The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-30
{ Vol. o-------No. IS.

',sm oit or.c oTstng on, from one rut nj :, !.
.eu S'aes 10 another port oi the same, even in
"a t'e 'aid OF his nativity, than he is liable s6
"S. oh'i INTO The clutches al one of tos, n,.,;ra
vrahts--'iolcntly to be sIat,L,d au.y - =.
irerda and connexionsinitiated int the srr,;ce IF
one 'yrant witha severe foggng and dest;ncd IN H.,
probably for life ''oS'
euess at distsnce and coldly re cited dies not
n.",!s ueeps penetrate the heart. But LEI IL he
So oS''c 'e.' 10 our own bosons-l ct any man s.,
u 'e''nze II, as, IN idea to place himse If in fL q;
'ualioh OF the hapless vctiins of tn, oho,,;,I
systen' or In the situation of The. relat;xs ~ IL,
"aess Ylc'ins-wi,liai let hr, reflect that, ere lon
So, ,,y DC inc unhappy fate OF som of his own
-; y. ,.c connexions, it he has any whose ave-
e"uons OF lie iaay eXpose them to ~ on, roN
snel w' sentiments Of indignation rice in his tiro
tt. &c men WV The detestable practice lie
presented with ali its herrors 10 his - 80;
Iou indeed' would be the bosom H., -, ' -:
'n''." oy reIiestions on the progress ~ ,Lo .,.
eein' am persuaded that, it the pnst j.bored 80
eomn,i.;n. 10 hsure to ones view a situation
surprising "'t,n rtself and its cen.ecnepces ali ,I
ene.ih''ahccs ut superative distress few ;r,,w 81.
t I can be conceived oil as cnm;ue M, 70 Mi,
"o"1'horc completely than that OF in rress.d
=: IN me modest aspect, indeed in which il
IS possible to contemplate this ,no,s,o,' ~
%se 'f'unSt All laws human and divine so ,n,nv
orioe' aiicing circumstances are ,,sher,d l,,I ~
c,,,r. " VIZ: :, '',u' mat imagination sekens at the
i, ie-'; VIII hardly bear reflection /, This il
t'ie most ab1ninabie item in'the ,yLol. ,nn.
VI NIohSs. II All othels had been done uw.v: II
, uHue hau been left as free US the ail. Itself
}"t 'his continued in operation or our. lie a.
tureu eountrymen in detained sl.,er, Co. 81; ~
ought 10 go TO war-this has been .ipnie 60. r
war long ago. "F'e c"usc VI
ar be II from me to be Indifferent ~. ;.;l,
TO the Illegal captures Of a mer;ca,, ,a.,a, ,
sr oulrases authorized by the French po,e,.re"t
"" 'he contrary cannot but feel hieh,y ndippant'st
c0, = course OF unwarrantable injury and Violation
american rights. Since, however /, o,,,o.rsS
the last com idcatousfrom our ,n;n;s, ~; ~
u''' ""eSociauoh with That government wos oren ~
.hc u,te oil his dispatches, the result of b,.I ss,
!, ha Loa by nm az period nor far distant
""' oeeh ueeined advisable to refrain rron teins
a:tep NJ tins time the subject OF ou,. r.i.,;ns
"iu trTt country unui the result should he known
or "uilutther inflammation from the 4 ner;can min
ist,f IL Tie negotiation shall cios,. withon, SO;
factory issue--ii, instead Of aomina-to ,er,, ','
our "sl,fu claims, by afnrling INDEFINITE, far IL
past ana Icirahing from future spo,at;sny ;,,,
s"". We reused Or system ofawess Gepreslaijon
pursued am free To declare that for ono ! LII
DE AS ready to concur in the abortion or c,,.s
prompt resistance in vhdication IF the rights of tbi
"a1on against the aggrcssons of that soyerpn,,n+
to q. Britain " % J"'t taken
uhpieasant as the war may be, which has been so
reluctantly entered into, we may lake 10 orrsoiy,
tins consolation, that il is sanctioned and ;r.etI-
every principle Off light. We NAV f,;rJ; an,;';'
the approving reflection, that when the so,smn dnJ
ihatioD :" oir appeal to shall ls p,,e.ertec
70 ti9 view OF the world, the whole wor'.' bur Enc.
iand herself and dependencies will real n,n ~
pian, strong and distinguished chsIYcters fr,s ~
i
o.. IN PART OF THE UNITED STArrs-tl,ev
wi, reau ana acknowledge ityes, they will admire
~ ar VIII ,estnl 20 the rigttness and 10 tie ne.
eesSity oil the measure. The only astor;sh,nsn, 4
All aPp'a"umg world will be that the meas,,re bsd
not been mach sooner resored to With this con-
uusheSs Oh right on our SIDE, and fun evidence ~
the necessity OF tie measure the last rerno; o.
tentative nowplT'cticabe in yindication of the IN
Teu rights OF this nation let look up TO the pco,
n 81 heaven Tor support in the awful coniiietanJ
as We were snided by his almighty Invisible hand
10 victory TO independence tlro' an alucst go.
Years GLORIOUS struggle against former British tyrn-
ny ana opression bursting asunder all the band, Of
S ,. SucJ1cuon and misrule, nay we be now
I'rected ~ The same almighty hand in mants;,'in,
ihis independence To that omnpotcnt GnJ WIZ
nois tue scales of eternal justice, and weighs tbe
t;t'n o, the universe with infinite, uner.ing rec
t.t"oe' let us cernmt our cause and tl1,,t ;n hin,
'or an equally glorious and triumphant issue ~ a,l
our tos' our efforts and privations in the srnou,
JOIN CLOP-'ON.