The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-30

'oN, tSnotdnCS mas Oftcn done, let us ratiic
engage in some new enquiry however uhpro-
htable or unattainablc.,. Whether the de
struction Of the Mammoth,~ eyinces thai. he
was less agile. than the Elephant or Hippo
tamus, or that the savage of America was
superior in courage alid Address To- the ma
tive of Africa or Asia. Ansiswhether there
Is not connection between his destruction
and the state of populatioit How is it to be
accounted for that few or none of his bones
are to be found in some parts of our country !
And lastly; ii their condition, situation and
number of his fossil remains NAV not throw
some light upon the period in whice he exist
ed!
SPIRIT MOVING OVER TIRE FACE OF
Tak WATERS"
we have re-pubiished an article From The
"Democratic Press" OH the spirit OF the. peoDle
OF tnsiah't--which is recommended to The mo-
tice Of our readers.
Other articles will follow OH The same sub.
ject.
These Facts, which have sprung out of the nros.
ec.l,lon ofthe late enquiries in the House of Com.
mons, seem to have given AN extraordinary i'm,
pulse To the public mind of England
me people are nav satisfied from col. War
ale investigation, that the commander in Chief
OF their ariDies-ttat i'lustrid,is spr;g of row
''S '''NS " SOTh--tlnuef whose wtSe s.
Pces the British armies have been so repeated.
eGiy d'sgraced-has been guilty of the ,.isbri.
s'on OF setting up the commissions of his CO. M
lry, TOR sale, for The profit of his paramount.
IN the face ct this evidence, they have sect, n
ser'iie 'naority Of The Hoase Of co,,.,.oa-
Tea ana corrupted by the infamous brides of The
mtnistry-pros,itutng their consciousness bv . vo, :.
OF acq'lIttal and appreciation
Ane Church itself is contaminated by the same.
spirit OF faction" or the sale of places >, :
" w lhelhsson, director of the East In
ana" Company, stands convicted of abusing. his
ohlcai influence from the same Infamous aii,,re.
ment ofbribes.
me same ProhiSste system Pervades almost
| tne whole course OF the administration some
vi t'ose very Ministers. who now preside over
the morals and fortunes of Great britain. ..re
distinguished by an equal prohgacy OF private
or official principles.
lation rs'u-
Castlereagh confessee his participation ofthe
CRIME ot corrup,ing the parity If suSyage itself.
\ ny the direct administration ofa bride
Ana what IS still more alarming to every n,
| triot'c ntnd. the people have Beliclu a majority
OF the House of CommOns-their constitutional
shiea against the corruptions of the crown
unbtishinsiy supporting these Very corr,p,iops &.
adiering ID the abominable ministry. which nro.
duced them r''-
Sons public spirit however vet survives in Emo.
land The race of the Geral,ls AID Margaret
Is not yet completely eNtnguishetl There are.
stiil some BritOns wlio dare to feel and exnress
lhcir ii''isiiation against these scenes of niuui
~ me hoary corruptions of their government
have not yet oblitcra,ed all their political sens;hi
ity, nor have the terrors of Mu;iny Acts and
sedition bits completely arrested the reneruns
now OF their feelings. There are men who still
| recoilect with enthusiasm, "the cause for which
Hampden bied IN the field and Sydney on the
Amongst these, sir Francis Burdett. ,bc a.
complished friend of Home Teoke. staois nro,,d
~ conspicuous The ministry have even char
ged hnn with the iieinous crime of entertaining
An attachment to IL Pub.ican government
IL is not To the bare expression of their indip-
nation that some of the people have COINED
themselves They have large x more generous
views. They look to remedy, for those fla
grant defects of which they complain. They
once more begin To call out for a Parliamentary
| Hefrnl-;i measure, which the prosecutions OF
Geraid,of Muir K others AT the commencement ot
the French Revolution had arrested, and which
perhaps the unfortunate catastrophe of that Re.
lvolutoi had since prevented from reviving
But the late development of the iniouities Of the
British court has once more revived it, One of
their public .rhts observes, that 90 never has the
lie OF public spirit ran high SO 50 extensive
~, since the institution the corresponding So
cie,y, and the plan ofreform projected and sun
ported by MIR. Pitt and the Duke Of Richmond d
Various meetings have been held tn thank
Col, Wardle-which have generally closed viii,
declarations in favor of Reform of Parliament
Every friend of his country will of course be for
lit--every minion OF the crown and the ministry
| will be against it.
There are few of those meetings, which have
breatled u stronger spirit of opposition to minis
terIal corruption, than the ona which was held at
Guildhail (London) by the court of common
council, for the purpose ofproposing Vote oil
| Thanks and tlie Freedom of the CITY to Col
Wardle. Every avenue to the court was crow.
ded before II o'clock" and great was the
press OF the people, that many " who had pla
ced themselves near the fire, became so exhaust.
ed and overcome by the heat, that they tainted
and were with difficulty conveyed to fresh air
| Tie debate on the purposes OF this meeting wa.
sometimes bold, free and independent Mr.
| WaithdDl declared that Montesquieu Locke and
| others had said, that when the RI. of Commons
became as corrupt as The Executive, the countr,
was lost And it the people saw that most i'm.
porlant part ofthe Legislature, verging to that
point, was IT not their duty to demonstrate and il
possible, prevent the ruin that threatened them
| Another authority, Delolme, had said that the
| I'll. OF {. could do every thing but vote man to
he woman and u woman to be a man. He
would not controvert that assertion, but whci
the house could vote that black was qOhite, he
SAW no impeachment to their voting a man to be ;
| woman, or woman TO be man"-On this &C
| CASTOR, the following Resolutions were adopted
| ReSolVed unanimously, That this cour. has OF
frequent OCCASIONS, evInced its detestaton of the
| pubic abuses which have been found to exist i,
| various departments Of the state, and il cannot
but equally condemn the corrupt practices de
veioped by tie late investigation before the hos,