The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-10

order to secure. by an express treaty stipu-
ia'ion. that trade against the 2lRger of in
terruption. and thus by miIl8af spirit of
accommodation, to avoid collisions, that the
abandonment of the direct branch, can ever
he assented to"
1t has been also said, that Albert Gala
tin Is IN league with John ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
her3ore he ought to be cast of. Sir,
must Confess, that the only suspicious
which ever felt respecting Mr.. &. were
ON account OF Mr.. II. When Mr.. Il. came
o,'t oil The floor of Congress with certain in
ttmatons, which were said to come from
Mr.. q. felt alarm aud suspicion. There
Is a species OF fatality about MIR. r.. He
seems destined to improve ap1h the paradox
oil junIuS-that " a man should be the bitter
est enemy of his friends is not only
g the enemy of MS fiiends.'' but the friend
OF ms enemies--his friendship blirh.s,
ms persecution promotes. But that Mr. r.
rs now In league with the Secretary of the
lfeasury, is an assertion that requires a
greater stretch or creduiity than flls TO
my share. 1t is fact, that since Mr.. r.
iiew off from the last administration. Mr..
L. was involved, wi,i tic rest Of them, in
his resentnehts ----and from that era to
tins, Mr.. K. has denied TO him the ordinary
civili'es between mau and man. II then
there be any collision in this case, it must
be one OF q new description.
confess. Go not like The Secretary of
the Treasury S stepping aside Of mis- official
duties, and in his Report, anima,,vertinp
"n the political alternatives, which suggest
themselves to oar adoption.-But this is not
a canning ai',, III MY judement. ..
oir' 1t IS useless tor me to point out the
miSchieis OF unnecessary prescription. Our
Country REQUIRES all our aid--all the ener
gte., ssoriety, and the talents of our party.
J MS IS one view of the sgbject.--It is at
ali times desirable to heal divisions and eff
iect union of efforts between men of W or;h
--~oat oishow much greater consequence, to
prevent differences from being chasfesi to
open eXtreWities, that would powerfully dis
tract the republican cause! Those who
n@ve seen to what extent the Gissentions OF
very limited minority have been felt, are
best able to estimate the consequences of a
Inore extensive sChism.
Ahc federal party will do all, that they
can. to widen these breaches They will
lstandby, like misChievous bows, who set the
generous mastifS by the ears. 1t Is" nuts TO
fhem ''ltis fun TO them, but may be death
10 us 1t is their policy. United 7ye stand,
divided zve fall" They can only rise upon
o"r ruins. Aud woe be to this country, If
eFcrlt administration should be again con
',iSu W d ietetai RUE. linen will Come
the days OF vengeance and of prescription.
then will come e the reign OF terror
" Gigantic Pride, pale Terror gloomy Care,
- i"l 9"'ad Inhibition, shall ATTEND thes.t the,c''
In lieu ct aiding the federalsts in those
foEHc schemes, let us be wary, and let us
be cons!derare--l am happy, sir, that the
Editor, who mas merely published some stric-
tures upon him, in whose republican prin
cipies L have the highest faith, and for
whose character lhave very high respect.
mas himself regretted the progress OF denun-
citation.
.IafhanieI Macon too has been the marx
OF fia;cuie Sir, to what lengths is this mad
career TO be pushed? Though / differ from
y. Macon1n some of his measures, nv heart
does him homage. He may err, but his in
tegrlty scars slghtless distance above the
reacn of suspicion. Firm, sterling in his
iaith, blunt in his manners, he can never
prove recreant to his principles Never
can forget the tears which streamed into
my eyes, when during the last winter saw
iiim Coming forward and leading the van of
MS country's defenders. Itakso has been said
that Nir. X. has an undue ascendant over
nin-tnere was once time, when MIR. M
hau the highest respect for Mr. RI too
let it--aRd It's certain that Mr. Il. attempts
every possible means to win him to his ser
Yice-he Is too precious pearl To be cast by
Is may be, that even yet Mr.. Nj. has not
DGen thoroughly weaned. but in no instance,
as Tar as have observed, has the indepen.
dence or Macon been sacrificed
But the subject is growing too delicate for
disCussion.-Let us drop it,
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