The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-01


Sir Francis Eurde,t publiied an address to
the Eis ttors. This addrefs has been attacked
IN many OF the london papers As containing
expretiious highly blareable.-Wc give il
this dav with tome remarks on theft attacks,
by William Goblet.
Sir FraReis Brdeii's 14ddrej5 to The ElesSo,s Of
NGS'0ig?er, gfier the EAaion.
Gentemen-next to the conicioufnefs of
endeavoring incerely to fcrve my country, no.
thing can be more pIeafing to my mind thsn the
public appreciation Of my endravours. Accept
my grateful! thanks. At the fame time forgive
me for feeling fomethine like defrsir of any good
to the country; while fee the regular expencea
OF corruption greatly exceed all the expences
neceiiary for any war, which we can be juhiied
in pnr!uiug: Whit fee ATTEMPTS TO deiude the
pubhc mind, by COMPARATIVELY petty and
In'spltica"t enquiries into what is termed Pc
cULATIoN Whit thole enquirers themfelvss
think 1t not dlihonorablr TO icIZe greedily eve
Try opportunity OF enficling themfrIves out of
thePublic fpoii, ~ any other means not term
sd by them pscULATIoN. Such wretched no.
lions OF public honor aud honrity can afford no
| ilgna benefit to the public, nor can give US any
iuits e tedreia. They appear to me to refem-
Ole the notion OF chsitity entertained by the
profttute, who boldly challenged airy one to
ihY' that iae ever went out of the regiment.
according to them, all within the regiment,
a!iwlthiR the Rec Book is honorable and vir-
tuous. And they infult us by declaring that
they have as good title by the RED BOOK, as
any ct the people can have to the fruits of ,hst
,nduiFy, or TO the Inheritance Of their snceffors
nom which indniiry, and from which .inheri-
rance, oe 1t RENE bertd, and from them alone,
the RED Book tielf takes every thing that it
has 10 below. SO that they pretend as g cod a
Fi6at 10 al which ihey can cOntrive to TAKE from
! u, Is W. have 10 the rem 2inder-tiM they can
t~Ge tHat too. Gentlemen, igurc to yourielves a
sang 0t robbers coDhined to plunder The peace
an's ahd indl.rioas !aL :t':anic Of frycral fur
IroG"Ging pariines; and agreeing smoDgft them
lts''sS "a 'hare the booty in iuch different pro-
ipcfiions IS the lea Ter of the gang ffall appoint
to earl- From lime to time it will happen that
iome thief or other among them will purIoin a
part Of ths booty, aud c'andeitinely appropriai c
| to hrnitif r.oee taaH disappointed .hzre. The
tParioi"cr Is detected and Tie gang with open
months Exciaui agaRt the atrocity Of cheating
-!be regiment he only crime Of the kind
winch tusy acknowledge to be TO- Would It
not be ridiculous in hefe plnndered parilhes to
take any part IN fuch dupute and TO divide
/ the'ntsive: iGto itrong parties for the acclfrfs
! Or he accuFed Asong as the thieves in com.
mon takc I'll thsY can ieize, what is it 70 the
! i>'''ihN'NAA - CplS WIZ s.dIC NiS DOOtV . now
they flare II and IN what proportions Ought
treY noe rather to de!tr0y the gang and aboI q,
Tie combination Such is my conception OF
the different corrupt mininefs we have ieen, and
| their corrupt sdherentS. Aud unlefs the pub.
lie "'th az united voice, lfan loudly pronounce
the abolition of the WHOLE of the prelent SYS-
TEN OF CORRUPTION, mutt aill con-
trus TO deipar Of my country. You, gentlemen,
! oy TINS unparalleled election, have loudly pro-
hounced your tentments. May your voice be
echoed through the land. In the mean time,
though an Individual is almof as noihing in the
| lcae, will carry with me your lertincnts in
! to She Huuie at Commons. Asd i aliure you
! that no rational eOdesvours Of mine ihall be o.
mAted TO rehore to my conntrymen the uudil-
turosd enjoynent IF the fair fruits Of their in.
Guilry to tear ont the accurrtd leaves of that
!candaous RED BOOK and 10 bring back mems
minds to tie a.mo6 forgotten notions Of the fI-
credpes5 OF private property which ought no
longer to be transferred from the legitimate
PoHe0o'g ~ the corrupt votes Of venal and
mcrceua y combination will continue, rem
/ riemen, dihutereited'y faithful to the intereas
Of my cour,ry aud sndeayor to prove myf-lf
| your LeaouS Representative.
FRANCIS BURDBTT.
May Esd, 1907"