The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-04-21
DOMESTIC.
NEw-YoRk. April IA.
IMP o X TANT.
TO TIL E EDITORS.
WASHINGTON, April 10. 100

GENTLEMEN-A public vessel, (the
kosamond sloop of wary you will have seen
before this will reach you, is lately arrived
at Norfolk. She brings. besides interesting
accounts in relation to Spanish affairs, a Sc
cretary or legation, and dispatches for MIR.
frskine the British minister, and for our
government.
try, that about the time of the arrival OF one of
the English packets, the ordinary bearers
OF pubic communications, public armed
vessel, kind OF extraordinary courier from
the English government should also enter
our ports But the case is by no means mex.
plicable.
;" At the commencement of the last session
OF Congress, our administration, and it's
friends, took high and command ing ground I:
lhey assumed the tone of an injured, insult
eonation, which had the courage to defend it's
own rights as well as the justice to respect
those OF others: The voice of the nation had
recently been distinctly heard in the election
to the presidency of man who had acted
distinguished part in our late national diff
rerences with the same manly ard honorable
spirit: The taetious attempts of an ambiti-
uus-A seditiouS Junto, had been frowned
upon and repressed by the indignant look and
language OF genuine patriotism: A Continu-
aton OF CONNER Cial restrictions, respectable
and vigorous military arrangements were
contemplated and proposed: The youth of
our country were waiting with ardor tor the
signal to rally round it's Standard
- llfis was the state of things here. which
was presented to the English ministry in
December and January last All the calcu-
'atlons AND exertions of their partizans and
agents IN this country, combined with the
arts and intrigues of an insidious policy at
home, failng-Ihrown into confusion by the
erect and dignifed attitude OF our govern.
ment-ln short, disappointed in all their
hopes, they are at length. in all probability.
about TO respect the rights of people, as
ready to demand, as they are to render JUS
| tce.
:" What effect the inglorous result of Spa
nlsh atiairS-I mean iDglorious as it respects
Great Britain-May have had. in addition
to other causes, to humiliate the pride of am
arrogant ministry, will not pretend to saw.
those who are conversant with the affairs
OF nations and the history of the world, will
form their own conclusions on this point But
the general train of reasoning on the sub
| Ject OF their conduct towards us, cannot be
resisted by the candid and nlightenes mind.
Ii VIII be recolected that the British
have acted on the knowledge of our proceed
ings IN the early part CT the last session
ana not on those which afterwards, when
|
practice OF those intrigucs so peculiar to
them succeeded in creating partial schism
in opinion ard system, among an honest. O..
overwhelming, maJority-tbrew temporary
shade over the lustre of their earlier pro-
ceedings.
"Under all these circumstances can we mis-
understand the British ministry /? They send
out consul general for Louisiana--A Sec
| rotary OF legation to their minister resident
near our governmental public armed yes
sci, express, with dispatches to that minis
ter, VINO hmm ediately makes important com
mnnlcations to our executive In every Cir
cumstance connected with this business, both
In England and in this City, we see He most
saf'@facfory indications of CHANGE cf sys-
ten on the other side of the water And Won
may, with all the confidence which every
human probability ought to inspire. pro
nounce to the good people in your part of the
country, that the WISE AND HONEST
POLICYOF OUR GOVERNMENT HAS
SUCCEEDED.
! Were the members Of our administra-
ton actuated by any of the motives.and views
of an unprincipled opposition, means would
doubtless be taken by them to influence the
pending and approaching elections, by the
con- munlcations which have unquestionably
been received: but they are too elevated,
too Tar above this Kind Of management In
due time every thing will be submitted to
the proper tribunals: and the American peo-
pie will hail with shouts of Joy, those who
| nave saved their honor and their dearest
rights. Those who, on the other hand, have
been engaged in sowing the seeds of tlsscn-
ton at home, and misrepresenting to TO-
reigners the temper and spirit of the nation,
will be discarded with indignity. | confess
my own opinion is, that the people in your
state particularly, ought to have sufficient
information relative to the late dispatches,
before y"ur next election, to correct those
erroneous impressions which have been made
on many OF them but i fear they cannot
nave It, The members Of the gdministra-
ton, as high spirited as they arc honest, do
not stoop to the noisy triumphs of little
minds: Nevertheless they cannot, on this
occasion, conceal their sensibilty to the an
ticipated appreciation Of their fellow. ci,i-
zens. In short, the complexion of things
mere, cannot be mistaken. Private citizens
! participate in the satisfaction which beams
IN the countenances of the public agents
You may take high ground, and speak on this
sueJect, with commanding confidence. ...
P"6. AdV. (Demoeroic.
M.dSSdCHUSET'IS ELECTION
BosTos, April IL.
The votes for Governor, in four hundred
towns RI a folIoxv.