The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-14

contemplate apostate. 81
When you see man, putting himself in
direct opposition To- the honor of the nation.
bawling against u war because il is waged
ny the party which he wishes toput out,
employing every art 70 Willy and abuse the
measures Ut that party. YOU may set him
down to the credit of 10y .itscifI. The
man is in want Of pair OF slippers. which
is now worn by his neighbors. He wishes
to turn cne rarty ouf. to put his own party
in.
Reader if you wish to be grea, p.li i. I
Clan, YOU must be d iisinteres ed one. You
must not take up your politics. because it
rs convenient tor you to have judgeship
or commission.-You m..st not first think
yourself entitled to an office, an, because
you Cannot get it, tarn Grabbed, and abuse
y ur fnrmer associates. The III oment 6y
Itself 4 sets his foot in your he,r,, & moulds
1t to his purpose, YOU are lost. You nav
appear f'r some time correct. i'm the ewes
of your de.a,ied countrymen; but the pr:n-
cipie OF consumption and ruin has fastened
upon you; and AT some time or ether. 1.-THE
private griefs" which were pent up in vnnr
bosom, will find vent would, there
fore. advise you by the regard you have for
yourself, that if you THINK of going int 4, pub
lie. lite for'your own benefit, and not w.th a
sincere AID tisinterested desire to serve the
state. to bauish all idea of such life; til|
your ground, engage in trade. work, play.
do any thing else bat play the part II he.
politician. At some time CT other the self
ishness ofyour disposition will shew itself
on the theatre OF the public; and a plentiful
harvest of disappointment and disgrace will
be your portion.
Take the advice of man, who has had
some little experience in political concerns
and who has been concerned TO witness so
many great minds lost from the impuri;y of
their motives; and SO many brilliant stars
g shoot madiy from their Spheres be-
cause they obeyed the attractions of
IBY-ITSELF-I:
The choice of Electors took place in
Maryland OF the 9th inst-The result in
the City of Baltimore is 1924 for johnson,
and 26G7 for Stephen, the two Madisonian
Candidates and fer the Clintonian Candi-
dates, Tay Tor S41, Dorsey S2I.
Both branches of the Legislature of Ten
nessee have adopted Z" resolution propos
ing an amendment to the Constitution If the
United States, SO as to alter the time of SER
vice OF Senators from E to 4 years"-An
excellent proposition Public Agents should
not be INDUCED with too long time, before
they settle their accounts, lest they forget
that they are the mere agents of the people,
and deny thSir creators.
TO d7essrs. 1fnSley, Price, Thoanhson and
Others conaf,osing a Mrefing .fthe friends
Fl Peace, Union q Commerce., in Hano-
Der County.
GENTLEMEN-You have come to the bar
of the Public, with an Address. recommends
ing Richard Morris Esq. TO the freeho!ders
at this District as a Candidate for Congress.
In the same breath you say, - that the man
ewho gives us speedy and honorable peace
X commerce, whatsoever he may lie, 20 W hat
ever political sect he may be attached, will
deserve his Country's highest applause and
will be oar political friend.'' Now, Sirs, let
me ask you is not JOHN Clopton that yery
man |? Is he not the friend of liberal and
rigi.tful con- merce Is he not the friend of
as speedy a ,te,Gcc as honor will permit? T.
he rot as muci, opposed to foreign ali
ancc," AS The w4rmest OF the friends Of
Mr.. Morris
You ask. indeed. '~'or what are we now
fighting % You then we every other point
of dispute. & conclude hat this war is
be prosecuted OH account OF IMPRESSED sea
nen Now, Sirs, let this Snppositon be
correct; wha; do you say to- it FIRST you
say. that Z" the subject of impress sl-a Scamen
has been greatly magnitied ;" and .hat :" n"
SUCH fact exists" as that 6327 of our AVN u
tizens are confined in British bondage, -
Indeed Sirs, aud are you g as plain Far
mers & Planters" as you state yourselves u
be, to stake your vague Predictions of what the
number of impressed seamen may be found
to be when the British ships are ransicked
are you to stake these visionary predictions
against the authenticated documents Of the
Department of State Are you so infatua-
ted as to overlook all the vouchers of go
vernment, in compliment to your own saga
city
Bat you say again, what's Hecuba to
planters" that this grievance does exist !?
- We know of no Nnrginian. say We. that is
confined on board a British ship If war"
Indeed and are you to overlook the whole
American nation ? Are you not to consult
the good OF the whole republic9 Are you
also to fold your arms over the wrongs per-
petrated on the frontiers and say coIdly,
= the tomahawk scalps not us !'--But gen
tienen, You are mistaken i'll the fact. Have
not two If the NthheSvS* of the man, whose
eulogium You have pronounced, the illustri-
Gus Washington, been incarcerated in the
British navy by way of mockery OH their
Uncle's struggles for the independence Of
our country Has not gentleman Of "a ia
m,ly nowin thls City, Page, who so gallant
ly conducted himself at sea a few weeks
since, been similar slave ?--Cases may bs
stated which would make your heart bleed !;
& is this blot To remain upon our escutch-
con
Bat YOU say, the commercial states do rot
% mourn for tie loss of fathers, brothers or
sons JUDGED, sirs you are mistaken