The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-04-26
TIE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND. ApRIL %, 1868, s.
70 The Netahh0ricat Rarslsser. gvho sjsns
hinfse!E-
GONE OF THE PEOPLE"
e. On US when SUCH men are satyric,
we take 1t ior panegyric."

| PEI 10 oestow on the PrJtSsters avalnet tns
w ashiaSton caucus, !, IS one OF tie number.
WIZ 10" take the liberty CT .thansinr YOU
tor the whole OF us. The o!,ligatJa2s WEicl
you have conferred Oh as. b. the ,,s,,,. cana =
ana iioera! view taken both OF cur condtct
ana characters, would sooner have aeen re-
paid, leisure rad permitted.
! You are Certainly welcome 20 an, :,.7,,
ment, which can be draw. 2eaiusr.,;s iyo,,
the cause and manner OF . the PaYI;a,rsris..
ry Protests in England resisting IN t,e,ats
OF the People, the corrdPt poGcY and bold
Entertainments CT the minister" Forwlar
olner purpose than tc Stew your reading.
inns comparison could have been introduced
am eat.reiy at loss to Dercsiya Tfonr
| Protest had been directed apa;nst s;,,';Is,.
OBJECTS, tnsn such an analysis OF It as yo,,
nave attempted to make, might have t.r-
| nishea YOU the Opportunity Of Displaying GUY
| talehtS tcr criticism, and q Drnot Of its,irea-
! rlofiiy 10 the Parliamentary Protest misht
| nave bsen the result. But DOW wouI3 his
| shew that the object Of orr Protest was not
| laQuabie one Has your profession (for
we Know what it is)ui.de you so much die
save OF PRECEDENT, that unless, like the
Faiiiahentary Protestefs, We had corrupt
| minister to oppose, you believe no other TO-
PIC can iegitimately form proper subject
tor Protest Yet this is the amonnc of
your argument. Stripped OF all its flouishes.
| 1t would stand thus" our Protest not being
IKE those OF the members OF the British
parliament, directed against Corrupt mi
nistcr--be'ng much inferior too. 10 theirs
III the unity and simplicity of 5rutll-rnc
| energy ot argumenc--anJ not being crown
ed (with triPlicatc) - Of hs,t-ordcr
ana dignity OF eloqucnce," why, there
Iofc' 1t must be unworthy Of pubic attention.
ms, tor aughr know may bedogic worthy
| OF pnggish attorney, bus surely very I'M
becoming agentleman, who aspircs. to the
high character OF one of the American clas-
sizes. me sole object Of our Protest, was.
the proceedings OF the Washington Caucus
| although for Hu1T1$e8 best k,sogyll 10 Uo,lr-
seq, you have with too little disguise 10 adj
NIT OF concealment, labored 20 persuade the
puohc, that our only design Was 90 vi.ify the
measures OF the governments, by an election
ecrlnS Squ!b. L this was not vonr intention
| to'What possible end could yod give us such
| laooursd eulosiUm Oh '"the general course.
9 or the present administration, the cav
rectnesS ct hich we haveno whereutteInD-
TED toquestlon? There is not line o.. SEN
tence IN our protest, that by any constructi-
on, however tortured, would bears,,ch an
! explanation. The assertion on vorr narr
that we are opposed TO the administration
can never justify the conclusion thar our.
Protest was designed TO injure them. and IN
!ess something o. this sort can be pointed out
| IN the Instrument itself your insinua+ion s;,.
cannot be sustained. l would even agree
that you should apply to il the doctrine OF
constructive treason, and with all vear pre-
disposition to believe US capable OF the wcret
motives, defy you to shcW any thiEg 10 sub
stantiate Charge Of any such desicn Your
! cilt!cisms on the comparative stylc & COM
position OF the English Protests and ours. is
truly worthy. Of one, who seems from the.
"ho!e tenor OF his publications, to attach
lilich more Importance to sounding epithets.
lilah TO FACTS. Although truth may often be
adorned by eloquenCc, we humJIV apDre
| mend there Is no more necessary conneXion
between the two, than there appears to he.
between them and " One of the People -
ruth VIII never, we believe, be tie less &C
CcptaD!e to the citizens OF the United Sratcg
oeC@Ase sometimes presented to them in a
PAN and homely dress. 1t is for. those VINO
wish to administer political Or moral poison.
10 seek disg1'scs tor their nefarous Dur,o-
ses' In studied and harmonious ,ingle Of
words, and If this be eloquence, your produc-
'i"h' we are ready to Confess, has an ample
snare OF 1t. You have certainly mistaken
the character ofthe American PEOPLE. ifvo53
imagine that like Bees, they are to be LED
ABOUT by the musical ringing cf-Brass.
before l notice that part of your perform
aRce' which presume you design should
pass upon the Pablo for argumeile-suffer
me TO Putyou rigatin ore point, which lam
persuaded you have infsrfionr In znfefatsd-
YOU call cur protest, Csne-rcssi,7aat hrofcak.
out there IS nothing in or about it, which
would authorize this caption, IA word, Which
percelYing your fOndness for law terms. a.
doPt foryour sake.) 1t was our intention TO
exercise the tight IT addressing the public
as FHd'vfduaEs, a right, which / trust, even
you with ali yovr legal and political .ore, are
not PrepaTedto deny US, either collectively,
or each Tor himself. We carefully avoided
therefore, any reference to, or mention of the:
relation IN which we It present stand towards
the people as part OF their Representatives.
p" nat is your. publication, but Protest n
salnSt Protest We have done nothing
moro therefore, collectiveiy-than you--At|
tcns--f rankin and swarm Of other suc'
Stin6ies5 diones have done individually. W..
have all addressed the public, but there is
this all-important difference between the
PTotestcrs and their assailants. We have
offered our opinions upon an occurrence Of
great national Importance, and have given
our names, having no desire to evadc by fc-
titious signatures, tue responsibility due to
the People for sentiments such as we have
expressed. Whilst you have seen oil labor
lrg IN the very honorable vocation CT propa-
eating anonymous SANDER both against pub
lie and private character. Suppose YOU.
Atticus and Franklin had thought proper to
CLUB your wits, and form Il tjiumvir?,e b.r
inc circulation OF your talunnics. in4fead oF
attempting one Gt a time to annoy nc HI, 90,