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

BOSTON, March q.
Yesterday arrived ship Minerva, Gross,
%6 days from Lisbon--reports no verba!
Aews-We were politely favored with pa
pers of that place to January %. The only
articl, egorth notice is the following - Lie
Don, ..-'4ary %, Lord Wellington let this
place Oh the : Otn, for the frontiers, and ar
rived at -<5z9sfes on the 22d.
MYSTERIOUS CONNECTION.
LET FACTS SPEAK.
The following extract is from the quar-
teriy Review OF March, 1912. 1t is an
English heightened ministerial Journal
Speaking of the mejorities in favor of the
war measures in Congress, in the preced :
ing session, the Reviewer says:
Is We confess ourselves by no means sa-
tis6ed with the manner in which these ma
jorities are accounted for by some, ggho
firQfeSs to be in the secret IF .fn7erfcaz1 TO-
htics. and yrhO tel as Of setfied mr.. G;
rhe Jederat Marty TO urge on tie democrats
20 tie brink Of svar, as me svTeSg nethod
Of getting tbe government i;to fhei,- o7v7l
hands--a conduct, IN our opinion, Of dan
serous and doubtful policy"
TO this quotation we will subjoin a few
remarks:
1st. The policy here described. it is
known to all. was the policy of the federal
party iii Congress. When the war mea-
aures were debated. the Federalists. tho
invited to join in the discussion, refused to
speak. They refused to argue on the no.
Icy or justice of war, when bill was
pending to increase our army to So COO
men, though expressly told, that the mea.
sure was intended as preparatory to war
Many OF them gave silent votes in favor of
the bill.
Cd. So little Of this policy was understood
IN this Country during the winter. that ma
N tp6er1lIStS N e a..
who were not III the secret, wrote to their
friends in Congress to demand an eXplana-
ton OF this apparently strange conduct.
3D. After suffering the war measures to
pass through Congress without opposition.
and helping them forward with silent an
probation, it is now known In fbis courtry.
TO have been their intention to have sum
moned ali their force, when the declarati-
ON was proposed, and by exciting popular
feeling, 90 have prevented it, after the
country had been loaded with all the ex
pense OF preparation. The unpoDu!aritv Of
that vas to be thrown upon the majority.
and then the ears Of the people were to
ring with the pusillanimty and extrava-
ganCe of the government
4th. This plan, while it was kept secret
from the American people, was early COM
municated to men in England, 4" zUho 6ro-
/esSed TO be tn the secret If Hmericun nell
tics. The information was communicated
to the party (the court faction) known to
be most Liberal in their policy towards
this country.
5th. The refusal Of the Federalsts to en-
gage IN any active opposition 70 the majo--
ritJ, gave to the country. m the eyes of TO-
reign nations, the imposing appearance Of
unanimity. Yet while this was the ASPECT
we presented to the eyes of the world. the
effect, which this apparent uuanimity migb,
have on the councils oe our enemy. was
counteracted by secret assurances, chat il
was plot TO involve the Administration
and the country in Disgrace and that war
would be essentially opposed by the Whole
force of the Federal party. The conse.
quence was, that the British cabinet sr-
peared to have little apprehension Of wat
uii about the time, when II was in fact de
oiArfd' Their fears thens operatin. with