The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-13
I1e Ra1alrer.
RICHMOND. SEP TENDER tsil
JTAJESTY-S4 JEST!

Z French and English counts, without bles-
sing AR Stars. that sue, things are unknown
among US.
L. IS standing opiniln with US; & the We.
ry foundation on which oar republic rests ;
tnat nature has made all men equal. some
inconsideraoie diHerencf-s OF personal beauty
Or OF genius only excepted; shat no one comes
into the world either 1 k:,,g. 4 prince, or a
peer; and that all are Of course entitled TO
the same political privileges.
In France and England, sair, very thing
is peverted-the form Of Government is not
only, not contormabis. bu. It is Opposite to
the order ~ nGture--.it proc eeds uDoa this
most outrageous insult to Common sense,
that some men are stamped with the Inca
ments ut royalty and peerage, and others
whn the marks OF Subsection that some are
! born with saddles upol their backs, and =
thers with spurs to ride them. Hence
crowns, aud cor NETS. and RACKS, and ..r;vi
iegcs, and pomp. the spiendour OF titles and
the adulasiOn OF slaves.
lhose wao Can De Amused oy such thnes
| ana can forget their 'ndiguation and con =
tempt in the absurdity of the farce, must
necessary smile ut me astou:sliin specta :
Gle, which mas been for some .ti'ae exniDi-
| ted by the courts OK 81 yames's and 81.
Sioul. In the one, poor old dofai'd PLAYS
tie aero ut vie dra ga In the othe., ba
by "newing aud puklng IN his nurses
arms. Bulletins were published OF tue
heath -ot each & ehe fever oi the King
anu the cholic OF cnild have shocked the
nerves Ut a klGgdum.
lhere was once atime wnen the French
Could sing with en.aasaSm .ne straias O.
liberty --wneU man was man aud who is
inore!'' bu; the MarseiiloIs nymrf is gone ::
ahu the munmtri OF the old monarchy
| nave arisen from It's tomb.
Moore tells Us, that even the countenance
u Louis was watched with the utmost ankle
y-ahd Lhat :. lhe klnS smiles ;""the king
irowns, were Expressions sufficient 10 sal
ter JOY or sorrow through the whole court.
he SAME spirit is seen in the addresses OF
AL CLASSES Ut people to tne French EMPEROR
as well as IN the ridiculous uiuinmeries
~hich nave ueen pfaCtised sii.ce the birth OF
prince
nc wise men Ut the east came &c wor
snip mm; presenting their treasure 5
ahd 'heir ga $, tneirincrnse and their Jr.uk
ihCense' no circumstance Ut PoiDp OF eX .
pence Was spared to fdr.nSn oul the CHRIS
1eh"S ,'foc>sslop. And TO complete this mi
seraD.c iarCe,a solemn amba ssador waits ON
nim .rom me Emperor of Au,lrla, to orc
sent Ia state .,.e Grand lnsisn!a OF the Dr.
q; A. vi ot Eti, me ~ an mi III, IN ms crv0/e
In GnSidnii, We nave a counterpart U. this
oegI adinS sCenc. While the proD,, are
NJ. assed oy taxes q u, sIruu Dy 2uaL1,-s. =
Prince can aGord ldj- out OF IA. p.a,ie's
treasures ~ waste urw ARDS u n 200. 900
on .oyai slipper
People ot theC D, thank your sta. g, mat
you are he'taer curseu with princes nor peers
win royal dotartis nor royal Daores.
NEWSPAPERS
You he--you c!rcuiats nothing but lie, >
1 Vpf AZ,
neSoshaherS are the very oracles of false.
| hood
With your leave, sirs, we will put in one
word, IN their favour--Tis true, that they
circulate many errors. or, If you please to
| cali Enem SO, Iceland many OF them are
not even TO- tiame for this for such as they
receive from others. they give unto you
but oirS, It IS equally true, that ne wspa
Pers limit the range oi errUr-thcy hrsuenf:
IN an uncomfortable degree, the circulation
vi n'ore hes' man they throw into the strea
Vi Circulation. We make it out thus
~ mere were no ne ws-papers, reports
would by on the wings of tradition; we saw,
mat thcy woulc pass from hand TO hand, or
Ifather froln mouth to mouth. n vessel ar
riVes at New Work. with "A large body of
iioreiSn news from LoDdon--it flies from the
passenger 10 the merchant, from INN 20 Gin :,
ihh heePer,i from hin TO others, until The
haii passenger, Convey il % Inc South -
III this c'rcuItous passage, what mistakes.
what misunderstahdings, what alterations
additions, g perversions take place !!--.until
ae iehStn +he echo in no respect resembles
ne OF G'nai report. LET the press now a.
arse In N. Y. and what Chang Of things
lniined'a ely axes place This foreign m
teliigf"Ce is at once .eCed--embud,cd-
st1mpt 70 black * soh.se IN such permanen,
.orm IS hei,nor i'Tises nor permits Deryer
s'oI' J. comics % US, IN straight line
withont change, wIthoul edition, without
distoi 'ion- those hosts of lies which were
coWured up by oral communication. are
now lad asieeP--ard, the much abused
newspapers becUme the friends of truth
anu The enc mes of misrepresentation.
but what apology does this supply TO those
/ lying printers, VINO make the very meat
they iced OD;" WAC nveHs as well as c,rco
ate lies; wac d. all ,ney can To mislead
the public mind u palm upon us French
DeShafches nat were never written. and
french Treaties that were never conceiye,I
nose MCnchausens OF the press are nor
despised alone fheir sins are visited unon
others, iOr tie misconduct of 4 few becomes
the reProacn VI the Whole corhs -" WYNN
Hie sucn raScals nSkgu through ,he world !"
We are told by =" Inc Maryland r .pub
tcan, that tne kInss messenger, Mr..
Trondinan. lnumNted IN mis- Conversations