The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-17
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IAN,oND, DECEMBER II, 1907.
To L.AlNES AIUNRoE. ESQ.
Lac Monster to me Court of G. rita

som that loves and RESPECTS Won pe,,.nit mo
To congratulate YOU on your safe return to
Your native country. You have arrived a.
mong us at most critical period Foreign
war IS lowering in our horizon; q new Pre-
silent is about to be elected but yo,,i E. low
citizens viii be cmipently mistaken. if they
90 not still ind III James Munroe an "AnIe-
rican IL heart and in sentiment" untainted
by foreign corruption, and at all times read
to promote the best interests Of his cnunfrv
You arc nNdoubt well acquainted wit. ma
ny CT the political changes, which have ia
ken place during Your absence Yo, will
perceive with satisfaction, SIR, that the pco-
PIE are as warmly attached as ever to the
principles of republican government and ia
the measures of the present administration
May venture however to suggest to Won.
that among the political revortions which
have occurred, there IS one which is parti-
culariy calculated TO call forth al vo,ir CIR
cumspectiCn? which has already dared +,
embrace Your name within ts rr,.o sp. and IRE
sumes To fix vour destnies for cvcrp NI7vJ
venture to remind Won Of thrt rnino~;ty
who have arisen from the bosom of The r,.r,,b
Hcan party, & who aspire u nc ess n object
that to separate YOUR Affections from the cause
or the administration ard the pcopie> MayI
venture, Sir, to besecch YOU to enquire be-
fore you decide, because;I am satisfied th7t
the better you are acquainted with The view.
OF the minority, the more cordially viii Won
reject their alliance.
The sentiments of this party are recorded
in the speech and conduct Of their leader.
| Like the founders of most other new scots
the zeal and ingenuity which he has d.spl7v-
cd nave been worthy Of better cause. Mr.
randolph has Supported doctrines, that were
hostile to our rights, in tone that was cal
/ culated to eXalt the spirits Of orr enemy
/ You have felt the flimeiness cfthe ARGUMENTS
with which he has attcmptedto defend the pri-
tlsh restrictions on or colonial trade, & which
you retit in your able memorial to the
British government. You saw Win what coo,
indifference he could abandon the rights oS
cur seamen, and Your bosom must have lost
all ITS patriotic enthusiasm if il did not svm-
pathise IN the DESTINY Of vour three fhopeQnG
captive countrymen SO cruelty i1lpre sed and
so cody abandoned to the prison sh ps of G..
/ Britain.
You have seen, sir, the Impressions pro-
duced by these doctrines upon the British go-
Velnment and nation. You have heheld Inc
eager alacrity with which thev have been
tortured to support the worst aegressions of
GTcat Britain. You have seen these nisera-
bic arguments circulating in the >enal pub
lcations OF her government, in The CONVEX
satons OF her Champions and in the state a.
Pcrs OF her ministry. Was not yoh,. honest
patriotism most deeply wounded, when Won
Den Id her ministers ai'rayod in American
arm 7ur, and y3ur fervid rcmcrstrances a.
galnst her entertainments rebutted and l.c,,..'-
le by the arguments Of American statesmen ,
Must you not have felt indignant, wien YOU
| oeheld the animatng hopes which Atr Ran
, uoph speeches infused into the British M =
ton !; when you saw her Injustice iustir,ed
by his sophisnls: her maritime rs,i.rDations
extended by the loud appreciation OF neutral
statesmen and when you saw Mr.. Ran
dOiPh principles adopted Us the fayo~itc
text OF british commentators? You have
seen, SIR, the celebrated author of 20 war n,
disguise building new pamphlet On the
very ground, which Mr.. X. has cleared for.
hLn. oH have seen him aaImatiner the in
justice OF his country by the picture OF our own
uSunion. EoU have bched him pointing 10
MT. Kando!phs speeches with an arr a. ma
! iSnant triumph, eXnorting the n..tish Min
is.erS to pause, before they sho.dd acoulesce
| N our Reasonable demands, & 60 trust 20 Mr..
"a S influence, and 70 The d visions OF this conn,
Try TOR -he Complete ratification OF lheirin-
| perIous entertainments.
Need eNpauate, sir, apon the impressions
Which thus gentleman and his party have.
made upon the vast majority ct ms cour.rv
men! His Whole troop in Co.ercs, ,rfs n,t
! consist OF more than or plrtizans VINO
nave bcen endeared 10 him by personal friend
snip ms advocates In The Le..,alatlire c{
Virginia dc not exceed the same L. mite. num-
Der And 1t was with extreme d,.{ic1.r.. and
astonishing ingenuity, that Nh nanIo,ah Da,
cohtr1Ved 20 Pre-Possesa the III ,nds Of Il yery
lew OF the pc0Plc IN his cause. Tho o.fc.if
BODY OF your country men, sir, nave abandoned
MN lof ever. hey Consider him as one of
the most Wrulent opponents, who have ever
attacked the present administration. They
admire t@e Sp ,endOr Of his genius, bug they
lament IT'S Ier' erSlon. Had he UerseycFc1
IN the political Career which he h d so ho.
morally commeAced, they would have cloth
ca aim with the highest honors wnIch his
counlry could have Bestowed. Nvycang VI an,
was ever more respected, and 10 cid patriot
was ever more rc,ucsan.y Abandoned Bat
OF what avail. are the finest genius, and the
highest character when they arc combine
Wlth disposition wi,hoat prudence CT an
ambition without moderation?
ne mlnori however have not to-al,v dcs-
paired Of success. They Gltter .hemscIye,
that they stiil hive one regourca lea fo,. re-
storing Themselves to popularity and power.
R'udst ali their efforts and al their disar-
pomtments, they have remembered ,,,.r
name. the elevation Of yopr character, and
the distinguished estima,ionin which YOU are
held by your country. They have vair.y at
tempted TO shelter their ueieat E.hird .lo
FURNISHED shield oiyour popularity. Geca.,e
they rave most severely attack ed your arc.
eht friend Mr.. Madison; and because vol,