The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-10-30

initiating arrogance and insolence of which.
mas been felt tor two centuries by every CT
vii'zed people. ana which has be come at
this time nintolerable cancel in the social
body of this nation, as it has been con-
sam'ng and burning FIRE to every quarter of
the earth. :
AS soon as war was declared, therefore,
my course was determined hv the very ma
ture OF my principles and motives. know
the insincerity and dupicity of Politicians
~ all fartirs-I haze seen Nem-fried
them, and my heart has. sickened ut their
wide spread dishonesty and dup!ic,ty hav-
ing neither sought nor expected tavors from
any ct them, determined upon course
which 1 was.well aware would ne hey pra-
THY nor datter either of the cchtensling bar
tiess All parties usually considcr them
selves as injured where Their aivcrsarics
are not abused. have neither & lttered ROT.
aousea either--and the consequence is, that
am abused by the papers which suppor,
Mr. Ciinton, and by tii1se, which, from
whatever motive. support the powers tina,
Nix ,.tsapirioa VAS and i. exac,ly ,suc,, As
that Which has been sasxesseI in iettes
from Judge Spencer and Judge Ta,lor oi
albany letter which does honor to their
nnderstandings; and time will prove that
eney have acted more becorningly as friends
MAN those whoact OH. the opposite extreme
lit is well known that expressed the
same sentiments Immediately .on the decla-
ration OF war. and repeatedly since that
time, to the warmest Of Mr. Clinton's
TRENDS. Il think the course they have re-
Commended that most becoming. and that it
would do him honor even now. 50,
MY opinion Is, that the executive which
declared the war, should be supportedin the
measures, and furnished with every means
that the whole energy # the nation Can call
,nrth 20 orlng tito complete termination
that the elections should be conducted in
suCh way as to leave the enemy 10 pre-
tehce Ior saying there was d British party
in Amerioa-that no differences should be
countenanced which would lead the enemy
20 peieve the People efthis nation were dr.
vided on question Of public right. or ma
lonai independence--that it was the duty
Si every man to make sactiices even or his
TAR pretensions, as we'll rs Of his. ease and
fortune to the maintenance of the maternal
ioerty and reputation. Under. these i'm
PreSsions 1t was impossible for me to oppose
Tue aoministration, especially when l saw
those who suppo tel Nj Ch,ton, at the
Hiost .exNravagant variance among them
selves, and that there must be il ,,ncerl,r or
treachery in one of the two classes of his
advocates /; in this body, / saw group more
eddiy consorted than the assemDige in the
ak ana between whom it would require
liie arrlVdl OF miracles to establish con-
sistency OF opinion and poutical action the
avowed advocates of a dissolution of the ~
nion--the open and unreserved enemies of
tue principles OF representative govern
nent those who preferred " ar To the en-
cargo and who now call the niselves the
tJrieHds offeoce we see,aur ug them trea-
son pailiattd. and traitors of ali, olenon,i.,a-
lions received as allies IN short the ny
Inoericy OF the country from the high priest
Vi the oanhedrin to The lowest of the Scrbes
ana Fhareees. the mai contents and dis
carded of all parties all these unite In sun
port OF Mr. Clinton and the arguments of
toryism ut is fashionable so to call them ar
Sumen's Jeiierson's political theories and
'eHersnn economy, have been, like Jefer-
SON red breecnss. after being worn thread
Dare by the federalsts for fourteen ye;rs.
now Drought forward in Support of MIR
Clinton-there is no niche that wound
occupy IN such an association.
III you do not think this reply to your note
satisfactory, 1t IS not my faul5-you and 9TH
ers OF your fraternity have been goad.ng me
10 act contrary to my Judgment lett alone
shouid have been passive spectator Of
an event, the issue of which il was not
dlfhcnlt to toretel, and among its conse-
quences the loss OF Taany friends and much
vi the coincidence hiCh Mr.. G.. before Dos
scssed my purpose was after the election
toexplain the motives of my conduct your
ofhciousness has drawn me forth before the
period proposed if they are not satisfac-
tory to others, they are perfectly So to me,
and it will depend upon the conduct of off
cious persons, like you, whetherI say one
word more, or great deal more, on the
subject.
am sir, your very humble servant,
WILLIAM DUANE,