The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-20
AG.. risks Saeech concludsa.

Sir, have now wadcd through the CORES
pondence OF this important ncgocia,on, -
in which we have seen every thing but a
disposition to treat with our government up
or any of the points in relation betwccs the
two countries. The whole OF Mr.. Us. CON
duct from his first letter 10 the end Of his
circular appeal to the people. is Irritating
, and insolen,. Are we then, silently TO sub
nit TO DC thus tritied with, and treated with
contempt? The British plumber your pro
perry, blockade your markets, hover in your
waters, attack your national ships, murder
pait OF the men and capture oth6rs; impress
your Fellow citizens, disavow their solemn
engagements and send = minister to insult
your government, and then appeal to the
people to justify him, and Congress pass all
this over in silence Sir, 7 trust the spirit
OF the nation is not yet so low. If it is, well
nav we eXciaim, chow are the mighty fal
ien!" The genius Of liberty has fed from
the country. and the spirit Of patriotism for
sai,en the naij on!
no, sir, our pacific policy has ct length
brought us to the ere PITS sIira. )" to the ut
Innst point of iorbearance We nave, while
negotiating with tbs nntion, been piunder-
cd al more property than would maintain a
war, that should aVengc oar wrongs. Oar
attention, by repeated al,gres3iors, ~ drawn
from former il iuries, & in contemplating the
present VIC seen 20 have forgotten the past.
Bus, sir, viii you forget the suIEcrings os your
captured seamcn Your seamsn, who's.
constaucy, whose valOr, and whose enter.
PRIZE are themes Of just and patriotic exnl-
tati1n - every American. and afford snb.
ject # q. nirati0n 10 the World, call ur,on
you for relia.' and protection. They are no,
only cap.ufed =. ID imprisoned, hut have beer
murdered their b. God has tnged your Wa
te:s. while they have been engaged III the
tervice Of their country, and rc?osing their
confidence in the protection either govern.
-Ineht. These wrongs arc Hcith. rcdrcsscd
nor avenged. We are amused frOln year t.
year, with new ministers aud new docu-
,nents, but repatriation i, neither made or
promised. Sir, we have enough Of this, e
noGgh of these document, almost to make
a STROUD for Our naticnai soyc. e.Sucy. If
We are tcget nothirr better, let these be
Converted into cartsilges 70 assert cur rights
and vindicate the injuries VIC have suffered.
h"d Confess. sir. that the prospect before
us seeUis to promise no alternative, bat de
g''adinl; submission, or MANLY resis,ancc.--
We have made an attempt to resist by reg.
tiictiyc system, which failed in its object
for want OF union and energy. We nave
oteu Tint measure opposed bV Legislative
resolves, tending to invite insurrection and
lcE-Hze rebelliOn--bY professions aud the
to'nS oil bells, for the loss OF liberty, under
the preiencc of supporting the Constitution.
Bu, rebellion and treason are always u,
Geruakcn with patriotic pretences. did
no r"eat Julius bleed for Justice sake p
WhaJ villain touched his body, that did
sta and not for Justice''
While upon this subject, let me refer
geademen to the doctrines they preached
ten years ago. will turn TO the Journals
Of ;ne first session OF tho sixth Congress,
and read an extract f9m an answer pre-
seated by this House 70 the Presidents
speech, It IS - follows, "That any portion
ot the people nj America should ecrmit
the'3selses, amidst such numerous blessings,
10 he seduced by the arts and misreprescn-
tations OF designing men into an open re.
sistarce Of q law ut the United states, can
not nc heard without deep ard serious regret
under a constitution, where the public bur.
thcnt can Only be imposed by the people
III mscives, For their own benefit and to
promote taeir own objects, hope might
well have oeen indnlged, that TIE general
n cr~S, would have '.,Cn too we'll under
,ttcd, and the gener~. Welfare too hissly