The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-06-11

mp the n,earnre OF his iniluy in sspne, in luxury.
and in revenge Every aveu,ic the throne IS fhu,
up. He oppreiies aui ruins the people, whilit he
pcr,uades the prcc that tole nurn,nrs riird by ms
own cppreiiion are the feels of diiata Sion 10 the
princes governmen, Then the natural violence OF
deiposiin inianed and aggravated by h,tred .nd
venge To desryc well of the Rate is criinc againit
! the prince To be popular, and TO DC uaisor, are
conGdcred as ynOnynoys terms Even virtue 10 d'si
gerous aipirirg quality, that CLAIMS an s;ieem
by itelf and independent of the countenaaee oil tbs
What has been aid OF the CHEZ, istrue OF the
inferior officers of this fpecies of government each
in his province exercilng the fame tyr my, and grind
ing the people by an oppreilion the more ie'erely
fet as it near them and exerced BY baie and flu
coordinate perfoRs For the grois of the people; they
are conilered 4 herd of CATTLE and really i'll
little time become be;;er; all principle Of hone
rride, ali ieuf of the dignity of their is ,o III
their flavery. The day, iays Homer, winch makes 4
man fave, takes away half his worth; and in fsct,
he loes every npuile ACTON, bus that low and baie
one Of fear.
In this kind Of government human is
ly abuied and nuited but is actually degraded and
funk into lpeces OF brutality. The confederation Of
this made Nr Lacle fay with great jaitiee, that j
government, of this kind was worfe than anarchy IN
deed it is 10 abhorred, and detected by az who live
under forms that have mider appearance, that there
iCarSc man IN Wouu pre-
Ter death 70 Aiatiok defpo.m. Here then we have
the acknowledgment Of grea, phlolopher, that an
irregular Rate Of nature is preferable to iuch go
vernn,ent we have the content of all fenGble and
generous men, whu carry it yet further, and avow
that death ef preferable; and ye this ipecies Of
governments, 70 july condemned, and 70 generally
deteitei is what infinitely the greater part of man.
i."d groan under, and have groined under from the
beginning. So that by fure and Uncontrolled prnei-
pies. the nj earth
mutt De concluded tyrannies, mpoures, violations of
the natural rights OF mankind, and worre than the
mott diiorderly anarchies. How much other ferns
exceed this, We l.all coriider immediately.
ARIsToCRACY.
In AZ PARTS of the world. mankind, however de-
ba!ed, retains ill the fenfe Of ei;np the weight of
tyranny, at laA becomes inlupportable; but the re-
medy snotioeay iugeneral, the only remedy by .sch
tneyattemptto curethe tyranny, sto csngethe tyraut
ms IS, and always the cafe for the greater pare
In lone countries however, found men of NOR,
penetration who dilcovered, Hat to Hve Sy ooe
vans yViI, -raf t6e eas e III aren'5 .sie,,." They
therefore changed their former method, and afrn,-
bling the their fevera iocietics the ,oa ref
pecfable for their understanding and fortunes. they
conided to them the charge of the public welfare.
This originally formed what is called an syiaosrse2
They hoped, it weuld be impoli6lc thar iuch num-
Der could ever jo! in any deign againl te general
good; and they promiIed themielvesa great deal Of
ieourty and happnels from the unite coanfgls Of TO
many able and experienced perfons. But it IS now
found by abundant experience that an a,iFsae, anil
d5poty@7, differ but in name; and thar- people
who are in general excluded from any flare OF the le
giiiatve, are to all in:erts and pprloles as much
HaVes, when twenty, independents OF them, GOVERN as
when but one dorlinecrs The tyranny is even more
fel, every individual Or the mobiles has the haueh
tine's of ta!,an the people more miferabe, IS
they ieem the verge of liberty from which thew are
for ever debarred; this faacious idea Of libertv
whit II pcefents vain hadow of happirefs 20 the
fubje9, binds fatter the chains of his fnbieaion.
what is lett uudcne, by the natural avarce and pride
OF thoc who RATED above the Others is completed
by their uipIcons, and their dread of ofinp an au
thority, which has TO frPpogt in The common utility
Of the nation
A Genoefe, OF Venetian repubick, is a concealed
eeoi3 where you find the fame pride c. the rulers
the fame eae fbiecion OF the people, the fame bloc
dy naIims ola iu'Picous policy. In one reipea the
a'iF"s'afr is worfe than the 4ia,tjf-. A body poll
tick whiit retains its authority never changes IL,
nlaSinns 252siyn, which is this day horrible to a
1uPreme degree by the caprice natural 20 the heart Of
man, may By the fame aprice otherwile exertcd be
as lovely the next i'll fucceiion, it is pofIible to
meet WIKI ion1e good princes If there have been
liberiass, Caligua's, Neros there have been like
we the ferener d VS. of Vefpaians Truss Trai,n's
and An'onne's; but a body poick isnot Influenced
~ caprice or whin; y proceeds IN regular manner
us ta'eeton IS ntsmtbe +; and every man as he en-
tiers IT. either has, foon attai:s the ipirit of the
whole body. Never wasit known, tina, IN ayiaolra-
y, which ashamGhty and yrannicaI in one century,
became eSiy and mild in the next In efes the yoke
OF his Pst;as OF government 70 CALLING that when-
ever the people have go the leaf power they fave
ihai;en 1t oft with the utmoa indignation, and enab
lnhed popular form. And when they have no. had
tFength enough to iupport themfelves, they have
tHFovn themieves in5o tie arms of dlofiGu as the
more eligible Of ;lie evils. This latter was :he
c-!e OF Denmark, who fought refuge from the OPP
Preiion Of rs nobility, in the rong hold of arbitrary
power Poland has al prafent the name Of repubcl
nd 1t i' one of The a,osyg!iek form bet il is well
known that the fttle finger Of this government, is
heavier than the loins Of arbitrary power Il: NOT ma
tons. The people are MOI only politically but per
ionay Aave' and treated with the u,noft ind.ri,y.
The republck of Venice is iomewl.at more MODE
rate ye even here 70 heavy the 0,Go.yd.;a yoke.
tat the MOBILES have been obliged to enerya'e ~ r
'i OF their iub)ets BY every fort Of Gebaucher tley
have denied them ihe liberty Of rearon and they have
made them amends. by what bafe foul VIII think :
more valuable liberty, by no; only allowing, but en-
eouragihS them to corrupt thenifelves in the mon
icsndalous manner. They confier their fubiees. as
the iarmer does the hog he keeps to feat upon. He
holds hin fan in his Eye, but allows MIN to waow as
much as he Pleaies in his beloved filth and glu,,onv
90 L. fIlf 4lftffi Il H., III