The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-01

as u he Soere yfuing eUidence uhon oath
rev historians have been so scrupulous-yet
the Doctor was certainly rIght-sincs. If
history wants truth, it wants every thing
that can recommend it. Were is not Tor
that ingredient, the history of Charles the
fith would bear no comparison as work
ct instruction or amusement, with Fieldinr's
HISTORY of John Jones, or Goldsmith's Vic,r
OF Wakefield 1t is on his ground the Au-
thor OF the Memoirs POUNDS his claim to pub
lie attention." BY this test, then. let him be
tried.
INDEPENDENCE ofthe u. States.
The work opens with remarks upon the
ate OF this Country Immediately after this
treaty OF peace.-Of the glorious Revolution
and the Independence of the U States. the
author speaks precisely in the style of Bril-
hsh emissary, fraught with all the senti-
ments of a Briton. There is not one mark
OF the real American about him. Respect
ing the causes which led to that Revolution.
he IS silent-the wrongs which were Derpe
trated by the The British government and the
oarbariiies infiicted by her armies, are de-
Gently covered by the veil OF silence There
IS nothing about him which bespeaks the
ieast convection OF these wrongs, or the least
sympathy with the Revolution.
lnSpeaking otthe independence of the Uni.
yea o'a'es, where. are those bursts of feeling.
Mt
an American. from the contemplation of that
great eveotf she proud of the emancipa-
90 Of this country from the thraldrom of
srlta"n! There IS nothing like it, What
ear he SAYS, IS delivered 10 the measuyed
to"' oi hYpoc 'ticat cant. His declarations
nav al ms -it OF man, who conceals his
o3p antlO p IN IS, in theaN kwarei affecta,jon
Il an Nc'cn'nent, which he feels necessary
TO he ts'aaed N order TO gain tavorab,e
nearing 10 MS story. Hence he speaks IN
aa ar tr0cf manner of the Independence of
he United States--as "a day of n ,tter;np
aspect 10 The inh .otants OF The new world:
n" People had ever g"eater cQuse 10 be proud
home mac, before them fauer Rromise to
be happy but does he sqeik, as it he.him-
sen participated in tps Rridc--as # these
promised pleasn' 3 4 - not been visionary.
me Pco4te anG NemocrGcu
Respecting he charaClfr Of our country
men aud the valde of their rehu6iican consti-
tuition, he delivers himself IN an unambigu
Gus style of sarcastic disgust.--The British
emissary is true to those political principles.
IN WHICH he was educated at hone.
me ffeohie had now (the close of the re-
VoiuuonarJ wary the supreme power in their
own hands, and it Is impossible to coaceiye
aFe9ffe much more disqualified than they
wersy rendered by variety Of circumstan
css. From making gvise or moderase use of
1t. ~ fhfF1 6eat state Vcosrection, the
passions OF multtudes are ungovernab,e
Vel l %. 16
The Instruction (of Shays) wore so for
midabe an aspect, that Congress thought fit
To enlarge the military estabiishmeut-a
c'V'l war was expected-n n,0jority of the
feohte ct Massachusetts were either secretkv
or otenly in opposition to government. In
all the Eastern States the same temper pre-
vailed more or less and only waited for
an advantageous occasion to break out OPEN
ly." p. 81.
" These" Che Ami federaIist .--amons,
whom 'sere the present venerable Governor
OF Virginia, $ L. Mason. p. Henry, James
Montoe) have never ceased, since tie
adofiom Of the Constitution. to use their
best efforts to oUerfhro7v it, 40.
6 Some few leading -dmericans were
Throughout the whole of the revolution and
IN continuity after il The deUoted servants,
I'lends and agents If France" D 81. YET
this is the man, who Giants about the ieaol
evidence # historical truth--of The yc0rriltv
and taishood, which have been laTshe,l upon
himstH
!" IN any other country bat A merica, the peo
pie would expect to see u h "A base act of de-
linquency pnnislcd. linden. no goDernment
but one opcrqchrimed BY Dent rrocv " f& ret
this was under Washington tor whose cha-
racter too he affects such re, ereuce,) tcou)d
such crime pass with i-upUnty." 258.
"He" (Washington) found not only the
lawsyet to be made, but The feelings and dis
positions of an unruly heohke 10 be trained
to them" 2e8
French Repolution.
In speaking If this memorable event.
which mas Allied all the hopes and expecta
tons OF the friends of liberty, the historian
displays all the venom of his genius. There
is not the least glow of sympathy expressed
with the causes which produced it. The
same servie spirit, which urged Burke to
write it down. aud PIT to reduce it by force
OF arms, seems to inspire this work Nothing
IS said Of the right of the people to redress
the wrongs of the Eaonarchy nothing is said
IN eulogy OF the spirit, which moved the first
re iormers-nothng Of that venerable as
sembly OF Frenchmen, which was one of the
most august legisIati assemblies in the
world The French Rev olutionists are cha
racterised, from the very start, by the most
degrading epithets.--They are confound-
ec IN every respect With those who came az
ter them. Such is the nice discyfniuafioa
OF this hissorian-such is the art Of writing.
"asY ne we're giving eUideace uhon oath.'
what is the style in which he speaks of
the earliest Revolutionists Df France -" At
ter remaining 10 days at Charleston, during
"h'ch time, he managed matters i'm the hes.
manner and 10 the fullest effect that mis- re-
Sfcfde masters could desire &C. u. Id
" 1t IS a task Of the most Disgusting kind 10