The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-22

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them The powers ofir.vcntion an, ct d.
sor,ion, which YOU have 3!yL:aycI. were a.
together Beyond his cal>..:.t:ca. lie, ~.
near YOU -" W ask Tor eaergy a,n ~.
are to.u or his moderation. We ask tan.
tdlehts, and the 1eoiy is his u,Yssum;po-
" merit; VIC ask what were his .cry;c,s IN
the cause ofpa5lic liberty. ana vea.c d;-
rected to the pages o. the Fc,.era.:.s. w;i:
zen In coliuncuCn with Alexander u,;..;l
"' anu jean Jay, III whish the most extra
" VACANT OF their doctrines are m,mt.;u,.,,
"and propasa ted. We ask for CONSISTENCY
- as a repu L can atan,iin,: forth to stem .b.
torrent OF eppie: Son, WHICH threatened to
! oVefwheim e.e Liberties OF the ceunt,.y.
We ASK ior thit nigh and honorable .,.,i,..
| St uu,y WHICH would at alltimcs turn with
| ioatAin5 and dhhor:Incc from any com
ProisiSe with iritVd and Speculation, NC
ask III vain" This is lust such ;rc,tr
! MUG s'hS-stng Composition, a. sci,<.oi hovs
WIN senses tfi,ii awake dream, ,,y., :o,. ,;.,
.lss 'hcsts: auo VINO aic you that isolI ,his
language concerning My. Nla,ll.on Az to-
the most prominen, among Won, we as, far
your energy, and we arc lo.d of ro,,r a,ro
S!hCc We ASK icr yoar ta;cuits aud In, 70.
Ply IL Your scarCaNms aud So,ir ,,etul,,r,.,.
we ASH what are = ar service; in Tho cause
| OF pubic liberty, and We are ,llrcct,d n, % -.
cooperation with the British Cai,inet and
inc BRUSH author OF Uul' in ilise.,t;s, r.,
lJustity tile piratical piu,nier of ou, CON-
"'TIcf we ASK Tor yon'' CONSISTENCY as re
Pubhcans, and We are told of what vou wee
iand what you are; of your forner att,Sl,-
] rhent to the pure principles OF tie admins
r"Hoh, ana your present delicious ard f.ar
tic tnvectives against them; we ask fo, ~.
hiSh ana honorable SENSE or duty. wtic,,
tranip-ing, with disdain, on all selfish conSi-
oerations or private pique and personal Az
Srandlzement, looks o!.ly to the puijlic ,e,t,n
VIC ASK Tor the mind which pursuits chat
great object with caimness and discretion
which Instead Of Tuning and frettine ;tse,e
u!on Paruai we" OF a measure, takes the
tine to look comprehensive, patiently ana
calmly TO all its Consequences IN all ;ts
bearings 70 allow to every co.sidcrat;o, -.
due Weight; and then, instead of rushing to
KS decision, In State af fcverish passion
| lakes its ground with that dignity which re
suits iron Il conscious mastery oftne sui,iect
IRON mingled temperance and firmness.-.
we ask tor these things; we ask i;r yai,
as TO the rest you, we ask who you are ,
'u'i we are toid-y on are members of Com
gress We ask how you have dis,inr.,ishe,,
yourselves! and we are pointcd--.to vorI5
FkOI ESI And you arc the men who ex-
Epect, that 6y SsUi'sg' y2ur names fothe zyo,Lt
you can DESTROY Mr. Madison Jt was, in
deed, hlgn time Cor yon TO have received this
salusary admonitioIi. No, gentlemen. bel;eve
1t, you are not the kind OF characters VIII.
are htted to sway'the destnies of this natl
Oil. Newould as soon commit them to ssMa-
cedonias mailman, or tie Swede. - Nor are
| the people OF the United States an Afbenian
| mob, on whom you can play off Your intr;cnes
with success. You viii not >speedity a.,
with us the name of patriots bv means of
your rashness and vocsferation nor will vo,,
prevail upon us, by fictitious charges To
Danish from our bosom another Ayistides
You forget that we have the example of A.
thens before US, II, after such an examnle-
we could repeat her follies and her crimes
Danlsn our patriots, ard stroke and fatter the
merry demogegue until we raised him info
despot-We should deserve the renorse. tn.
vain and unavailing .remorse, the. rnin AND
tne ihfamy which finally overlook her.
yet you are sufficiently inflated and swoI-
zen with IDEAS or your own importance, to ex.
pect that your names will Induce ms to'rn.
peat those rollies and those crimes. Yon he.
gln' by desiring us to prescribe pa't,fot.
you seem to care very little about the char
ses' which you bring forward for this pTr-
pose: You seem to think, indeed. that hi.
| transcendant talents and virtues have aIresc
| dy filled our bosoms with tho same envv..n,
Jealousy which youyourselves feel: that We
are pre-disposed for your design. and tba,
nelng ready tor the sacrifice, you have but r.,
give us some watch word, "Yazoo'' o., want
OF energy" or any thing else that comes nh
permost, and his doom is sealed.S-Yes: his
doom is sealed; but it is to be engrafted IN
on our hearts-to be distinguished by our IA
yor--ahd to be rooted in our condolences: so
deeply, that the storms Of malice and.oF envy
although an hundred times more powerful
than tne storms that shake the mountain oak
IRON ms base, Shouldnot move him for an in
| slant. His doom is sealed it is to figure 81,
| the page OF history, as ali ornament q bles-
sing to his country asa proof, honorable g
Industrious to our republic, that the patriot Is
safe In the bosom Of the people, and NAV bid
defiance to the petty cabals OF the factions 8r
| ihVidiSus We have seen, not with envy or
Jealousy, but with grateful affection, those
! CONGRATULATIONS and virtues which give
you so mach pain, eZerted, purely, faithful
| ~, StFenuous!y ezer:ed for more than thirrv
years in the cause of his country in gaining
and confirming her Iiberties--in promoting
herpeace and prosperity, and indicating
ter honor Instead ofhooti1g like birds of iii
omen atMs lustre, ego ye and do Iikewise''
But he has Corrected his claim to public.
confidence by recommending shamefn
bargain with the unplincipled speculators
otthe Yazoo companies -" adishonorablc
" compact with fraud and corruptiur," from
winch 1T Seelus he ought to have turned with
| 9 IonthiHg and 0bhoyyence." And from thu,
Language you hope we shall inier, that your-
own moral sense is eX9uisiteiy delicate aad
| acute. With what fastidiofts state ,y;tl,