The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-13

'ne iederalists already have the government /;
already they are deii6erating on their Pre-
sident and cabinet already they fancy that
they have your noses 1T the grind stone Of
solution lazy. and are Furnishing you for
your past prosperity.
said also. that the fedcralists 6 republican
minority were completely Incorporated & u
nited. This is a fact. which neither the body
of the minority nor the federalists wish you
| to understand. The minority are as vet a
little ashamed of their apostacy, aud shrink
from the imPutation and the fedc"alists
ma their account in holding up the minori
ty as republican still for it enables them to
say, :" Il you will not believe US, listen to your
own party" meaning the minority. Thus the
minority are fedora! au-lilaries in republican
disguise. tits proper, however, that their
disguise should be stripped of. and that thew
should be known for what they really are.
1hey have already had 4 false credit with
u.s. too long: II is high time that they
should be reduced to their proper standard.
repeat, then, that they are fcderalists,
I hshting under the same banners for the same
principles; and that it is All impudent piece
OF lmposture, to attempt any longer to pass
'nem upon us for republicans. What ground
or federal opposition to the administration,
have they failed to support What topic Of
federal abuse have they failed to re echo 2
| towards Great Britain. Have thew not set
up the same defences for her conducts Are
they not now taking part together with Co
penA2Sen Jackson against the government
OF their own country, concurring in declar
iaS, In every quarter of the Union and i'm e
very circle, that "they have looked in vain
Tor the insult which he offered to our 20
vernment :" whereas, if Turreau had only
CURED one OF his whiskers half way towards
SUCH an insinuation as Jackson has fatty and
boldly expressed, repeated and reiterated d,
they would both have seen and felt it too,
as quick as lightning, and if brooked by the
PRESIDENT, would have proclaimed, with a
voice OF thunder, that the country was sold
| to France.
DO the federaliSts accuse the admi-istra-
| tion OF hostility to Great Britain! So does
| the minority.
Do the federalsts accuse the administra-
| ton OF Partially to France! So docs the
minority.
DO the federalsts declare the government
lndisposed to treat with Great Britain? So
does the minority.
Do the federalists applaud the arrange.
ment with Mr. Erskinc and propose vote
OF thanks to the President for making liz
80 does the minority.
10 the tederalists afterwards face-about G.
condemn the President for the very same
act! So does the minority.
10 the tederalists charge the administra-
ton with imbeciEty? So does the minority.
DO the federalisis reproach the admins
tration with acknowledgement Of the finances !,
30 does the minority.
In short, might run through the whole
catalogue OF federal hostility and abuse, and
return the same answer in relation to the
minority. Now when see two trees, both
bearing crab-apples Of the very same sire,
Colour and taste, am to be told, that the
one, ODE sure, is e crab-apple, but the o.
thera pippIn / may be told so but shall
not believe it. No; it is by the fruit that I
shall judge the tree. And by this test it is,
that pronounce the minority, federalists to
all intents and purposes. said, that the
6ody Of the minority did not wish this to be
understood by you: Their leader, however.
who has either more spirit or less prudence
than hrs followers. does not pretend to con-
ceal this fact---for On the floor of Congress
he boldly avowed, that 4" there could be but
t7vo parties IN any country The ms and me
on!s :: And in a late publication, signed Phi
10 Laos, WHICH is. on all hands, ascribed TO
MIN, 1t is said, that "7vhigs in fiogver BE-.
come tories, and tories, or of hozver.
quhiSs" This is at least an admission, that
his party and the federalis,s are acting TO-
gether; and an attempt to cover himself by
| the position, that the federaIists, with w. ON
he acts, are now republicans, and that we.
by getting into power. have become federal
its. Is this true? What were the old fede
raj doctrines Internal taxes, direct tag
es, national debt, large standing armies
and naFies, executive patronage, executive
power strained to the highest KEY, strong
PartialitY fer Great Britain, and an alien &
seditlon law. Which of these grounds have
we taken! Not one. Which of them have
the tederalists abandoned Sc far as their
want OF power permits us to Judge, not one.
Ii, then, neither the tederalists nor our.
selves have changed our ground, what be-
comes OF the apology. that wings in power
become tories, aud tories, out CT power.
wings! II vanishes; and the admission,
that the minority are with tire federalists
stands naked and unexcused. Yes their
| sentiments, their arguments, their princi-
| pies, their actions concur with the admissi-.
on OF their Chief in fixing on them the brand
OF apostacy-apo$tacy unproyoked, unjusti-
| fed, unexcused and inexcusable.
| Why, then, are we asked to continue our
| confidence i'll ,siese mene They were once
republican" true. And Arnold was once
an American officer; but doubt whether
| I've wpuld have been at all the sooner trust
ed for that reason, after the affair Of Stoney
PcInt-On the contrary, If nc had been
caught during his invasion of Virginia, sus.
| pect it would scarcely have occurred to his
captors, that he was entitled 10 the more
leuity. because he had once been an Ameri.
can officer. This may be thought a bargb
comparison and So it would be, if it were
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