The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-04-17
DOMESTIC.
From the National Mteii;geucer-1Atb


The public attention has been drawn To The an.
preaching arrival OF the Hornet, as the period hen
ne measures OF our government would take de-
cis've character, or rather their final cast We
are among those who have attached to this event
high degree OF Importance & have therefore look
to 1t with the utmost sol cude.
but II the reports which now hear are true
that with England ali hope of honorable accom-
modauon Is at an end, aud that with France our ne
GOO Citations in forwardness enco,,rap;up .xnec
tations of favorable result where is the motive for.
longer delay . The final step ought to be taken !:
and that step is war. BY what course of measures
We have reached the preser crisis, is not now a
Question: Tor freemeh and patriots to discuss t ex.
ISIS anu 1t Is by open and manly war only that we
can get through it with honor aud advantage to the
country Our wrongs have been great; our cause
isJust and If we are decided and firm, success is
inevitable.
Let war therefore be forthwith proclaim
ed against England. With her there can
De no'inotire tor delay. Any further dis
cussion' any new attempt at negociatior,
would be as frultiess as it would be dishon
ofaDic. with France we shall still be at IL
berty to pursue the course which circum
stances may require. The advance she has
already. made by the repeal of her DEGREES !;
the manner OF its reception by our govern
ment, and the prospect which exists Of an
ainlcable accommodation, entitle her to this
preference. Ii she aCquits herself to the
just Claims of the u. States, we shall have
good cause to applaud our conduct i'm it. *
1T she fails we shall always be in time TO
place her OIL the ground of her adversary
And On that ground, in that event. it is no
ped she will be placed.
But II Is said that we are not prepared for
war, and ought therefore not to declare il.
This is an idle objection which can have
weight with the timid and pusillanmous on.
y. The fact is otherwise. Our prepa ra-
tons are adequate to every essential object.
DO we apprehend danger to ourselves -
From what quarter will it assal us From
England, and by invasion {. The idea is too
absurd to- merit moments consideration
Where are her troops But lately, she
dreaded an invasion of her own domihions
from her powerful and menacing neighbor.
hat danger, it is true, has diminished. but
i mas not entirely, and forever, disappeared.
gallant effort, which called forth the
whole energies of the nation, has put it at
distance, but still it is one of those SHARKS
which peer above the horizon, & excite A.
arm even in those least liable to il. The
var in the Peninsula, which fingers, re-
lnres strong armies to support it. She
maintains an army in Sicily; another in In
liza; and strong force in ireland, and A. |
ong her own coast and in the West Indies. |
Jan any one believe that, under such cir |
the British government could !
&c so infatuated, or rather mad, as to send |
roops here tor the purpose of invasion p
he experience and the fortune of our re-
'olutlon, when we we're comparatively in
N infant state, have doubtless taught her an |
seful lesson which cannot have been forgot
en-. Since that period our population has
increased three-fold, whilst hers has re-
aained almost stationary. The condition ofl
he civilized world, too, has changed. All
hough G.'Britain has nothing to fear, as toll
err Independence, and her military operati-
ns are extensive and distant, the soHiast is