The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-27

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God forbid, that ! shnald heIe- thu ,;reat
has many adherehts in this country =
but Chat she has SOME, this business is to my
tuii DEMONSTRATED How is this pro- !
duotion received? How is it usherd into the !
public view? Have the printers who first
gave 1t publicity shewn even a common i'm
Partially between their own government, &
that OF a foreign nation? Have they siewn
A desire to hear what thcir government
could say before they passed sentence of
upon its No, sir; they lave
the letter ut FIRST blush a complete e.
violence of tie criminaiity of their own go
Can ;hr,c men be Americans /.
No, SIR; they ere british partizans, plead
ing the cause OF the british government "a
gainst tl,ci. owu. Mr.. X. said, he he'd be-
t"re hin q pHper ca,:ed the Boston Cent?
mel, Containing some on Mr.. Can
nirS's letter. iNir. Nicholas here u,otcd
some passages from these comments, SEATING
;his letter OF Mr.. C's. 10 be evidence OF "A
p rtiajty in the government of the United
States TO France. &c. &c.] This is an
american print (sail Mr.. NJ and this let
ter is e~Guifn2ty given to the American peo-
pie, as tending To Shew that their govern
ment has practised IA deception vpon them I,
Ssr. Ii'oUh said, he believed .hAt the ;:ub-
LEGATION of this lie ter was intended by the
British government to inf!aence The people /;
and IN order that lie whole truth might be
widely disseminated he moved that IO.OOO
copies be printed.
MIR. GGr6eNier Concurrcd most heartily
IN the motion for printing. and also in the
proposition for the largest lumber Of copies.
tAssurSuiv III there was Il matter upon which
1t was important. that the people of the u. y.
should be correctly infor.netl, it was the sub
Ject which the message - ihism morning pIa-
ced before the house. j for one (said he)
cannot help reSretting deeply, that the pub
TIC confidence in the administration of the GO
'~erhinent should have been so shaken, by
some cause OF! other, as that g~entlemel of the
hrst responsibility and no common influence
IN this House, should be driven TO the neces-
sity OF combating on this fioor the ebuiliti-
ohS Oh INC editor OF Il newspaper. Are ,lIese
PuoiIcat'ons OK ne spapers tie topics fit for
discussion in the House of Representatives
OF the United States? Is it Come to this, sir,
that Il Representative of the people, to pro
'cct his government from public odium,
tn>hks 1t necessary to array the Representa-
hVes OF the nation, against the humble ehi-
tors ot a newspaper? feel Inundated that
t'e affairs OF this Country should be brought
into such 4 condition, that it should be ne.
cessary that the editor OF a ne paper. for
me firSt ti"ac, should be ieiu.cd by & mem
ocrGf THIS house IN his place. | had thought
1iat these cbuiiitionS passed by the GOVERN
ment, as an idle wind which h1 ID mol;
pptii the government is broual It, either by
rs own weakness or the mnchinations of a
foreign nation. to such a situation that it
cannot stahaa paragraph in a Spaprr, il
- oIouSht toa low pass indeed. BUT the re-
mark OF this editor have been introduced in
10 inc house. i 90 not wish ut this time to
so over the ground and admit or DENY. the
proposition which he conceiyes he i,a, esta.
Oiisheo' but 4 regret that this humble cdi
1o' sio'iid nave been made the subject OF s,ci,
severe Ien'ark, not only because | wishria.
ne Sneulu nave been unnut;Ced in this house.
oa' because confess that in the material
matter ot fact, | can sec nothirv OF harm
which tbs poor Editor has done He ms
printed the letter of MIR. Canning To Mr.. Pink
ncy ana taprcars that nc has Published -
uoCui!cht which the adnIinistratiOn had no,
tto"sht proper To communicate, but which
was genuine ard true. From these ,acis.
now established beyoad controversy. this G.
ditoi has undertaken, for tic amusement
ana instruction of his reader 5, to Make cer-
tam comments which appear to his mind pro-
PCT. 1: tie TACT DC rs the editor has seated
~ MS co n'leits are o. Doinportanc-, espe-
c'aily at TINS moment, wi. "a rew.D. pers on
oo-h sides have given ttem.clyc. uoio such
hisrcprcsentations. Whether his in .crerces
De correctly diawn or not is matter for tie
people TO decide Ihoae remarks &c but
rEiGCtions upon a document which on all
hands IS conceded to be inter OF fac.-aad
way slo''d gentlemen be alarmed. if MS
IN 1re"ces be ab5urd or ridicu!oas |, the
integrity OF tie admiiiistrdt on oopDses that
imi'ehe,Iable shield TO the shafts O. If, enc
mes which it always siualI dc, w l.ncc this
alarm 1 am fearful tlat the gentleman
ON Virginia, (Air. Nichoias) whose known
prudence and good sense 1 Cannot avoid re-
'pectinS, saw SON tnjng more in all tins
'n"h the mere usual eiOttS OF the editor of
q newspaper and in the same PROPORTION as
re att'che& Importance TO tncm, will the peo-
PIC 40 ire san.e. 1t is unfortunate for the
ad'nihlstratiol that this Course las been pu,,-
"ucd' 1t "il awaken Remark ana miscnie-
vouS curiosity among The people. Proo.bI,
u mention had not been made oft, it might
nave passed without notice bat now e.
lhdl suspicious will be entertained which bu.
iof this mode might never nave Deen excited
~ tue editor of a newspaper. Ate. all l
must confess that i do not find a great deal
OF fault with this editor of a newspaper fo,
Inc publication of a document. and bis Sc
marks are out of the question. The peo,Ic
OF the US. cannot know too much. Howe
yer the administration may have thought i,
Oh little Importance to Communicate the do
CurnentS heretofore, yet it can do no harm TO-
,he good aense OF the people to read all thai,
has passed S.e ~ -