration of Independence wire
CitIbl"d from gratifying their ,ralevolence, ex-
cePt hy attempting to afafIipate his resutati-
OF. As he had before expofed his life and pro-
perry 70 expel them from the country. he now
iirrrndered his reputation, to their utmon
hatred, for the purpofc Of faving for his coun-
try the freedom of the prefs. Was there
neither virtue talents, religion or heroifr in all
this?
Monarchy. both perecntes him fer having
competed the declaration of independence, and
denies 70 him ths merit OF the competition.
That the can;t Of her enmity, fIIould be an
evidence Of his ltrsngth and fuhlimi,y of mind,
was dilemma defined to dete6t her calumpies.
The talents and virtue Che denies to him, in
1pife the fears which create her malignancv.
Il he was without talents, and without virtue.
his 'nabilityto defeat her .ipns, wou!c, paci?,.
her fears, and ailusee her hatred. Monarchy
aud Prieit rlt, commanders in the armies OF
c"r'T, would no. condef; end to bend thei,
chlef free agaiHit 4 co'nmon cen.ne in the
army ct truth. 10 deny Mr.. J:ferfon virtue,
whii!t they diic'ofe fears of his virtue; and
talents, whi'it they charge him wit, having in
vented Logan's i7Srch provides ample feai
NionY FOR future p atLrch and L:nginus. TO
prove tat he i,>at Ic,' both
b dhrernlng the principles which hate NJ.
Jeft'iol, we discover the PRINCIPLES of tho;.
who are The inilrumcrts of this hatred. u,
monarchy and prieitcraft love him ? Do civil
al religions liberty hate him Ar. his calun-
matters friends to his foes, and do they ale,
love the principles which love Mr.. Jefrcrfon !,
II the principles which are founded in puhli,.
virtue, own him and if thofe founded in fore q
or fraul, as monarchy and prefcraf;, re-
nonnce him, the two combatants of the poll
tlcai world, agree in afcertaining his PRINCIPLES.
IhuS both te!tifg 70 his virtue.
y was bee atir no medium lay between theft
NOME principles, that monarchy and prie(t-
craft rcinTed TO calumny. Thefe ca,,n,;,-
tOrs. Al
wskencd tie n-op!e, and defeated their o',ieG.
they could fiFely fly eve hate Mr.. Tefyrr-
fnn." Is 1t t!rsy could not fafely fav we love
monarchy, pre!tcrlft and hard government ,,
Mr. jHti1'n>s private character would have
rcaiNncd 'nvIo!ate, except for his political Drjn
cp'es. Tree prcfs eXoofes thcie to free r..
.eitgiton; but weak aud wicked Diff.
thfaking from the cluie which reaCon anJ
honor diftate, cn::savonrs 20 dcltrov without
conteRing, ths political PRINCIPLES which have
madethe United Safes pr0ip,r for tlrty ye2ra :.
by calnmnilling Mr.. Jeftrfon. This is cxaniv
Talie ltt,rk to hide true one. F.ints or e,,C.
attacks, are invariably dc!icned, 70 NIKE ms
believe what IS not true. Mr.. JeHe-ion's Dri.
r1te character has been ca!u An.a.ed. Ia ,rc,r
d:i the political principles difclofed bv his wr;-
;'ngS The iirft ia the feint, the Cccond the true
oNiert The du?es, againh the truth. and Of
thS notion. are TIE contempt of enmitv, the
uF'ih 81 OF WI, ana the pity OF be-evolcu~e ::
b'cauie the caln ponies ag1inf M. Ipf.rf,n,
Ought to PERTH III this manifeitly fraudulent
motive.
On onc hand lies an innate evidence of op;,t i.
on the other a long If. exp ended in public fer.
vice, without the leaf qualification of the two
I'atonS which make men wicked and tvranni.
cal. Can ltronger innate evidence of virtue ex.
II, than this Can an hoHsf cafilift ex.ra0 yir-
tHt iron vicious N )tiyc and vice, fro n 4
long i'fe OF virtnons actions? A general or a
iidteinan may fairly and bone}Iv make his for
zane IRON his Offices, and be niti vir,uous: bnt
there Il more ieroim in pafing through = fuc.
ceaion OF nigh ofires, without aiding fhilIing
To pdtFinonY, than in amdiling wealth from
then.
Mr. :fs:r!nn would not oppofe Gen. Mel
f'n tor .thr government, TO cure dir:ontrnt Dro.
dIcel by Birth ac.aics, AM to diyeft himcslf re
p .scr 10 a,vet accufation? WAS there no vir-
tIe or hero;f,n here
tnaell Of referting charges againf him. ro
EToanAIcls, thu il w4i n yer known wha, thew
Hescto 6fty people in his own hate or diiclo-
fig she isaa dilkuft for public Gervicc we find
fin picf riy puIGuibg his zeal and his princ-
i't5 ii t!e i5tifc oe delegates Of virginia, and
. t7o@Iedgiug the merits of the vrry gentle
bfn, VINO had ciroueoufly condemned bis con-
Eut. Was there no virtue or heroirn in this ,
Having inherited a large Britiih debt, iIft be-