The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-07-17
SIGNS or TIE TINES.

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a. " Let me have the making Of the
NATIONAL SONGS says some writer, land
you may make heir LAWS
IOASTS, though they do not m ateriall, af
fect, do eIfreSS, IN degree, the sENTI.
MENTs of Il nation. They are the ties s. be.
Cause they are the illusions, of principle or
OF feeling. Many man, who floats most fire.
quently upon the cups of the people, is with
a tew exceptions ,uppermost in their thoughts
And those maXims which flourish at the
convivial board are generally in our hearts,
before they moun1 to the lips.
| Ii is under these impressions that we have
carefully scanned the toasts which were
drunk by the Republicans on the 4th of Ju
! ly The examination has been Il pleasing
one foii here are certain TRAITS generally
stamped upon them. which inspire US with
new animation, because they prove, that
however the Representative may have
flown from THEIR duties. the people are
yer untainted and sound and true to them
selves
/ Besides those themes which are ,sral
~ ouched on such AN occasion /; themes.
which SO strongly address themse YES 60 eve
ry generous mud, and which have never
oeen more generally touched than on the re
cent festival themes, winch spring out Of
the Independence OF our Country and o that
gratitude which is due 10 the heroes of the
Revoluuon ; there some sentiments
Il '~'ng from the occurrences of he times
which may be easily collected from these
festivals
Inc, sentiments are, LIST a resolution tn
guard our Independence al every risk End
an unshrinkIng spirit, ON the part of the
"pie t" guard their rights against mari
Tune oppression Srd; confidence in the
hrinnesS aud virtues OF tine EXECUTIVES
n. contemP' OF the imbecil,y shown by
the 10th and 11th Congresses aud hone
thai the people will choose proper re
personalities, and that NEW SPIRIT
VIII animate the next Congress 5n.
mistrust OF the speechIiyIng sneep shedrer,
our minister at London; ON. ii jus, Com.
menda,ion of the hrmness md talents. with
which our minister in France has resisted
her unwarrantable conduc !
Aud this sentiment, which has been echo
ed and re echoed with enthusiasm. proves
by tie 6ye hozp much the Republicans are
un-er the influence Of France. Would,
thal we could sa. as muCh or the Fe dera
toasts--dnd OF the testimonies, which thev
OUGHT TO furnish, of the weakness of Bri
tish Influence IN this Country. But very diff
ferent is the result and indeed so strong is
the attachment OF the Fcde,alsts of the East
70 the cause OF BiitdIn. that Thomas T.
~''N' - SOit vi 'CN LduISdl TO the Essex
Junto, III the Ode prepared tor this occasion.
rails not to chaunt melancholy dirge O.
yer the ic" smuggling Americans who are
Gagged UP in the prisons OF France, whilst he
ior8ets TO breathe single murmur over the
thousands of American Seamen now impress.
sed IN the ships of BRIAN
such, SIRs, ARE THE SIGNS OF THE
TIMES!
1t is understood. that at one Of the immortal
audiences at Paris, the Emperor address, d h,m
sell to count Demoutier, & requir d him ~ hold
hIInseh IN readiness To sail to- tie United States
~ week or ten days, without his f,nhy-buI
That IN snort time, the was found engaged
as commissioner IN the negotiation win The
British, los Tie exchange of prisoner RS. Whether
TIE mission IS merely suspended or stopt aitore-
ther, IS yeti be ascertaDed. 1t is believed, tbst
the count was to nave come out as Envoy Exua
ordnsry-not to supersede gen. Tulreau.
u The RanJou;Hrt Decree forbid, US 10 en-
Ter Ms Poyfs of france, &c Bur its assign d
g'2Hats d'e gone. The act Of lot Mpcn, 1909
nus vUfShed ---IhHs, all tue testJict.ons chuyg
ed against US, ~ the preamble, are no more
MA R1ED, On the 300 ult az AvcnhiI, / f
terson county, by the X v'd Mr.. Hill, Dr. ChaJka
tocte OF Amelia, TO the lovely and mucn admired
H'oS Sarah W Taylor of Southampton