The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-25
"sEcRETs WORTH KNOWING"

james Elliott, who is now conducting sort Of
Non fesc,ip. paper in Philadelr hia--who. as q
politician, has tr,mrncd every point IN the political
compass. from red hot democrat to the most
ohsequiGus slave of Bri,sic--" every thing by
turn, and nothing iong''-and who, as Pm Editor,
IS playing to the life the motley fool, seen by
jacques, in the forest-whose paper is truly
SCrGriana Of the most bald and disiointed stuff
F" here bit of black stone, and there a bit of
white'-heye news from Nin-yeh-xnd there
from The Mnon-here scrap of Lstin--and there
OF biography--now pun, then strain of poet
~, now 3 lash OF the bitterest Estire, AMI then
one OF the protounticst aPothegms ., NOR atty
various as Sslmsgundi. without any Of it's zest
volatile nm Ariel, without any ofits spirit
sovv al PhadelPhia, retailing fashions for the
tar, or iollies for the grave and then at Wash
ihgton, hovsring round the Halls of Congress,
Ike Darwin's Incubus, and drinking up every
thing with greedy and ieathern ears" now pry-
ing into Inns and Boarding houses, Ike findar'.
magpie,
-" chatterng Bird we of en- meet,
= A bird fer curiosity well Known -.
picking up light scraps about the members, the
heads of departments, "noting cUe,y passing e.
vent" and retailing it in his liceafious Journal
this motley man of .hreds end patches, we say,
who has had tic honour Of GiSgrG cixg Congress by
4 seat among them. after MANY nuendoes and
idle in,nuations, repeated from. time TO time, a.
bout csucusses and state secrets, that he knew
something OF greAt Importance TO the state, that
IT was IN his power 10 disclose the ench Intiu-
ence in councils, TO lift the curtain from the
csbmst, and show them for what they are, but
that has scruples and his duties i0fbsd iiim--thi1
very CONSCIENTIOUS gentleman, who has neIther
" hrmness enough to avoid dishonorshla acton,
nor feeling enough to be- ashamed of it"-has st
hast met with some hosry monk, perhap, Mr
Pickering, or some srtlc c0nttssor, like Mr.
Dsha, to stiiithe murmurs of his Maynard con
science, sud reconcile him to " every possible
consequence."-This gentleman cornss out at
length with the following Portentou, tidnes-
Hear il, ye winds and LIT the nstions uembe !
Let the federal prints, who know him as well
as we do, and who once marked him SIS tiie object
Of their scorn, now seize the glad trump, and
sound the tidings to the skies For here comes
the spy Of the people, the centnel of their rights
the deStreycr Of the fame Of ThoDtas TrJerton I
Pompey was killed by slave, Goiiah smItten
by stripping. Pyrrhus died by the hand ofs vo
coming out against thee, and &c thou shalt b. no
more" Thus speak the growing the aistant
thunder
A NEW HIsToRY
1T is intended" (many things easier said than
done) 4" should Divine Providence permit" (snd
the Internal fend inspirc,) "to publish in the
FaREMAN's JoURNAb," (no longer to hide his
moon uder Il bn5hci,) d" at the close Of the pre-
sent session Of Congress, and before, "( break
out fair neon" no longer keep this world in
dar!sness,) for want Of tim." Ito collect and ia
bricate mster,als,) - and ohsr good reas9ns'
(Which may hereafter, II necessary, put conYe
nient step TO the puslicatinn) - an extended Sc
rjcS of Letters, addressed TO the People of the
United States" (iil<e those on the propriefy of
removing the seat of government from w ssnng-
ton, and other essays, HnroRroe2 IN the Pros
pectus to the above named FEEEMAz's IoUR
NAL, and not yet babliShed) =" in which will be
traced the origin and character Of french Ipfu.
ence upon the affairs of the United States during
tae Administration of Thomas Jefferson" (In
vain hath Cullen written the Life OF Thomas III
fer5on, in vain have the federal prints re echoed
the charges Of Fterch Iofhence-ior III theirpast
l1bours are 60 be sapersedcd-and the clue which
tney have been 50 Ions searching for in VAN, is
at length 5ound)
" The work will involve such statements of
Facts" Cor Falsehoody,) " and Sk t,iies OF Dc
ctDte1tg" (Which have evaded even the grasp of
the Boston bctraycf) =" and Debates, hitherto
concealed from the public" (nOt aitbs;alding
the numerous sketches OF closed door debates,
already pubiished,) both in the Executive"
(Debates IN the E-ccuiiTs department y " and
Legislative Departments OF the government
Eve should l&s 10 sec those in tho Judciary
100 y as nay be Published Without viuston
Of he oonitifaijoua privileges Of those depart.
ments" g. Zach Horse, says the constit.;lOn
# the Unitcd States, shall Keep journal Of liz
proceedings, and from time 10 time 6aLL,sh he
safn1, eSeepiing such parts a. may 10 hieir
judgment rtguue sccrecy'--wneu did MIR
iscnne die p1Elcal a uas, To- bear on bis shout.
!ers, tie judgment olthe whole House % .iepre-
fcHtsuvcs, and The entire prudence Of the Exc
cu.irS = What uiUse constitutional priye
i,ss arc, The writer, must OF CO,iFse decfde for
himself, iN I've FIRST instance Gard James u.
10. 70 b: Tic jasgc, Lord help Us y " aud tie