The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-04-26

4 of the union !; and that the delegate was ne
capable OF reporting the sentiments of his
| constituents, as II he had had a sufFi.ac-,.
In elections, or a vote In legislation. -
iou really make so MANY notable discove-
lr,es, that | am quite at a loss for apnronriat.
terms In which TO express my admiration.
am very tar from disputing, nor have anv
OF us ever questioned the capacity Of the lie
iegate to make such report, butt should be
grained TO learn, TOR what possible purpose
such report could be essential, when nt.ithe,.
ne nor ms cons uuents can have anY share
in the election of President until the Ter
rtory becomes State, And although the
caucus was not absolutely 10 4iect q p,eq;
2en'' with what proprietY could a man Sit
uateo as the delegates are, contribute by
ms ballot to the quaRtum If Influence in
tended to be produced on the election 3,
] this caucus
Whether cur idea Of caucuses or ours be
most correct, must be left to future decision
In another number propose to point out
more fuily their pernicious tendency, their
uh1ounded Pretensicns, and the vast corrup-
tlon winch. they may produce. You assert
that> against the conclusions of a ccrruDt
caucus, the people would not fail to vindi-
| cate their rights" / have no doubt of IN.
TACT, provided you will shew me how the
people are to sscertain this Corruption
you can scarcely suppose the men who
would be guilty Of it, would be fools enougl,
| 10 inform against themselves, and without
such ridiculous suppositien, / think il Will
not be very easy to shew how thepeoDle can
come at the fact. If it was consistent either
with practice OF possibility, for the millions
VINO constitute the patiCn to assemble en-
na@SSe, and compare notes, after one OF these
caucuses, they might discern, Ills true
| ri Z
caucus or not; but certainly, although eve
| ry man in the country should possess even
your extraordinary sagacitv, it could not
posi- ~ be known how far the non,inQtio71 Of
the caucus was influenced either bv GOOD o..
oadmotlVes. DARKNESS and secrecy are not
very favorable under anv circumstances ~
the discovery ofintrigue, * as the recommen
| dationS OF these cauCuSeS are acknowledged
to be founded OH nothing better than con;ec-
ture, how easy would it be for any. or ali its
members to plead erroneous cGLcuL4tio,,
without the possibility of detection, when
| necuntGry eD2cLuD5ent and cufidity f1, Of
nee might be the real and operative cause
without the smallest disposition TO imDuts
corruptbiity to the present congress, ..
YOU Would seem to insinuate, it will be sufFi-
Client for ny purpose to assert what YOU can
not deny-and that is, if caucuseS ave per-
mltted, the inducements to corruntion arr
very great, and its existence IL. any congress,
very tar from being improbable If | car
demonstrate, & pledge myself to do it, tina
the evils likely to result from caucuscs. are
inhnltely greater than any possible benefit!
"n!ch Can now from them, they must inevi
taoly 1all under the indignant censure of The
people. {" The independence of the Ameri-
can character" which you accuse us eithe,
with misunderstanding or impugning-i!
the tribunal before which we are nerfectl,
willing to be tried. Their sentence will
she" who has manifested towards it, mos
attachment-mostc Onidence-most respect
In reply TO your hopotheJical question ab3a
" the most prominent character amongst US ;
snail only remark, that the permission
which you solicit to ask, is granted, with q.
many more as you may Chuse to propound.--
1t seems, however, that you have thought
IPrePer.to dispense with an answer from us
as you nave undertaken to answer it vour
SELF The question and reply being bovh O
your own fabrication, and in your owl
hahds, you must have been miserable Dri
Veiler indeed, ii you could not manufac-
lure them, at least to please Yourself. L
they do not, we hope at least one ACT of ms.
tee from your benihcenCe and that is. to &C.
quit us of any share of the blame. But be.
tween ourselves, Mr. Metaphor, I think I
nave the key to your enigmatrical rancour a.
SaiNsl IHS gentleman TO whom YOU allude 3,
the public, in due time, shall be put in pcs.
session of it. :,
The picture which you have drawn of the
men, who ought to be our next President and
Nice-President, admire very much. anc
entirely approve AS a proof of my sinceri
ty / will exhibit itagain in your own words
Here they are Men whom we have fri
:" ed for upwards of thirty years-Dlc,l zyh,
g Sat at the helm through. Tie storms o." on,
8" revolutionary 7var-men whom we have
g eUer found faithful and Uigilaut--men a,
g profound in policy, as. they are upright il
" their views men zvho haze ncUer had q,
e object, but their country's good mel
" compared to whom we are but bows o.
" Yesterday 20
Produce these men, most eloquent gentle.
man; point out the resembl nee of the pic
ture IN all ttShart8, and we pledge ourselves
to support them, heart and soul
You shall hear from me again in due time
ONE OF THE PROTESTERS.
We should have suffered "One Of the
Protesters" to pass on in the harmless
tenor of his way," if he had not gone