The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-02-19
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, FEBRUARY 10, 1908.
coMMuNICATtoH.
70 the Editor Of the Enquirer.
Your Paper has long been in

Your Paper has,ong been in the
habit Of reprobating federalists Yet, sir,
those of that description have no disposition
or intention of treating you as some of your
republican friends arc now doing. An they
wish, is, to justify & defend themselves thro'
the same medium in which they have seen
themselves so copiously abused
BY the friends of Mr.. Madison, the friends
of Col. Monroe are reproached with having
:. formed coalition with fedcralists, dis
graceful to them: That the federalists, who
were once Col. Monroe's most. bitter and in
vcterate personal enemies. are now becom-
ing his most staunch and active political
friends" In reply TO the first of those char
gcss the advocates for Col. Monroe have de-
MED, asis most true, that they have formed
any such coalition with federalists, or that
fcdcralsts have proposed or formed any such
coalition with them. But not contcnted with
this plain and true statement of the case,
they seem about to admit the conclusions
which their opponents have drawn from such
a coalition, as they are pleased to term it.
The intention of this note is, to deny. in
the first place, as the friends of Col. Mon
roe have done, that the federalists have for
med, or Will form, any coalition with either
OF those parties derogatory to their own poll
tical principles and honor. Secondly, to de-
ny that they ever we're the personal enemies
OF Col. Monroe, any more than they are now
the personal enemies of Mr. Madison And
thirdly, to state that the very same reason s
which once made them the warm and Jealous
advocates for Mr.. Madison in opposition to
Col. Monroe, are nov operating, they be-
lieve, to change their political attachments
TO these gentlemen.
believe can state with great truth, that
no federalist hasever had the slightest com
munication OF political nature, with Col.
Monroe. But, In what is passing full before
the public view, it is hoped, we have right,
At least, to think and Judge for ourselves /; if
We are tobe deprived of the right of voting
by both parties, where our votes can be of
any effect. In forming our opinions on those
grounds, we cannot avoid our preferences on
the one hand, while it must be confessed,
we entertain very strong and unfavorablc sus-
Ipicions ON the other.
may prove unfounded: For which reason,
shall delay for the present, entering into a
| full justification of the motives which at this
| time, lead the federalists to incline in favor
! OF Col. Monrce's election. But should pre-
sent appearances continue, or verse happen,
which is, likely; will then pledge myself, to
shew that federalists are perfectly consis-
! cent, and others who are benefited by their
support, not at all degraded by it.
IN the mean time, caution each of these
parties how they level their abuse at federal
lists. Let them remember that that party
are not now contending for one of their own
body That they:are only uniting with one
or the ether of those contending parties for
the person, who, from the issue Of things now
depending, they shall consider the most like
| ly topromote the public welfare. That they
can have no other possible object in view :
That from neither of these gentlemen, can
| they have any thing of personal nature to
expect. And above all, that their weight, in
| which ever scale it may be thrown, may be
| OF some Importance. Nay, that with respect
to one of those gentlemen, in particular, their
| weight is of the utmost consequence. And
that though they have nothing to ask or ex-
pcct of a personal nature, from either of them
or their friends, they will not be content with
| receiving abuse III return for til, ir support.
a FEDERALIST.