The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-21

heir welfare: ; not to be jusnned by the ST
OF public affairs, and Inconsistent
Win the spiiit ot the CONSTITUTION.
Resotved, That this and other ruinous
of the administration huve paral-
every branch OF industry, reduced the
value OF property, distressed all classes of
our fellow citizens, eXtngulshed commerce.,
discouraged agriculture, nearly anu'hiiated
the pubic revenGe, and mus. eventually iDad
the people with heavy and oppressive taxes.
RcSotUcd, That The amendments to the
Constitution of the u. s. declaring that Z" the
right vi the people to be secure III the;rper-
sC.is, houses, papers and effects against w
searches and seizures shall noI be
violated and that no warrant shall issue
but upon probable cause, supported by oath
or aiilrsnat,on, and particularly describing
the place 10 be searched and the persons or
things tn be seized" aud thar "eXCess,ve bal
shall not be required nor excessive fines i'm
posed are : SSeutial to the Ell! oy mert of Ii
berty and property, but that the act making
TURNER provision tor enforcing the r.mbar-
gn Is a viniatinn or .ne ne-lnaSn,mc u -
the executive ulcers are authorized, upon
their own mere suspicion to enter any place
(not ehCept Ing even or d~ elling houses)
Were slecie on goods of domestic growth
and manufacture are deposited, and take he
same into heir custody or may stop and de-
tain any vessel or AM sort Ct carriages, by
land, apparently gowing tGzvardS the terri
tories of q foreign powe en- or toT-ards the vi
Culity thereof; All which they may do, with
out oath, without the ~interpositIou of q civil
magistrate, or process of law. and without
being o6ilged to assign any Cause for such
Violence : inaSmrrh as the president. or
even any person he may choose to appoint,
by a simple mand;te, NAV cal on the land
and MAYA forces athe u. States to assis, in
enforcing this precision of the law :--Ln-
a%nUch as The President is invested with the
power to give secet instructions at his will
& pleasure to his various deputies, which are
To be their guide il the execution of the said
act; which they ae bound to obey, and which
are to be their complete protection against
any appeal to thelaw OF the land at the suit
OF the aggrieva-La aSDiNch also, as in
many cases excessive D nds are required,
and the cittzcu>SubjeCted to enormous pen
altes and vexatIus suits, in which innocence
IS no defence, folowgdby ruinous judgments,
against which ttrre Is no possible relief but
by application {, The mere direction OF the
very ministerial fhcer at whose recon-
cation tti's u5tiuu law was ADOPTED: in ali
which, and sever,l other provisions the said
ACT is, 10 our judgment arbitrary, OppreS-
sIve and u constitutional.
ReS~lUcd lhAt we are ready to expose
ourselves 20 eNerShazard & every sacrihce
vi iile and FORUM, To preserve the safety,
the honor, peace and liberties of our coun-
try.
ReSolVcd, Tha whilst we cannot forbear
to express a wax Uf confidence i'm the Wis
dom and impartlllty Of or present rulers,
yet III a period osso much difficulty and dan
ger, we feel II oui duty suiemnly to call upon
our fellow-citizels, however aggrieved, TO
aGt with the utmost caution and moderation.
and to abstain from every thing that might
eIdanger the peace and safety of the country
Or put the union Of the states n jeopardy.
Resolved, That it be recommended to-
our iellow-citi2ens throughout this state,
peaceably to assemble in their several couu-
ties, to take into consideration the alarming
Crisis OF oar pub &c affairs to unite with us
IN our c~ndeavors to obtaita redress Of grieV-
ances, and by averting the calamities which
threaten oar beloved couatry, restore il to
that elevated prosperiy and honor which it
enjoyed up,erthe administration of our I'M
MORTAL WASHINGToN
EGBERT BENSON, Chairman.
EDWARD DCNSCOMB, Secretary,
IocSIN MEETING-Yesterday was a iu-
dice among the BRUSH agents. Their
meeting was wen attended. -. motley race
{" spirits, black, white and grew" assem-
bled at ar early hour, it was composed of
such opposite elements, as e. carry in itself
the seeds of speedy dissolution. Yet a
oHhoSitiOn was the w~atchworu, & the tune
on, the tocsin OF the DAY. the, asse mbied,
and eUen dispersed, without doh & any ma
tcriai injury 10 any of tine peaceahle citizens,
excepting %wounding their feeliugs with
maledlctions on our republican GO
vernment,
Their resolutions are Of piece with their
leaders, and nothing better couidbe expect
ed from a faction, whose Constant study has
been to stir up, and keep alive the dying
embers of a once respectable party, against
the present administrator They were
aided yesterday in this laudable enterprise
by all the old refugees and foreigners in this
city, whose conduct and habits are marked
with deadly hostility 20 our republican form
OF government.
As the meeting was professedly called
IN order that the opposition might be able to
their strength. II become a duty
on the republicans TO assemble in d similar
and by an unanimous appreciation
OF the administrator & OF the Congression-
al p~rcceediugsto wipe away the foui stain
7hich the honor and patriotism of cur city
yesterday received.
Depend upon it. the British cabinet has
upon divisions & seditiops among
us, and her agents were delighted with the
sigrt Oi so MANY of the " wen born" advD-