The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-10-07

d. -
the American pcosAsri * - ;:ly 50 s@ca -
yir;ue, that it entities iss s,Hses>ur 10 si.e
Presidential chair.i Col. IL ~; ae IS but ,iit-
tie indebsed tothc conn, ,,,ce ic. their w,ll-
rsicsat pancgyr ic.& ny
oit, have thought proper 10 give: a moi'ss
minute examination uf the address Of the
ccn,ia':tee than it wol,d otherwise deserve,
because deem il in!portant that the public
should distinctly understand the grounds on
v, "a the several candidates are supported.
th's labor would have been supesfluoas, if
tile MoGr"e cCrmittee had avowed ex1li-
CITY the wn..,o t:>.eai ~ their dacsr'rcS Is
have succeeded in this attempt, lie i's,-
sidential election WILDE no lonyer a ,;nes,i-
on about men, but hriucihits. Inc People
VIII decide, no. merely whether Mrtce cr
Madison shall bc President, but whether
they will support or abandon the present
system OF measures Under the cover OF a
Contested election, attempts are made to in
troducc principles O! which the people are
noe appraised. The whole system OF politics
seems 70 be completely disorganised The
twoPartics opposed to the ADMINISTRATION, how
ever they may differ from each other, unite
with eineiJus zeal to nil.tne the popular
prejudice, against those who now administer
the government. They both make use Of
the embargo, as Il FIT instrument for their
pnrpose. But even here the administration
shines conspicuous above their enemies -
Whether that measure was expedient or not
they have at least done s9a,eldfne TO ex-
press their resentment at the outrages COM
mitted upon But the opposition What
nave they done: Let the records OF the last
session OF congress be searched for any nrc-
position they have made as a substitute for
the embargo; let the debates be ransacked
tor any hint they have thrown out to that cf-
feet; and we shall find that amidst all thcir
ihhanlnatoiy harangucs & fcetd stream of
abuse, not one OF them has even pointed the
wav ina hotter conrea We can aael, r>,.
give Mr. Key for his conduct. The British
pensioners true to,hs allegiance. But from
Mr.. Joan Randolph better things ware cx-
pectcd. His Talents and standing Justified
the hope, that lie would foy a moment sus-
pend his annimosities, and aid the country
with his advice. His aoiest advocates may
be challenged to- defend the Versatility OF his
Conduct lie 1t was who FIRST proposed an
embargo;--nex he opposed an embargo ,iii,-
tering a. little from. his own--then he disco
vcred that an embargo was demonstrations
ai--aad lastly, al the close Of ,he session, he
voted Tor an unqualified repeal without Of
tering any thing Ike q substitute When
the administration arc thus assai,ed from c.
very quartet, it is criminal in its friends 10
remain silent. The people can Saf-,y dc.
eide whether they have reason to anticipate
OF power to the hands Of ;hcir oD1olehts.
AN AMERICAN.
ScRAPIANA.-At a democratic conventi-
on held at Trenton IN. J) for the purpose
OF liking upon candidates for Congress aG.i e.
iectors ct President of the u states, ticket.
was formed, embracing Gen. James Cox Of
Monmouth. and Jacob i1ufty Esq. of Salem,
IN place OF Messrs. Lambert and Slouu.-
What says Gssca to thisa
y scribbler in the FicdGricksburr "Ije
raid" WHO addresses the Freehodcrs of the
DISTRICT OF Stafford &c. & Signs himself Fire
lock-. from Farmland Parish, has tho hnr-
dlhood 10 assert, thar those who fave, the
election CT the French CITIZEN JaMes MIDI
son say, " that if MIR. jefferson should Weld
the government o: cur country 20 a General
CT bona 'arte appointment, 7oe oMgat to
SHomfE. '-ooinc cali this the iron age o.
theirs the age ,otreUolutiuns let US give it
more appropriate name; HE are IF lies.
The u >. circuit court met at Gn,Nicotbc.
IN Ci;lo, on the 18th uit. Neithe: Burr tor
B!enncrhassctt appeared to answer the IN
d'coi,enis iound against them at The last
t-rIu.
The "Mcra!d'' frcm Rutidnd, VT. Of the
24ih >, pteIibcr, states, that according to
hetlsrns already received from i5l towns,
iichenor had 1851 votes, and Smith IL,
4@6; that there were yet - towns be heard
from, q which, ~ had been republican, and
20 federal; and it ventures to predict from
tHcse calculations that there would lie no g
lection Of Coveror by he fe2hic, 10. thar the
.5cdtterinS votes would doubtless exccct! SEQ:
that the membcrs of assembly would pro.
baby be 100 Republican, and 81 federal.
andtnat the republican ticket for Councillors
you'd probably prevail However, nothing
Oil ;iis subject seems rs yet certain and con-
elusive.