The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-14
COMMUNICATED.

When man IS either coniCious OF doing a
wrong, or is in want of argument to defend
himielf, he generally flies to invectise, and ex-
poets to make his opponent either delft or
hght--the people will, perhaps, do neither
they will continue to examine the conduct of
their public fervants, and if they meet with any
{rLF appointed ones, they will not be prevented
by the BillInefgate of their language from IA
lutiog them with merited cenfure.
Let US enquire what has been the conduct of
Mr.. TAZEWfLL on the late tranfaaions.
When the Court met to hear the letter of
Capt. Douglas, aud to anfwer it, MIR. T. who
was not member of the Court, addrehed the
Court, and from the tenor of his addrefs, and
his well known ability, he was delired to anfwer
the did 70, and he was deputed to carry his
own anfwer. Scvera! perfons exprefIed with
TO accompany him, but the Court expressly
dfapproved Of this. MIR. T. waited on the
Committee by their requeft, and on leaving the
Committee room, took occafion to declare,
that he did nor, or would not act under that
body, and that he did not acknowledge their
authority. Let it be remembered, that thefe
perlcns were appointed in the late emergency
by the people, to prevent all communication
with ihe Sriiii, Clips, and were, OF co,lrie the
only perfons privileged TO regulate mefiages
that might be unavoidable, not withdrawing the
prohibition,
After this Mr.. T. proceeded on board the
Bellona, and contrary to the direction of the
Mayor, carried MIR. Taylor with him. Arriv-
ed at the lhips how did Mr.. Il. behave. Did
he carry with him the fire of the American
breall indignant at the wrongs II had fuftained
Did he reprefent An injured people, half mad
ened with the outrage our honour and the
murder of onr men? Did he reprefent in any
way the fpirt of retaliation that burnt within
us? DID he fpurn their proffered friendlhp
and their inlidious civility no! no ! we bluf
to record, that he Fat at the fame board, eat of
the fame bread, drank of the fame cup, aud full
lied the holy communion of hofptality by ad-
uniting Affirmation and murder to its reveren-
tidl rtes---Mr. Tazewell might have turned then
to Humphries who was near him and cried
CIVILIAN" with truth, but as he did not, let
him bow in fubmifiion TO the maternal hand of
the "PEOPLE" that now c0rrects their mif-
led, mfguided, we hope hot guilty, Child.
Mr.. J.. on his return, inftead of communlca-
ting with us in any public way whatever, fits
down and pens an account to the Prefdent OF
the United States, and the Governor Of the
State, and ends the whole bufneis by coin
plete overthrow of the Court, the Committee,
and the People. Affirming to- himfelf all ref
pou6bility, all power, he writes the letter, car
res it, brings no anfwer, anfwers it himfelf, and
K nds juft iuch an opinion TO the Executive NJ
futs his own opinion and his own views, and
THE is to pats as the pab7ie jSnftnent, while he
ftands ike the God of our river with one foot
on Poriimouth and the other on Norfolk, and
we LiI!iput;ans peep at each other through his
| rnaginerial legs. The People have not been
called on to dIfayoW thefe proceedings Of Mr.
! r. bccaufe we are all fearful Of difcord and tn.
mutt, and becauie the general fcntiment of this
pant Of the country will reach the Preident al.
70, and have perhaps more weight than any pri-
zafe communications, and becsufe the letter OF
capt. Douglas and bis, and MIR. It's conRru6tioH
Cf It, are 10 evidently in contradiction, that he
will wonder at the child's play Of our able me-
gociators and az; Of his friends how old they
were Wien they left Norfolk to 90 on board
! the Beiona, and whether thsy had sroq0A any
before they came back, that they lhoud bring
| guC6 = BABY rattle in their hand, auI have the
aGurarce 70 fsGd II to him 10 bis Old age