The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-20
ENQUIRER-OFFICE, May 90.
For THE ENQrIRER.
TO the Congress IF the United S.ares.

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No. 2.)
i believe you will agree with me, Citi-
zens Representatives, that we have no
cause to be very sanguine, as to the result
OF the pending Embassy. "A nation rloting
III injustice, and sOrely pressed by her ne
cessities, will hearken to no professions
founded merely in equity and Justice. 1t is
the law Of arms, alone, that will control
her. go. =
If. in the infancy of ORR glorions revolt
from Great Britain. we were able to hold
our grcund against her; if the thirteen re-
voting colonies, without a common govern
ment, without arms. without resources or
military experience, were able to triumph
over her; it we were even abie TO reach
the heights Of .f5raham. when, at the
same time. all the Atlantic America was
overran by the enemy-What, shall we
not be able to atchieve. i'm the, day of our
prosperity and manhood, and when nearly
all our energies may be directed against
Canada There is no fear of permanent
invasion by the British. which shall paraI-
ize our efforts in that quarter. We have 1t
from high snthority. that . greater force
cannot be spared by the enemy. from OBJ
jects OF paramount necessity. Let US make
a great effort, and that city which was
gloriously conquered by UaLfe, and was
only not taken by Montgomery, will be
ours. Let us root out these modern Car
thagintans from our continent, and leave
them 70 reSting-place upon our coast
Ibis, aided by the happiness of our local ST.
tuatiop. will give us the mastery of the
American seas. if improved by the bravery
and entcrprize of our marine. Let us make
a solemn appeal to the God of Battles, on
the side OF Canada, relying. h,fncihaNy, for
the defence OF our At!antic coast, upon the
bravery OF our militia, and the inability OF
the enemy to invade us.-Partial evils will
be cheerfu'ly submitted to. by our patriotic
citi2sns, to further that object which. a.
lone, can realize our Independence.
what, though the outset of our land
operations has been unpromising, owing to
the treachery of an American General.
and the reasonable conduct of the Govern
ors OF important states. DIR little Navy has
added lustre to the American character:
1t has met the tyrant of the Ocean, upon
her p" mountain waves" and brought down
the !" meteor flag of England" to the foot
stool OF American valour.-What, though
the british has acquired one of our forts
and armies, by the treacheru of its COM
mander, the loss has been nobly retrieved
by the valour of Chauncey and of Pike
What, though we, also. have our .4rnoL.ls
and our BArTs, fit instruments of British
corruption the day of retrbution will come
around, and the military tribunals of our
country, unniXed with the alloy of party.
will pass upon soldiers honor.-Vhat.
though there has been some hardness in
filling the ranks OF our regular army it has
been OWING to the peculiar happiness of the
american yeomanry, and a belief that the
dispute would be sooneadjusted: that tar
diness, however, no longer exists, but, like
the momentum IN Mechanics, the progress
or the war has given it an increased veloci-
| ty.j
! Notwithstanding the surrender of Detroit
there Is nothing even in our land operations
out VIII we'll compare with and greatly sur
pass the primary events of the revolutionary
! war. The first stages of that war present
ed series of defeats. failures and disasters
@hmh even the genius of Washington
| could not avert. The brave and hardy yeo-
rnanry OF cur country was serving an an
prentceship ~ arms, under the veteran
troops OF Britain, which eventuated In our
complete success and independence.
lar Causes will always have similar effects :
and 1t must never be forgotten, that the
| relative situation Of the two powers. is now
! completely reversed; reversed, by the
! strength, solidIty and credit of the Ameri-
can nation OH the one hand, and the severe
| ana eXhausting Contest in which Britain is
Engaged, OH the o.her.-While these con-
siderations place the certainty of ultimate
success completely within our power. thew
form an increased motive for vigorous and
extensive operations.
| You have but tn look into the history of
ne revolution, Citizens representatives, both
to emulate the virtue and patriotism of our
fathers, and to void TIE errors by which oi.
ultimate success was protracted. Tie prir,
| clplc ct those errors seems to have been. the
short en'istments. Avoid III at rock, Sc enlist
your armies during the existence of the war.
Ii this shall be found difficult, owing to the
peculiar Comfort of our people, encrease
the bounties on enlistment, 1t is FIT that
the brave defenders of our IndeDendenre
should receive an adequate encourage ment.
The uheXampled prospe rity and resources
OF our Country. and that credit which has
been lately so amply proved, by the PROMPT
Icompletion OF the sig cen million loan. will
absoiye you from all difficulty on this Head
Use freely the resource of loans, in aid of
an adequate resortto xes,-alwavs A.
yoidine such rs are hateful in the ewes. of
me people. 1t IS Just that while the pre-
sent generation must, OF becessity, fight for
the Independence of Que country, posterity
should aid in paying the price Of the con.
test "a contest, as radical as that which
achieved our Independence. Ii is to be
regretted that the debt of the revolution.
already 50 much reduced, should ke retar-
ded IN IT'S complete cE,iuguishment. We are
compelled, however, to chuse among evils.
and we must chsse any thing, rather than
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