The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-08-12

the vistory Of Trafalgar. Ee might have pleaded
merit fe,-off agaiit luck. Bat, FIR, ,hculd
not then have votedhin, horrors; we ihould have frf
pe&ed misfortune, avn have enqured into its caufe
we mua have had proof too of hi, deicrving better
fortune, before we had executed him for his bad.
80 II 10 not. therefore. preua,e 'n,lcondui from
.fotvne. which do not may fairly ak that virtue
be not pre.ansd from it, and that to draw a great
chars9er, We nuh NOT knit it with misfortuncs
ard emblazon it with lfnccefs.
" An honorable gentleman has told us, that owe
the deceaed initer eternal gratitude for his
care ofthe great fsple PROPERTY Of this kingdom,
the nnds.--Sr. neither the national profper:ty nor
the national asety, in my opinion, much concern.
ed IN the funds IN exports and imports, and he
whole train OF our johbiEg and money dealing but
VIII meet the hon. member on his own ground Mr..
pitr has improved the funds of our national wealth
How, fir Why isys the hon member,
Lateri HIM inz-nit, n.sruorieuy ysilqrit"
He found them Of wood, aud he le, thed, of marble.
This is cloie tfauiia,iou would propo;e another
re fer7d f9e1 Of gold and be recesa tiex. PAPER
but will not enlarge upon this topic.
1t may be iad THAI having filed a place in the
lame administration with Mr. Pitt, owe my perfe &
acqaiefcence all his msafures. Sir, do not do
NOT hedtate to fay that, though Eat tog-fter ~ tie se
f''mo" s0tinents refreshing ID. F,ene5 recsia.ion TO
on" general 6enve of pripihiey, bey reioiei 70 tits
f'a1tnSeHS es'eT., ~ rre vet, FIR, ffeye svas
0sry ypie Inference o1,ioH 5gzr he country ruaJ
10 be sonisSisS; how the hrk TO be teered thro
the ihoSls and brands ON which ne wasi 70 much
danger of ruunug. When divorced ,uyfelf from
the carly ec'ions Of my youth from thoi whom
my hrit habits formed, and il ahon, the roots
ot my aHseions til unihaker to comfort viii,
tho,e who had adopted line OF conduct fri;ar 70 NV
own, and were in the puriuit of principles which
right or wrong my confidence told me were the on
~ meaus of faving nay country; in word FIR when
under the mpulfe of tern duty, hard necegity,
CO operated with MIR. Pitt in general fcheme of
action, found n,yclf only OF crew in a vcffel
which, was his Tor TO govern. / Jaw this v.ne
rieShted in MY perualon, with the precious cargo
OF the national ffey Uniting from one tack to ano.
ther tack, now upon this bearing, now upon tbaf
! ,netnes before the wind, and fometir,es in the
winds eye--never in regular and Redfat courfe
always ipecuatiug upon fome little tin;d pitiful f-io
and never proviioned and prepared for lon, voyage
or heady navigation. iaw all this aud difap-
proved Of all. If Continued Of the crew i. wa.
hecaule ! humhiy thought might yet BE- Of fome
| tervice; and becauie general obiea was
the fame, though differed in all the deta; o!
the execution always Content, therefore, be en-
harksd IN the fame bottom, and to tug at the fame
car Bur, Gr, f the r,;int a~ronrd OWL
contrary to my perfialion but with my bea means a.
doptei to prevent the wreck, aatter myfe!f NAV
efcape all nnputation of having contributed to the diff
after, aud may derive lome merit for ia wing en..
ployed my bet powers to prevent it.
{" have now, fir, but littlc more TO fay. DO no,
with this motion 10 be garfield hall he tireGone II
recaPitulate my reafons, but think the obligations
which we owe to thof- who are now er,,poyed in
the more fplend:d fervce OF country our regard
20 our tame, TO poGRr;ty, and every thing conneG
ed with our beft and mot rational hopes require NE
| to relilt it,.