The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-26

nuric6 IN corruption. that in grim ienceawaits
ms prey. Ii is the fpirit OF FEDERALISM
| That fpirit which coniiers the many as made
only for few, which fees ing1veynnent nothing
but Job, which is never 10 true to itfelf, as
when ill!e To the nation. When behold a
certain party tupDorting and clinging 10 filch 4
medture, a'noG TO man, | Zee only men fai y
IN! to their own PRINCIPLES purifying, with
iteady iteD and uHtired zeal, the uniform tenor
Of their political lie. But when fee aiIociated
with them, IN tir'ncOmpa6t, Others who cnccral-
He'd under the !taadsrd ofoppo.ite principles,
an h:!ed with apprehension and concern. OF
what consequence is it that a m1n finiles in
your face, holds out his hand md declares HIM
ieit the advocate o. thoie political principles
'o,whic'f yOu aito are attached, when YOU fee
him acting with your advegaries upon other
prircir'cs which the voice ofthe nation has put
down, wi''c' did hope were buried, never to-
ri't again IN ibis ittiion of the giobc-I freak
OF the plumber of the public property. Say
WAT w2 VII, the marrow and NTH of this buff
neis viii be found IN the character of the great
majority of its fiends-who fand, as they have
before food, on this aoor, the un5lunliug al
vocdtes OF unbinihing corruption. But this it
may be fad is idle defamation. We may Toe
tod, IS we have been told before, that the
iqnaadeTcrs of The public tre4flre are the guar
dams Of the people aslnrt their WORT enemies,
thentelves that, 10 protect them from further
dild2idstiOH, itisnccelaiy to give this Cerberus
OF corruption, this n,any-headed dog of hell. a
Top that 1t IS to Your interef 10 pacify him
and ftls ientlmert Is re-echOei by his wells.
Good God 6r, can you bciicre, can any man
! hehs'e It IS there 4 woman, or child, i'm the
country weak enough to credit il that = fct
otipeculators, out of pure regard 70 The public
lntereit, are willing to facrihce thirty millions
OF acres ofllnd? that they urels their offer to
accept ieventn or tenth OF their claim, from
motives Of pa'riotifn Can you believe that
;Acir love Of country has got the better of their
1varce, that Their virtue is equal 60 fuch a "a
crlnce at the ihrine the yuriic welfare Srch
men repeatit, are Formidable as enemies, but
their trieHdlhp is traueh. with irrelifti6s death
fear indeed the @ Dara o5, ct dona ferentes."
. But after the law IN qnetou nall have patled,
what iecUri:y have you thlt the claimants will
acce!e 20 your terms Of con- p-otaife ?-shat
| TINS Is not A trap, TO obtain from Congreis
iomethirg IKE 4 recognition of their title TO be
hereafter and asaiHa u.s. Sir, with al, our VIII
d0H!, ierlOUfy dOnbt our ability TO contend
with the arts and deiignS of thelc claimants, if
they can once entang!e Us in the net of our own
| legi!lation. Let the acf Of March 1901. of
which already they have made 70 dsxtrous a
uie, be remembered. They themfclves have
pointed out the cOurie which we ought to pur-
luc. iH~y nave tod us, that 10 long as we r.
frain from legillating this fubieGf, THEN cafe
Is hopellfs. Let US then pericvcre in '.wile
and mailerly inactivity"
Whenever bill fhaIl be introduced in con
formity to the principles OF the report, if luch
hou!d unfortunately be the deciion of the
houie, | truft that fome gentleman more com
petent than myiclf will be ready 70 give it
more efetfua oPpoftion. Ny weak health
and want Of preparation unfit me for the talk.
But, fir, if this claim is to be admitted, hope
we ihaIl not fail 10 go the whole length of our
principle-that we fhall not narrow down TO
five millions Of acres legal or equitable title to
fifty. If Congrefs fhall determine to fan6tion
his fraud upon the public, | truit in God we
iha hear no more Of the cf,taes, and foles of
the former administration. For one prom,le
that my lips upon this fubje6t fhaIl be clofed in
eternal iilence.-I ihoud difdain to pirate about
the petty-larcen;es of our predeceiIors, after
having given my function to this atrecious pub
lie robbery. Their petty denuuences will
yaniih before it, as the ftars of the armament
fade at tie effugent approach of fammer's
Sun.
Dictate TO be continued