The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-25

ven exiaeuce Of the republic, after il has fuf-
tanned 70 nauy calamties. We hope, and
bring the declaration of this our earneff with,
with becoming bo!dnefs, into the mitlit of your
A0emh!y; Cor where ellie can we prefer il tho
It may not be drawn up in the ufual form, in
every particular, for extraordinary circumfan-
ccs require. nav inhify, extraordinary mc,fures.
We entertain hopes, that under the influence
of the Divine Providence, which has often, as
IT weie, by miraculous interference, prevent
ed our country and nation from being thrown
INTO the abyfs OF ruin, your deliberations may
take fuch turn, that with the prefervation of
the Independence of the republic, and the waltz
able maintenance of civil liberty, rather than to
Zee US fubiett TO monarchical form OF govern
nient, a dreadful alternative for this country,
fuch new notifications concerning the republic
can torn of government of this nation will be
made, as will put the representation, without
dainaion of clafs or religious fentments, upon
uch footing, that we will actually thew to
the eye of our ally and the whole world, that
the preiervation of the republic counterhalances
all other considerations. with nation like ours,
that loves 70 much its liberty.
The undersigned declare herewith, as far as
they are intereted in this cafe, that rejecting all
political parties, they will chooGc anew fuch
representatives, or continue in their prefent Il
tuation, thoie to whom they could fafe,yintr
| the valuable poifei1ion of their independence s.
liberty, and coniider as men ofhonour ard cou-
rage; and that, being averie as we'll from fedti-
Gus intentions as chimercal and imaginary OPT
| mons, which cannot be applied TO the real fate
OF men as they actually are, the undersigned
will do every thing which may have tendency
| to caute good order, harmony and unsnmitv to
prevail, under contribution, by fepreientati II.
And whatever may be the fate of our dear
country, to which we are attached by 70 many
ties, after this our declaration, WHICH we do
herewith openly make, in cafe of an unfortunate
decition, we fhali be adj. to look upon the ruin
OF our country and of ourisives, with more re-
l'enatlon than if we had remained 6ient in one
OF the mott important and periloils moments
which our country ever before experienced.
We ihall then have the fatisfaetion OF having
done onr bea for the continuance of the reprb-
lie and will have fhewn by this our declaration,
that if the PROPERTY aud liberty of nation,
according to the opinion of the Emperor Ma
poleon himfelf) can only be fccured by two
modes or government, either 4 limited conditu-
toDal monarchy. or republic, contributed &C
cording to the theory OF liberty, and which
mould be the true organ of the public will, )"
we, however, might be conlidered as belonging
TO thoie republicans, who, without danger to
nation or country, would be likely to make a
proper choice offuch enlightened, able and ho-
nett men, as, by their administration, TO preferve
our liberty and independence, rejecting all diff
tinetions of cla!es and religion, inconffent with
the republican government, would bring back
this country to degree of happineis and prof
perity, which would render it more ufefnl to
our ally, than fuppofing the ground itfelf not to
be fwallowed up by the furroundins waters in
a few years. it politely could, il it mutt fubmit
to form of government, from even the name of
which our anceftors have ever been averie.-
| Never ilrall we regret having fpoken out at a
moment in which we are able to raile our voice
as freemen, to contider the ftuation of our
country, and view the circumstances in which
it is PLACED, for the purpofe of making the hcft
choice, in our opinion, oftbat fyftem of govern
ment which alone is calculated to place our
PROPERTY and liberty upon an immoveable BATS.