The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-06-25
GLE GuGut.er.
RICHMOND, 2stb JUNE, 1905.
n FRAGMENT.

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n FRAGMENT.
1.-THE far-famed epifle of Thomas Tur-
ner, tavs Wit, puts me in mind of the heedlefs
bravery Of the folder, who fires his piffol after
me oattie is over.-ltis an unmanly attempt,
laaysa more ferrous mora'if, to ruin the reputa.
non ano r'hncnce OF a man, at the expence of
the fame and feelings OF Iady.-It is the laft
refort the ultima ratio f,l7iony. fays well-read
potitian, to attack the perfonal character of the
man, when the public virtues Of the officer DEFY
the teverea fpirit of criticifm.-But what is this
fabricated note! demands the fceptic. Who
knows, whether It may not at iaft appear TO be
written at the particular requef of the injured
huioand himfelf, TO hide from the world the
real cauies or their interrupted friendfhip D.
And Is it pofible, cries the nice obferver, that
the editor or icurrlious print can have more
n,odeity IN his competition than his friend
virginia " Senator;" that he fhould throw into
note and in brewer type, thofe nice and deli.
cate touches which his correfDonient had bis.
zoned forth in the body of his text A very
Jealous wItnefs indeed, exciaims quibbling at.
torney Not content with anfwering all the in
terrogatories Of his friend Mr. Park, he mutt ira.
vel foriooth beyond the record, for the purpo5r
of Introducing one tsn,oye prominent fcatnre''
into the "dark pi6ture' which his daubiue
friend bad thought proper to put into his hands
to dehgn.-" The abdication of the government
NUT be matter of record" obferved reader
OF the rolls true, and yet is it not matter on
the Lame record, that this very abdicatiou arofc
rom the dcfire OF meeting the Impeachment of
his accuiers that critical fcrutiny was made
INTO his ofiicia! coudue and that an honorable
vote or the houte gave complete refutation to
thele charges! 1t is pity, that this quopdam
member OF the aiiembly, while he was reading
the record, ihould have ftopt midway.-And Il
IS pity, added highlander, that the fame
fault ihould mark his competition. He tells us
Juit as much of the tory aslis fuficient to make
| out plauiibie cafe for himfeif, Whit he con.
| ceaIs every part oft which may tend to the vim
dication OF his opponent. He keeps the corref-
pondence itf-lf behind the curtain, and like the
| myfterious oracle of old, attempts to palm his
| own conceits upon the world, as the dictates of
| unalterabie truth. Before would have done
! any of thofe things, fsid calm and rigid moral
1T +; fooner than, would have obtr1,ded the
name OF lady upon the public eve, and exh;-
bited her reputation AS broad mark for nan.
derand criticifmto fhoottheir envenomed arro,vs
at fooner than would have af1ailed Gucb an
| luxurious officer with fuch humble ye,+,ots .
fooner than have fcraped together fuch mn,iI,'
| ted anderroBeousfta statements, and conveyed them
| to fuch icurrilous and Liberal correfpoudent .
| l would have been contented to have remained
IN eternal obfcurity in the woods of Weftmore.
land, iatIsfied that lhonld only Dafs without
cenitre, when paf1ed without obfervation.'
We have at laa received satisfactory afTiirances
that the remonftrances and intereffs of the inha-
bltants of Jamaica have predomnated over the
contracted policy of the Britiih government.
he reader Will perceive by the articles under
the Jamaica head that the ports of that ifland
| had not been clofed at all aeainft the American
vehsls. Onthe elt ofMay this reitri6tion was
intended to have been carried into effect but
on the Goth the proclamation of G.. Nugept
appeared, to lu'l the apDrehenhoDs of the inha-
oitants. Our own vefiels are now entitled to
the privilege of carving to them provifions and
lumber, and receiving in return molaHes and
! rum.
! The American COATS are once more infuIted
by the prefence of foreign privateers. The
| french veiie's offthe port of Charlefon and the
Leander OF New-YOrk, have defervedly excl
tea the alarm and Indignation of our country
men. Two remedies are offered to our choice /,
the equipment ofa large naval force, or the A.
doption of fiIch pacific meafures as NAV re-
itran the uncenfed depreciation of foreign arm
ed yefieis, by reftranng their free ingrefs into
our ports, or the ngrefs Of the merchant vefJels
ofthe fame nation. Oar government is deter
mined to give the latter expedient a fair trial,
and it in this fpirit that Congrefs pafIed the
| law of the laft feffior, "for protecting the
ports and harBours of the United States, and
Preiervng peace on the waters within their luz
r'id'ttion." The two NOT efeetual remedies
provided by it are, giving the PRECEDENT the pow
or ct iBuing proclamation interdieting any
commander who has violated our rights from
entering our ports & interdicfing anv merchant
veiiel of the nation, to which he belongs from
entering any or all ofthe d'fri6ts of the u. s.
II requires little Of the iDfpiration of rrcnhe..
| 70 perceive that occalions will foon occur for
the eexercfe of the fra of thefe powers il not
| of the other.
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