The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-27
From the Philaaeleh.a Kegisier.
FROM OUR CALcurrA PAPERS.


Hon Sir t. Strange's charge 10 the grand iu.
ry, Cconcludedl Tney, he syys have stood now
Tor several years on the foundation o; celelrzted
act OF parliament, defining t.ier powers and ID.
lection, with reference TO which latter they NAV
be regarded as kings governments, As much as
any olher within the er'pire, 10 which the king
directly appoints. Against such All authority,
II is That many OF the c0mPany'S officers mSy be
Considered as at this moment in arms many II. ore
IN state ofdesertion from their duty, having IN
cApaciiated themselves from performing il by de-
ping to abide by The tenor of their co pm ssh
ons. In such state of things, gentlemen, is it
Tor the government to surrender Distress
might compel it; it must be extreme howe yer
TO justify thought Of the Kind. ii il have the
means OF protecting the public authority, it is
It's duty to exert them for the purpose TO the ut
most
Gentlemen, the sentiments which upon this
occasion wish TO convey, occur in a paper L have
lately had occasion to see, so stated, that, while
adorn my charge by their insertion, ] think /
cannot more efiectuay serve the cause TO which
they relate, than by Offering them to you as find
them expressed.
should sincerely hope Csays the writer of
III that there is no officer however deluded by
his passions, who, to produce redress for his
grievances, will deliberately justify an act of re-
sistance against the legal and established autho
rity of government.
Were they ten times as numerous as thew are
represented to be, it will not, trust, be asserted
that redress should be insisted upon, though the
government itself be destroyed in the attempt
But the eti GERS seem to consider themselves ir
rcvocably Engaged by certain pledges and pro-
misses, from whence they think they cannot re.
cede with honor 10 themselves.
"a promise from one officer TO anotberis assur
edly solemn obligation, and one that should not
be lightly abandoned Bnt the officers should Sc.
riousiy reject that there are sacred pledges and
promises which are antecedent and SUPER Tor 10
those that they have given to support their pre-
sent desperate undertaking In giving u pledge
10 promote hostile combination against the
government, the officers should recollect that
they violate all their solemn obligations, as soidi-
ers aHd subjects. No promise to perform an H.
iegai act, can be legal: no engagement ought 20
be considered IS binding, which is Itself viola
tIon, OF all PRIOR, aEd superior engagements
The duty OF soldier to his superior, and Of a sub
Ject TO his government, is paramount TO bis duty
to brother officer"
This beautiful exposition Of sentiments the
most correct, comes from an accomplished Off
Ger IN tie same service, the character of which
upon the coast the application of them severe.
~, but so justly arraIgns, and 1 am happy in be-
ing empowered to give them the greatest circu.
lation.
Gentlemen, there has been averred to YOU in
Justification OF the charge, tht ] am delivering
nothing but what have upon the best authority,
reason TO know to be the TACT. The consequence
SHOULD think, would in the mind Of every good
subject nstantansously follow Ksbeilun Is TO
be dIscountenanced, aud put down. Every ut.
tempt TO inIimdate government INTO the retrsc.
ton OF acts that have been deliberately adopted,
and may, u ezcepuonabc, DC rectiied at home,
should be reprobated as tending to The subyersion
OF its general authority, upon the maintenance Of
winch tic peace and preservation OF society dc
penis. Ia thus cxhorting YOU, gentlemen, am
not undertaking tie dcisrcc of measures. Non
tall adxil'O. Not only il il impossible that
should have bad any participation in those which
baYe been 50 perseyeringy resc nIea BY the great