The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-04
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From, Me London Courier IF Juiy 81
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tioo. have pcrp,exed the thinking men among
themselves anil Disguised the noble minded eve
nv where From their d'sjunction to the Fr=n IN
Revolution and during the earlier periods Ut
Yh, r -voiution, in what light were the Anglo
americans regarded by other Nations nj Chris
fepdon, IS people, who had acquired az
.uca ,lory and national Independence, by Pc
r;,ons and for a ii ne most uaaquu contest
18th the then most feared and most formidable
Emn;r. of the world, and this too their Mo.
,her Country apcepte who began, and follow
ed nm. this most hazardous enterprise, not to
amancpste themselves for they siready en-.
,ov.d AN extent ofhber,y, both personal and
S-,oi;,,csl impractca6,e in the Old world,n vet
"a renel any important injury; but almost
,yhol,v in the orosbsc:ce deteace OF freedom and
ecual rights, in maintenance OF P'tncipEe =
A. neople who after the successful close OF
chair struggle scarcely allowed the name OF ie-
<.;,;,ns,e Government To any constitution, m
So the Supreme Power was not nerlodically
..snmc5 by the nstion and re delegated by the
l.o;ari,v and who in the ea!ousy oil rcpubh.
;.u had themselves delegated the executive
,,n,ycr so parsimoniously, as TO reader tue writ
zen law inadequate to the protection OF the
,yeak from the strong! In hue, IS people
Sgho. subduing the hereditary pfeiudice. of
,,onnt and dislike from contrsrcty OF nation
~ .har,cter had avowed warm prediction
tnr France md tor F-enchmen, first, as their as
;s,onta and again their followers, IN the
,no;ntenance of self government, and the chas-
,;sement of foreign interference
Such. appeared America at the commence
@oSnt NJ he Freneh Revolution, and during ehe
,,;ruonce of the republic--Since then, Re
nuhl;can Rights have been exchanged Tor miii-
e., desnot;.m. and the soldiers OF liberty have
hacore the blood-hounds of the most re-
morseless tyr amy, and The most insSuete
ambition. The independence OF AL the sur
sounding States has been trampled on, the names
Oh nd hP
,-,ubl;cs distinguished by an excess OF wrong &
rfn,,o,a,y which has been as carefully propoct~
onsd IN their former liberty aud happiness, as
5c;, were high treason the conqueror ever 20
nave been free snd prosperous Forms OF 60
Vernmen, the most fantastic, md code OF IL 4" S
7nadeuuate to all the just purposes OF law, nave
been prescribed indiscrimihstely TO France AMI
auber fellow vassals, with little respect to
rhe interests, habits, and wishes of Tie several
Sees. and imposed with as little ceremony.
as new parade dress on regiment OF con
sc,ps The rights OF States bas been followed
by those Of Individuals. lser Propety mas
been rooted up by plunder. or moved ON oy
still, recurring contributions, and by taxes "
,,,ess,np as he sources OF paymept are q
III or dried up. Lastly, ali the, - and r. %
hooI of the finest parts 9Heur9P a. Nv 81
fuls 90 the shores ~ the Medter SO $ arc
Nv sipnly the voracIty and eternsl $3.50 nf the
Cop,cr; ot;or, that vul.ure, which pcfcked on the
SONS al the throne on which the French Mo-
M, sits incarnate feeds on the heart and vit4ls
of tie giant victim beneath his foot Nor,
1.bile all are depressed, have single acts OF pc
,:uh+r atrccity been wanting. The ingenuity of
quit has lesrnt 20 vary even the coaly Ethiops
SYN with spess-aSs, deeper black These arr
.rutts. unexageersted truths and, tbank Hea
ven, they are IgzHise notOyiOas tru,hs, which
4 foc,,on cannotatiyts which sophisIry cannot
1njirate--NE nor yet the SICILY .pru-
:. derry, SO fashionable at present, of 4TsNstn-
a.fSnancng the plain honest nomenclature Of
80 and virtue, avail to dilute them into inst
spsay; = -, 80 Gold a., ,o,,,d e.,
lander, with the French bsyonet at his throat,
can hardly stiie the curse that IS Struggling
there. what must not anation o. regenerated
Republicans WHO stand IT safe distance, who
dared speak all they think. and express all they
feel among whom general conviction cannot
exist without reIiey ng i;selfas PUBLIC ottEI-
oN-what must not America have teit! Her
old AllV, rendered yet more dear IS a Sister Re
pufac ensIayed to foreign adventurer by
means of the armies with which she herself had
entrusted him, as her swSIn soldier The re-
public passed way, Ike the dream OF slave,
VINO had fallen asleep during the bargaining,
which cnaed in transferring him 20 q new and
more cruel master and the very name of fiber
Z, prescribed and reasonable Add too the
glarng contrast between the perjured Usurper
Of France lcprous With guilt, 'Rrred and coated
with continent great ana smsIl inuruer9, q neT
own spotless WdshinSton-and what must not
.lnle,ica have Eel,
But one country, ike city on the breast of a
hiph uotIntain, stll looked down upon the stu
ucndous inundgtion which bad overwhelmed
the rest of civilized Europe, safe, though not
secure Here was the sole refuge for the fI
rtiyes from the fury Of the deiuge here tie
sole aid 10 those that yet struggled. From the
same heights blew the strong wind, which
'shoud.ring The food, held it back like wall
: of watens, threatening, yet suspend q Hence,
-'and onvhence, seemed 10 Come tue dfVIne man
date, and no farthef Yes! Britain had re.
named entire when all else OF Europe had been
dlsmenbered she had risen and strengthened,
when all Others lad sunk sbject snd unresistihg
With an expenditure OF blood and treasure,
with a fecunditY of resource and obstin-cy OF
effort, which Cle present aye witnesses, and
pos,eYity will contemplate with sucu onder, as
almost tiages certainly with = feeling OF umbe-
lief, Great Btltsin has supported her egony Of
glory, made herself mistress OF the seas, and
jntercepting he iron rod with her TRIDENT has 50
we'd from tie tlsurper not only the ocean but
every land and nation TO which the ocean is the
only practicable road And this G. Is. has been
enabled to do, because she is free, governed by
equal laws, and comparatively at lesst) moral,
religious and obedIent to the living instincts of
honor aud virtuous shame.
What then must not America have felt q
this spectacle For Britain is her mother coun-
try, the dear land of her forefsthers And IT
the same language, the same books, the same
Jaws, the same ancestry and with exception oil