The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-04
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Yours, &c.
REMARKS.
III This sentiment completely bctrays the
politics of the writer. What regard can
that man be expected to feel for the rights of
the United States, who is base enough to
pronounce the British free constitution
There is one sense only, in which England
deserves this name. She is free from all
the restraints of duty and morality, which
bind nations together: She is free from poll
teal virtue; She is free from all respect for
the liberty of the seas and the rights of
neutfafs. The man who could compare the
freedom of the United States in any possible
view with that of Great-Britain, is ihSo facto
incapable of any Sound decision. would as
soon consult the Lama of Thibet about reli-
gien, as such man about the rights and ho-
nor of my country.
q This is curious advice. We must sub
init to the insults of G.. B. nogu, lest we should
possibly be. ipsuted by France hereafer.-
The usurpations of England are felt by us
ALL They are not subject of hrohhecu,.
but of sense. We sec and we feel her tv-
ranny on the ocean But because G. Britain
may he overwhelmed by France, and be-
cause France should think proper to attack
us, therefore inh her good nature she recon-
,nends to us TO submit quietly to her injustice
distant She has great objects to obtain in
Europe before she will probably assail U.S.
We are not omnipotent: but we have such a
confidence in our own strength, asnotto shrink
from the power of France or England
We thank @. Britain for the solicitude which
she kindly displays FOR our zvei fare. But we
do not want it. We shall yer trust to the
disinterestedness of the advice OF the voraci-
GUS wolf. We have our eyes open'on all sides !;
we can look to France. and what is still
more, We can look to England. We wish
for, peaceWith all the world; but we do not
fear war with any.
C3l There is n hum idtion in d ing JUS
1ice; in repairing wrongs, and abandoning
'pretensions for which there is not a colour
OF right. If it be any humiliation in G.. b.
TO do us Justice, then Ihope our government
will never recedc, until G.. B. is humbled
To the dust.--Virtue'can never accommodate
with vice. There cannot be half right or a
half wrong If we are determined to give
~ nothing to @. r. it is because she does no
t'ingto us but what is wrong, and we claim
nothing from her but what is right-The
man, who under such circumstances could
propose to us disgracefui compromise,
was intended for the meanest of the mnions
OF monarchy. He may be tory but no.
thing salutary or exalted can take root in his
bosom.
IA Jntolerable prejudice because we
wish our own rights to be respected be-
cause we wish to put stop 10 her maritime
incroaChments therefore do we desire her
complete destruction.--The man who can
not perceive the difference between these
two cases, must be binder than a bat inmid-
dav.
[51 Nothing can be stronger proof Of the
insulting friendship Of Mr. Rose, than even
this representation. friendship no man
Can talk OF British friendship, who has wit
messed the dmfcabie 7e1y in which they stole
the Danish Fleet Nothing can more strong
1y prove the digni6ed frmnes with which
our government has conducted this neeotia.
tion.-This proclamation was forced upon
us. 1t was the only measure of redress
which we chose to adopt for her attack on
the Chesapeake, and for repeated outrapes
Does @. b. require us to withdraw our mea
sure, before she has first made US cor1pen-
satlou VIII a man Of honor retract his
mode of redress until lie has received an a
POLICY tor the first insult ?---Grant hat Mr..
kose offered to make redress-Was that re-
dress sufficient He would not even state
qchGt redress he intended to offer. Until
that was specified, he had no right To ex-
poet that cur " measure of retaliation was
tobe waved.
[6] This miserable minion would rather
nave the T. =. abandon the point Of honor
than the disgraced government Of G.. b.
Unfortunately there sn'e too many such Fidi-
tors writer's, and prosolytes in the Federal
class.
III This is a complete Misrepresentation
Of the queston--We do not require that G.
Britain should wave "tic services of her
scamen. We simply demand that our fag
Shonid be reflected AZ 8eo--that our vessels
GnCuln hc aoI g. -,
men but that some satisfactory arrange
ment should be made on this pcint--perhaps
that some mode shoHld be agreed on for j.
dehthymg orr respective scaNcu whilettpt
are IN port. We believe that 10 treaty will ever
be sanctioned by this administration, which
uoes not Contain satisfactory provision OIL