The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-05-14
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most horrid will mark the footsteps of ig-
norance and despotism. Man, seeing his
natural dignity outraged. his rights con. =.
temned, the laws themselves the means Of
ms deoasement, CisrcSarding every princi-
! pie OF equity shuts his eyes in fury, and
rushes on to vengeance K DIES ruction, Who
i Will then restrain HIS arm, raised in his
own defence against tyranny and injustice !?
VINO VIII be senseless enough TO arrest his
! force Will political error attemp, to res
dace him again to the AFFECT state of vio.
lent subsection, from which he has been
out JUST emancipated. The attempt
would end in the desolation of the coun..
vain. :,
Long established political evils are not Il,
be cured by violent remedies. 1t is better
70 awat with patience some crisis favora5
pie 70 the social body, than by exposing it to
the inhumah effects of ignorance aad perth
nacity, involve it in all the horrors of a poli-
tical vertigo.
Let US consult reason and justice, & these
eviis may easily be avoided. Let the laws
De supplied and reformed; 'let their ad
ministration be entrusted to merit and viz
tue and above all, let the law rule, & not
the administrators of the law. . Then will
men no longer object TO acknowledge it -
they VIII consent TO submit to its decisions :
LOT submission to the law is always rela-
1--WE to the idea we frame to ourselves OF it's
justice and eatpediency. When on the
contrary, they see it exercised i'm Caprice
ana ignorance, they no longer respect or OBJ
serve itS It's provisions are despised their
force is every day enfeebled, and disorder
is the result in society. From this mo-
mene are engendered murders, assassinati.
ons' roooeries, and crimes and excuses of
every KIND that are generally the d ecur.
sors OF revolutions, thich have ever been
the moment that public opinion could find
a point OF Contact. the effect of depraved
morals,
Man is formed by government alone.
WHICH, when cont rmable to justice and ma
ture. Leads him in the paths of virtue: and
in the other public events, the true creator
OF moral man is the public system of go
vernment. Regis ad esenhium t5fuS
eonlhonitur or5is." This great truth, how
ever IS not wholly founded in example, bus
oePehas IN greater degree on the princi-
pies which decide our moral cha racter and
VIII. Let the government be reformed. and
the INDIVIDUALS of a nation will also be re-
formed. Let ITS cure commence here, and
Its Influence will extend over the whole bo.
dy polite. Without this. il win he bu.
slightly cicatrizing the wound, while tha
Sangrene still remains to tester. To wish
eo reform and regenerate nation. without
erauicating the errors and abuses which
exist IN the laws. is madness; and to expect
happy results from any plan of governments
not rounded on the bases of justice and eco.
Monty, were folly
inns can now be effected Every per.
son can contribute to it his ideas, his refiec.
tons, his knowledge. He who withholds
tnem through Incidence is being unwor-
tiny the regard of his countrymen. Tyrana
ny no longer opposes its illuminating influ.
ence 20 deter him; and with the liberty Of
sne press every individual becomes debt.
or toms country for his talents. Wretcbed
then IS he who prefers his Incidence To CO
sacred duty. Let every thing cede to ,sr
sublime an injunction, and the sweet inte.
rest OF saving ones Country. and rende ing
haPPy', be predominant in every brea.s<
truth then be spoken! and let it's au-
gust name resound through America, tc,
ranny. ~
HAVANA, 1911.