The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-22

,e"lorcemrnt' OF the responsibility attached
to ms Office, he would disdain to shrink
But let net the allcdYed omissions OF other
departments OF the government be laid to
his charge. Above all. let him not be re-
CURED to violate that constitution of which
ne was the earliest and ablest advocate =
and whose sacred provisions he has ever
observed with undertaking fidelity.
In conclusion the Addressers earnestly re.
commend their candidate to the support of
the other states His election" they state.
promises relief from the evils OF AN in
efficient administration, and of an made
qoately conducted w;tr." Not that they
would, by any means. be thought 10 Gisha-
rage The rs3iusufion of Mr.. lIadison. They
would not by vRIying him aecomhash me
success Of his comhetKor. Have they for
gotten this prudent resolutions? Or arc
they willing to do, what they are only un-
willing to avow ? Instead Of directly as
sorting the fact of Mr.. Clinton's "su6erior
r3orfh ard 3udiifcafions," it had perhaps
been wiser to have left it matter of infc-
renee. But it must be admitted that they
have sedu!ous!y avoided a comparison i'm
terms. They could not have Afforded s,ron
ger proof ot their attachment to the cause
they have espoused. The pencil, of truth
must have exhibited a contrast, and the
Committee felt no wish to satirize their
friend.
They understood better how to labour in
their vocation it was requisite tn the sue
cess OF the piece that their hero might make
an imposing exit, accordingly they have pu,
under requisitiun every valuable quality of
the head and heart, and dismissed him with
a sounding eulogiur,. Have they dcigned
to inform us what course he may he eXpec-
ted to pursue in the prosecution of the war
IN winch we are embarked? Yet it is n
question OF deep interest, and ole upon which
the people have Il right to be informed.-
Yes, they have Informed us, and their decla-
ration has this singular advantage, that j, is
equally accommodated to the taste of all par
ties to those who deem the war in which
we are engaged essential TO the vindication
OF our rights and our honour, and to those
friends off,cace, who in their anxiety to OBJ
tam 1t. are content to wade through the
blood OF their brethren. 1--WE believe that
to maintain HE rights Of his country evouid
De his unalterable resolution 10 regain
feece, would be his study to rciain il, h!s Dr.
sire and to restore tile country to health
and prosperity, his highest ambition Are
you Republcan-suppore linton, he will
maintain the rights of his Country. Are you a
Federalist support Clinton-the war a
gainst which you clamor shall cease to re-
gam heace soonlG be his study. to retain il
his desire: men of all classes-supnort this
political Jams. He will crafty all your
wishes-and smile with equal benignity on
whig and Tory
Thus. then, the various topics dwelt upon
by the committee, have been patiently in
vestigated. Not an argunentit is believed,
has been omitted thro inattention not one
has been evaded from fear to meet it,
From perusal of the pamphlet before us,
one would be almost lei t. conclude that the
privilege OF conteriin a president upon
the people of Ameii a, belongtd exclusively
to the state of New York, and that she had
hitherto omitted to enforce it, from spirit
OF forbearance. She may contend for the pri-
\iledge: butt the praise Of forbearance
she ca. lay no claim, More than once has
she urged her pretensions, and if in examir-
ing into the causes of her failure, instead of
| ascrbing it to Virginia influence, it were
| not amiss that her enquiries as well as her
charity should begin at home. (c) At diff
erent times she has rendered the services Of
the oily traitor Aaron Burr, and of the We
nerable George Clinton. the most ardent of
patriots. The latter whose character was
extensively known, and as extensively re-
vered, who could point to long series OF
services, beloved for his genuine reDublica
nism, and his unspotted purity Of soul, was
brought forward at period, when age was
thought tohave somewhat impaired the ma
tive vigour of his mind at least TO have
united HIM to bear the burthcn of govern
ment.
Tie former--But peace to his names
de has sunk in the gloom of oblivion and
none can wish to see him dragged into light
n third time is a candidate produced from
that state, possessing neither the splendid
abilities of the first nor the acknowledged
merits OF the last known as the Mayor OF
a great city, and scarcely known beyond its
precincts with
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