The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-16

4 a great measure upon their success; which
again depends entirely upon their faithful
execution. 1t cannot be expected, that nei
who hate the administration, and who hate
the Law, should be very vigilant in seeing j,
| faithfully executed as they are we'll aware
that the popularity of the administration
| rests so materially upon the success of the
measure. 1t certainly does then bchove the
administration to look to this business before
it is too late. 1t does not appear to me that
the President ought to wait for repeated
proofs OF neglect fixed upon any one of the
| collectors. He knows, as well as we do, the.
characters, who wish to damn him and his
measures; and it cannot be expected, that
individuals will willingly incur the displea-
sure OF their neighborS. the collectors, by Of
iiciously prying into their business and re-
porting the same to the President.
II may howcverbe true, that the collectors
fait'ifutiy ferfotm their duty. Then the
question is; are the merchants honest! Do
they have proper regard for their repu-
tation and characters as men 1t is to be
hoped, that there arc some who do; but 1
fear, by far thegreaterp part do not. To graft
ty their avaricious appetites for money and
their hatred to the government, they will go
al lengths. They have Gas their champion
Cullen says) in the first place perjured
themselves to obtain the priviledges of an A
merlsan citizen for mercantile purposes
1 speak OF foreigners, who have come to this
country tor the whole and sole purpose of
making Tnoney-1'hey commence their ca
reer with perjury and continue it with the
same vice to which they add bribery and
corruption.
This will not be doubted, when it is known,
that British agents, haze undertaken TO in
den,n,fy or merchants against all damages,
zohtch they may sustain, for any violation Of
the embargo ld7oS which theV n,ay commit =
1t is known, that such assurances have been
| offered to our merchants in order to induce
them to violate the embargo laws. The
merchants, it is understood, were to use all
| their dexterity to evade the penalties of the
law altogether, such as suborning their Cap
tains, supescargoes, &c. to swear through
| thick and thin, if it should be necessary, and
| if all would not suffice, they were to be REIN
bursed all costs and damages, which might
accrue in consequence of their villainy. l
cannot call it by softer name.
call upon every honest man in the Uni
ted States to take view of these TRANSACT
| 0ns. There are set of men in our country,
| combining with our enemies, to violate our
! laws, to the injury of the whole country, and
| more particularly to the injury of the farmer
and the planter. What, fellow citizens,
have you obtained for your -four since the
| embargo! will answer that to 4 s is the
very extent What has the merchant, the
smuggler obtained for the same article ship
ped under the p E iitisi
so to 40 5, at least, with security that he
shall loose nothing for violating our laws.
hope that no honest .federaist will take
any part of these remarks to himself or his
party. They are not intended for either. i
IS well known fact, that we have in our
| country two distinct characters of federalists
One is to be found in the country almost ex-
ciusIvely, who are truly American in all
their views, interests and feelings men
whose integrity, patriotism and love of coun-
try, would do honor to any party OF country
under the sun.
The other description of federalists. in oul
country, is ODE found principally in our com
mercial towns. whether inland or seaport
and with very few exceptions, are ali TO
reigners by birth, education, principle, and
feelings; men, who have almost invariably re-
! nounced upon their solemn oaths tht:ir aiiesi.
ance to George the Sd. in order "to obtain the
prlviledges of an American citizen for com.
mercial purposes You have ,secn the us,
they have made of a privilege thus obtained
| They have in fact, no title or prctension
whatever to the name of federalist. The,
are mere tories, such as infected our countr,
during the "times which tried mems souls.
| We haze every reason TO 6eIiepe. fha
such Professions haze actually been maze
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