The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-03
THE ENQUIRER.
" THE LANGUAGE OF TREASON.
RICHMOND, July 8, 1919.

ton that we cannot express, the tr2itorous
sentiments of the Editor of the Boston Re-
pcrtory OF the Goth June. Ave, the Ed
tor or that paper is traitor to the very
core; and it will not be his own fault, if he
escapes the indignant JUST, of his country
Let him but dare TO DO what he dares to
say, and the lightning OF the nation must
consume him. IL is not Fries, ignorant
OK the very Language OF the laws; nor is it
law ievying tax on wliiskv-but il is a
man IN the very heart Of Massachusetts,
versed in the language, - aware of his ha-
card, recommending " To The People of
Massachusetts to resist the laws of the
Union. to rebel against the constituted au-
liberties IN their most solemn appeal to the
valour ana virtue the. people and even
tualiy, oGash in pieces the holy ark of the
Union OF our country If these overt acts
are attempted if this man or any other
dare to put the Unreasonable enterprise into
execution, TINS government must be weak
er than rope of sand, if the wretch es-
Capes the Scaffu!d.
This rcbel!;ous spirit Pours forth. two co..
lumirs 10 the people of Massachusetts;'-
he inveighs against the War lie reviles its
friends I; he declares il to be a i" war 18th Il
nation DESTROYS Of OUR friendship, in servility
to tyrant who knows no mercy ;" all this
abuse might have been passed over, it is the
same thing which has been said over thou
sands OF times and as often refu,et.- But
Mr. John l'ark does not pause .herc--nor on
the verge OF the preCipiCe, but he Dlunges
boldly into the d ctl'irc ottreason. When he
goes on TO point out to the citzel.s of Massa
chuSetts remedy for all the evils, which
his imagination has created, it is then that
the cloven foot peeps forth in all its desorm-
NY: \ question OF solemn import (says
he) is now to be decided by the people. Will
you second the faction who have pronounced
you at war! will you submitto be the slaves of
bonaparteF Slaves of Bonaparte We swear.
by the majesty of truth. that in all our com
munions with the republican party, the great
as well as the simple, (Sc we have communed
with thousands,) we have never met with
one OF them who in the most distant manner
ever whispered that he would directly or in
directly De the slave of France-.s.. Or
tsays John Park will you be men, be pros
Porous, beJree : Choose your destiny
mere is now no evasion. You have no
practicable middle course. You must bow
10 the yoke, or break il in f,ieces. You nave
before you the disasters of war, or heace,
tranquility or posperty. IN three months
from this portentous day, you may be Sc
cure IN the enjoyment Of happiness and IN
dependence, or you may be struggling "a
Saihst nation whom you cannot subdue,
whom it would be your ruin to subdue.-
what then Is to be done .fny thing, cue
''yfhinS, not to be inuoiped in qyar. NE
must haze no fsart IN it," (How can Massa-
chuselts avoid 1t without resisting the laws p
here is no necessity that we should
we have but to say the word, and we are
exempt from all its Calamitles, it even gives
us glorious opportunity to resume our long
violated rights" CTake them out of the
hands OF the u. s. and dissolve the Union. J
=" we have only to say we 4viU enjoy
what has SO long been denied us--our free
dom, our commerce, our prosperity, cur
Tranquility, and we shat enjoy them Let
US De true to ourselves, and our path is
orlSht and clear. We have Physical force
on our side, so decidedly. that force will be
unnecessary, and tranquility may be render
&c secure.--Let us have order, Sood civil
government, encouragement to industry, Sc
clrlty to property. Let the people see that
though toTsaken, or rather cruelty persecu-
TED by our national government, we have
rock OF salvation, under God, in the Exc
cutive and Legislature of Massachusetts -
III the Senate are abandoned ; let direct
appeal be made to the people. and a cor
respohdence be established throughout the
state, to ensure concert, Jfrn1ness q hroD,t
fnudc."
is there man who can mistake these al
lusIons! L hat threats, resistaue, rebellion
and civil war are to be the resources of the
people OF Massachusetts And does this
miscreant dare TO wish the blood of his feel
low citizens to flow in civil war s--Ru
that no doubt may cover his designs, he soon
after tells the People not to wait for the on
ly constitutional means Of changing mea
sures, a change II men (for says he,
" the Changes in Political characters, t,
which Some so sanguinoly LOOK as the mod,
OF reliefon which we ougkf to rely, may no
90 easily be effected"
Move will not believe that the ~grea
body, or even any considerable proper
LOB OF the peope Of Massachusetts will
countcnance these designs. The Federalist
OF that state are too much diroted to til,
ark ot ourunIon to abandon it on such grounds
But, IT such an infatuatiou should unfortu
nateiy SEIZE upon them if the shade O
Washington should in Yain frown upon then
through his farewell address if all thei
love OF order should be forgotten the re
public must be saved. The energy of on
government must be tested and the PAM,
which repealed the Embargo, must not l.,
permitted to eXtinguish the war.
1T there is any one principle more sacreC
10 republic than another, it is this that tn,
f47v must RUE and the majority, constitu
tionaliy chosen, must make that law Til,
iederalists OF the south, to whose politica
SPIRIT since the war we bow With respect
"ouid be the very first, if necessary, 70 pu
down tratorous opposition to that law.
NIVY or THE UNITED STATES
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