The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-24

"tShSu oEcoMS III atnDltlOn ana EE1f sue
haze dsharted from Virtue and from the
lheofie." These are heavy charges, sir, and
they come with peculiar grace from one who
hasan interest distincs from me heofie---
whose gain is their whose brain, it is
said, has been disturbed By ambitious dreams
| { 4 Mill NOT say whether '.gvicked" or not)
and whose claim to virtue has been evinccd
| by accusing, without the smallest regard to
fact, II men with most of whom he was en-
tirely unacquainted, of almost every afro
| cious crime under Heaven. Farewell, sir,
have done with you. 1fyou have no account
to settle with your swn conscience, your re-
formation is indeed hopeless task.
To my Brother Professors, and to the pub
lie, it may be thought perhaps that l owe
some excuse, for some expressions which I
may have used. IF any should he of this o.
pinion. l must plead the law of retaliation in
justification. Those voluntary champions of
Mr.. Madison whose ideas of controversial
courtesy and retributive Justice lead them to
answer all who venture to object to him as
a President, by such decorous accusations as
Perjury &c" do not deserve, and can ne
yer receive, at least from me, anv other
Treatment &c To fight the devil with fire.
have always understood was allowable and
proper. f--
ONE OF THE PROTESTERS.
Never have we so reluctantly granted the
use OF our columns to any. composition, as to
the Sd number of One of the Professors,
which graces this days paper. Scarcely ever
have we perused composition more abso-,
luteiy full of nothingncss and never have
we published one as strongly marked by un-
compensated personal scurrility, as this ele-
giant produc ton of One of the Professors AS
to his miserable insnuations against One of
the People, they are illiberal as they are un-
! just.-These are calculated to excite no other
emotion than contempt
We have not inserted the elegant P. S.
addressed to ourselves =; because this authors
three is long enough in all conscience without
it. because its subject is not connected with his
address to One ofthe people and because it
IS not couched in those terms which we had
right to expect
| That the British accounts Of Bopaparte's
con luct towards Portugal are incorrect. will
| be testhedby the following extract of let
ter from Virginia lady, we'll known to the
most respectable ofthis state and connected
with a gentleman of official character---Bo-
naparte has thrown the dead, inert wealth
of Portugal, into active circulation, and for
this act he certainly deserves no censurc.---
To the industry and public spirit of that
country, he has impaired new impulse,
positions, which he NAV practise.---The re-
volution Of Spain will be equally beneficial.
Never did the institutions of any country re-
| quire more the anatomical knife. Its inter-
nal regime, it's pampered priesthood its cor
! rupt administration under the Prince of
Peace, its idiot King, its backwardncs inc
very great and enlightened Accomplishment.
have disgraced it in the eyes of Europe.
-bonaparte will make great innovations in
the colonial system of Spain. The British
will distinctly feel it in these western regi-
ons. Their surreptitious s, bribed trade with
the South American colonies will be abride-
ed 1t cannot be expected, that man who
has shut out the British commerce from al
most the whole continent of Europe, should
suffer them to drive trade with the CONT
nent of South America, if he is able to pre-
vent it.
Extract Of q letter from st. Lucar, dated
| March 81.
| "You have no doubt heard that the French
| Emperor has declared Portugal Province
OF France. The army took possession with
| out single act of cruelty or bloodshed: his
! orders were issued with authority, and O.
| beyed without oppostion-he has demanded
a great portion OF the wealth of the nation,
| from the converts and the clergy; he has
taken three fourths of all their property :.
outstanding this, they have great cause
to rejoice at the change of masters Napo-
leon compeis them to cultivate their lands.
and has decreed that any man, who neeects
agricultural pursuits, shall be treated as an
enemy to his Country. The effect of this is
| already seen in the smiling fields, the pro-
duce of which will in a few years amply re-
| pay the wealth they have lost. This king
dom is completely in the Power of the EN-
peror; and SO wretched is its government,
that any change will be desirable. We are
daily expecting an immense number of
French troops on their way to Cadiz. The
agents have purchased vast quantities of
wheat and -four for the supply of the army"
THIS EVEVI.NG