The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-08

f"e Sfy ~1sScmofy B0nG, VINO WONG OF
course, succeed to his fame and fortune at
the parties given By private individuals.
Without stopping tn remark on the des-'
picable tyranny thus exercised over a trem.
bling dependant. proceed 10 enquire, whe-
ther it, would not have been moe digniied,
more honorable, more decent if the mana
gers had come before the public in their own
proper persons. instead OF skulking behind
their cofored representative. 1t was not Be-
noits assurances that was demanded by our
citizens, but the oath or declaration nhon
horror OK whoever directed the proceedings
OF that evening. Tie acting manager might
us easily hare written for himself as for the
!" leader" OF his band; and whatever doubts
his own false deiicaCy may have suggested,
1 have no hesitation in saving, that the pub.
lie would have attached quite as much Gre
dit to his assertions as to those of the fiddler
The omission OF a duty thus called for by
popular expectation, proves beyond doubt
that the manager himself dared not to
pledge his veracity 10 the, public for Tie
truth OF a statement, which the dependant
was called upon to certify!
IL has beca stated in defence Of the man
ayers, that the nororions air was perform
ed after Jackson iei1 The room. This is true,
but while If establishes the fact that GOD
SAVE THE KING was played. it by no
priety of the circumstance. The perform
ance Of that :. air. is at all times and un
der every, situation of aii.,irs, insulting to
the feelings of people rescued by suffer
ings gallautly endured, from the DOMINATE
on CT the tyrant in whose honor it was com.
posed.
In the present state Of the public Pulse, it
was doubly insuiting-and TO show. that there
was an intention, by playing that particular
tune, to crafty the emissary whom govern
ment have justly discarded. / aver, that Sc
verai fashionable females. one of them the
wife OF a manager, SO assured the minister's
lady. Mrs. Jackson, (who was born, be-
lleve. in Prussia,( has not YET acquired the
correct pronunciation of our tongue, and in
answer to the numerous congratulations she
received on the occasion, she replied, that
the circumstance Caused her much e., .tlness
and much sorrow. She was glad to find a
mong our people SO great devotion to lis
maJesty's interests, and she was sorry "she
no be dare to hear de func."-This little
fact speaks volumes in reply to the gross
attempts to de'udc public belief, an: places
the characters of Bcnoit's certificate wri-
tiers in their true light.
must now advert to an expression used in
the certificate written for Benoi,. That do
cument states, that when he introduced the
air of . God Savo The King" he did NOT
intend it for )" God Save The King" bu, for
God Save America" This strange and ri
diculous confusion of terms, shows the de-
plorable condition to which the managers
were reduced
The paltry artifce intended to be played
off in this sentence, shall be stripped Of its
disguise. Every one knows. that there is
no such tune as Gos save America A song
OF that name is, ] believe, in existence,
which Is adapted to the tune of God save
the King When the old music is coupled
with the new words, the one is guaifed By
the other. When the simple melody is gil
ven alone it is the representation of the song
tor which it was originally composed.
The fact then tia, GOD SAVE THE
KING was triumphanIlv played in tie midst
OF an American city.in contempt ofthe n
timents and in defiance of the feelings gifts
people, stands fully attested 1t rs fact
which deserves the serious and solemn con
sideratioD OF our citizens. Too long have
we silently and inactively permitted the
most atrocious insults, the most bitter and
contumely to be exercised over
us by contemplate handful of political
banditti. These things nust haze an end
If our public annusements are to be prosti
tuted TO the degradation of national charac-
ter, to the outrage of our personal sensiDili-
ty, it is time toawaken that SPIRIT which
will snatch the one from pollution and a.
venge the other.
WIG.
From the .Ne!y York american Ciuzen.
Copenhagen Jackson-Copenhage
Jackson" &c. Party leaders have made a
great noise about - God save the king"
which it was said was played in the City
Assembly room On Thursday evening last,
when Mr.. Jackson was present, and the
same party leaders, hoping 70 excite great
deal ofpassion and of getting thereby great
many votes at the approaching election,
have made. andno doubt will make all that
they can of the INCIDENT. If the tune had
been ordered, there would have been in the
act much Of indiscreton, all things consi-
dered; but the following certificate fully
explains the circumstance, although it will
not silence party clamor.
CERTIFICATE.
!, Louis Bcnoit, the leader Of the band Of
musicians who performed at the City Dan
cling Assembly, do declare that the tune of
&c Cod save the King" was NOT played at
the Assembly on Thursday evening last;
but, at the time of the ladies leaving the
tea room to return to the dancing room did
add to the piece of music then playing by
tne band in the orchestra of the tea room,
one air of the tune of God save the King;
but which | Immediately changed to the
Battle OF Prague.-I further declare that the
said air was played of my own accord, and
without the direction or order Of the mana.
ger.-I further declare that meant the said
air tor God save America, which | had often
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