The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-04


son, that the, letters were written and publish.
ed to bias the members of the assembly n
IT was, then would als man N his senses have
written letter in Wsshingtoa, kno wirg il to be
faise--to be pabiishea in IRichmond, where Col.
Monroe was to contradict it And what is the
Iact 1t was not only aiscredited By the two
printers who noticed it--but 1t Jyas iRi,media,eiy
contradictcd by A. ID. who has universally pas
sed tor the confidential friend and official organ a.
| James Monroe
Panar8e did not fly from the " ruth of these
letters nor from the "motives with which they
were written and published"-He asserted that
the letters about the presidential election-or IA.
Their the only letter which deserved notice
Gas true-and he appealed to the facts them
serves Tor verification-As to the erotiyes al
ledSed he would scarce condesceud to notice
'hem-but because the Editor of a paper in the
pursuits OF his vocation chooses to hunt up and
puohsh single letter from Washinpton-yyhicb
letters are peculiarly interesting at this crisis
musttheIwhole party be charged with 'artifice in
trigue, and falsehood 81 had supposed that
even theSmind of Po1phatan was strong enough to
reject so INDUSTRIOUS conclusion.
His defence of "political lying,--(" thank
you, Jew, for that word')-is worthy of the
cause which he supports. Ii is perfectly consist.
ent with the dark akasions in which Mr. Monroe's
friends have so much abounded. / begin now to
nave some hopes of the Observation-Disclosures the
dark charges which Mr. Ms. friends have made
upon 1T, may all possibly resolve themselves at
last into some figure sf sbeech-either am humble
'2etdPhor"-or the highest Hyperboie-Obecan-
e0nonSh is seriously of opinion, that nan NAV
leSuy clothe fiction under a metaphor, and lye,
IL ne can with good grdce.-Henceforth let not
soPhsts & apostates despair.-Let our schools of
morality be converted into schools of oratory-
let us attempt to become skilful Rhetorcians-
ana he will be the best champion of truth, who
can employ the finest " metaphors. AWAY
with such stuff The expressi.n SbovperS ,f L.t
.eSs, 7pds certainly intended for those which had
oeen Pubfished. Independently of Powhatans
having before used hrber6Olicai expressions about
the number of letters that were published, did
he ever speak'of " the bascr coin put off in the
ntSht until some time after he had spoken of
these shoSoers Of letters /?
. Cpecdncarough does not deny that Pozrkatda is
afrend ofcaucpses, although he wishes to pass
himself tor an enemy On that point Parzrge,s
argument is conclusive"
CoecGncanenyh cannot conceive how Mr. Ma
disons friends justify their GO issuing the
utkets tor calling their caucus by the mention of
certain measures, which their opponents gueye to
haOe pursued the vey day 6esre the tickets zpere is
sued = ~ he poor man has great lack of wit
II an Indian intended an attack upon his life
which some circumstance or other had Suspend
eds which there was no re ason to believe was
relmquished-still Opecancanough would not
arm himself with any means of defence, prcpa-
ratory to their next intervIew.-The friends of
Mr. Monroe did not announce it to the legislature
on the preceding day-but their opponents had
every reason to expect it on the next day-And
on mat night and the next morning they took
their course.-One of Mr.. Monroes friends did
:" attempt the measure next day, after the tick
cts had been circulated.
PoEohatan and Obecancanough : beware YOU
have mistaken your forte throw aside your pen,
and resume your tomahawkH SCOURGE.