The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-06
COMMUNICATIONS.

what is now the true question Will TIE people
cheerfuliy pay the taxes proposed by Congress IN
Fra or will they submit to have their riqhfs
!nr'nSea and the honor of their country prostratea
by an old and iHUeterate enemy , Heaven forbid
that the latter should BIZ their election God
forbid that the inspirations of that holy spirit which
achieved our glorious independence, and glowed ill
the hearts oil our fathers, should desert their
chidren-lt would be an everlasting stigma on the
present generation of these United States-history
Will hand down to posterty mortal stain upon the
spirit and honor of America, fhe people do not sup
port their illustrious privileges. 1t will say Some
nations are insensibe to Disgrace because it is their
portion They are pnacquainted with dishonor, be-
cause they have never known the blessings of repu.
tauon' They arc buried in contempt, * therefore
injury and insult cannot affect them. The son can
not take shame from the glorious achievements OF
his father. There is no standing monument in the
nation by which the people may measure the degree
OF their degeneracy The love of Liberty and indie
pendenee has never animated their souls ; and they
cannot feel the pangs of foreign domestic cppres-
slo because their sensibity is extinct. The Turks
cannot sink into shame, because they have always
been disgraced by despotism. Algers cannot com
plain OF national disouor because she has ever vet
proudly stood up, IN the eyes of the world the
cessiul aSserer Of her own rights But the pure the
unstained Republic OF America, whose Independence
was secured by some of the richest blood that ever
otreamed aud by of the most generous atchic,e
incnts that were ever told; Ameriea has submitted
to disgrace after an age of honor. She has Crashed
Their ami the vile submission of the son. Some natl.
ons have kpOwn long intervals honor and disgrace
but America has risen and fallen in the same ers-.
lie glory OF her first sons is standing theme OF
reproach TO their own children; and the latter are
placed in that most unhappy OF all situations where
there IS sens'bty enough 10 feel their dsonor but
not spirit enough to yindicate their rights
But u tins pc the language of history, though we
may not live to hear her voice, yet shall not be
able to escape the effects Of submission OPPOSITION
out OF the question /; our arms laid dow without be-
ing used the british Orders in Council submitted to
what is tie language that teach our enemy -
y DO with this nation what you please. Kick her
abuse her, trarnpe on her PROSTATE carcase Wrea
upon her children all the resentment witch her re-
bellion has excited all the disgrace which on have
suffered by the deeds OF her Revolution Sweep her
trade from the seas; sacrifice it all TO your own com.
mereial Jealousy and oupidy glut all your Coch-
ranes aud your berkeieys with tie SPOTS of her ves-
scs rig out your Admials with the pidnder of her
merchants carry her seaiucn into bondage i'm
press as many ofthcm asypu please; block up her
harbors, cut her coasting trade forbid the citizen
M New ork at his peril from going to New Orleans.
DO al tls--yoh need hot he nt,ulated or check ed
by any fears OF her vengeance sou see her ut her
feet Aftcr all the boasts and gaseona4os of her ru-
ers, you have seen her quietly submitting 70 your ar
g'essIons All her exertions are witl,ered by the.
cowardce at those rulers the avaice of her pec-
pe--fet fsuch be the effects OF submission, SSiLi
the people SPHINX from supporting the privileges of
their countrf