The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-22

iUS, III WlllSu we Sitdil IlOllCc ~. ".
in this way-a man, for whom we feel
all the contempt, which his vocation
inspires.
To Stephen Cullen; Alias. Stephen Cal
len Carfemfer,
Once hayniaster ofhis Majesty's Forces
an GneruSeu,
Nozv a British Emissary in the U. S.
SIR have had the honor of seeing the
polite letter, which YOU have addressed to
the Editor of the F" u. S Gazette" in his
paper OF the 18th inst, respecting me. 1t
was an act OF condeScenSion which / could
scarcely have hoped for. After having soar
ed to such an exalted height to attack the
character of Thomas Jefferson Esqr. i'll your
late inimitadLe Nemoirs-it was surely not
have been expected. that the towering eagle
would have stopped from his Aery in search
or such humble game as me. should have
Indeed felt the compliment. if such men as
you could confer value upon any thing.
AS for Mr.. Bronson. who acts on this
occasion the part of the convenient friend
who has "senf you the Enquirer" and given
vent to your commandments conduct
does not much surprise me. There are stu
atoms in life which evolve the same interests
and the closest sympathy of feelings between
different persons. The incendiary, who sees
the rope around the neck of his comrade, is
sbihtOSl ibSliuCliNeiy ESauy To TdlSt Ills
to his own. The friend, the tool and the
protege Of the British consul, is apt to feel
for the honor and the fortunes of AN Emissary
of G. Is.
It is strange, most "passing strange" that
you should complain of " the democratic
papers % +" those pestilent vehicles of malice
and 6rutafty," whilst the paper on which
you were breathing these mnrmurs, was full
in your eyer AS well might the scayengers
nj don .,,.lo " Do .rh hoo 81
of The purity of their Taste, British
Enissary give lectures on g political mo-
rails" Con over your own Essay again,
sir, and gather up all the malicious and sour
Tilous =" hunors which reell" from its surface
Those public nuisances, the democratic
prints-those pestiient vehicles of malice &
neutrality-suspicious. without taste, judg,
ment or learning misrepresentation without
shame, and giaring falsehoods stuck into dull
pewter set,ng--these we'll fleshed dogs of
the reign Of terror" the whole pack of
jacobIn blood hounds, lurchers, terriers, and
all, would break out from their kennels, un-
coupled and unmuzzled, and, though they
could not bite. open their carrion fainted
Threats (eegantissime expand their bloody
jars and howl, and chop, and snap the air
Win fury at e-malignant as col. Duane,
or his sympathizing subordinate of Rich
mond-no less stupid than base deceivers-
these impostots-those very fellows those
patriots, who Aisallow all LOYALTY but to Ma
poleon---examine the whole conduct and
principles If the sect " (the democratic E.
ditWs,)" and you will find every part of it
IN all its classes Systematically moving on
evil, and triuinphautly repulsvc of good
possessed with He Shirt Of evl himself
they act under an eternal agency, which they
cannot coDtroul if they would, and would not
ii they cu!d'' Plagiarism by St. Stephen,
from BuTke's speech on the trial of w. Has
tIngs, Hsm !)--false opinions, false taste
.NruieBt malice, uncouth vehicle, and a dead
,nck-a8&." See, Sir, what an elegant zvrealhe
may be woven from the flowers which you
have scattered! And yet this 10 the man.
VINO has the tnodesty TO co mplain of the
5cnrrihty, fliShood, brutality md malice Of
others!
You deny having yirfuaHy confessed
that vou are a British Emissary"--you
charge ne with having ''garbiedP' your ez
presaions. Now with what face can you
urge this complaint, when you Yourself ha We
GaTbied yOHr o7vu expressions? Let these
words be placed before the world and it is
for them to Judge how far they will bear out
the assertion Of your having " virtually con-
fessed" your dish ,nOr.
" As to his (Col. Duane's) crying ont " Bri
fish Emissary'' &c. it mas not even the me-
Iit OF ingenuity to qualify the falsehood of it.
tagem Of rugues when pursued to cry out,
''stop thief" But sHhhose IL zvere true, what
would be my crime? That of doing an act
Nshich is in Itself legal. WbGt is my
crime IN Me eyes Of This C0iOHoi2 One
1ha' Shoutd make him shudder. ifhe gVere
mot sfecied against remorse--FIDELITY TO
NY COUNTRY" Yet these last emphatic
words, IN Ldic, are totally omitted in the
ertr0ct which yon have given US.
Even GOl1heFt did ppf RIM Ieos hfrnoalf .o
b. British Bnissary no At the
cry moment, when he was serving his king
AID country he was protesting MS hatred to
Tie Eugiish," and his wishes that their
'sIaHd 7cas sunk 10 fhe 6ohom cf the sea-
Have asserted, that you had " directt
con/e68ed' he charges! No. NV phrase
va guarded, precise, cbastened b. the cir
cumstaDces " the case ITSELF. A UirfuaL con
; tesson Of charge is, in many cases con
SIS ut With sort ~ direct deaiaL There
iie CIV CT minais WAC viii directly acEnow