The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-05

Tiers OF maltreating ,he people, that yo,
yourself are not gnlty--tor inc day OF de-
lection and retribution may come-aDd the
people on such occasions W Il often do some
thing more than justice. Neither las Mr..
X. compared himself to Aristi,ies; nor. has
he ever believe considered himself as exiled
from the Republican party-if by that term
you mean the old Republican harty. But IS
you mean either the federal--the ouid-fhe
quadroon, or the still more numerous any,
hungarian republican party-you must
hrst prove that Mr.. K. ever belonged to either.
OF these sects, before the term eriied can
be applied to him either with propriety on.
meaning 1t Mr. r. ever held any interes st
IN either OF those political companies, think
can venture TO say for him, that he will most
cneerlully transfer all such interest to Won
Sir, as one infinitely better qualified bath
by principles and talents to promote the
views OF those meritorIos gentlemen, and par
tlculaly those of the latter class
After p acingM II in state of proscrip-
tion TO SUIT your own fancy and representing.
his actions In way which should hone
TOR the honor of my country is peculiar TO
yourseit--l mean without regard to facts o,.
consistency-you graycly ask why is all this :.
wherefore has Mr.. K. acted thus You
"'iSht as well ask why blind men have no
perceptions of colours? WHY Tortoises are
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tie Politicians? But y1ir quere Sir, or at
least the reason of your making Il, is of easy
solution he fact is that the God of nature
seems to have bestowed on you, no facujtv
which will enable you either to sac or com
Frehcnd the motives which influence the mind
& direct the conduct of Mr. II. Would vo,,
understand them YOU must first learn to be &C
nerous,-d neutrality-suspicious. You must
learn to believe 1t possible tor n man TO 6es
\ hfN.h lr-. > > n
ne T bile men, not for the dignity of theirti
ties, on the p.enitnde of their powey-1ut fo,,
| the magnitude of their wisdom and the act
Vlty OF their virtue Y on must learn to thinl,
man capable OF pursuing tie public good
with the most intieXible peIse yel-anee. in de-
Sance OF the groSseSt abuse, and the vilest
calumny-But above all YOU must enleavour
toDelieve that a man may dare to risk the
Ilspleasure-nay the odium Of men in power
ior inc sake OF ocnehtting the people. When
you nave learned ali this Sir, you may posi-
oi! ne able 70 discern the principles upon
which Nh. X. has ne .er ceased to act. But a
preliminary step OF indispensable necessity
VIII be, feel the disposition to be convinced
OF the taise and INJURIOUS opinions which vau
entertain IN regard 10 this gentleman.
amongst other charges which Won nave
brought against hir. 4. You accuse him of
being the unblushing apoicgist o. g. Bri
tam, and as one, who has abandoned our
unfortunate seamen 10 their chains as
yol ofier nothing Ike evidence to support
tAls charge, 1t wili be thought a sufficient
answerby al reasonable me- to say--that Il
IS without foundation. TExhibit your are-,
ments ana pledge myself torefltc them. In
the mean time truSt The public viii think
simple denial is all the notice which a bare
assertion unsupported by any thing like tes-
tmony, and destitute even ofthe slightest CO.
touring or probability, is entitled TO receive.
/ In your Catalogue o. crimes acailst Mr. r.
none OF which no. ever you have lndesccnd
ec TO attempt to svlbstantiate; You say he
has "reviied and oppo,ed the very best adj
mlnistration which this or any other coun-
try enjoy ed" Admitting the fact of orpo-
| sltion to be true, as yol have neglected to
| shew in what respect this opposition vas
wrong, it seems perfectly fair to infer that it
is an article III your faith, to which Won ex-
Pect every body's assent--to think all differ
| ence OF opinion from the administration for
! the time being, upon whatever ground and
| Tor whatever cause, ihso jdcf0 unjust, nav
| highly Criminal. For Notwithstanding YOU
| Gem to admit (rather as matter Of c0niec-
;urc tho, then firm belief) the probability of
he peoples having generosity enough to adj
nire man "aithougn he should no exactly
| follow in the wake of the Executive vessel''
vet as yoa are entirely silent in regard to your
own disposition to indulge forgiveness to-
wards man in that unfortunate situation and
nave moreover positively alleaged it against
Mr X. as a sin little short of that against the
| Holy Ghost think the inference as to your
own political creed irresistible.
How far the people, who am persuaded,
have very different opinions OF executive in
| fallibility, will permit man of your faith,
to decide for them, on the character and con-
duct Of one of their most faithful agents,
shall not pretend TO say. Time must deter
mine. But give me leave, Sir, to tell YOU,
that Mr.. II. and those who think like him,
have no idea of that system of political faith
which rests Itself securely upon political ora
cies-nor have they ever been Of opinion that
the standard Of rectitude IN politics chances
with all the various oscillations of party.
Neither have they ever been in. the habit Of
thinking one could be lily Of any great Of
fence either against God OF nan for pronounc.
ing thing black to-day, which appeared to
him black ycsterday--or, for exercising his
various faculties upon their appropriate OBJ
jects precisely on The same principles at one
time that he would do at mother.
But to Illustrate nv meaning still further,
for ] wish to he distinctly understood on this
subject, If there were any public measures
in former times, Which appeared particular
" marked By what were then called fcdeyak
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