The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-10
o R A TION.

ORA T-ION.
TYRANT, beware Dare not to invade
Abe sacred rights, chartered TO Natures
children by Natures God! Dare not to
provoke the vengeance of valor, the indig
ration of virtue, the anathema of Heaven!
Restrain the savage myrmidons OF tny pow
er from the sacrlegious violation of peace,
the PRESERVATION OF law, the destruction of
estate, and the sacrifice OF life !
Such were the dictates OF reason, ere Il,
surpmg pride tranpled on the prerogatives
and immunies of treemen. Such were the
arguments OF jusuce, ere legislative vora-
, city wrested from the stubborn hand of la
Dor the wages of toilsOme industry Such
were the petitions of loyalty, ere wanton cru
ely had culdled the mantling blood of kin.
dred atfcC lion or annulled the halloWed
obligation of tiial submission Sucn were
the intreaoies OF humanity ere the ministers
OF royal barbarity were unleashed, ere ruin
revealed az his harvest home, or death ceie-
braied his carnival.
Was man ordained the enemy of man, the
spoiler ofhis fellow Was it noned by the
eternal fiat of the Creator, that the parent
should become hlicide Was it appointed
by the universal Legislators edict, that the
immoiation of her offspring be the mothers
glory ?-England Be thy unnatural po
Icy accursed Thy protec ion of thy ives
tern colonies was the oppression of Tyran
ny. The eXactions OF rapacity were thy
fiscal resources, the Subsection of thy go
vernment was the drbssement of slavery
When patience was exhausted by repeated
acquesCence iii reiteI ated aggression when
complaint was answered by insult, and su
peradded wrongs replied to remonstrance /;
wien endurance became degradation and
submission meanness, our gala sires dared
TO vindiCate their iighis and resist the Iy
rants power But though injury had can
Celled The connection, and outrage had seve-
red the tie of loyal relation, filial attach
ment continued still dear, and separation
WAS painful as the parting of love.
Dark and portentous as the thunder cloud,
fearful and fatal, the Stygian wave Of royal
vengeance rolled hitherward. The shares
OF America recoied at its approach. The
hills trembed with dismay. the forest shades
d ,ksaed into night, the echoes shrung 10
theI caves, all nature shuddered at the
monSTous rum
Fhc story of the events of the revolution
need not be recited You remember, for
y.u nave beheld YOUR streets blush with
British barOarity You have seen the man.
ge1vICtins of the fifth OF March sacrificed to
toe Iuries BY ruff N violence You have
head the groans, and watched The lingering
q CAY OF the marty red Monk You were begu
le.l d your arms by insidious treachery, &
betrayed to the insolence of a lcen.ious
soldlery. Pestilence entered your dwellings,
danger encountered you abroad. famine
ScOwed i'll the market place, and despair
haunted your solitude. The thunder of
Bunker's nights pealed on the startled ear
OF apprehension, the knell of vanqulshed Ii
berry.
To your affrighted vision, Charlestown
hamed the funeral pile Of freemen. You
gazed with borror, as the curling smoke Of
her ruins assembled, i'll awful grandeur to the
skies, and bore the accusation OF nations
wrongs TO the footstool of eternal justice. You
witnessed your warriors fate, * lamented the
death Of your heroes! Mourn not for them !
IneJ fell untimely, but they fell like stars
OF The armament, and marked their radiant
course with gloryi Victory's captive ban
ners wave around the sephuchral moDu.
ment. The laurel luxuriates on the sol
der's grave Fame will publish and gent
us chronicle their llustrous achievements.
1he measured period of revolving centu-
Ties will not limit their renOwn. The splen
dor of their names will endure, till the last
cycle OF concluding time shall close the me-
mory of human greatness.
While sensibility writhes in the recoIlec
ted Anguish Of those wounds, aimed at free
dom la the patriots breast, while memory
III mourniul restrospect reviews the terrors,
perils and agIierings of that dread conflict,
winch emanClpated millions from the OPP
Pressor's yoke; gratitude will consecrate
the you've wreath, and bind il blooming on
the conqueror'S brow.
On this suspicious day, valor plucked its
most precious gem from. Britain's diadem,
ard broke he despot's sceptre. On this "a
cred morn, liberty prevailed and despI,ed,
oppressed and Injured colonies became free,
sovei eign and independent states. Hallow
ed be the anniversary of Columba's glory
L., the buzzas Of victory greet its matin ray
LEI The asclamatiDns Of triumph salute its
western beam Let The shores resound with
the song Of gIadness, and the borders
SbO tns peal p j.y for 90 this day Ameri
ca was +hsoiyed irsm lhe curse Of British
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