The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-06-26

. required the recall Of capt. rorscr-ccrrar
ing the case of the La Franchise with tina,
OF the Chesapeakc.-'rhe cases, it is true
are most strikingly dissiuilar.
There is wide distinction between igno
rance. and wilsul, Intentional insu!,--be.
tween Porter's capture of narioAal vessel
NOT Knowing it to be such--and Humphries's
avowed attack on an American frigaie.-
There is also a wide distinction between our
surrenderirg the French vessel, as soon as
the facts are known to our government ;
and the British cabinets retaining the sea
men, that were forced from the ChesalitsLe
The Federal prints are az a loss in what
way to treat the dispatches of Gen Arm
strong As etthey have not properly caught
their cue. Hence, they express the most
contradictory opinions about this gentleman
according to the a." Federal Republican,"
his COMMUNICATIONS to the French govern,
ment have been &c AFFECT and timid. 5'-Ac
cortlingto the N. Y. Evening Post" he
has defended our government "like a man
and a real American"
lheir situation is rather an unpleasant.
one--if they condemn, they lose all their
pretensions to candcr and patriotism--and
II they commend, their praises upon a Re.
fu6Hcan minister, will givc the lie direct to
all their clamurcus charges of French In.
Ruence.
1t Is curious, what wi!fuI perversity
mere IS IN some minds and what a shame
esS resolution to distort, misunderstood or
misrepreseht every thing.--There is a
strong proof OF this in the "sUnited States
Gazette" OF the 21st inst. The writer as
serts that Gen. Armstrong is guilty of .'tioub
Ia i,nS' evasion and departure in pleading -
- rph nr.
on OF Champagny (that we had adopted the /
Non intercourse law, without any cause Of
complaint on'our side.) Gen. A. had tiownt
OF TO . a long string OF questions, which heI
uoes not even insinuate were eUer before adj |
dressed to the French government ~ that !
therefore, instead of a firm and lofty tone
OF vindication of our governmental, we find
num- NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME. men.
tioning the case of the Horizon, the seizure of
vessels in ports, the violation of our treaty in
all respects" &c. Slc.--But is this writer
really as ignorant as he appears to be? Is
ne unacquainted with the former rcmonstran
ces OF Gen. A. to the French government
has he never seen his letter of Nov %. 1907
-'A which he expatiates on the case ofthe
Horizon, with such a " firm and Iofty'' spi
rit and in which, after quoting the de.
clarations OF the French government against
itself, he winds up with the following expres
.
shcw the extinguished authority, in the one
case, OF the treaty subsisting between the
y. >. and his imperial majesty, and. in
the other OF the laws of nations to appeal
TO them, therefore, would be LITERALLY
APPEALING TO THE DEAD."
IL There is scarcely considerable town
i" the ". .. winch has not made some pre-
parat.ons for celebrating the 4th of Ju,v-in
Petersburg, the Mayor has even called the
citizens together, to make the necessary ar
rangementsf And shall we, again, be behind
the rest! Shall the Metropolis OF Virginia.
aione,0e deficient in public s. patriatic spirit
small there be no public dinner-No mark
ed manifestation OF our feelings, on the ami
versary OF our country's Independence ~
ohail we have no festival, which We may
can mat OF the NATION! No patriotic airs, Il
ike the Swiss Ranz de Yaches !? Nothing l.
TO marx thai day in Our Calender, as a diff
iefcnt one from the rest? Shall the French
commemorate the coronation of their Empe |
ror, and the british the oirth of their king
shai the ianatic commemorate the birth of
ms tuteiaiy saint--and shall VIZ pay less
respect TO the day which proclaimed us
FRAE that glorious day, which Witnessed
the birth OF American Independence We /
trust not. ,
Let the cold moralst disclaim all nul,,;c
exhibitions-let the speculative politician I,
rldicuie all sensible expressions of national
SC ntiment-tlleir dogmas are refuted by
the public institutions OF all nations, and the
history of our own feelings, when heart
meets heart, and we all melt together in
the general stream of oy.--It is really
time. to purge off from our characters what. |,
soever isJoreign to it--and TO have some
thing american, something National about
us.
we wish to know what some of the Fe-
derdhstS VIII noTu think OF th-ir hersecuted
friend, Aaron Burr! What Law his SER
= vices before the Emperor of France p
V Receive bride & a Pension from him
=" Become the mere tool of French Infu-
:" ence &" OH this is really too much !!
The DIS in it,, If tie is any longer
held up as martyr aud Saint. Whilst
this wretch was traitor to his own coun
try, his defenders were blind to the blaze
OF evidence against him-but the moment
ne takes a bride from France, the scales
Will undoubtedly fall from their eyes.
FOR THE ENQUIREB.