The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-17
NDs Gnaulrer.
RICHMOND, MIR II, 1905.
PROSPECT BEFORE US.


whether turn to the avageS Of the de.ert or the
soeaies ofEurope, too feeble provoke us to
Eoittes and TO diilurb repoie. Thoie nations
Of the world who DO potIe!s formidable power are
amoa without the means OF invading us. An ocean
lies before then, more than 5000 miles wide and not
one of them pollenes fleet extenGve enough to
tranlport army over it, which would now dare TO
land upon flores, and continually recruit i1 az
ter it has been continually exhaufted by fatigue and
battle. The interruptions of commerce NAV indeed
involve us in with European nations, but its
ravages would mott probably he confined to the The
asre which it fra arofe. Coniining views to
own countrynep, the icene that ipread before
us, appears equally propitiou, to happiness.
foil rich in the variegated productions of nature
land fucient for our childrens chdren;" deem and
exsenhve rivers to convey produce 20 market
what more expect from phy.ical Gtuation
To improve this beneGcent deilay, we have era
bliiied government Of nol oonumma;e excellence
Differing from the ancient democracies, it executes
the Will OF the people BY Representative departments
Differing from all other confederaces, derives new
efficiency from its dref controul over individuals
Ii thus aumes the attributes s the sit of repr.f.na
tive confederacy. So far as oonider i, partakiny
OF the rf character, feel ourives to be free and
equal citizens. With certain qualifications, not at all
difficult OF attainment, every native American may az
fiji in the acts of the government he may vote for
its officers he may become officer hnief So far
as it is conederacy oftates combines together the
advantages of external fecury and of internal iurif
difion. The general government watches over the
fri, while the fate Invertebrates being better ac-
painted with local and subordinate concerns have
complete controul the administration Of iuitice
BY this admirable machinery, the nation is protected
aganlt foreign force, againit internal diiIsntion
aganlt the concentration and abufe of power aganG
an imperfect execution of juitice, and let me add
whit has been LET'S attended to by our hateinen a.
gain( the diforder incident change of government
I,..la for ,nto, 4.
from the Destruction Of the federal government: for
ihould have another government in the fate, al
ready reduced practice, and able to upply this uf
penion of authority. When during the election
II 1901 before congrels, we faw the ffrurqles
Of the federalits defeat the election of Mr. Jefer
ION ;to appoint preident b. law, and thus virtually
u dhlo!ve the contribution and the union, we looked
up to the aate government for an efficient remedy.
Il is well known, that the provident Monroe had ia
ken the necendry precautions gain the earlieR in
tehgence of luch event, that he might Immediate
ly fummon the Legislature to the fupport of their
eopsrY.
A3ut the general organisation of our government is
pssnore favourable our liberty, than its actual o5e
ration. Wilt it protects our lives, inbs, properly
and reputation againlt the inutce OF other ndiyidu
as, it does not, itlei, Dpofe any unneceary retrc
tions upon rights We liberty to peak and
print e5iseas politics and religion and to pra
tice mo of precepts, without any fears OF the c
VII or ecclclaItical luriiCictlon. In OF
earth may 10 freely "purlue his own 5.fy,G il,
his own way" Does an individual pciIels capital. IA
Tents and ndufry! He may purdue either of the
.5Tss great roads to wealth, mis- peculary nterens
or his habitual wines may d!9ate. We have no
privileged men, s0vs'A US, and TO batten upon Off
treafrry; there any privileged men to enjoy
the monopoly, and limit the puriuits of syica
.ay manufactured e II man dies in Eug-
lard without will or if he be of noble blood, whe
ther he makes will or TO, has land goes exculiveiyto
his eden ion Whit in onle families it is hereditary &
iaalenable By any legal process. But in this countr
have no laws of prmo geniture, &c entail TO refrain
the alienation and dtrinu,on Of Land. This BATS of
agriculture IS in no repect monoPozed b. pr;vil-
g-d family or by its edea fon.-In ENGLAND an ar,;a
cannot make pin a coach-yhcel he canno, ey
ercile any of the trades which were elablifhed he
fore the 9Th of Elizabeth without having lcrvsL an
apprenticeship OF ltIea years and even when he has
obtained this privilege, he cannot remove to every o.
tier panufaGturing town. until he has complied with
the byc-laws = The corporation which impofe GER
:aia aipIlatei fine of ferVice under Il matter proper
II qualified. But orlegal code isnot difgracedy fch
itatrtes apprenticeship and corporation laws-T'he
mercantile ilterel OF England aIio in a CERTAIN d..
gree fettered by the privileges of commercial corpo-
rations A private merchant cannot inport 4 niece
OF ndnkeen from Bengal, the iSin of a Beaver tror,
New Britain, witF1ou; Purchaiing the privilege from
the Eait-nd:d or Labrador companies. But anouc
u.s. every American merchant enjoys the fame com,
merciai advantages. Each pays the fame duty upor:
al the goods which he imports and each has the
lane right of exporting his property to other markets
iociey ihus aupicou5 in its reiources, has never
be"re mad a contribution 70 well adapted TO the ends
81 government; has any con.lituton ever had 70
mary ertuous aud enlightened itaiefnen to mniller
to ITS functions. do mean to enter, Sir nro a1v
rianorate eniogums the preient aiminiftration
Inc praiie oil eonituted authOritr, iooks TOO much
like adulltion and conceive il to be one of tbe n1on
honourabie traits of my party, that they have
never preiented thoe iulione addreTes to Mr. JeiIer
lnI, which The fed-raits have 70 lawfully offered ",
to- Gen. WAaing ,onand Mr. Adams. The onlv won
der with is, that there fhould be found a fnr..
imeyieaa, who does mngle in this ilent tribI..
OF the heart Sill there isch men, and they ar.
by no means deficient in numbers and influence
Wherever there Is i /5Js,aig, there you will find
j5<.
'ras party his been balaed in shsir proieas h.,
The vituous reioution Of the people In the general
government their Influence is aln,oa ex,inguined II
has dwndIed in the tates & feens obeeverv on,ent
dminiihng. Yet the efforts " iuch men do not de.
ierve to be deipiied negectrd. Perseverance, and
concentration of forces are lonetinies fue e Gibni
tues for hreng,i of Numbers Many Of .hoc, men
have joined the republican iiauiard bit many 90.
rs'n'iu from whom can expect nothing but ipcef
I'It aud deadly oPpoltion. A1rlgsniatoa is i.npol
fOe. where principles 10 oppD 80 Towards mae.
sct Tho q. I i,,iI r.