The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-21
heS'ciat'on fnot as assaranse 20 himslf, Ronapars
may rsitsre 1t as ,ee'mgpe.e TO his ally.

we can have no apology to make TO our rea.
ders, for the want of our ufi,al quo of original
matter, When we have fuch interening foreign
news as we have received from Charlr.fon.
and fuch an intereRing fpcech as Mr.. RAN
do'ph's, IN Law before them. Both of the >,
came to hand in the Wednefday's mail they
are both Of them fruitful i'm comments. hut the
commentary in the prefcnt cafe NUT v,ed II,
dignity Of publication to the text The tn
reign intelligence which we have puh,heJ. !.
carefully Collected from the three Charefon
papers which we received and VIC have pub.
iiihed as Mneb of Mr.. RRNDoLPH's spErcn
rs appeared in the lat National Intelligence.
1t was certainly to he wiihed, tina. this iute-
reiting fpeech had been laid befure every reader.
complete in all its parts. -
we call It in'crefting, becaufe it is from tA-
mind OF one Of our abieR politicians; becauf.
It Is on fubje9 the mot intersRinp of all A.
thistime to the United States !: bur i ia an
more to, hecaufe it has been held up by the e..
derallfts, and by fomc even Of the republicans
as tyitcmatic attack upon the prrfent adj.
mnftration ard as a proof NOT to be. dc.
pnted, of the fchfms and diviiions that prev,;l
at Warrington, among the republican partv.
But while we make thefe remarks to our d;t,nt
readers, we are as yet unwilling to max, aay
commentary upon the fpeech itfelf We NAV
indeed confidently fpeak of the flyIe Of =
'oq"ence' WHICH adorns ii; a tye, thit is
unc ommonly foleHditi, fluent and command
ing. But of the fpirt which ruf,s thronpb II.
IN relation to his opponents, or to fome of the
members OF the administration ofthc 'ftrength
OF the arguments, which bear upn,rtbe f,t,;est
matter IN debate we forbear at prrfent. Si,ber,to
express or form an opinion. II win be time:e.
nougs to decide upon the fnlidity of his arauA
ments when we have feen the whole ofthem en-.
h,t'ted in hisfpeech. 1t will be time ennn,h fn,
u TO decide upon his ftrietures on the condnt re
the fao'nef, when the letters are,taken from MI.
limbs and the padloeks from the lips of coil
sreiS; when every thing which has been
G"''e caring the "cio!ed DOORS" is put into
the poiieilion of the nation. y
Let us repeat to our repuh,;c,, f-;en,s -,
II IS duty, which they owe 70 Jobn Rapdol,h
not TO PREJUDICE or ton haHiIy to condemp
nm. II he 6a5 attacked the administration.
II ne had levtlled his blows even at Thon,s
Je'terion himfeif. It is duty which they o,ye
10 MN, not TO decide upou the charge. or aN
Painle the accn'er, until they have heard the
foundation OF his proceedings. Let ne wait
till the curtain be lifted, which covers the e.
cret trAnfaetions of congrSfs: Till then. let
Us iufpend our opinions.
J. we would tuggef another caution. I.A, no
turn deaf ear to the federal eulopiums upon
Hir. Randolph. We ought to jndge his conduct
oY us own evidence, and not by the reh.'fed
bias OF his opponents. No doubt tSsy ,,,syc,m-
mend him, from the reject which th+v FL
| Tor ms independence, but this is ~ the ouIv
iource oftheir euloe;um. II is the =; IN of nol;,i.
clans, as 1T is of warriors, to CONQUER by d;vid-
ing their opponents. They feek to wean
man from his party by the pegnancy of adu-
| iation, or to wean his party from himfelf bv
me iuiP'cloufneis of their applaufe 7br,
decorate him aoitb LanreL, to .jaeriGce biim.'