The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-10-20

we'd in America. it was learnt, that Clermor
was gambler of the lowest character tina
having cheated young nobleman Of con
siderable sum OF money, he had been com
peiied to fee to America tn escape the pre-
cess OF Justice, and that he had assumed
title 10 which he had no pretensions. This
tata INTEL gence reached the ears of Clara
ne shock was too severe for her She sui
l,fcless on the bosom, ut her distressed mo,her
The sense OF her misfortunes wasextiusush
ed in the tomb.
The Bostnn Repertory haslaborcd to prove
a.. proPosition-which at this time bears al,
o'nlnous dshect-that self.v.eservatior
with nations as with individuals, takes pre-
cedence of query other. hrincihle in natural
law-tbat it will justify any thing that b.
comes necessary to that object-and that il
FOLLOWS, Al ut nations rights rise. as her
danger frcreascs--that an individual is JUS
tined IN using superior force to obtain relief
and II resisted, to destroy him who with
holds what is necessary to his existence land
that thus G.. Britain is justified in using her
power. in svhatrper manner may be neces
sary topreserve herself"
why this doctrine at this time ! 1t is be
cause the writer wishes to paliiate the afro
clohs encroachments of G. Il. He would b
the first to deny, that G. Britain is actual
reduced to this necesstous stuasion-antt
yer he is silly enough to think, that the afro
cities OF which she has been guilty, may be
paliiatsd by such a doctrine. Besides, it is all
apology in adOdnrc for all the subsequent
Entertainments, of which,she may be guilty
But it G. b. were. oreduced to such ex
tremlties. the doctrine would not be tenable.
he writer, who compares her situation to
that of an individual, forgets TO trace out
the last point in the comparison. A man
VINO preys upon others, is termed by
every Code laws robbcr and a public
maletactor-SS his career terminates on the
Gai,ows. A hungry Lyon who vents his rage
upon every flock, is hunted down by every
hand in the Welkin.
II is so with nation-One that subsists
upon the plumber of others, is the common
enemy of all. War is the emily resource
pointed out by every national law-And
should u. b. be, reduced to such a situation,
that she can only live by piracy aud murder,
it is time to say of her, as her illu.trinus son
Algernon Sydney has said of a man in such
Crisis" that should God cast me into such
a situation as that, i cannot save my life. but
oy doing an indecent thing. he shows me the
time zrhen I should resign it."
No nation Will submit to see its deares;
rights sacrificed for the benefit of another.
The doctrine is false in itself-as applied
TO individuals 1T tresuhhose that neither var
tue, principle, rights, nor liberty, is valuable
when put into competition with Life-ani in
the case OF nations, that the analogy holds
universally good from individuals; whereas
the re OF governments is of different sort
from that of its SUI jects; governments may
perish. but not a hair of an individual may
be touched.
Il as - ~; - % ..,.F.,
The Indefendent american George
iown} informs us, as if from authorit9, tn at
Mr.. jackson has come fraught with full
lfopers to settle all our differences with e.
Britain. This may be very true-and in
deed MIR. j. must otherwise have cometove
nv little purpose, in the capacity of +" Envcy
Extraordinary & Minister Plenipotentiary,
in which he has been received The true
question IS, has he come with the disf,osiH
on as well as the hozverS to settle our dis
putes? But this is precisely the very point,
on which the american is at a loss for infor
mation-whether " the hrohositions he. ha.
TO make are such as our government can &C
cept, it is not for. us Esays the American) tc
say, as we know not qohat they are.''
The frof'ositions of Mr.. ] will be the test
ct his dt$fsosttion for heace. 1t is in vain
that Mr.. Barclay tells us, that he has cone
over as the !" minister of peace"-it is in
vain that the Federal prints have re- echoed
tnlS QiSpOSttlon--lf lie mas come With such
propositions, as no independent nation can
accept How am j TO know, whether man
qvfshes to be at peaceSwith me, unless see
hun rendering such terms as he thinks m ay
in some degree be willing to have If Mr.
J. has come among US, fraught with such
instructions only as Mr.. Erskine is said &c
have received from Mr.. Ca, 10 IF our non
intercourse is to be rescindeds before theft
Orders in council-if the very conditions O
this repeal are to- be the REIMBURSEMENT OF
the colonial trade, during the present war
and StifHLatton on oHr side to resist tn c
French EdlGts-then let no man pirate to me
about the an,icabkc diShositton of G. Britain
She would perhaps be our friend, if we we're
, disposed to submit to propositions. which
would disgrace us. She would perhaps clasI
us in her maternal arms, il we should once
more sink into her tributary Colonies. Blu
this is a blessing, which would be purchased
6y 700 dear q sacrifice.
We most ardently wish to be on sooc
terms with Great Britain. We most ear
nestS desire, that all the differences between
the two nations could be adjusted to the
satisfaction of both. We would even clasI
the hand of Mr.. Canning, as that of 4 friend
But unless the tone and the terms of the
! British Ministry should have been materi
ally softened by the battle of Wagram, b,
the fate of their Expeditions to Zealand tc
Holland and to Spain, these hopes must be
as visionary as the dreams of the morning
! The British Harty" wish us to believe
that General Armstrong is certainly com
iup hOwe This story is reaIlv too eta IL