The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-08-01

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sions-Mr. Alarms deserves TIE BEST thdrks Of lis
country for this ingeaiors Exposition Of their viesrs
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~ AREvIEW OF
U-ORkS OF FISHER ADZES;
COMPLIED ny A NUMBER OF HIS FaIENps.
Frst published In the Boston Patriot
"For think it every mans indispensable duty
to do all the service he can to his country an,
see not what difference he puts Between himself
and his cattle, who lives without that thought"
A.LocKE.
PREFACE.
The following papers were originally publish
ed in the Boston Patriot, under the title Of Re.
pie,r Of Works Of Fisher A,.,es, COMPILED by a
number Of his friends" This Review was meant
to be rather political than literary. Ofthe style
and composition of his writing. little is said-it1
was deemed unnecessary to divert the attention
of the reader from discussion of the most inn
portarf principles to the mere structure of dis
course and verbal criticism-and, in regard to the
style, it was unnecessary to enlarge: Mr.. Ames's
biographer, shaving characterized it with the am.
pliiying and extenuating hand of friendship,
but with the discernment and elegance of genu-
inc taste. But the moral and political doctrines,
which were attempted to be ushered into circula-
hons under the sanction Of his amiable character
and respected talents, were too portentous to be
passed over without animadyersion.
The death of Mr.. Ames, happened at a very
nomentous period of our national history At
time when rights uuquestionabla at the tribunal
of Justice, and essential to the independence of
our country, were attacked by all the power,
and all the artiiice of the greatest naval empire
upon the globe. When in defence of those rights
the government of the Union had resorted to the
only possible remedy short of war and when
formidable party in the heart Of the country, had
taken their side IN this great controversy with
the foreign AGGRESSION, and against their own go
pernnlent-Soi obviously was the justice of this
cause on OUR stDE, that although every inca
sure adopted by this party, was measure of en-.
enlargement TO the adversary and of annoyance
to our own defenders, yet no diving man had vel
dared to pledge his stake in society to the direct
and unqualified viiidication of the British preten
sions. Indirectly they were indeed justified &
while Britain was heaping insoence upon injury
IN her treatment ot this country, she was supror-
ted by these Americans as the exalted champion
OF liberty, the defender ofoppressed nations, the
last hope of the human race But even the adj.
slresscrs and reporters OF the last Massachusetts,
Legislature, (anXious as they were TO foment the
spirit OF subseryiency to Britain, urgent as they
were to unfurl lhe republican banners against the
imperial standard. intrepid as they were to thrca.
ten and organize internal war, in aid of the extcr.
nal enemy, against our own government, strus-
CLING IN defence OF OUR own CAUSE even thet;)
shrunk from the formal Justification of the British
Orders of Council.
But what no Hcing man could be persuaded to
do, the friends OF Mr.. Ames made him perform
after his death. During his lit,. time, he bad ne
Yer chosen TO pledge his name 70 those doctrines
and though he had given them TOO much coun
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e. 49,, ,h,,,, :: .I. r'a " s.SaYy IN" Willingness
,,,,s he, cn,d =; h;s -. y, 10y. Hu' scarcely
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ne che Was ,;aL, ava -. 80 q
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yenerat;on of every ,h;ner u'' ,,
ene'a,'o" VI every .nlns connected with Dri-
conrec.sd ,,.l, r.,r a'"orlehce OF every thing
ond ront .,,rt e.. NJ; VIC h''.re OF scorh
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ties denended mon va. OUT ilner-
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calculated. 40 far 40 ,be,, co,,,J .no"iEo, we're
!. co.t,r;on of E,is. :Du' oi'e'ate' 10 spread
HIGHEST momsrt r. ,il ',' "lID" o'1cc's OF the
And the DANGER of tbese f.Iso 80 | -
prayated in pronort;on 70 ,i,s n "p"."ns vas ~
talents and The resnec, Car o.. TOT ,he
of the author 60 r,ener.i ,rr.,a,,..'.
Inunitys The nstSral and u,is"tiIus .,e oo'';'
ON between these onr;ons ",'d .I, Io''''ect'
,yre, Of ,l,ose ,,t J,,. ,,,, ~. p''"''o "'eH'