The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-07-05

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whole nnnher VINO would have ack owledcyd
that his cauie was juftly given aga;nf him"
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PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
No republican can conternp'5tc the. prsfrt
phais Of Penniyvania pal;.ics without III, iirs
cereit regret. He nut ia,uInt that AZ = fine
when 10 important Gueliion is brought into
view as chanTe in he contribution c. the f,tc,
new qUefion flon',i happen - cc-ur'
comparatively narrow in Ike range Of its confr.
Qnences, bat erhinently interrting TO tie feel.
inss Of the people |; queftior, which from
concurrent canfss is 70 capable Of ,,cnt;np i,slc
whthe frlt. ofexriting feelings & involving inter
cts, that are mof unfriend,y 70 fair ,.fs ulion
Does the conlt'tuion of Pennfylvania need any
amendments Is the qualified nega.,ve of
the governor upon their Laws, his pxcef;ve
patronage of places, his continuance in office
for three wears, worth OF reprvhenG,,n ana
change Ought the Judges 20 l,e wade more
dependant upon the lesniture? Istie admin
iitration OF iufice lefs fire, cheap and exceed
ticnS.than the circumstance oftte times will er
NIT 4! Ought the duration or the ferato,i,l ~
pointment to be abridged !? All thefe ar.
mott important quefions. They relate "a
The fundamental principles of republican, 90.
vernment, and they interefliag 10 all as
wen as to Jingle itate. They would Admit G:
they at the fame time demand COO. and unir,-
paGioned inveltigation. How much then onuht
we 70 lament that this temper Of mind nIoti,d
be interrupted and defrcysd by mere local &;
adventurous queftior. What has gov: Ed'Kean
to do with the contribution OF Penn fylvani3
What mighty merit is there about him, that
this contribution flIould in its moi im,ortipt
principles ftand or fal. with bin. ? What extra
ordinary bensiitsare to flow fror, tbs ree'etti-
on, that are able TO atone for the op;7,G,in,
which it has e;cited TO fpmc moa important S,
ierviceah!e amendments
We lament IN the fecond place that theft
quetions ilould not have MGR Is entitled on or.
polite iides, The Fetleralifts and the 2eou,,.s--
men who have hitherto formed very different
views of the administration Of our government
but that they fnouId have divided even repv,,-
licans themIeIves. We had hoped tha, 70 long
As Federal minority retained their r,ifch;, =,
Gus ichemes, with the Gghteit profpea offnc-
cefs. the republicans would have prefentca 10
them firm and undivided phala-x, and Emo
more honoura6le motive could operate u,on
hem that def;,air At leaf wouli induce al bur
their difcontented leaders 70 delif lro.r their ma
chiuations.
How much then, muft we la,,-ert in the third
n'ace, that theie hopes ola difant rcf,rrp4isn
ihon'd receive cfeeheit enhancement not On.
y from the div'fion of the republicans OF Penn !
but from the manner in which Their ciif.un;nn
has been conducted. We grieve 10 behold
that violent fifpicon Of political purity s. thst
violent Remuneration oforpoiiie thiihcrs, -wtich
/ has gone forth among them. Clay and y lilac
iiraei and Heifcr, have alternately ag:i,d t,ir.
principles and their no'ivrs. Onci is poprtr,g.
ed rs party Of rnalcontents: the other Of
liberalism the fictitious earb of rspuh;icaniGn.
Mean while the federal party are exul.ing at the
diiun'on which already exits, and now and
'neh throw In new brand 10 exafpcrate the VIZ.
| o'ence OF the fame.
| La't'v, we lamentthat any,occa(ion fhonl5 ex;n
for the !iightefi combination between the +; &c.
ra'iits and the imalleft fragment of the rrnuhT
| can party We lament more particularly that
this continuation fhould take place At a fine
when ftronG animoity already exits between
the two republican parties, and when Dror,tr
tionate oegiee of attachment is likely 10 hind
tnoie together, who labour in A common caufe.
We Cannot fufDed all the comnituti0nalfs OF
Pennsylvania of federal or quiddica views: for
many OF them we believe to he animated b,-
conscientious conviction that the contribution
and the governor ought to remain as they-cre
| out they Certainly itand in mon awful and ne :
ri!ous condition. Let them beware left .beir.
Preient comhnationw the federal par. Y n,ou,el
not gradually cool the fervour or extincnih tn &
generous glow OF republican principles. Fcdc-
ral!iin is not ieiS inb;lc than it is malignant
Whateveri 1t touches, it communicates. Liz The
Phtine courtezan, If fttais into The embrace.
ofthe unwary to contrive new plots for the. ar
compliment Of thcir ruin. Let them even he 4
ware that an identity of Jews and fy,npa.!y Of
feelings do not bind them togefher IKE th,.
nemhefs of the fame family. Once connected
with the federalNs, it will be next to i1,poflible
to cut looic every bond which urites thcm. lf,d
to recover their original yigonr.
An article, having fome time f;nce aDnearcdI
N the Richmond Enquirer, inferring from the
contents Of an EnSIiGi print, that The late trca-
ty between this country and Great Britain had
been renewed for one year, we have made in.
quIries, which jaftify usin believing the ;gGr-
rene TO be entirely incorrect. I'm att, we nm.
derltand, has pafed the Britin parliament. re-.
enacting, IN whole or in part, the prov fions of
the tatute originally paTtd for carving the
treaty into efeci. 1t is probable that this cir
cnmitance occsfoned the error, which the r..
dsra prints have feized with ayidi,y as nre-
text tor libelling the confnency and charaqer
or the administration. Unfortunately. hove
yer, tor them, no fuch treaty has been formed
nor do we believe that any ovcrfnres to form
iuch treaty have on our part been made. I,
is freiumable, from The pafage CT the ?hoy,
noticed act, that difPoG,ion exits on ~.
part OF Britain to renew the prov;fors of Mr.
Jaws treaty. n