The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-06

upon the subject. Throughout these lcne
disputes, We think that England has hither-
tn adopted councils at once suggested by ex-
| pedicncv and consonant with justice, We
snail be sorry to see her NOW deviatc from
the direct line. That there is yreat diff
Guilty attending the management of these
concerns, is obvious for Bonaparte linn
self, after the experience Of SO many years,
has now at last prescribed a regulation
wholly different from ali preceding Ones
There can be no question, but that, If he had
been able TO discern the eject x quality of his
own acts, he would have proceeded ky the
way OF municipal arrangement mure than
ifodryears ago, Shenhe promulgated the Ber-
Inn decree. As we endeavored to abate the
injurious efficacy ct that, & his other edicts,
by falr and honorable methods, 10 such only
would we have recourse III the present i'm
stance TOR the greatest triumph that he
can obtain over us. would be toprove us in any
degree like self--unjust and tyrannical.
REMAkS.
We pass over the structures of The
Times on the dief0ssiondte spirit Of the Re-
port with only one remark that if they
choose to take to themselves the pery gen
erai phrase of ga CORRUPT court" they are
welcome to it.-If the cap fits then, let them
wearit.
AS The Times is not pleased with our
" description of their hiea," let us take its
own; and what difference does it make ?" 1t
is not Our aim, it would have us believe, to
ROB America because France has robbed
her. 1t was not our wish to hurt America,
at all the blow was only an incidental
one it is levelled at France, and if you
happen to stand IN our way, it is not our fault
that 1t lights upon you.-We only retcHate
W w, hny "a
from France. We drive her from your
premises, when she uses them only to ruin
our domain" But then if Great Britain
seizes upon our premises bcfore France has
done 1t /; or before she sees whether we our
selves will not drive France away; or if She
seizes on our whole premises, while France
has only precarious possession of nook
on them, she Is equally guilty of wilful
premeditated assault Or dropping the
aiiusion, II she seizes OH our goods under
similar circumstances, she is equally guilty
OF robbery as if France had never robbed
US: Yet such are precisely the facts
She enacted her orders of January 1907.
before she either knew whether France
would BRING US within the scope of her Ber-
III uecree, or whether we would submit to it,
france DID not execute it upon us until the
case OF the Horizon in October-yetG Bril-
tam did execute her order-of course what
is this but robbery? She was ignorant OF
the existence OF that case when she put OF,
her Orders of Nov. Yet she did not once
give us a fair opportunity of resisting the
French Decree; of course, what was thi.
but robbery And again-Was not France
too feeble to rob us to any extent ? G.. b.
herself confessed it, when in the preamble
to her orders she proudly declared that the
rench fleets, instead of being able to en-
force the blockade of the British isles were
themselves confined to their own ports by the
superiority OF the British navy" Yet did
u. britalDlay upon our bare heads the whole
weight or her retaliatory system--SS of course
tins was wilfull, premeditated robbery
Mr.. Madison has developed the true doctrine
in Ills letter of March IS. Observation-Disclosures
is an equivalent return OF injury for injury
received. Admitting, therefore, (what yet
is not the fact,) that France did commence
the career Of injury has e. retaliated,
or, has she robbed? And after France has
revoked her DEGREES, is it iobbing or not p
Think OF that, master Brookes 81.
The subsequent structures of Tie Times
are Just and even masterly-but they also
disclose the important fact, that ministers
rannicai' designs.-Cah zve then hesitate
CT The Proceedings Of the H. of r. on the let
page, are calculated to alarm the reader-but ON the
opposite page the tables turnedthe salt-tax i.
relnstated-things at Washington are going on
smoothly and harmoniously We have report, tina,
Gov Harrison will be appointed Brigadier- Genera
and that Col. Monroe may be the Commander in
Chief; Gen: Dearborn being unwilling to reIinqush
his Coieetorship. This, however, is merely yebort
COMMUNICATIONS
| What is now the true question: Will the people
cheerfuliy pay the taxes proposed by Congress- IN
cdssJ svar, or will they submit to have their rights
lnfrinSea and the honor of their country prosatea
by an old and inueterate enemy Heaven forbid
that the latter should ever be- their election God
forbid that the inspirations of that holy spirit which
| achieved our glorious independence, and glowed ill
the hearts OF our fathers, should desert their
chidren-lt would be an everlasting stigma on the
present generation of these United States-history
will hand down to posterity mortal stain upon the
spirit and honor of Amerca, fthe people do not sup
port their illustrous privileges 1t will say "Some
nations are nsensbe to Disgrace because it is their
portion They are pnacquanted with dsl,onor, be-
cause they have never known the blessings of repu.
| tation' They are buried in contempt, & therefore
injury and insult cannot affect them The son can