The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-10-18
POLITICAL.
REMARKS OF The AURORA.
ON SIR FRANCIS DARINo's LETTER.

This letter was published by Sir Francis Bar
iny. in consequence OF the scantlsious scene act
ed ut The dinner given to the deputies OF the
Spanish iunta of Seviile-thc iigktwhich ibis &C.
cwycace throws upon the disposition and charac-
ter of the British minister's and indeed upon t',e
general hatred and animosity that prevails a.
gairst the Unhcd States, cannot be without It's,
use.
Veryrarely at the festive board in England, has
luminosity or gross indccency appeared the lie
cencies of lite have generally been respected in
snost instances where there has not been open
hostility; and the tone of ministerial measures
has generally outstript the tone OF convival sen
timcnt Put the degenefacy of England every
day becomes more manifest, and indicates bosh
the decay of intellect and of virtue.
The hostility manifested towards the Exees-
ficc OF the United States, or if Sir +. Ba.';ng's
sentiments WAS apparent, what is more grosS
still, towards the "Fresideat and People Of the T.
StStes." is in that tone which their enruity and
most inTeterate haired always displays Itself to-
wards an open and warning enemy.
Take it in whatever Il; 1T you may, t Indicates
An enmty, rare, extraordinary OF character, in
solent, and ptiftIi the dirty brawls of a British
moi, hired at half a crown day to insult poll
tical opponent, or to supply the absence of senti-
ment in the people, by eShb;ting slew of re-
Joicing the cellars of St. Giles's, or the dirty
dung-hills of the Tower hanlets, might exhibit
such grossness, without surprize, but that the
ministers of England should partake in such
orgies, and be capable of such vulgar nralignitv,
argues indeed a humiliation Of spirit and degra-
datfon so low, as has never before been exhibit
ed.
Was it personal en,,sity to he Pre- -iGcntl
1t we take it in this point of view-we must
@S'.1''.ie ;,y wherefore II a latent long
concealed enmity breaking out in a new place
Is it the declaration of independence, or i it the
defeat OF Hammond and Granville in the dis
cusslons OF 1894 Or is il the defeat of Lston
in 1900. Or is it the defeat of the combined and
cooperative attacks of yrujo and Merry, in
1905! Is it all of these, or must we connect
these with the more rece.t and noble resistance.
TO the Outrages and insolence-the violence and
brutal barbarity of Berkeley and Humphreys, and
the imbecile cajolery of Rose Was it the tri-
nmfhof pacific principles, or that pacific ware
fare, which, instead OF numbering the innocent
subjects of England, made more effective war
on British revenue, and by curtailing her com
merce, at once taught her the value of our friend
ship & the danger of our enmiiy ! Was it because
the embargo has already established in America.
manufacturing establishments, which must for
ever preserve to America, circulation of ten
'9IlfHioHs of dollars annually, which were before
sent to England; but which will now not OILY
remain al home, but form the basis of similar es
ADJUSTMENTS, which will multiply with the en-
crease OF population and consumption-or is it.
IN single word, because the statesmen of dine
Ttca for the last eight years, the only states
men OF the civilized world who have not been
bullied into suSeertiency co,yubed or duoed. bv G.
Britain ?--This is indeed the true cause-and for
America 1t IS proud day, when the enmity of
the most prohgate, corrupt and imbeci,e adm |
nistraton, that England or Europe has ever seen,
as excited by the talents, and WISDOM and virtue,
that preserves America IN that peace and securi-
ty, which was the primitive object of the declara
tion of independence.
But Sir Francis Barring says. the sentiment he |
gave, was the Pyesidert and Ui.ited States and
MIR, Barring observes, &c An American minister |
is here, we have one iii America, state eff peace
must be therefore supposed 10 exist" And it |
appears, nevertheless, that in company compo-
sed OF so much of the best blod I, the well born, |
the well bred, and the most &C romplished i'm Ii |
beral requirements from their ef ucaton and sta /
ton, that among 400 of these, ii,ich scene ofr-
OF and indecorum took place as perhaps has ne
yer before occurred among any c5mpany of men i
aspiring,to the character of gentlemen
We have looked at il as addressed to the ex- !
ecutive OF the United States let Us now examine
It in the same way as Sir F. Barring represents it.
Did those who Kissed the sehtims Mt, understand |
him as ne wished to be understood, or as we
have above explained it !! In thematter as it ap-
Plies to the hostility Of the president, no Ameri-
Fan can feel any other than ericreased respect
for tha man, whose virtues, talents, wisdom and |
services 70 his country, have drawn upon him the
resentment of the worst sort of Eiglish mob the
great vulgar.
Let us then take it in Mr.. Barihg's own point
of view. How does it stand Wits him! WHY,
truly he thinks it very bad, bec;tise it was the
IS esident and United States - the inference
is, that he would not think it so bad, If it had |
been the President only This is the very cele-
DRAFTED and most opulent Sir Barings opinion
We cannot forget ]. Swanwick, nor that it was
by a conspiracy between this same Barring and
Timothy Pickering, and their blood hound Por-
uupine, that poor honest Swmwick was literally
in the prime of life
But look at it farther--we make no doubt that
those who were so clamorous against the separa-
ton CT the president from the people few years
ago, will now say Sir Francis was wrong; and
that twas right now, ,tboughit was wrong for
mefly, to separate the president from the people.
and for the very reasons that we have above sta
ted, that he has not been the dupe or innon of
British corruption.
Yetitis not at all improbable, whatever color
Mr. Barring may attempt to- give it, that the Bril-
fish ministers present, did no. at all mistake or
separate the parts of the sentiment but that they
actually Kissed both &c the president and the u. S.
OF America"
This is probable from the conduct that, govern
dcny has pUrsued 10 every president of the United
States OF America Their orders Of council of
1793, theiginsult on The Maryland American ship |
OF war IN 1898, & their order of council Of Nov H.
8OYwcre nlthe same spirit; whether Washing.
ton, or Adams, or Jefferson were president, the
hostility and contempt of America has been uni