The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-07-12

f''"neu, uo meHectua supphcation, they
reeolv I'd to shake off the gnoble and unworth,
yoke, and by resort to the forced appeal -
self preservation to continue no longer the pli
ant vassais of merciless and oppressive rulers
Ardent and firm, collected and resolved full,
convinced that reflection WAS the alchemy "a
turn knowledge into wisdom, they mused upon
the resolutions they were about to take. They
weighed we'll the glorious recomocnse of sue
cesstul opposition with the complicated tolls of
an Intellectual struggle. conviction,
that heroic fortituae and manly perseverance,
might cmancipate them from the, VICTORIOUS
thraldom, while timid cowardice md sD;ri,lcss
submission could only tend to ag,r,vate ,a.ir
miseries, taught them to sec thro' IN unobscur-
ed medium the deplorable necessity of an ,:.vo-
cation to the God of War. Their ,ancsrs loom
cd less, because of the brightness 4 the rne.si.
UNI through which they were seen. .Icroic y,r-
Tue, the soul of ther act,ors, and firm reliance
upon The proteGt,N Of ,livior Providence AMI
mated those m syeneats which imp.rte.. "a teir
characters uni ding sris o9or In,Losc euod
Old times that tried men s souls ms ochism wa.
to De found 4: sehism then would have been
worse 'han death. Tbs least fracture ,her, would
have been like name engraved viii lie po,nt
OF d PIN upon the tender r:nd Of wang nak
the wound would have enlarged with tie tree
and PpsierIty would have read Il in till crown
characters a.
The people of America, by sn,i.ipst;np n;se-
ry and Distress had fortified their mods against
the pressure OF the sorest caamties. They
chose rather TO fly from the conAagratiom of
tieir own dwellings,, and abandon their off
spring TO the mercy OF n convulsed and agitaed
world, than meanly bend to the Calling v,s.
Ihus fam'iIarised TO anticipated hardships. aud
taught BY manly resignation, pcaceabiv to- ao,;.
csce IN the unaiterasle DEGREES Of he wen. t,e,
calmly mock d the BLACKLIST irowns ,ni terror
oil impending ruin, and smiled upon " rudcs,
VISITATION OF terrestrial misfortune. hon.
est Indignation OF our exisperated f.refathers
was lily calculated to oppose the cunning str.
tagens and wstchiul iealousies of powerful and
we'll bred tyrants. But the sword of the dee
pot carries no terror to the soul of the hero
mo the herce assaults of the merciles, ';nvs.
ders OF their rights would sometimes baf3e the
MODEST efforts IN tn cause of freedom, thew ne
yer aespslred When foiled and prostrstrd,
tney freshened and revived, and their encrgi,.s
were exerted and display ID in proportion nc
.he'r horrors and lh-Ir difficulties thiokened a.
round them When hero fell in the 6.id ~
battle he was entombed with laurel, -, Ia. ~;
Sou' Seenen 10 rise above the ruins of his ,odv
ana mingie with the Concerns of the surv;y,nS
ANS strugg'ehetveen liberty and tvr,n
ny Wa. long and sfduous Liberty threatened
WIN fheauiy determination would SOM tim,
shrles and gasp as if about to be stranpleS
rom the hard pressure of the ru:tl..s e.
wneh Cyan effort of despair. she would regain
her breath and rise wuh addI'io nal energy ard
renewed ardor. Again, by sonle deplorable 80.
c,osnt she would be compelled to Weld to the
".oocy scourges OF indignant tyranny and seem
~ a'out 10 yield the contest. Hut trusting I.
oiVihe providence, whose ways are mereifuI
and righteous, to compass her with his ben;gr
influence she once more rose above her inrIo.
nous doom, and in the peerless majesty of her
natiVe dignity trampled down the hIdeous crest
OIL desPousm and triumpbed over every obstacle.
=! n ere let us pause and with grateful acclama-
IONS naii the noble triumph so grateful and
= 10 the human race In the last gasp
Oh tyranny and the first breath of freedom. how
IS the crisis The humanized mind.
s'cKened and faiisued with the dismal MARIA
ave OF cruel and odious oppression, merciIess
'yusucei sacrilegious and abominable perse
Iution' mere hnds solace to alleviate its woes.
:. 'oohs around Tor some enchanting scene on
" 'n u rePose its wearied vision, end finds
wa. inc darH and iurid storms that so Iong had
no'ered around our national horizon and kent
It buried in C,nmerian darkness. have az lenctb
oeeh pierced and dssipsted by the glorious and
ausPiciou9 eHuigence of a rIsen-sun. Here
man. appearing IN all the characteristic dignity.
Of ms nature, cheered by the smiles of virtue and
VI science aided by the genial influence of
WISDOM and OF truth, and no longer threatened
WIN the trammeis Of iDgorious hraldom, may
give free range and action to every of his facuI.
IL
slye and diffusive happiness.
III this pause, OF recollection, while the. wav-
my elements have ceased from troubling. and
.he long tossed and agitated mind has vibrated
10 repose, let us cast Retrospective glance up
Oh the varIegsted scenes we have passed, and
scanning the lofty eminence on which we now
s'anu' ascertain from experience what is vet 10
Dc done-Eo guard the destnes of nation en-
trusted TO our care ito open the avenues of
ne w'oorn happiness to millions to contem-
Piate the duties we owe to posterty and 20
support and elevate character hitherto I'm
known 10 the universe, arc objects, highly TO
De estimated, and cannot be too gratefully re-
ceived.
Perhaps, (nay, may speak with positive
afhrnatiOns) no country that ever has existed
can boast so many prospects of happiness and
glory as The continent OF America If we mark
her progress from infancy to manhood, we shall
ma 1t chequered Wi; the most int srestipp cir
Her enre. into national life like fhs
rising oil fair morn, clear. and cloudless, wa
happy and suspicious bsrbinger of brilliant and
increasing lustre. Her cause was good her
principles Just, liberal and expanded her de-
Portmen disnItied and imposing In short. ere.
ry thing about her wore the aspect of command
in8 nOn0r. II we evolve the historic mage we
small mud that lew nations have peen able IN
pry into their rIgIn with any satisfaction. C,n.
tented with existence, they have been afraid IN
explore The source from whence il flowed les,
they should find themselves stipmaised hi;,ht-
ed and blasted IN the dawn of life Rome. The
PROUD mistress Of the universe, was fierce nd
giuttonous mongrel, that pfowled and ,f.;zed her
ready prey, and lived by rapine and extor;;on =
Not so with America She NAV speak with