The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-04-06

Wci PuOiiSH rear from Don tlulXOtte.-
The fabricators of such base Quizzcs
ought to be nailed to the Pilory with the
counterfeiters Of base money.
For the Enqui er.
To the Freebooter. of the Congregational Distric,
ofHenrico, Neru Kent, Charles City, Hanover
and the City of Richmond.
1t is known that MIR. Morris and hi, friend.
have taken great pains his election to Con-
gress that not satisfied with court days and muster
days, bsrbscues and ssh-iries have been given to
get the people together, and give him a chance Of
addressing them and that hand bill has been Put
out sent all over the district against Mr.. Copton
IN one part charging him with thing which they
since confess to be unrue in another unfairly taking
single expression out Of enc of his speeches, and
thus incorporating the whole spirit of the piece,
and in third charging him that" he has appear
ed IN person to meet and oppose the enemy" when
they must have known that he was go unwell that
he could not leave his house. Mr.. NJ. and his
friends had every chance to tell their side Of the sto
ry, while Mr.. G.. has had no chance at all to tell
Besides all these pains, however, it was not to be
supposed that any of his friends would have gone
so far to help him of them has done in the
following letter. How many such letters have been
written, 1t is impossible to guess but the gentle
man, who wrote this one, may have thought it
faIr TO write 1t, the thing has perhaps been
done elsewhere.
Now, as it is most charitable to think that hi,
I,
and that the arguments in it used to convince
the man who received IT. that he ought to vote for
Mr.. Morris, it is but fair TO let these same
arguments have fair play, and to give every voter
chance OF seeing them. The OF the par
ties will be kept back, unless Mr. Morris or his
friends should call for it when il will be forthcom-
ing-At present it need only be said that il signed
by federal gentleman of this city, high in the con-
tdeHes OF his own party and of talents to deserve
that CONFERENCE.-THE gentleman whom it is adj
are"ed denies any participation in thu plan what
ever He is repubiicZN, sSriend OF war until We
get an honorable peace, friend of Mr. Clopton
Ter type-ths letter itscIfs in n arger-.o that you
may read it with or without comments.
Richmond, 31st March, 1918.
DEAR SIR,
After conversing with Mr.. Morris's
friends here, l found that some arrange
ments had been made for. his meeting the
people In the upper part of the county for
Saturday, and must therefore decline call
ing a meeting on Saturday as was intended
when we parted. must repeat my asser-
ton that you have it lin your power to rem
der most essential service to your country
by using your influence IN the Congressional
lection, in favor of the Candidate who is
III favor of peace.
Mr. Morris is in favor of peace 30 but Mr.
Clopton is q" in favor of an honorable peace"1
mere is no reasonable expectation of
putting an end to this partial, unnecessary
ana rHtnous war, rxcep, by change in
Our representation to Congress; the Presi
dents personal pride and resentment. will
urge him forward, so long as Congress will
give the means of prosecuting the war
A Fedora, man (Mr. Quincy cnse said " the
repuoi cans eosd not be kisked ints war :" and
now 1T seems the President cannot be got orr efif
peace as long he cox ID and before the sword W.,
fairly out instructed Mr.. Russell to try TO get peace
again and who is at this moment trying to get Il
by ac9tpiing the Offer of Russia to mediate bet
u.s. How fond such raan must be of war,1
Upon the elections in Virginia and North
Carolina, will depend the peace or warma
JorIty' l say that the war is partial, be
cause every sensble man will admit that
france did us more atrocious injury than G..
Britain did; she burnt our ships on the
High Seas, imprisoned our Sailors, and in.
suited cur government through our minis
ters
France has indeed behaved very dtrsciousl,
tow|rds us-but she was not the fTSt, because hi
British order OF Nav 300 was be fore the French
Decree OF Nov. isnaror the .csr. bss,;i,- ,,;,;i.
she took $50 of our vessels, q. Britain took sIT-
snd what's morey she was the frst TO stop for she
hrst pledged herself by her minister to repeal her
atroeous DEGREES, and the fact u.s. that abe had ceas
Ell cendemuinB cur vessels under them iong befoy,
the British had repealed their Orders in Council
me writer here aeems to squnt at the old story Of
shows
much he is under thar, by now seeking a ne.ce
WITH an enemy OF France through the mediation Of
another nation who is also q, war With Fransel
he war is unnecessary, because before
any blow Was struck, our government was
officially Informed that the Orders in Cous
CT! were repealed; it is admitted on all
hands that IT we had posse ssed know
iedge tnat the Orders in Council were re-
peaied before the war was declared, that
no war would have taken place.
Eight days only betote the war, Mr. Foster told
us that the o. in G. would continue and thew wonid
go on plundering our trade, until France had taken
nj her DEGREES on such terms as we had 40 yigbt 70
ask; The chief OF which was understood 10 be, thai
we mnst ne let INTO the ports Of the continent
9TH british Soods---1 don't know what t,e vritar
nesns by M bio7o's being struck, for Cen Hui
had &isen up Detroit and Capt. Hun had fater the
Suerriere before our government was officially in
formed OF the repeal of the Orders
A l.. III.