The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-05-27

OF feeble foe. True it i, that at the Latter par.
Tome companies Of militia Rood firmly and behaved
like men, bur If that eircumiance was well examined
would be found that large proportion of them
were old folders who had been difcharged from the
northern army, & entered the fervice As n,itian,en
OF the fublitutes of fuch
Demagogues may pronounce what centuries they
peaie upoS this language bat truth will never trenr-
Die. They were trained troops that defended our
country IN every preiing emergency. They were
trained troops that food the point of the bayone and
taught britih b.ood-houpds refpea American cou-
rage. They were trained troops that pave us our in
dependence, and trained troops mutt defend it, Such
militia as ours may ferve fcout before an enemy
and add to the eurfe of plumber and the expence cf
war; but they cannot, they ought not to be relied
on.
We have faid that fomething mufl be doneS bur
we confefs we have fmall hopes of any thing eteau
al being taken into hand in this Gate, under the
Preient tone OF our politics. We hear great bnz Sc
oombait about Patrotifm; bu, let u, ak where our
Patrotiim has placed ms! Our militia an updcipn-
Cd PADDLE Our itate-treaury empty as beggar's
pocket Our public arti6cers larving one half OF the
year, and our country warming with pArRIors and
POLITICIANS The Ian aGembly of Virginia have
lniuted the understanding of every man of common
ienie, by their treatury fatenient. They have de-
eared in the face of potve evidence to the coDtrsrv
.hae our treaiury was overlooking with money Does
tact fay it Isl? Does the hard-labourir,, arnourer
with Zip of paper in his hand TO b,v Bread for hi.
family, fay 10! What could you do Virpip;ans if an
enemy was to land Norfolk and BEGIN 70 pillage
your country /! Have you a cent TO paw. as an in
ducen'ent to arm Jingle man in your defence Have
you dollar to hire Wagon TO move your PUBLIC
property to the mountainsi And yet-vonr ,yh;gcev
made barbacue-toaaed politicians tell you Won are
rich Their merit cons in neiI,g the pleafan, fon-
taxes as they were taxes they were lait wears
Dance not to their Tong. Be u. longer duped by
them. Send men who dare tete you your true fitua.
ZION men, who are too proud to bliudfod you in or.
der 10 obtain iulrage, and too honeit to build their
own popularity on the degradation of their country
NOT as our wife men who love to ,.leafe their dear
contituents and to keep OF the evil day. It will b.
time enough to be burdened with taxes, when war
comes, when our ports blockaced and our pro-
ouce is rotting on our hands. We fhall then have
time and money enough to DO any thing Let us ear
aud drink; for TO morrow we die We know IN.
Virgnians too WELL to believe that they are nigarlv.
They are able and they are willing TO fupporf their
itate government, with dignity and to prepare for fu
t9re events Yet iould they get few dollars a-heaa
OF Their preent demands, their patriotic Legislators
WIN raie their wages dollars per day. and take
all as they have done
it Is time TO conclude theie defuItory rele taons
Let the governors aud the governed, take the follow
ing ientence into confederation that our p-efenf
tate invites sggreilion that the want of public fpirit
an empty treaiury, undfciplined militia and rich
eaPorts make US proper objea of pilIage and con-
Tempt MARCELLUS.