The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-20

' ~ oiooe""s governors TO pals laws or
Immediate and prefIing importance, unlefs
inipended in their operation tin his aJep,
mould be obtained and when Il, irfoended.
nc mas neglected utterly to attend to them:
lie mas retu'ed tn pats other laws forthe ac-
commodation of large difrets of people. I'm.
ieis thoie people would relia1nifh the RIGHT of
representation in the legila,nrc, 4 right iner
unable to them ana formidable TO tyrants
onlv:
He has called together levig,t;ve .o,,;., :.
places mutual, uncomfortable, and eiiffant
from the depoiitory of their public records.
for the iole purpoe of fatiguing them into
compliance with his meafures.
he mas dInoived Representative Houfes repeat.
ed'y' and continually for oppofing with man
~ hrmneis his invaiions on the rights of the
people:
He has refufed for long time, afterfuch difolu.
,'ohs' 10 cauie others to be elected where
ny tne ies,iiat've powers, incapable OF aunt
hiat'on, have returned to the people at
large for their exerciie the State remair,i,,-
IN me mean time expofed to all the dangers of
inVahon from without, and convuliions with
in.
HE has endeavoured to prevent the popnlstio,
OF theie States for that purpofe ohfruciinp
me laws tor naturalization of foreigners; re-
Iuhng to pals others to encourage their mi
erauons hi'her, and rafting the conditions OF
"
he has /nGerei the naturalization of ;ua;ce ..
fghr to eegf IN fame ortbeG Rates, refrin,
ms a''ent to laws for e6abhng judiciary
powers
lie has made our Judges dependant on his win
alone, tor the tenure of their Offices and the.
amount and payment of their ialaries:
he mas erected multitude of new Offices BE- a.
Jeg-GVa.7e6 fozper, and tent hi.her fwarrns
OF officers to harrais our people and eat ont
lie mas kept among. us in times of peace hand-
ing armies and lips Of quar, without the con-
TENT OF our legflatures:
he mas Affected to render the military indepen-
Cant or, and hyperion TO, the civil power.
lie has combined with Others to f,b;et4 usto
Jur'tdiction foreign tc our contributions. and
unacknowedged by our laws giving his AZ.
lent to their acts of pretended lrgiilation for
qnarter'ng large bodies of armed troops A.
mong us;
FOR protecting them bv moc, tr;,, CO.,
iihment for any murders which they ho,ld
commit on the inhabitants of thefe Gates:
ror cutting off our trade with all parts Of The
world
for i!npoting taxes on us without our content.
TOR dePrving us of the benefits of trial bv in
ry;
for tranfporting US Beyond feas to be tried for
pretended offences
n
aneIghbouriug Province, etfabliff,ing therein
an arbtrary government, and charging it's
boundaries, 10 as to render It at once an cx-
ample and lit infrumeut for Introducing the
lame abtoute rule into theie Rafes;
Tor taking away our charters, aboiifhing orr
mott valuable laws, and altering fundamental
~ the forms of our governments
FOR Impending our own legislatures and dec,ar.
ing themielves Inveited with power 10 legif-
re for, all c.,
He has abdicated government here qv;tbdraay.
ing bis governors, and declaring US out of
his allegiance and protection:
HE has pu1dered our feas, ravaged our COATS.
burnt our towns, and defroyed the lives of
our people:
He is at this time transporting large armies of
Toreign mercenaries to compleat the works
ct death, deioutlon and tyranny, already be-
gun with circumstances of cruelty and per-
Idly unworthy the head of civilized nation
He has endeavored TO bring on the inhabitants
or our frontiers the mercefs Indian favages,
whole known rule of warfare is an undifin-
guiihed detruftion of all ages, fexes, and
conditions Of exifenee:
He has melted treajoaa5le iaf0re9io1y of our
teIlo7V-fitiSenJ, zritb the aLnrement5 If forfe;.
fnreasd eo2tlcatiOn Of ar property:
He has conitTained ofbsrJ, taken captives on
the high feas, to bear arms aganf their conn
try to become the executioners ofSheir friends
and brethren, or to fall themielyes by their
hands.
He bGs cvagea cruel zvar agaiaa human M.
tire htel, ViOiating it's maj jaered rigkt5 ofHf.
and liberty in fbe berloaJ Of djRont people, zu5o
1e7'er offended bin, captivating and CARVING
them into NaOe,y in another bemijbbeye or to in.
CIR mDsrabie death in their traaj3ortaf;on tbi-
tier. This pirAfieI arartare, the o9pro5riun
Of ig'fda 5oz0er5, is tie ,arfare offbe cbyi7ian
hing Of Gre0t Britain. Determined to keeb 9ben
a market zDbere B1EN/3onidbe boug5t anil Gyd,
be has ProRitHfed bis negatiOe for fl9s,elTng e.
7'ery AegJq0fiUe atfespt TO prohibit or TO refrain
Tbs ereerabie commerce: and tint tits aRssy-
bIage Of horrors might qvanf no faf ofdiRin-
gailsed dye, be is n04u exciting tboje veiy psobLs
to RTE in arms among rs, and to burrbaiS that
h5erfy ofqObicb he has drbriDed them, bv nlu,-
deTing TIE 9eote upon qUbom be aLo s5frudsd
fbraa ; thus paying off former crimes committed
agaigF the fbertieJ Of one peoble, zUi.b crimes
eobieb be urges fbem 10 commit agaiRf the Gves
Of another.
In every nage of thefe opprei1ions, we have
petitioned for redrefs in the mott humble terms
our repeated petitions have been anfwered only
by repeated injury. A Prince whole character
IS thus marked by every att which may define
tyrant, iS unfit to he the ruler of people qvbo
mean 10 be free. Future ages qUW Farce be-
feTe tint the bardiHcjJ at one man adqenfwed
qOitbia The Ibert eompaJ offqVeive yearJ only, to
6niia a foundation, 10 broad and a11ilguiisd, far
fgrqHDT oUsr n 6eoble Jolered and fired in 6rfyct-