The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-08-11
No. IL.

neRt literary man, relating to the disposal of the
papers which lac leaves behind him. This trust
has so often been betrayed, that every man who
has acqui ed reputation in the literary world,
.oegbt himself much more strdiouSy to dispose
before his ,decease, of those productions of his
mind, than ofhis worldly estate. Men OF genius.
are treated like kings. They who pretend to be
their friends, are often nothing more than syco-
plants, who attach themselves to their fame, for
sordid purposes of their own, and who from the
moment thatthe superior Spirit has left its tene-
ment of clay, instead Of cherishing and protect
ing that fame, think Of nothing but turning it to
the accounted some wretched passion or inter-
est OF their own-to 3punge money from the
purse ofthe public, or to pass disgraceful senti-
1nents into circulation, for the wicked purposes
offaction. The examples of Chesteyfeid and
Sterne are familiar to those conversant with the
recent 1iterary history of England, men, whose
reputation has been blasted after their decease,
by the publication Ofpapers, which they would
have buried in eternal oblivion, but Which the
pacity of Number Of their friends, surrendered to
the indignation of posterity for the sake of pal
try tribute levied upon the public curiosity.
Know not who are the friends that published the
Volume now before me, but trust it has been
shewn in q former paper, that both its selection
and its omission, were governed by motives very
different from that ofresard for the lasting re-
putation of tlse author.-The writer Of this paper
respected Mr.. AMEs, and laments that others
who by their particular intimacy with him, were
specially charged with the guardianship of his
.ame' instead OF adherng faithfully to that duty,
nave, ior the poor purpose OF promoting the
views of party, drdsn his fraiIties from their
dread do0oe,D and exposed nm TO the imputatlon
of doctrines, which the sound Judgment of his
better days would have rejected with horror, s,
for which they alone ought to be responsible to
distant nations ana 10 iuiure ages.
"aiofhef paper IL was opserVeu.u' tie Pri-
Vate letters contained IN TINS compilation were
i Al
certainly not Htehueu ny their writer Iof the pub
hc eye; ana that they contained sentiments
Whleh ne mmscu was sensible Were not INT Tor
pubic Inspections. The evidence OF these asser-
.ions is contained III one Ol those very letters and
n tHSse words.
Niserer 2 misfortune LOT man 10 differ
rom me Pohucai or re,g'ous creea OF ms cd'in-
trymeh. on wiii mol 1a'i 10 perceive, that am
worse than HnSeser III my iaitl IN the conclu-
stVehess OF tue reasoning Oh Mf. MADlsoN, and
20, rms HoS'ecer' ! &efp 10 hyseJ and less fhan
nag dozen JriendS p oo|i
rs ,e not strange-PassnS strange, that with
TINS direct, and eNphcit admonition staring him
an the race one OF the less than half dozen
should d;vnice No, omiy IN The co,,,,,, h, ~ ,hs
enemies Of he country ,hose onino;ons. ,,,b;nt
their author yy.s asb.,n.d ~. afra IN axov hs,
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ceJIent ,nenor;ais ,,r;,,er sn,,,s IF H., I..
1ybo have s;nc. dnscr,od Oh ~ hoorahl s,o,,.IuI
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Anes refsrs h.. che Jascr;,,,;,n IF M $50.
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oress ,yhn &c ao,,oars f.o,n snhs.c,,.,, wv W.
eora IN l. 80. ~ ~, de- ~ ofh; -, i''
ON This great n',es,;on Ha has x;nc. nt,yy,, ur
his side and the n,bl;c,,iem of This I.,tar o.
doubtless ;ntonded 70 ans ,y,r the dntJ ,;r.,eao
Of ,,;,nr o,nt.nonoo ~, ~, "a n,t,., ~" i,o'e
from the arDer;con rr;,c;,le .nJ cf ,n,,,,''.
ino arnono tho ,,eo,,,e nrth;s c,,,n,r,, -,I,"rE:
on that the Gr;t IN doctrine nm ,bot r,,t,.,i..
was EN-, rorrect one and tL,, onr rla;n, h,n 10y 10y
the sol;d Foundation of ;ust;co saw NV
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Inc question OF our right to the colonial trade,
Is next 10 mat respecting lmpfessments, the
most important OF any winch has ever been agi-
tated between Great Britain and US, since the
peace OF our independence. 1t would even take
the ieao OF that, II the security to personal ber-
~ were not prior IN ihe nature ana duties Of
government, 10 any posssDie question relating to
mere properly. AS IL a'ectS the interest OF this
Union, It's greatest Importance Is to the eastern
ana commercial section TO New-EnSIand COM
merce and Navigation, 1t is absolutely vital 1t is
by means OF this trade, and OF ths alone, that we
are provided WIN substitutes Tor those rich