The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-10-04
THE ENQUIRER.
RTcR1to.n,D, oc7oBER 4, 1905.
TO TIE MONROE eoRxEsPoNDINe COM
MITTEE.

MIrTEE.
GENTLEMEN,
YotR address published in the
last papers in this city. suggests few en-
.Gu.'ies which it MAY be well for you to an
swer
i. First. You say the public pape-s tell us that
the republicans arc ;,ailv losing ground in
the eastern states. lac same papers tell
as. that the federa!ists are gaining ground
IN those states. is it en- ne drtrsSsis', OF
fhe ref'"bh'caa harty ard TIE aS-cadancy ef
the feGe~6iiats, 1xfuap found yo1e,. e,jec-
tetion Of NJ. ifonroc's ciecti;n /? IF so,
q 7ehal coiojsr are ac to crhcct tRet Nh
Mov"oe's Standardization z9o2id be?
Secondly, If the republicans have lost
ground in the eastern states, from what has
II nrocecded: Is it from any false steD which
ne administration has taken This is what
t,ie fede''alists SAY /: DO ynu say it toor 1t is
desirable to understand, whether there is a.
ny difference in principle between Yourselves
and the fe'leraiists /; for if there be no diff
ference in principle, there ought to tc none
in name.
Thirdly. 1t is seed hv;the papers, that the
gronnd which the ,epubicans have lost in
the eastern states, has Drsceeded from the
III use which the faderalists haze made OF
the Embargo. They knew thatt,ias mea-
sure was intended I'd make France and En-
gland descend from their high pretersions
to dominecr over tile seas and bring then,
III our feet Those Of their own federal par
ty, who were resident in England ard who
saw no" the measure was working there, be-
came convinced OF its wisdom, and declared
in their letters. (several of which ere pub
,isi.@n ~ t.s cc:::.:- ~,
cans would bear up under the Embargo a
iitt.e longer, in Silent fortitude, the success
Of l., \
seas would be soon opened to our commerce
on those principles Of natiNnal Justice and
honor toT which we coDtended. Whose let
tiers went on to state, that the mafufactur-
ing towns in England were alreadyin com
motion !; that the manufacturers we're in
some places sweeping the streets or half
pence 10 buy their bread, in others. that they
we've ready to rise in arms; and TIA. no
Ting freOented the British nu,1istrs fran,
resembling the orders Of counci1, al nncc.
ea'ceht TIE hohe (which riley deriped from
or eastern hH:herS. that fhr .Enrer1caa heo-
hie M"mScives zvorld not haze Tire frnness
TO hoid oar unar'' the Pressure Of ne en5ar-
g.. Upon this information from their own
party in England, what ought TO have been
the conduct OF the federalists here WHAT
would have been their conduct, if tho best
interests OF their country had been their OBJ
heard from their presses AGAINST the embar-
go; OH the contrary, they would have follow
ed the advice of their federal brethren in
England; they would have Withdrawn from,
the British ministry all hope of our rising a
gainat the embargo here they would have
'eit that measure to work its fill effect on
those tyrants OF the ocean they would have
united 2ealously with the republican papers
In explaining to the people the necessity,
the policy and wisdom Of the measure, and
eXhorting them to support it with patriotic
courage. Or if they were not capable of a
heroism and magnanimity like this, they
would at least have been silent. On the
contrary, they acted as if they were alrea-
dy in League with the British ministrv.-
When they heard from their own brethren
abroad, shat it was the New England cla-
NOR against the embargo which was defeat
ing the effect OF that measure. they clamor-
Ell still louder as much as 10 say TO those
ministers, " Hold out Il little longer and VIC
win repeal the embargo for YOU" Then
wenl ali their presseS to work, still more bu-
silly than ever. they thought it would ne
"erdo Tor the embargo 10 produce its desir-
ed effect the administrati,n would gain too
much honor by it; and, besides, what n gol-
den opportunity was here, for the federalists
once more to come into power: the embar-
go was measure which the people could
not but feel ) this they knew. and by this
handle they worked it. Then pictures were
to DC drawn OF ships rotting in port, of crops
rot-ing In our granaries, of hosts of our sea-
men begging their bread ; and the unavoid-
able elects of the embargo, were all drawn
III ghasty carlcatlire, 20 brighten the people,
or to rouse them into resentment against the
administration. All this tjrle the rejecting
part OF the federaiists we're Just as sensible
OF the wisdom and policy of the embargo as
their federal brethren in England: all this
time, they knew that they were counteraCt-
inS the interest of their Own country that
they were, in fact, sacrificing her interests
and fighting for the British ministry against
the United States. But all these considera-
tons did not stop the noble and patriotic
work III which they were engaged on the
contrary, if news came over that the en-
barge was likely to produce its effect, they
toot' fresh alarm and raised still higher the
war-whcCp against the measure. in hores
that the British ministry would hear them
in time to prevent them from resembling the
Orders ut Council. These are the men too.
who Glamour for commerce the very men.
whose Vaccinations are keeping that COM
merce i'll shacsies. is this my assertion p
ask ii il is not the assertion of gentlemen
Of their own party now in England, whose
letters have been published Yet, now
these gentlemen have the modesty to treat
the Embargo rs weak and Intellectual mea-
sure ; they, Whose clamours alone have hi
therto rendered it Intellectual For I re-
Tpat that IL tie c-,iuiCr.a ri f,Jn~,t ,-,.,.1z