The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-29

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money" and by u fs;r constr; !los-v and
PARTY OF reasoning, Ipresrme, seller of la
Dor, els supposed to have submitted " disa,l-
lVan'ageous price, under the infiuencc of that ne
cessity, which the statute meant to protect him
against -
ihere never was case more completely in
POINT the plaintiff did sell his labor AZ ,lis,,4
v;'ntaSeons price; ard under the Influence ofthat
necessty, which, Judge Pendleton tells us, the
statute meant TO protect him against I trust,
sir, that the authority of this ill,srious r,;riot
and venerable sage of the law, will be decisive
iii this cause.
will conclude hy making q very few observa-
'ons win respects to the relative situation OF the
parties i'll this slit.
One rs very poor mechanic, who had no no.
ney, but had labor with which to purchase .
loan the other is 4 inar Of overprown cpulcuce,
wealth IS too often shield, that protects the
l''sSeSsor from The equity Of the law. Poverty
Is no CRIME, Butt IS great misfortune !; and no
verify, with the aid ttle defendant has reduced
.hc complainant To unmefited aud severe distress
Necessity compelled Aim 10 enter into an ,,s,,ri-
ons contract with man as greed of Gold as Mi
GAS himself, and who, for augLt Iknow, may
'l.'iilGu WIN the same ornaments that deco
rated the head of the tabled Midas.
what "marchess. intrepiditv of c,ce, ,,,..
t''s defendant possess, to come openly into court.
ana defend cause, upon the vcrv face of ,,b;cb
appear fraud and corruption -
"'at caring ehrontery, 10 exhibit to this tr;
1870 ''u u 'he view OF his country, an answer,
wIiich IS but a tissue ofdcccption and chicanerv
Sir, 1T would disgrace a common s,s;,,nS
"hae Stigma then, ought itnot 20 infiict uDon y
man who pretends to be gentleman -.
fiis opponent has nothing 10 beast but his bo.
hes'y let 1T not be said that he has been ,vorr-
gu o,'' OF ms rights, because he is too iterate
t'o toe poor to draw NJ, long sophisticated CIV
swers' or to command thatrespect which ! GO
10 attend upon wealth, however i'll gotten,
Inc defendant would have consulted HE ,o,,,,.
tato'I, as well as his interest, fhe had not made
ste s1.en'Pt winch the injunction now SOUGHT to
De dissolved, was obtained 20 prevent II;
tGreSt--ior 1t IS morally impossible bu, ,vbat hr
s"p ' !oSc MS cause his rcputation-f,r tbe,,
IL sept IN silent rePose now have beer E,rSt
20 uraS ms dead character reekirg from it's tomb
OF decay and expose it, unshroucled. in olI tic
''''eee"S' corruption rottenness and depravity.
The revolution Of Spain is a decided
proof, that Bonaparte can make as free VIII
the oonlnlons ct an ally as with those of ar,
enemy. Inc hing OF Spain has been his OH.
sequious slave. His ships, his none he
men nave been at his service-But behold
MS icGoifii5erse. Inc revolution of Sna;n is
the hfst unequivocai instance, in which Ro,-
haI'hfte hasmade the first step towards con-
4uS'' "i'huut some previous pretence ofay-
gresslon.-We should however. listinpnisI,
the motives of conquest from it's effects S1'a;,,
was III SO bad a condition that il &c alrooe+
Impossible iof aEy change to make its insti-
tutiohS worse. The avaricious and profit
gaze spirit OF the Prince of Peace. he ;;n
bounded despotism of the clergy over the
consciences and purse of the Deonle the
PRIDE and wealth of the Grandees. the s,oth
ana ignorance that pervaded the nation. are
not increase o''-
Should NOT tI,,c p,t;o, ,-J.,
the immense power of France A comoIete
submission however is not to be e,nrct r[, :.
n Sharies and his sons haze ceLcd to their
ally and dear friend ali their rights to Snoir,
and the Indies, it is not impossible that the
spirit of the Spanards will rise into na,,;aI
rebeilions rather than brook this disgrace s..
5ut what benefit will these spasms Drodi,cel
L heY VIII only make Their! "prc;- +, HIT
CONFUSION and those caiamities, from which
TINS cesslon protested to deliver them And
they VIII end with fixing the French fetfers
more hrmly upon them
Bonaparte has now become more than tho
ileSe lord OF these extensive dominiors He
can exact more than feudal homage from them
ne can transfer the Sccptre into the hands of
any man, and he can change it as often &C
MS views require it-Consultinp however,
tho usual affected generosity of his conduct.
pursuing the same policy which led him TO
y '"S emperor OF Austria & the X ing of
PRUSSIA to their respective thrones. he nav
replace the sceptrc into the hand which has
so long welded them. If he does not il ;s
because that hand belongs to one Of the
Bonr6on8.
The speech OF Mr.. Brougiiam is closed this
day:-lts conclusion is the only part which
asplreS to the charms and ornaments of elo-
quence 1t is throughout one ofthe clearest
and most conclusive appeals to the under
standing OF Great Britain, which the pre-
sent measures have produced,-It impresses.
two ideas with irresistible force Is il pcs
sble, that the British ministry will adhere
to those measures, which are demonstrated to
be 50 fatal TO the prosperity of England her
sell is 1t possible, that Bonaparte will
recede from the ground. which he has taken.
when it is obvious that his DEGREES have.
tempted Great Britain into suci measure.
as have cut her off from the largest nor
ton OF her trade & measures, without which.
his own DEGREES would have Seen sornpi.teiv
ineficient?--
The revolutions of Spain, and the letter of
Mr. Rodney to the President Of the II s co
completely engrossed our conpositors vester-
day, that we had no time to introduce orr a.
riginal matter. The speech of Mr.. Bro,,gh-
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