The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-10-16

not SO gravely and deliberately treated a, in
1906. Mr.. Foster brings it on the carpet
in his letter OF June /, 1872. & dues he agree
10 cease the practice osimpressment? No;
all that he promises j., " that his Roya
| HiShness viii c0nEirae u give he most
! positive orders against the dcfenrioA OF A !
merriam citizens om board his Naicsty S
| ships" We swear by the beard o, st. I'm
othy that these are neither jtet nor donor
abfe terms
| We hope that 61s This tine British Minis
tiers have come to their senses, an,t are ysil-
| ling. to respect cur 1as at sea, if we secure
| them the use, oil their own seanien--but e
have far more fears shan hopes Oil this sub
Iect.
10 IRE EDITOR oFFTfiE ENoUIRER.
As no doubt can exist, uf there being or
ganized i'll this and the other States uf the
| Union, an association of Tories, who pre-.
sumo to insult Americans and Patriots by
calling them selves Federaists; hoping nm
der cover of this denominations of n party,
among Americans, to conceal Il eli 'rorv,stn
aud Reasonable designs in order to as
SIS, them in their meIitori0us and Honora-
Die schemes, beg leave tn offer for their
consideration copy of AN obligaton en- oath,
which was entered into by this respectable.
class of men, about November 1775---the
| obligation is rs follows.
| We the subscribers being fully sensible
| OF the erro. and guilt, into hch this col nv
| hath been misled, under color of see king
! redress OF grievances, and that a set Of fac
tious men, sly ling themselves committees,
| conventions and congresses have violently
& under various pretence>, usuiped the le-
gislauve and Executive Powers Of Co
| Vernment, and are thereby eUdeavorIng to
overturn our moSf hohhy constitution and
have incurred the guilt OF actual rebel
| against our most gracious souereign-We
| 'have taken therefore an oath, abluring
! their authority-and solemnly promising in
| the presence of Almighty God. To have
| faith and true allegiance to his sacred Ma
'jesty George the third, and that we will to
the utmost of cur power and ability support,
maintain and defend his crown and Dig
nifty against all treacherous attempts or
conspiracyS whatever And whereas
| armed bodies OF men are collected i'm va
rious parts of this Colony 7ufhout anu le-
| gal authority, We wish them to be inform
ed, that however unwilling we should be
to shed the blood Of our comntrvmen, we
must, in discharge of our duty to God and
the King, and in support OF the CONSTITUTE
ON and Laws OF our country oppose their
marching into the country, when their
Coming can answer no good end, but on the
| cntrary must expose us 10 the Ravages &
Horrors of a civil war. and forth purpose
| We are uClciulIilcQ 10 Take auNlIltd Ee OF
our happy situation. and will defend the
passes into our county and neighborhood,
to the last drop of our blood.''
| The whole ofthis precedent may not, as
lyet, be necessary, but such parts of it may
be selected, as will suit present circumstan-
ces, and the rest reserved for q proper Oc-
cason, if it should offer-They, the Tories
certainly will not apprehend, that, the stu
pad people OF this country, who have formed
constitution afte" their own liking--pas-
sed Laws and elected +" Congresses will
take the hint, that, if Tories could be SO
sensible of the necessity of supporting
" happy constitution" no where existing
and OF faith and allegiance to an oppressive
lyrant, they as Americans and Wings, are
in an especial manner bound to xhibit az
least as much frmness, in supporting their
constitution and their government both of
their own choice.-At the tim, that this
; precedent had its birth, the foolish Ameri
cans had an absurd habit Of taking down
the names of certain persons and watching
them very closely as they were considered
| to be spies and the channels of CCmnunica-
ton to the enepy-about then, too, after the
sword was drawn, it was ridiculously sup.
posed, that times were getting too serious Ia
mince matters--Ihese names gradually
came TO be well known--the eye OF all was
liked on them--now and then they were
III thCtI own SCNcWSS, and az
length the public Indignation became too
strong to be disregarded, the Tories 1ed for
their lives--But we shall cryvainiy order
4, things more literally now-We shall cont :
nue. to extend Tie rigl,. hand Of friendship &
lneghbCrly f0rbearance to these folks, with
out Interruption---whatt tho few silly men
watch them now ?--may be, they will get
clear AMI in'the mean time they CIR d
much service 80 his sacred majesty on hi.
linTaculate Royal 1ighness.
For the fdrtier bene Il of these gentlemen
3 beg leave to hand you tie copy Of letter
3 addressed to the first or any justice of the
peace "of denrico -
=" BiHiGns5rg, Sept. so, III.
Nr--Ihe Northern nave been DETECTED
in reasonable practices; exhori7tions AZ tev are
called, have been ndustriously circulated Wv tl,em
believes that The people Of that IN Vtrani.
have been influenced in their political conduct l.,
the sud example OF thos.. whose Treason
seems 90 be asceItsned. In order to untold tl
whole affair aud obtain the fullest lights that ma,
be hal on ie subject, require yop 20 cause to b,
seized, without loss Of time, al tie books, pnpcr
and writings OF IN your eounty-suoh al
them as are Ola political nature, you must send q
me, the rest mas be restored TO the proper pe,so.
: who keeps them--l mean the papers belong nc {,
not II lis mischief has been ss,.
red on un6cr The preience of aud e
quires attention, ~ order TO avoid heing impose
on rely on sour sigilsnce. ain, Sir. ynur rios
l. huable servant. = EEyHY."
II necessary, oa!I on the military for ad.--i H.
| NlY reT1rC Tor these gentlemen viii bi