The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-11-28

and the information 81 their cItccs, to Ncir
SUCCESSORS. The Jotbcrs will be able go tell
us, perhaps, what measures were taken by
these a;iasses OF the state to shit the load
upon other shoulders aud To show uS in what
the case of either of these men. surprising
the other to have been killed, wosi1 have
differed fItsm the case OF the man lately
hanged upon a gallo@s in ireland aud.
when they are upon the subjec, q congratula-
ton, they NAV Coon To the fact Of THAI man
having been hanged, and having been rcfus-
ed To be pardaned, While these TIVE ineu were
amongst the advisers of the king --After
all. however. scanlaious rs this duel is. dis
graceful as it is To the government and To- he
nation, it is NOT. If one takes time 70 reflect,
any thing to s33ldfr at. What was 40 be eN
pected from such men, placed in such ST
tuation ?--'Thcir appointment 20 si,ch high
Offices. WAS. 'ot itself, IN unequivocal symp-
Rom of the rapid decline OF the country
their continuance there was another symD
tom and, that, when they became z,iUais
,T0T fiogpcT and cal2!unlcHt they shcnld quar-
rel. and If they quarrelled, taey should rave
no regard to decency. was naturally to be c;i-
pected These are. too, q brace of the
"yoNHC .yfienEs - brace OF the chickens
that were Matched under the wings OF Pit,
and for the fostering and rearing OF whom,
this miserable nation has huiI 50 acariy -
IS,
and Mr.. Ellis Of it was George was
third. These were two of the nien. who
rose out of the heat of Anti Jacobinism L
know no two like them and If vcu 20 and
ask the irish. thew will tell YOU - too, with
many and man,. an instance of their feats
But We deserve this. and much more 1.-THE
people of England had had common sense.
they never would have fostered this mime
rous orood Of Ansi Jacobins ; and, if they had
but com anon portion of public spirit, they
would now be taking all the awful tneans in
their power 20 guard themselves ami their
chiltlreu against thcrn, instead of contentiny
themselves, As they now do with silent con
tempt, which never has any effect upon
profigatc public men,----I have bur a word
or two say upon the relative merits. or
rather dement's of these pistolling prigy-
councillors; and that must be- only condti
osaily. " At be true, that the cause of the
uuel was. what IS stated in some of the news
papers; namely, that MIR. CANNING went
to the Duke of Portland in the month of
May last, just about the time ~ tIc u:scds-
sion aooutthe others having given an Office
tabe snapped against seat in parliament,
and underworld loget him turned out of his
place, Trsfhont aequainting him svhqt he
seas dong ofhad done; if this be true, the
oaer-ead, certainly. good reason to be of
ierded; for the act was a very unt,erhand
ed one, and quite worthy of a "youny Tf-iere'
and g staunch inn Jaeo6in" This /
knoTv nothing at all about, but if the charge
be true, MIR. Canning is the person most to
De blamed, though nothing can justify the
conduct Of either. The public will recol-
lect' that it was Mr. Canning who moved
Tor the acquiftol ofLord Castlcreagh, in the
case referred to- and that. upon that occagi-
on, he accused. the heoh!e of facsioRsneSs
If, therefore, it be true. that he was then
at work to get Lord Castlereagh out. willie
he was pretending in the House of Conn
| mons to look upon him as innocent and was
calling HIM his "noble friend :" if this be
true, he does, indeed, cut a very shabby 4
cure, and furnishes with pretty good
criterion whereby to Judge of his sincerity
and OF the motives by which he was actuat-