The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-27

S3haSt. iInpre ssmSnt aud refused a:n ~.
range'nsnt which did not shield our tar.
L from thefa,acfice Can they say it. when
Il 49,; fact that soc have gone further 10 s;,.
sisfy the British t,,an fhcg did; Cor .hei,
j st'patntions were conHged to British descrl
:: ~. and ours are even extended TO az ng-
ifvF ssamra 2
Ntil ihey say that they cannot think OF sun
pertnS claim OF this description l,y farce,
because they are the enemies of y=ar; tha:
: thvy are poor, h'eck, humble hccce .ni2&ers !?
.to~ treacherous is the memory of u,an
IL was only "a few years since. that their
leader cried cut that 1.-The finecr of heaven
points to war; and when he told the fedc-
RAT Citizens OF this very city, i'm reply to
their address, that it was idle to talk of
peace, peace. for there was no heace.''-
IL was IN those memorable days, whcE they
p'ameu themselves upon theircnergy; when
our streets were astounded with their, militia
| iy music, and our eyes were struck with
the mounted cockade. But these Protcuses
can now whine about peace-SI with sane
timonious viSage lisp out blessed are the
| peaceTakers."
| Away then with these objections. The
point comes fairly before the federalists and
the naticn ;"What will you now do!" Will
you, after such liberal overtures have been
maze TO the enemy. consent tn patch up a
peace without securing your ozrn country
| men from mpressmente Will you quietly
See them torn from their families & house
hold gods? VIII you see your free citi-
zens turned into siaUes Will you read in
the Document CO. which was published in
our last paper, the enormity of the outrage !;
remember that the affair OF those 525 sea-
men was the work OF three months only
and that so strong is the outrage of i'm
pressment itself. so1itie competent 10 re-
dress wrong, so much greater mischief does
IL Go 20 ourselves than good too b. that
10 regain only % OF her own subjects, she
has doomed near 500 American citizens to
| improvement can you read these enormi-
ties without resolution to devote your blood
and treasure to the emancipation of our in
Jurcd citizens 1t these British minions
talk OF the scns6ilities of their nation, practi.
sing these enormities upon us 8" what ought
to be the feelings of the people of America.
who are the victims of it % Will YOU then
sheathe the sword in dishonor?
we cannot address this appeal to the fe
derallsts, without doing some of them the
Justice to say, that there is as high and gal
liant a spirit in their breasts as animates the
bosom OF any man. We knozv that some of
them have been struck by the liberality of
the late propositions made by our govern
ment. And we have even heard one of
them declare, that now the war ought not
to cease, until impressment was no more.
But we lear that the spirit party, the love
or power, the various mixed motives which
nave hitherto operated upon them, will vet
continue to sway their feelings and rouse
| an opposition.
Do they not see that the British calculate
upon our divisions /? Do they not perceive
how Familiarity Lord Castlereagh talks of
our friends in Congress ?" 1t is the
British party in America" upon whom
| they Count mr.
the principal obstacle to an adjustment
he British have been led to believe. that
let their conduct be ever so outrageous or
| their terms ever so insulting they have
friends IN Congress" and elsewhere. who
will defend the one and the other. Mr..
Russell Is clearly of opinion that there is no
other hope, than TO gipe The ene7uy differ
enf impression 81 or character 5y vigsr-
Gus Prosecution of he cyar.
But if the opposition should still rage a.
gainst us, we have nothing to fear. The
present Congress will toe the mark. and
not shrink from the contest Energy is the
order OF the day. They intend to call forth
the resources of the nation in its defence
1t is said. at Washington, they propose to
rase 20 battalions more of infantry, & to in
crease the pay of the privates from to IS
per month.
The naval Committee will report, it is
~~"' ~ I''Oi VA - ohIpS III line ana III add
tional frigates-the federalists agree that
money TO build t7vice that number could be
had upon loan az 5 per reSs Our navy
ought to be enlarged the war, the sense of
the country, every thing now calls for it.
Things then will go on smoothly at least
during this session.-If we look beyond tina
period, there is nothing to daunt us bu, there
are various sources of consolation and hope.
1t the iederaiists persist in their opposition.
and we expect it from most of them what
them
We shall have an energetic President for
the next years.-Mr. Madison is certainly
reelected. The last accounts from the West
place beyond doubt the votes of Kentucky x
Ohio. There are 218 votes in all-but the
loss Of the vote of Louisiana would reduce
the Electors to 215. The constitution saws
1t is &c a majority Of the whole number of
Electors GthOinted." Therefore the maio-
rI'y necessary TO a choice is los. But to
Mr.. Madison are already secured III votes ::
even tho he does not receive more than 8 IN
| Maryland, n"r one in Massachusetts, which
is probably the case. In n. Carolina he
VIII almost certainly get her Is votes her
Legislature have already met, and refused
to rescind the law giving them the choice !;
the House of Commons have even agreed
| TO resolution for appointing the Elector,
last Frday--the Senate had not acted uDou
1T, by the last accounts
In the nert (thc l3th) Congress, the ma
yoIity is most decidedly for strong measures.
mere are few changes TO the North. bu:
| they do not affect the rencroI co,n,,Ie,,;o,,