The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-25
IVoL 2.


aud bouquets Of rhetorick, in frt fpSrch.
Suf' ir' dreaded Ieft tone might be given
10 the mind OF the corn,nttee--thev viii pat.
don me, but did fear from all that + co,,.,i
iee,or hear, that they might be pretu,,iyed by
re advocates, {undsr pretence OF protecting our
conF'erce) in favor OF this ridiculous and pre-
poiterous project rofe, fir. for one, to plead
eu.fy--t" declare, in the face of dav, that
VIII not go to war for this CARRYING trade.
wit agree TO pats for an ideot, If this is not the
pub'ic tentirent, ard you will find it a. your
con-, besn the war when you will.
Tenfiemen talk of 1898. They might "a
wen go back 20 tne Trojan war. What WA
your fiiuation then Thea every hear, hra,
high wiih fyrnpashy Cor France, Tor Ress.5i;.as
fr0Sfe am not prepared tn fay, ~.i;a my
Friend from .enu!y1vtnia, that were all ,ea-
dy to draw our iwords in her ean!e, but | affirm
that we were prepared to have gone great
Lengths. am not attained to pay this com
Pi'mvnt to the hearts of the American people.
even IT at the expence af their understandings.
IL was 4 noble and generous fcntiment which
nations like individuals are never the worfe for
having felt. They were, frepeat il, ready to
make great facritices for France. And WIN
ready : Becauie ihe was fighting the battles OK
the human race agau6 the combined enemies
OF the'r iiherty--becaute fhe was performing
the part which Great Britain now, in f,ta. fuf.
taIns-torrning the only buwark asaintt uni
sefia' dominion. Knock away her navy, and
where are you? Under the naval tlefpotiGn OF
france, unchecked and unqualified hv any an
tagonzng military poHcr;--at heA but 4
change of naters. The .vrant OF the ocean,
and the tyrant of The land is one and The fame.
lord of all, and who h,aii fay h,,n nav, or
wherefore dost thou this thing Give 10 the
Tiger the properties of the Ozark. ard there Ia
no longer tafsty for he ats OF he fore o- the
hines OF the lea. Where was this high art-R~:.
tannIc fpirit of the gentleman from Penofvlva.
ma when his vote would have put an end to
the britih treaty, that petient fource OF evil
To this country; and AZ time, too, when it
WAS not lrfs the intereit than the fcatiment Of
this people tn pull down Great Britain and ex-
alt fraAce. Then, when the gentleman might
have acted with effect, he couIr not few his
courage to the Ticking place Then England
was combined in what has proved feeble, in.
ehlc'Snt coalition, but which gave iuit cauie Of
alarm to every friend Of freedom Now the II.
hertles OF the human race are threatened bv a
fngie power, more formidable than the cnale,4
ced world. TO Whsle utmof ambition, va Il rs it
IL, the naval force of G. Britain forms the only
obfacc.
am perfectly fcnEbl. and atFamed of the
an ,sax s on tbs e Paiienisas st III
be in nv power to trouble them again on Z a
fuhett, mutt beg leave to continue my ,rut.s
and tfu'tory ALTERATIONS. am not ATTAINED
to COMETS that they are 70.
At the commencement of this FELTON, we re-
ceived printed mcifage from the preiidcnt of
the U. 5. breathing a great deal Of niti,nal
honor and Indignation at the outraees We had
endured, particularly from Spain. She WINS
fpeciaily named aud pointed at. She had
Pirated upon your commerce, inpriioned your
citizens, violated your actual territory invated
the very limits folernniy etabihcd between the
two nations, BY the treaty of San Lorenzo.
Some of the fate Legislatures, (arnong others the
very fate on which the gentleman from PENN
fyivania relies for iupport) tent forward rcfous
tons p!edgirg their lives, their fortunes, and
their iacred honor, in fuPport of any meaiures
you might take in vindicai ion OF your injured
rights. Well, fir, what have you done You
have bad rlfo uticns laid npon your tahle-gone
tn fome expence of printing and ftatonary---
mere pen, ink ard y per, and that's all. Like
true political quacks. yon deal Only in hantti;
aud poftrums. Sir, bluih 70 fee the record of
our proceedings :---they reftmhle nothing bus
the advertisements of patent medicines. II re
you have e." the Worm Defroying Lozenges."
there, " Chutch's Cough Drops,"---& to crown
the whole, g Sloan's vegetable Specri,' an
in'allible remedy for all nervous diTo,dery and
vertigoes of brain-fok politicians teach man
earnefly adjuring you to give bis medicine only
a fair trial. II indeed thelc woodworking
noltrGms could perform but one half Of what
they promiir, there is ttle danger of our dying
political death, at this time at Leaf. But, fir,
in politics as in phyfics, the Doctor is oftimes
the mott dangerous dfeafr land this I lake to
be our cafe at preicnt.
But, fir, why do talk of Spain? There are
no longer Pyrenees. There exits no fuch ma
tonne fuch being as a Spaniih king, or mint.
ter. 1t is a mere iuggle played of for the bene-
tit OF thoie who put the mechanifn into motion.
You know, fir, that you have no differences
with Span--hat iic is the pafFve tool of fu-
perior power TO whom at this moment yon are
crouchiug. Are your differences indeed with
Spain! And where are you going to fend your
political panacea, refolutioDs and handbis ex-
cepted, your foe arcanum Of government
your king cure-all ITO Madrid No--You
are not fuch quacks az not to know where the
ihoe pinches-fo Paris. You know at Leaf
where the difeafe lies, and there you apply your
remedy. When the nation anxonfly demands
the reiuIt of your deliberations, you hang you-
head and bIuth to- tell Tor are aftafd 10 tell
Your mouth Is dramatically fealed. Your honor
has received wound which mua not take air.
Gcntlemen dare not come forward and avoc0
their work, much 'efs defend ii in the prsGence
Of the nation. Give thetn all thFy All. TIE