The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-13

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'etd'ct OF condemnation. liz is only remark
abie as single IncIdens iv the grand Mot
i Dis 'iiectan, hat bed IN that STATE. and
whose catastrophe is yet TO burst upon this
country. ~
Devoted to our form Of government, and
riNetted in attachment to the pure. unso
ph'sticfted PRINCIPLES Of Reconsideration,
lee' most sens;by that upon general questi
ont, relating TO the measures Of nc nation.
p.rccuiarly upnn the ques ION OF peace ami
. " ar 'he voice OF the Pc pie muSS be Heard
Nor NOW wish TO cake from che y onlt
Massacaus etts this right TO make known
the'r Feelings snd complaints. Bot al tbis
eirie, and under existing circumstances.
TINS expression is susceptible of no other.
cor s. uction Than that Of. treason tesards,
the ositei states. Massachusetts had bat
t.r nave remained ncuter in ih. transi
. eions OF sile day, aud lacked Win shaE7e-f3
silence on the esis,ins cfmsst, ;,.n ts..s.,,
nave avowsd her oe iaquency. Il was -
oiis IN common sense that Il must cast ~ orr.
WeiSn' 80 the British, than the American
I, scale. b. the ereray il is seized With All.
| dlty, by sit is received VITA pain and re
'ucsance. TO the one It could BUT ensure
coincidence and encouragement, 70 the other
II wonid be an il'-tuding oi.e,i. twas NOT,
oopid nov have been expected. thst il
could at all influence the Coo ellis s ths. ma
lien. Every artitice of di,affecyi5n and eve
" t,opic ii Opposition 20 lie war, Lad been
exhausted n the a or Of Ccnrress. an,
pressed upon the pubic attention.. fi
l. Nothng new, ming mathematica.,y de
nonS"alive, or log caig cogent, is adduce5
|hy these remrnstrants. What taen did
! ney expect! Has Massachusetts a cast 2
vote s'San she expeci upon the terms OF cur
compact, 20 'nttuence the Congress ard awe
the nation Her equal representation hsd
rI.rc clp xyF
ont the majority was against them. and the
~ re bound 10 submit. u vas Wit, peculiar
pleasure thatths enemy behe,d our divisi-
on. ine> knew thac we were split among
ourselves. They relied upoa thcii. friends in
-~oneress and thsir friends ou. ot Cong ess.
out hey dared rot think rhat states gould
Muti'y, ard gire up the ccnAct. To rive
thsil' this Wholesome Information, is accom-
'i'si1ed through the medium Of this ren,on
STRANGE.
Bnt Masslchnsetts claims deeper Int.
rest IN the var. 'eHer cocmerre is NOR
eX'ensiVe, % her sesUlrn ucre numerous"
ii the tQuaiitv on tire states is TO be destroy
ed, anc sRy rigtt not expressly granted by
ne contsdela ,ng ARTICLES. shall nov be
hrough' forward lsl VIC 6rnlness Of Vi-ai-
ma ie' ire noble ardor Of Kentuekv, ,te
tried pa rip'ism of Pennsylvania BIZ n, sd
peTcered, by the wealth Of Mas tcause,tts,
a.
y e. she his paid into the national trssa,rv,
aua the forSisn product ns with ,yhich She
"Vecst, CHS 'he untry. are TRIES light as
ar. Whss' does Massachusetts so little
1No" cue American people as % suppose
mem soic'y g"vcrned By u Sress and mo-
yea only % The pressures Of want and lie
oeSsity these ST itcs arc but one consoli.
-steo government IN RELATION 10 foreign
po"ers. They are bound tog-thes BY t.xs
- cold 4
VIEWS Of Massachusetts Iney arc no,
marked OFT ahd divided b, ,lt,es aud
Dounds,immGfed | bin ibe hasti,e NJ astate,
nor cucumscri0ed By ci,'cies drawn py the
mage "a Il OF sen, q Noi taey are
6"nA ot6rothers. allied BY dear consider att
ons' They are fgning { their rights as
tree people. Theirn me ADD III II h nor
are fichcr than gold, dear,r tina Pu'rs'e
"ihe' Win t1em the full and perfect indie
Pendenes OF America. as il sUas so tis a
Cause y var, and they Cannot cali fhcr in
depend nee, Nhich claiming int to car
~ on commerce, VIII vet tarely desist
ifoni us exercise. Besides the INJUSTICE. the
dresdtui Consequences that must ensue from
nVoi"mg neutral commerce in the schemes
OF war carved on by other nations, must
BID America not to submit. l. cannot be
right nor agreeable to the design Of 4 .fFsrent
nations aOu societies, that the cap icious
wa'i"IS ~ hIhSS should put the world in
names anu s"eep ali lawful Commerce
froin the ocean. The source Of lie might
10 momebt becnt Of and their only means
OF support be immersed in endless war. -
Since cur ships must be searched and per
sons and -pro?ery be taken from them. and
slnse America IS tae injured nation, cop,en-
IdNg Tor ner rights, surely that is not indie
pehdence which will suffer the American
tribunal ofJnstlcc to give place to the Bri
tish, much less u the summary proceedings
now practised' To lonk il Quiet upon dies
things rs to countenance the most fragrant
ijus ice ard usurpaions On the right OF ma
tions.-~
But what if Virginia were exempted from
the evils ut tae war, and T. ntuky and Onio|
had not vessel on tho Ooesn Is Il the H.
jretfcan commerce that is intcrdicted and
coutiscated, and the mcrican sea men that
are oppressed and ensaved. For these.
these states can feel, For these thev arc,
brave AMI generous to fcreao the calm n
peace, atd stem the t0rren, horrors 81 var
with JOY wc..ld they behold MahsacAuse,t.
hTSt III pee iine.cs. leadiug the van Z
honnr ard batuc. Here liberty was aursed
n ~ infancy Jsrs was formed that s,creol
name, whicH cnugn, III ths hmcr,cen n,
son, whjch rose live pillar e light to d;
rect tht piigfimsgs q our F-Gers. IToon'
the FIRST pages ct our h,s.ufy We beho,A "a
corded tie reuowh Of Lexington ard Bun