The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-08

American governments, and the accu nulating
products of Americ an induftry, whetted the ava.
rice OF INDECENT courtiers, and exhibited a leni-
tive for the lettering condolences of politicians,
who, for opulence and infamy, might content to
barter the dearef rights of their fellows. Un-
atished with entire commercial Absorption !;
untat's6ed with generous and filial prompti-
tude to aid the mother in every necefity, re-
mote and foreign power refoIves to derive hence
more directly and more copioufly, the means of
imperious lordlin -fs-and for this.
colonial fecnrity furnilhes the prepoiterous pre-
text Exaction unqualified, was the tone of Br-
tam to our devoted country and in implicit
obedience to laws from whole enaction all pow
err OF diient was denied, was prepared for her
a bondage mott onerous and humiliating. Pic
ture to yourfelves, fellow-ci'izens, the harpies
of lawlefs domination, plotting the introduction
otruffian mercenaries (9) to the facred recefTes
or domefti: privacy let us glance for mo-
ment on the death-warrant of civil fecurity, (s)
which was to drag the innocent and defencelefs
futterer from his home, his famiy and his laws,
to an irritated and proftitute tribunal. With
the fluihng features of humane indignation you
Will turn from the view and ak, impatient ak
the blood of fuch ditinguiihed, fuch mo ftrous
offenders.
We cannot efficiently admire TINT temperate
hrmnefs of our fathers, which, when injury in
rapid and ceafelefs fuccef1ion f.llowed injury
and their representations in behalf of violated
rights were infutingly fyled the impertinent
clamo-s of difcontented rebels confined them
to remembrance 70 long. With the patient hu-
nility ofafe6tionate children, they duplicating
chung to relentless and unnatural parent, but
till kept in fight the legitimate bonnd1ry be-
tween concelfion and refiltance. Here it was,
. Liberty, thy divine influence was unaffected!
Iva thou that dictated toinfuIted, to injured
Americans. " What free-men may concede,
grant freely; butin obedencetod demands withthe
bayonet at your breafts, give blood, give life a.
lone ~ Driven to the extremeft limit of endu-
rance, to thee they lhoutedSc amazed the world.
what fcene was here dfplayed, my country
men On the records of ages it fands unpa-
railelled; grant Heaven, it may reft foIitary
monument of a.verfe principles, of virtue and
enormlty IN the human character. The caufe of
America was reafon's and was NATURES caufe
her revolution the defperate convu'(ion of an
outraged people, prelfiag with dreadful refou.
ton to the rank which heaven had aligned them
A war ny lawlefs ufurpation induced, could not
be otherwife than favaqe in its profecution.
The predatory and defolating form it affirmed,
numbers Of my countrymen too well recolleet.
lnfurate and dethroned power, inflamed and
dhappointed avafice, waved high the hand of
promitcuous ruin," and tranfinuted nation
Al CONNECT, to war on property and on perfon.
But not by contempt for ufages which prime
val civilization Eemed to fanctify not by the
deadly Infection of loathfome prifon-fhi9s not
by the hideous fpeetre-forms of hunger, cold,
dIteaie, OF whatever can afffi6t mortality, was
to be boweda high intrepid fpirit, when peace,
frcurlty and ennobng liberty, were held I'D
as the wages OF fuffering. The very calamities
Of Americans; the blood which told the bro
ken folders march, had convincnrly augured
the downfall of oppreliion, and the fearful def
pe-aIon ofindlgnant heroifn, but for the bind
nets OF inluitice and the condemnation of ty-
rauny, to fabricate the altar for its own immo-
iAton. Mlierable epitomes of maxwell might
We tremble; well might you fhrink COMPOUNDED
at the vaioIrous difpIays of INDECENT, detitute
Americans Debated, paralyzed by the fpirit
OF your inititutions, with daily examples of de.
gsneracy before you We never knew, We could
not know the god-hke energies of human ma
ture, g when freedom fires the foul" and rouf
es IFS fubIimett faculties to action Incompre.
henhble to you that heaven-fent agency, mit-
eating the patriot warriors hardihps, and
foothing into i'nii"s, the agonZing contortions
Of ebhing life But our pride it Ifall he TO retri
butte fuch glorious magnanimity We will love
with pious veneration, that hyperion wif1on :;
that active and faithful ability which under
weighty and multiplied difficulties, but which
DUH ;u'tes feemed TO create have borne us thro'
atenpefuous, a boundlefs " fea of troubles l''
For the eighteenth century was rcferved de-
velopement ofthe true heroic character. In o.
ther times had daring mortas sc fwum to en-
p're through purple food :" but anterior to
orr revolution, how feldom could man lament
ing the neceiiitv only declare; g have anxioully
fought to defroy my fellow; pleafed have
beheld effuft, the waiting current of brothers.
l'fr." Illus, PharftIia or A aium may a:toniih
us with the liability of individuals, or ex lite
ibudder At their crimes Bunker's-hiIl, Mon
mouth and White pains, with magic force
hall aw ken every manly feeling: they ihall 90
far in forming men of after ages-fhaIi teach
them TO know, TO remember themfelves ,,,en !
Inefficient the happsft pencil to the portraiture
OF what our country has experienced ours
be he JOY to reflect, that Alcides-Iike vanoui III
ing the monter which threatened her infant ex
iifence, ihe has fprung to full and vigorous md
turity.
The hateful invader expelled, was there not
reafon TO apprehend, from reftefs ambition or
diihoneft intereftednefs, obftructons to the re-
efahllhment of internal tranquility? No Pif
iitratus, no Timophanes, no Julius was here
20 blotch the fair complexion of American DO
Htics, or vex the weII-hought repofc of an ex
hauited people. Their truggles had been a com
mon & general allertion of their mott invaluable
elai ms, eqaalled only by the vigiant integrity ma
nifefted for their prefervation. Accordingly
did our illuftrioas fathers exhibit to admirin,
millions fpectacIe auguf as it was rare indie