The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-17
For the Enquirer.
Extract Of a letter from Washington, Dec

Extract Of a letter from Washington, Dec.
IL.
The newspapers here are SO far in ar
rears OF the debates, that they will become
stale before they reach you they are the
best induces to public opinion in The varous
parts of the Uniom-and all the speeches de
livered by the Republicans (good old Re
fu6icGHs, as Randolph used to cali them)
breathe q shirt indig nant at the wrongs
heaped upon our Country--a teterminati IN
never 10 submit and calling loudly for yenge-
ance. Never we're the factions opposed to
tine government so completely PROSTATE
and those among them who are kept upon
their feet by - by what, shall call to-
British gold, or God knows Withstand APP
palled; their knees shaking like .ieshaz-
GERS, ready to be swept away by the Nigh
ty torrent that overwhelms them.
Speaking of tribute the other day, Kew,
the mouth piece of federalism, vino has en-
deared himself to his party by having turn
ed his arms against his Country, observed
"do not we pay tribute TO AlgcrS9 and
wherefore? Because it is our interest to do
so; the honor of a nation consists in it's hap
pinesS and in,erest-and we are more hap
py and fourishing thereby--the Monarch
makes war for his mistress-RepuLiics for
more substantial causes" suppress your
indignation; and rather feel piJy at our dis
grace in being the inmates Of p. b. Key-
What would our Fathers nave said, when 10
reign taxation was first Systematically at
tempted by Great Britain, to such language /?
The reply would have been halter The
outrage is now far greater. Then as a
part Of the British empire, the pretext was
plausible. No7v our independence ha-
wing been acknowledged by Great-Britain,
the bare idea makes the blood boil in the
veins Of every American.--But this apostate
has had the effTo terry to ask TO giveness of
his Country, for youthfuL errors.-Whereas
his being young dapns him 50 b ack, that
" Sable night seated ON her ebon throne,
'' Zen in the zenith Of her DARK domain,
4" is sunshine TO the color OF his crimes"
You know. that in yCnth the blood boiis
high and a noble enthusiasm pervades the
bosom at the names Of liberty, and Ci.' Coun-
try And ne, who disregarding it's patriotic
impulse, when darl; gloom hangs over die
destiny OF man, takes up crms TO cnylave
and riVet the chains of his cCuntrymen, can
not expect, when age hai chilled the fire of
youthful ardor, to have credit for his rege-
ncratioH.--But whittier an 1 running! He
is unworthy Of such attention.
Randolph, as you viii have seen, infuriated
by disappointment, attacks every body and
every thing lie said all our difficulties
grew out OF the uish1nOrable submission to
Spanish inroad, abiding to the affair Of the
Nempers and that from that period our
character was gone in Europe Mr. Jackson
(of Virgiuia) stated the Ease, the disavowal
OF the oci, insisted it was less outrage
Gus than the act Of cur own officer last sum
mcr who arrested dcssrters in the Spanish
| territory, and denied that either was Just
cause Of war.
"The newspapers Of this evening from the
North, indicate some hing favorable to US ;
80 seems that the Emperors of France and
/ Russia have offered e. neroCiate maritime
peace with Great Britain, nd the conjecture
| is, that Sweden concurs with them: If the
terms arc accepted and peace cnsues, our
| embargo win OF Course bc removed, and
commerce will be- restored to its former &C
uNity--it as is most probable, Great-nri
ain refuses, because Of her occlnsion from a
lccntiaensal Paciiica!oD, or rather negocia-