The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-07
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cfnoVai from oi.!cc m the prescribed ior'nlS.
The PROOF OF their ~,sierts, zeal and laBors
o serve and render tiicir country great aud
nappy, are before The pobiic. Their dis
cassioh wiihtrutil and f,rI,ness. wouldtbe sa-
ntAry and agreeabic to TIC seaius and spiric
81 our government. But misreprcssiI;ati ions.
S~rodndlcss suspicious. violent and indiscli;oi-
nate a'.ose, unless checked. ipust cnsl in on
petition to lie ta%, 4 ccatsaap. fap lis a,i-
dh"r'ty, and distracted 5,cachcs oi The pubic
ipeace.
# .ofal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 81, ;iicendisry
lbe}luls publications wocld be Il ought ty
sous dangerous 10 t,e G;;:rty ef speech AMI
ms press /; = strong public opinion, fdvord-
Die 20 government, wog III lie equally efilca-
icIsi:s 10 its atHaor:Sv and TO tiscunstcaanue
Is op2osers. Shall stol; aia be witiieNls
Or must I..!Sc vi;ws, Miss enc s:grn.aG-
tess alarms. INDICATIVE Of ca;rense G,stiu t &.
danger iro'n The Re RS sn;ativesof our owl,
election. The Government Of oar own choice.
huTry T.rtucuS and MStt meaning men iitn
aSts p eSnant " IN AZ AlG aSel sGtceS LIS.
Saie rie"stfes ere onnsGcssttry, Hat5rs:isu-
tionat. o oppressive aid lyranHioSl. Is itcer-f
tam tAls Is %ca,fcCt? are citigens in tHo
st ects, III town meetings in mallipdineus
assemblies, cit.a-ns pressed .with~deelS per-
sondi htSreats AID excited tfoIn erroneous
cpnccptitns, capable of deciding On great
tcNuplicltcd te',s.itutiotsl Questions? Hero.
oar pelii. Hence dissraction and otnfn-
sian N society. Hrnce- encouragement %
tlie enemy. Are such citizens n .Ic worthy
rf crnrdenrc tian their ruiers,s Are ,hsv
better los rnct,si or do tjicy pAsscss !ligE.,r
means ct inf4rniutienh Nre oar rulers 81 n
del b their interests or IMP, sS~ionedhy their
sa1erings Thcs dec de- against their in.e-
rests, and their suiicrings are i'll cofninol
WITH th:r Constituents. Are. hey aCtuated
by prejidice or %stilnGia Ell by resentmen,sf
They have nothing personal. Tls,r in>lit;
aud ia uries haze seen The insu.;s and Injuries
oi ta@ir county. What then is 10 be done,
States. Gowns and indivilua. S haze their ia
vur:Se projects. The Unim hivc theirs
inus jarricg, are we. with augmented re.
sc'itn'eists,t 70 rush together IN ruinous COLI.
s'opS' Are We with mutual ha.reGs torend-
asuHder the bahds winch have united us -
10 thsow from cur vItals he shield MhielA
projects them
y good scterumcnt is heavens richest
viz, Past events will shew the worth Of
ients tA'ahH:t;e* fa::.;ss! ard s;TodlGvd ,ur
tefs'ai Constitutes Its adoption, the de-
S'cd andlong Susperdtdh pc Of cur citizens
was nailed 4 q trtfy a., tue salvation of our
IcSndify. Experience has exalted il, value.
aHd disclosed more and more. its practical
IeIcclicI.cics Il is worthy the wisdom and
~ia5His OF its preservation Our history which
preceded its adoption, tui finishes examples,
which ate fraughs with adinouitions. Our
government Was hrdm5le and ins nicieRt.-
Oar Union a thread. Oar cama3eree TN
regulated and unprotected. Our ruverta
ndtm1g Onr faiSh - fiv. Oar crrt r.
Bankruptcy, and orr priratioN' ;Ie vant e
every ding. IId;vidu s werc es, "a ras -
Er1evsnceS coop ineG of--onrr + lie g cens4~-
ed town AID colnty rcsotgroi< pu,fish a.
COM pin lions formed a on c mp ance with
the law anacIlced-G lvernmcn. opuo,$d
Iprpperty sole for enc thiid rs value, tend
laws maze, the IN oienj imrNis ned, md cur
Courts @! Justice stoSp d GIVE nne L
must then bs supportel & il, I.,wa be re-
pected Tr0oDs wered sached, armed mo,
patr.lad our streets an we say them with
Joy ia,pifed by tie idea Of D oter'i ion and
secu iSy, from the execution Of the law and
the energies of Is ~oGicers. Is the nreven-
tive against ali these and wnr.e ~caiani;ies
now TO be ab tn3oncd AMI the e aid worse
ones to be INVOKED 10 ahi.c ct Is?
Should the northern, the middle or the
southern states, should Virginia, OF, could
VI massachusetts,, any Of Her towns or G (, ze4,e.
dictate m .asurest o Congress and by eYpJi,
uon or a convul:ed state of thing force 'Deir
adoption Taen indeed. " ,ull / Sta,e have
Obtained 2 disastrous triumph over the u.
states. Then We would ha,e connuered
the union. then should We have Frustrated
IT. gpvernment. and have tramDfed under
olr feet the last reserve Of nationgl power.
Could the opposition. prevail, Il part coerce
he whole. oul.rights and onrstrrngtl would
1c scattered to the winds. As a .iation we
should perish, as frecncnbe lost. Our pal
iad;nln. oar ARK, ournayionil buiwarks would
be shattered and broken to atoms. Then
might their fragments 3at by the Hcenc4s
Of our enc mics. TIen might We single hand
ed meet the crisis and buFcttipg he des-
~trCction Threatened fro Il the deep conflict
with the cloud, above, which, in angry col.
Nsiun, are ready II break on cur heads
BIt this can neverbe Society igyet s,ronc.
Americans virtuaas and cuIigl ened hnt-
ricans steady and determined, viii continne
their confidence in ttcr efforts. THpv vil
rally arou'! the national constitution CO o.
to their gogernneut, and should il be Z :.
ven to the edge of the prccjpice, keen In Il.
hold IN the extremity Of it's exit and snk
withft into the awful abyss.
Ihe importance and the interestino ard
P%crilaus nature of the c@risis, has COMBS led
me, thus long, to q yell upon il, and t. nour,
from the wisdom Of our legislature. some r .
conciling e%xpedient, to quiet the aga led
Olinds Of our citizens.
Is'v the idea, that there are no danos.s
that 1t can be said. thus flr shall the go
hcHt c 'me ard no farther, aud hers az
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