The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-16
The ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND. JUNE ,G, 1919.
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and calculated e. do the most serious mis-
Chief and as 1 have taken some pains to
learn the real situation of things that are so
nsrepresented. feel a perfect confidence
III the truth of the following statement.
| On Tuesday week last message was
received from the President Recommending
an open Declaration of War against G. b. !;
ON the Thursday following the I'll. of r. pas
sed a Declarations ~ to 40, which was sent to
the Senate for their Copcurrence-On Thurs
day the 18th tile Senate referred the pro-
ceetlugs Of the House to Committee with
instructions to report a system of Maritime
| War IN its stead, viz. Letters of Marque and
| keprisai--it Is understood that the Senate
lPassed this reference and order to report,
II to Is 2 members being absent who
would have voted against any thing but an
open Declaration.
! REMARKS.
| We say, that Letters of NJ. and r. arc an Of
ensivc measure; and may be considered as an act of
Iwar-thosc who have them, may be sometimes
commsHonedto brivoteey, that is cruize and cap
ture the vessels of the enemy
sells OF the enemy.
But while we say this, we ask In the name of Are
rican rights, is this every thing which the Senate
mean to do ? Is this all that is demanded by our
rights; all that is permitted by means For
one, we shall most soemn'y protest against this gno-
minous REIMBURSEMENT OF the high ground on " hch
the U. ). ought to stand,
Taking the above as correct account (tho' we
hope there is some mistake in the AFFAIR." how Will
the U. S. stand ! There is TO DE a war at sea-and
none ar land-ln other words, we are to go into bat
tie, like schooboy, with our right hand tied be-
hind u.s. We shall so into it, hampered aud fettered
in Onr energies, while the enemy is at liberty to do
us as much harm, as ii we were at open wer.-SAe
may take our ships she may retaliste upon us on
land she may arm the Indians against us but we
must not move one foot on the land.
The Senate says, SO Pass not the Cai,ada ,inh-tbo'
' DOt of farm Fort Notl. 81
are daily supplying the Indians with arms 10 butcher
us; though our frontier inhabitants are daily sin
king beneath the tomahawk scaping- knife vet
| 3" pass not the lberus''; you must not march one
foot to seize her murderous stores nor hunt the So.
wage murderer to his denim this the open and
vigorous opposition which ought to wage agains,
the enemy +!
Why, thus put shackes on our feet and hands 8
Is it because they may say, we are not ready! And
is this the way to make ready Thus to paraly Sc
the recruiting service; thus, freeze the life blood
ct the nation; to animate too the hopes of the enc
my, and bring down upon the sneers of fedora
opposition
e And who they that would adopt this waver
ing, indecisive, halfway measure Is il the Sen
ate OF the U. ). who have ordered the enlistment o.
5000 troopsl What is to become of these troops
Are they To be turned into tars--or held up unit
the War fever has completely subsidized Are thes,
who have talked OF energy, to shrink into miik-and
water expedents ! 1t is impossible there must b,
some mistake IN this transaction or there canker
, worm in our Senate whose workings must yet b.
exposed TO the indignant view of the people.
LAST NIGHT, 10 o'clock.
: The hour speaks for itself-The above
Communication is from an intelligent OBJ
server on the spot but Il beam of nope
has burst IN upon US. We write with q
hghtened heart-Ve nozr beiiepe that the
Senate will agree to a War, an unguahfet
zuar, against Britain--by this day, perhaps
the die3may be cast if that body--and fev
verbal amendments only made.
AS to France, we suspect that our minis
ter may be Withdrawn by the Hornet, ant
steps taken against her, unless justice be-
done US.
AZ The following Jeu d'Eshrit is hap
Ply 6UfleSQue on those who would recon.
) mend colonial submission to the outrage
GUS dispensations of Europe-it is from
| pen that always strikes fire, when it strike:
at all.
TIE Petition ofthe american PeotLe tothe
| SoOerefgn Princes, Kings ana Emhe-
rors Of Eurohe--
HUMBLY SHEwETH-- , 49,
That, your petitioners have, in times past
or at least their ancestors were, led away
by set of visionary politicians and philoso-
piers, most of whom now sleep in their
!. graves, to adopt a system of civil govern
ment, the failure of which, has completely
verified the predictions of many former wri-
ters on the subject-proving Mr.. Locke tc
Ihave been but a dreamer, and Sir Robert
Filmer profound sage and inspired pro-
phet.
'Tha+. ti1ie -st,i,-is'vf applyhIg the specula-
tive principles of philosophical enth usiasts,
t(by strange misnomer, deneminate ted the
Friends of Lberty,) commenced with US, or
at least broke forth into open action, about
the year 1864, but was never fully carried
into operation, until '76, when our ancestors,
lpoor deluded mortals seemed actually tc
have believed, that upon the federative sys-
tenn OF a representative democracy, a great
IPeope could absolutely govern themselves
That, set of men, called Jefferson, A
dams, Hancock, and a list of names, toe
numerous to recount, who were filter sub
Dects for dark room, depletion, the knife
and the cautery" than agents to represent
great nation in its sovereign capacity, did
by an Instrument of writing, which was for-
Emerty known by the name of the " Declare
ton of independence" but which is now for
gctten, actually avow and publish TO the
world, these their said destructive princi-
pies. ,,
That, this proceeding, as all reasonable
men might have expected, brought upon
your petitioners, the ravages, the devasta-
tons, and the carnage Of an eight years
war our late repentance, and constant eff
Ifort5.a at atonement for which, we fear, car
never make sufficient reparation to the in
ljured party.
That coutrarv r. II f,v,Da,, ,,vot,oL,I;t,,