The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-09

I--arc the friends, or would be the slaves,
OF king If such be your infatuation, won.
derful indeed must be the force of your re.
sentiments or your fears!
| But, after all, how is this alarming plot
to be contaminated? These men are
contemplate fraction ofthe people of the U
nited States. TO them they owe their pow.
err, and through them, they hold their polit
cal life and being. Let these men but man
ifest the slightest degree of treachery, and
they are gone for ever In truth, to have
entertained such unworthy suspicious as you
have expressed, a man must only have a very
poor opinion of the common sense OF those
| whom you have suspected, but of the COM
mos, honesty and hrmness of the American
people.
Sir. is not the only proof. which you have
cendescended to give US of the existence of
this plot, most hagrantly falses "Madam
bonapartc (aiias Miss Patterson) is forth
with created duchess, and her son prince
or the Empire! And, you say, Fl" the coun-
CHS OF the U. 5. after momentary fiuctua-
tion, accommodate themselves, at once, to
the views of France! What idle and con.
temptible iDsinuations are these Every man
IN the nation knows thento be false The coro-
net OF Miss p. Is only few months old
And, Sir, within this time what proof eX-
lists OF the French Influence in our Ccuncilss
silent about the particulars-Yes, uom, with
all that milk of human kindness, which you
possess, and with all your eXuberant good
7osH towards Mr.. Madison, are unable to
specify any one serious charge against him
almost blush, sir, tobe under the neces-
SHY OF discussing with a serious face, such
miserable tales as these: Give me but some
ground to stand on--lct us have a rational
argument to cope with-throw off the mask
OF an alarmist and assume the character of
| statcsman-let us have at least one proof,
II any you have, OF the existence OF a French
Faction in the bosom of this country
shew JUS that there is family compact to
PROSTATE ourlibertes at the shrine of France
and you shall be heard with that respect,
which your allegation deserves. But to ex-
Paaate on the visionary suspicious, which you
nave strung together--to say that this baby
Is to be the future sovereign of America, that
such men as the Nicholas's and the Smiths
are enlisted in conspiracy against the pub
Tic liberties; it is worse than nothing-it is
one or the best compliments which you can
pay to your opponents. 1t shows how solicit
tous you are to accuse, and how woeflly
you are at loss for materials nj
table indeed must be the situation of that ac-
| cuser, who is filled with feverish rage for
crimination, but has no other ground to stand
on than the widest suggestions and con-
ceiIs,
But dismissing these contemplate visions
OF your own creation, let us examine the
question upon its own intrinsic merits
we are at issue about the piezps and the
CAPACITY OF France to injure us-and still
more as to the tohcy which You would de-
auce from these premises. Great Britain
| may perish---France will turn the British
thunders against ourselves-and therefore
| let us submit to be kicked and cufFed by
| britain.--Such is your text-its commenta-
ry is to be found in the disgrace of Ameri-
But, Is it so easy for Britain to fall sa-
crihcc ?-When will you ever cease to con.
tradict yourselfl Whenever you wish to
inculcate submission to her behests, then YOU
eXpatiate on her resources her power seems
to be without end and without limits-Her
1000 ships OF war are made to pass in dread
procession before us-We are told, that
''one branch other revcnue alone, has, during
the last year. under the management of a
dwelling ministry, increased by a sum of
hive millions of dollars" When you find these
arguments to have no impre ssion upon the
true American spirit, then your tune is turn
ed--you deXtrously reverse the medal
You eXpatiate upon the power OF France, and
the weakness of Great Britain-It is then
you SO pathetically paint her, as crouchine
beneath the blows of er adversary-and
along with her 1.-THE sole bulwark of the
human race, against universal dominion, "pe-
rishing! There seems never to be an end to
this jargon. If Great Britain is really in
danger, who is the best Judge Of her situati-
on! Are we to assume the place of her
centlnel-watch over her, when her own
ministers are asleep, and castigate our own
shoulders for her disenthralmenta Ifthev.
whose business it is to watch over her pre-
seryation, are so little impressed with a sense
OF her danger, as not only to brave the pow
er OF France, but the resentment of all other
nations, is it our duty to submit to their op
pressions! IT her ministers care not about
multiplying the number of her enemies. ia il
our duty to feel more solicitude for her des
tiny, than they feel themselves IF they
Can venture to treat Us as enemies, must zvc
suffer ourselves to be SO treated The great
err their Insults, the greater must be our
SubmIsslon-such is your doctrine-the more
her councils are ruled by iniatuation and
insanity the more we must crouch in dis
grace.--iou seem to forget, indeed, that
you are IN a fair way of defeating your own
OBJECT by your own eXpedients(, that her
ministers will scarcely give us credit for the
motives OF our sacrifices that their en-
| croachmeEts will but multiply with our sub
mission and that they will ct length pro-
ceed to such eZtremites, that nothing but
7Vor on our part can expiate the disgrace
whereas, it we had but exerted a Dro
per degree of spirit at first, her ministers
would have learnt to respec. our rights, 8. the
peace OF the two nations would have been
preserved. IF it is our own interest. then.
to bring her to her sec-frmpes. >, .. -.