The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-04
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nous nation wousd have stopped to-Y x IS
the folly of England TO pass VITA "a, cen
sure
We view some of these events, perhaps
as Z" the cold AMI torpid II ,iaader" views
them-hus we may not feel them so acutely
We view them asthe distant spectator, and
not as the victim. rne object is 5000 miles
removed from us; AMI distance of shace
operates upon the mind in some degree, as
the distance of time We view these with a
certsin portion OF that Indifference AMI in.
distinctness which antiquity is to throw a
round them. Were We ourselves placed
on the con,in-n. OF Europe, and was It our
own sovereignty that was in danger. we
might, perhaps. regard the condact o,
France in the same light as we now regard
the usurpations OF -, Britain on the seas
where we are in con, act with her, and W mere
our rights are invaded. But the French
bayonet" is not at our thtoats, II is i'm
possible, therefore. that we can feel those
lively sentiments of resentment, which may
actuate the bosom of Dutchnan-this is
property insepara5ie from human nature
But it is false. that any attachment to
France is the cause of tive deny ali pc
cu'iar attachments TO France-And he is
the vilest as well as the weakest of libellers,
that would assert the existence of French
Influence among US.
We shall not trace the n,otivcs of Great
Britain for the Course which she has pur
sued, nor the consequence of her conduct.
But II she mas contributed TO drive the
neBhborring states into he French 4 oils
she has according to her own coufessi
done them the greatest pos,b INJURIES.
II she has e" made herself fhe mistress Of
Me seas. " it is the most bitter Calamity
that could befal ourselves. Little indeed
does it console us tor the wrongs hich
we have suffered from her navy, that she
Chooses to assure us that this navy
may have Intercepted a blow whlck lone
but madman would nave aimed.
1t is in vain for her to tell us, that =" her
naval sovereignty is the sole pledge OF III
Rational ind pendence !" that +" The British
fleets gives protection and security to the
industry OF America" rhe Courier sure
lly mocks Us. Is he igaorant tina, we nave
no fears of any toe that shall land IN lur
shores 1t is our own RICH arm Una
I,wields the shield of our own independence
So long as we remain an uncorrupled anu
united people, the British navy Will be unne-
cessary /; if that strength should ever de-
sert us. it will be unavailing 1T is on.
The seas only that we apprehend insult an
aggression. And is it there that we expe
rence he salu arSprotecton of the British
navy Is it there that the Industry of
America enjoys its protectoh Say. we
merchants, whose vessels have been cap
tured, is this the protect on which you en-
joy? When we cannot export single atom
of our own productions to the Continent,
is this me projection enjoyed oy the indus
try of America?
The Courier indeed attemptsto coax
us into an oblivion of lur wrongs. Britain,
iorsooth, is our " mother Country the dear
land of our forefalners We must there
fore behave like good children, and kiss
the birch that scourges US Bat a mother
mas generally some touch of kindness for
her hid. And when did we experience
aay from Great Britain ! Has she cherished
OF abused US ? Has her maternal bosom
brooded over cur interests, or has it been de-
v ured with eaiousy and resentment -
Where was ne mother. when she compel
led Us 20 Spill our blood tor our libe rites ?
Where as-the mother, when at the peace
of '9S she endeavorrd to clip our wings p
Wnefe, When she wished &c exclude US from
the Mississippi and the Fisheries OF New
foundands Where. when shes:has melted
hefiIdian tonahawk TO drifg%our blood ?
SJ{s5f zhas. impressed our countrymen !
fpffl our properly? and aroused the re-
sentiment OF five millions of people,. Ii she
! ihis played the stetsmofher in, her own ia.
iinLy:; Hrshe has shed the blood of Ireland,
!. and Ireland is unable toredresssht rongs,
surely that is ho.feason why Ne, an..inde..
fnSp dbl Rati9n,sn puid sntfer it in. silence.
Gay toRh {. bfulion, we shall not re-
lytse 4he sspseNkPts-ofl the Courier on tina,
/ sab g 81 ufs9pie yances. are recorded in
! the cation of Independence and let
any snihisterirl mercenary contradict them
ifShe can. But we are told that these were
LS..the wrongs of a few years" "rransito.
l..5SA INJURIES. or rather, transient injuEiltIs
s4IfSentid1 whichhas left no trace hel1fiEf
Shall they DC allowed to bEe:laiS as ss,sti az
the bonds" between usl-zAsd heI ..tliea;S
ijuries OF G. Britain .oeeh.5Q iSfY "a nsie{ii
When did they SeaSesI6s
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