The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-06-15

Ctesiastical TRIBUNAL, which taxes care al The
| rights ofthe church, &c. At the chief place
or each bishopric, there is chapter, whose
number is proportioned to the revenues of
the diocese. Besides these. are the curates,
who have the Conscience Of the deyout in
their keeping. --These are either recto.
raj, those who officiatc in Parishes. in which
the Spanish population predominates----or
doctrinai, those who exercise curial funcii
ons IN the Indian Villages----and mission
aries, who casechise the Indians. * instruct
them in the rud,ments of social life
According 10 Depons, the number of
priests here less than j, used to be--the
improvement OF the military has dUpopula
ted the seminaries of religion----she epau
iette is sought after with as mach a.idity
as was formerly the tonsurc--anel the null
duplication OF other Offices has, by "a species
OF paradox. contributed 20 improve the peo-
pie. There are also fewer converts and
monks.
III from the religion of these people, we
pass Oh to their manners and state of i'm
provement, we shall perceive the strong
sympathy that exists between them. We
all Know, to what a low state of degenera-
ton the human mind has sunk in Spain
what can we expect from her colonies p
Ihey are equally wrapt in the gloom of
darkness. - Men are almost always what
/
know III what manner nation educate their
children, is very nearly to know their man :.
ners."
butw what sketch does he present us of .heir
sducatioh, drawn by the pencil of gentleman
OF the law ID. Miguel Joseph SAM mo
sooner does the child discoverthe first feeble
efforts or Intellect, then he is sent to school
where he learns to read books replete with
ridiculous and extrs giant tales. frightful
miracles, and superstitious devotion redu-
ced to Certain external forms by which he is
disciplined To hypocrisy and imposture.''-
The system is nearly uniform throughout (;
the human mind, swathed up and suff1cated
at first, never resumesits proper tone. Like
the baudaged feet Ola Chinese Child, it con.
tinucs to hohblc on to the last
i)ePonS conteSses, that this portrait is in
the man, faithful enough---but he adds.
that the Creo!es, of Terra Firrna, naturally
possess quick penetrating MUD that the MS
ing generation is improving, their preiud,ces
IN tayeur OF every thing Spanish begin 90 va
nish, they are beginning to read French
authors, Scc.--But they want the main
spring ct civi'ization--she hrsss There
was no printing press il Caracas in 1904
The king expressly refused the application
of the consulate to establish a printer thers.
though under the same regulations and SUI
perlhtendance, with those Of HAVANA, San
ta-Fe, Lima, &c
These things, it must be confess ed, are
but miserable omens in favor of the Revou-
ton OF Carraccas-They show the nc
cessity of a Reform, bus al the same time.
do they not Gisqualify the people from at
tanning it ! Can they be free-much less in
dependent Of any foreign government, if a
vigorous attack be made upon them-under
such circumstances ?-These points are re"
lNr he,
The toast of Mr.. jackson is a sort of felo
de Se.---ihe invocation, which it makes,
would turn at once upon its author.-" MAY
the swords o. this Ancient and Honorable
Artillery be drawn against those who would
interrupt the harmony between G.. b. and
the u Sand who are they that do in
ferruhtit? "Think ofthat, master Brookes."
MIR. Jackson cuts OUT more work, for
this Ancient and Honorable Artillery than
they are willing to execute. Their swords
would shave closer than he would wish
tor IN truth the whiskers of his " maiesty's
ministers" would be in some danger. The
spirit of the Toast is this
:. =" May the swords of this Ancient and
Honorable Artillery be drawn against hose,
who trample on the righis of America
May their swords be drawn against
those. who have IMPRESSED thousands of A.
merican Seamen."
May their swords be drawn against
those, who have murdered the citizens of A.
merica within their own limits-as well
as those who abet or countenancc such OUT
RACES"
May their swords be drawn against
those, who have made an assault upon the
Chesapeake. as well as those who refused
rcftaration."
" May their swords be drawn against
those, who have issued the British Orders in
Council"
MAY their swords be drawn against the
minister, who had the effrontery TO beard
your President"
And may their swords be drawn against
those, who would lend encouragement to such
insults by the public marks of respect, which
they have shown to that minister
The Esse* Janto prove by their attentions to
Mr. Jackson, how little they respect their own
government & how much they reverence that of
u. B-how little they care for our President,
how much for the man he has dismissed - lack,
son rs taken by the hand--he is publicly toasted
--be IS toastcd--Lihis Otis vouches for the r,,l-
rity OF his character And the mean prints of
the Junto strike in with the current and courtier
Ike, inform the public, that (" nir. & Mrs lack
son Will, on certain night, honor Mr. Dwy-
ers benefit with their company" We are proud
to see at least that the Chief Magistrate OF Mas
sachusetts dlsdans TO associate with the insuiter
OF his Country.
This is the age of bombast Whatiis morelri.
d!culous Than to see private man taking upon