The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-08-04
Spirit Of the People.


cess When Lord Chatham complained that if he
had been consulted by Ministers, he. might have s-
ved ms country, the young Earl OF Suffolk replied
IN these memorable and affecting tcrms-"Had seen
dagger presented 10 I'll breast OF mar m other and
to nae my country is dearcr than my mother J I
should have deemed myself the most unworthy of
her sons, IT had waited to be asked to ward eli the
blow" Yet what would be said Of the SON who in
stead Of warling oil that blow would attempt to ma
nac.e, and weaken the arm OF his mother
IiSow is the only thing that can make this war
short AMI successful 1T all the means of an united
nation are turned against the enen,y abroad onr sue
cessis certain. America un;tod nny defy the world
Buti VIC tall out with one another, the war " i'll be
necessarily spua one, 6econye the eneny viii count
on onr divisions, and will wait un.ii the opposition
party shall compel us to I" cry out eeevph." Uar
is one OF those games in weh each party strives 10
tire ont tue other. This il true OF all countries
bur 1t is peculiarly of America, for reasons wbieI,
VIII easily suiSc the attention Of the reatler.--Yet
4. in thspecuar state OF things while we arc plun-
god into all the difficulties of the war that the Fede-
rl party in Massachusetts have thoue hit proper 10
array themselves on the side of the enemy; to DENY
or paiiate her wrongs; TO underrate resources
and to animate the enemy by the show of opposition
1 lac III. oi ID. Of Mass has come out it'll a formal
Protest. against the war; Il individual partizans catch
ing the hint, have convened their citizens i'm town
meetings urged the adoption OF resolutions viii oh
are calculated to cherish s. i" comfort the homes of
the enemy An organised plan of opposition is on
foot. The Boston Convention have appointed the
Senators OF Suffolk X the Representatives of the town
sures The federslists of Newburyport appeal to
their own governor for protection while they un-
hlushnsy admit the sovereignty of G. B. the oce-
an, which they say, is her :" they swear that
sooner than let their &c blood mix with the waters
OF the ST Lawrence cement the walls of Quebec
which by the bye, they are not required to do e.
very valley shall be the pass of rhemopyIe every
height Burl.,er's ll" Deputies of the Juntoin the
county OF Ham psbirc lave formed a Convention
from So towns and this body appoints 10 delegates
TO a State CogUentiOn well as co7,,atitaces of
Safety and correspondence the same body also A.
dopts memorial TO the President of the United
States praying him to appoint commissioners forth
with to negotiate treaty of peace with Great Bri-
taln-asif she had made any change in her course
of measures uncquivocsily concistory as to ma
nfest disposition to do us Justice.
Yeti trustus, though tn pre- ,eeliys may INSPIRE
our enemy tliiy cannot enfeeble onr own vigour.--
The government stands upon rock in the hearts of
the people. The great mass of the citizens of the
east will support il against the of iunoes
When the question of Peace or war fairly becomes
question Of Union Or no Union, tle Essex faction
will be thrown into contemplate minority. The
Republicans among themselves sirong enough to
put them down by force, IT force be necessary Their
spirit is already in motion and counter meetings are
holding to organise efectual opposition, to those
friends of ORDER the jacobin federalsts Of Mas
We submit the following as specimen of the man
~ and reso!te spirit of the meetings of the friends
of the laws
PROMPT PATRIOTISM.
In RfaSSGchuseffs.
I'll a Contention ot Republican Delcgatrs,
consisting Of one hundred and .forfy-fzvo
members, from .fffy-one toqons, in tie Iate
County Of HAMPSHIRE, con,hrising fhe conu-
ries Of HAMPSHIRE, Franklin and Hanahden,
conVened at the Court House inNorthamh-
ron, on The 20th day Of July inst. at IL o.
cock, II. Nj. 10 counterfeit The effects of q
Convention, holden at The same hlace on the
IAN inStant--SAMUEL BUFFINC TON, Esq.
7,Tos nm i1uo oh CHI
THOMAS SHEPHERD Secretary Of the Cor
vention. The following refiort and resoitl-
rfonS, sDere unanimously adohted:
IH6 Committee, ahfiointed 6ya 'delegrtion
or Republican Citizens assembled ar
WcSt- SPRINGFIELD, on the 18Th inst. to take
tuto consideration the causes of The h1-e-
Senf Par 4vth Great Britain, and fhe
combinations 4vhich are believed 10 exist
o. dissolve The hrescnt hafhy linton Of
he States, and TO fireSent fhe result of
their deliberations to a RehubHcan Con-
Dention 10 be held at No,thamhfon on the
20.h inst. from all the tozvns in HE for
aner county of HamfShire, have attended
fiot Servtce, and beg icaUe 10 submit the
following REPORT and Resolutions
A FTER an attentive perusal of the docu-
IN ments submitted to Congress by the
I resident of the u. States, it most clearly
tor several years, violated the neutral
rights, insulted the flag, and deprecated up
on the lawful commerce Of the u. STATES
on the high seas That Great Britain, in
addition to the outrages done on the ocean,
has committed the most atrocious violences
within our own waters, impressed our sea
men and excited the savages to an indiscri-
'9linate massacre OK the inhabitants of our
frontiers.
The government of the United States.
by sincere disposition to remain
at peace with ali the world, have attemDt
{ d, by negotiation, commenced and prose
cuted in spirit Of amity and impartialitv,
u settle oil our differences with both ire
b eiligereDts. Those powers, blind to their
true policy, and regardless of Justice, have
refused TO comply with our reasonable terms
Of Accommodation. France. inhamed by a
bind rage against England is resolved to
destroy British commerce., and England.
governed not only by a mortal hatred a
gainst France, but jealous Of the prosperity
of the AmerIca an Republic, is determined TO
establish for herself monopoly of com
merce and the dominion of the seas That
this view of the. designs of Great Britain is
correct we need only advert to the notori-
Gus fact, that while she has been cutting IN
American commerce by the roots, while
she has been depiiving us Of an adequate
market for the great stapcs Of our country.
while she has seized our merchantmen and
condemned our property in her prize courts,
under the pretext OF retaIiating on her e.
nemy. she has herself carried on an extern
sives trade with epetpv unJa, I;,..,.-.