The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-17
rsecover;nor Of Na,sscbr,ett, b,sya,..

7 Tie, Governor Of Massachusetts, has Yale
" called the attention of the Legislature tc
the glorious uncertainty Of the law'' CT
iibels. He says, thapthere is no statute il,
Mass on this subject that they have to go
10y the Common Law of England, as sancti-
Toned by their Constitution that such OF its
rules as are repugnant to the rights and
Iliberties" specified by the Constitution, ought
OF Course to cease but that 1t is for the
Courts alone, in the silence of the statute, to
say what is or is not repugnant to the pro-
Visions OF the Constitution that this con-
centration of Legislative and judo ial power
jim the courts rs species of tyranny, which
ought to be avoided /; he therefore prays the
Legislature to take the subject into their
consideration. So far the Goye rnor seems 10
), be right; but in the introduction OF his mes
sage, he speaks of an official report made
at his request by the Attorney and Solicitor
General, on the number of libellous publica-
tons contained in the newspapers of Boston
from the LIST OF June 1911 to Goth Feb. 1912 !;
ON this black list, $50 libcls are traced TO the
Federal, and II to the Republican newspa.
pers.-Ihe aurora swears that it "never
Will support any administration of which the
present secretary of the treasury is MEM
Der, because intrigue will be inseparahle
from any administration of which he is
member''-but by way of set-of' to this "a
farming information, the Democratic mem
bers of the Pennsylvania Legislature have
resolved without dissentient voice that
James Madison be supported as President,
and Geo. Clinton as Vice President and
they have framed an Electoral Ticket &C
cordingly James Edwards and
| Howard OF the Illinois and Louisiana Ter
| t1tories have received information from va
rious quarters, that formidable combinations
OF the savages will very shortly attack the
frontiers of their respective territories.--
And Mr. Edwards requests leave of Gov.
Scott to raise some volunteers in, the south
ern parts of the state of Kentucky.
Mr.. Foster was SO good as to teH us that
Sir James Craig had been so kind, (good
soul y as to warn us, (through Mr.. Smith,
Secretary of State) of the hostile movements
OF the Indians and in that courteous STYLE
OF compliment, which suits British minis
ter, speaks of this ' friendly disposition to
put the U. s. government on their guard
as very &c honorable to the Governor Gene
raj of Canada. This is in deed the very
height of buriesQtle i! We are much afraid
that the recent explosions of Henry will rob
the Governor-Generalo of all these blushing
lhonors-and that the same hand which was
preparing to stab the vitals of our country
would not be scrupulous in planting the dag
ger in the hands of the savages.
The Federal prints must feel very sore
under the lashes of Mr.. Henry, if we may
Judge from the number of lies which they
throw out on the occasion. The Federal
Republican" says, that John Henry has
touched near $4,000 of the public money,
by way ofbribe. Those who are so ready
to suspect others, ought to remember the
rest OF the proverb.--But mark the differ
ence between the conduct of the FederaIists
q the Republicans ! In .98, the Federalists
wished topunish their adversaries for speak
ing tAetruth. In 1912, republican admins
tration treats the lies of federal prints with
silent contempt.
The Federal prints had . plain course
before them-the only course which was
polite as well as patriotic, which was due
| to themselves as well as to their country
They ought to have Indignantly lifted up
their hands against Sir Jas. Craig as we'll as
Henry against Lord Liverpool and every
man who would dare to strike at the ark of
our union.-But have they done it ? No ;
they have turned their tusks upon their own
| country-& struck at their own government
for thus daring to lift the veil of conspira-
cy-they have painted it as a pitiful cleo.
tioneering trick on the part of President -
Coon, obhging creatures, and let us see''
the Kind and patriotic sympathies with
| which you are blessed.
There is a hint in one of Henry's letters,
from which we hope our brethren of the East
will also take hint, elf You would separ-
ate the states, you must cherish the north
ern people, and depress the southern con-
ciliate the one & irritate the other'-- sc en-
azvare, says the British emssary, that this
(disOlution) is an object of much interest
in G.. Britain - and why Il? From any ioUe
she bears for the East from any wish &c
i promote their interests ? oh no but that
his majesty S possessions will be kept whole
te7rd because the new governments which
may spring from the ruins of the confedera-
cy, would be C as useful and as much sub
seruient to the influence of G.. Britain as he,
colonies can be rendered.'-G. Britain is
continually signing over the loss of her col.
onies-hankering Tor the .fesh-hots of E.
gytt.
The fedcralists used to boast that I" Ros-
ton 7oaS Tho Head Quarters Of good Pyinci-
Ihies." What are we to think of this
description, since Boston was the H. O. of
Henry, y disa6ection and dismem6erment
/ The Vast sailed from New York on the
9th st.'with dispatches for Eufope.--Is
She bound for England? IF she is so, and
!. with fresh budget Of instructions abou,
the Orders in Council, ] will at once throw