The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-21

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| riSat - cypress ana enforced tina. as
sumed right IN but one solitary instance, we
should sui have had unsuitable cause ct
war with her. When the Sovereignty OF tn
nation is at stake, | cannot couaen, 10 be
governed bv the tielusive doctrines OF expe-
dehcy. La many Instances, the particular
/ injury which results from a wantcn cxer
ci,e of Lower is isconslterablc-bu the
b. r'Sht asserted TO opPress and the cooseQuen-
ces OF the acknowledge os that right
noe only justly resistance, bnt make It he
ceSsarN- Inc liberties Il ms uiind have
sometimes bceD geincd by resistayCc 10 the
most trivial acts.ot oppression. Han,pGcn.
IN England rsiusrd Ia pay twtntv sri!lings
demfhdet' OF e'm, ard tue in,r.s ion t ship
money ITO iorGS- remained an ac.novle ,:pe q
Prerogauve oS the Grown. Toe op3res-
sion OF an obscure. worth ess iuivcuh m
the same country gave rise 20 the famous
habeas corpus act" o. Charles the Second
\ re!"sa! to paw an incOns;;erab,e tax upon
tea was the imm cdac cause of the Ap,cri.
can Revolution. No man will pretend to
, say or believe that the twenty sh;ii.ngs in
the first case. the worthless individual m the
second or the small duty in the last were
he real and justihabfe causes of re sstance.
| 1t was the hri1cifie which was opposed and
not the particular grievance.
| Great BritaiD is Z" upho!dinr the liberties
Of h world ;"she is the Buiyark' of our
Faith" How long, sir, has this great ma
ton been employed in the holy Office of be
slowing +: ecdam OF nations and nrcDae atine
The Religion of Christ Does history record
t"cts just;ty ing the opinion that she is SC
generous and acknowledgements her
trends N this country ascri,e 10 her cha.
racter which her own historians have never
g ven her and which her ministry saw that
she snail never enjoy. These friends, in the
ihtindress Of their love, dress her up IN
laced suit OF tawiiry qualifications which
serves emily TO make her deflrmites more
| conSpcnous.
She manifeS;s her ozya religion by the
! spirit ct irtU!erar &c which has driven The,
Irish Catao;i;s to rebel!i cn-By III bl6oG
which she has pr1fase!y shed in the Ea ST.
by aiding with her arms the Catholics in
| 5pain and cruelty depressing them in Ire
| land - ha hOrT;d murder of the wounded
aud prisoners Of war af'er the battle of the
River Ha'sin, The alliance formed with the
! VT American Indians, whore rule OF
Warfare $ IN n iSc intimate bu:chery nf all
ages a8d Seyes-The employment Of these
sAVaSes 20 DEUCE cur frontier with blood
Che cr'n'n'i eXoes es at Hampton and the
da''y vi0l'tion & pnhl'c fajtA. are sure "
preotS sufficient oil her being the hulwark OF
eiiglon. History furnishes conclusive evil
! Gence O. her religion, It rapacitY, avarice
cruelty and contemHt Sor ali Law human and
dlvine are tae attributes of religion Bur
away with this thread bsrc theme of eulo
! gy-the attachment of cur enemy TO reli
Sicn. me heart Rhich IS hardened by re
Feated &cta of barbarity, whose sensblitits
are awe ooiy to gain, Cannot feel the divine
| precepts Of the christian religion. The
hand which is red with the BIO d of thou
slnd innocent victims Csnnot officiate in the
! temple OF Christ.
But orr enemy has espoused the cause Of
Iiboerty--she is rsdec0unp nations from bon
cage ard hrotcciinS fh0Se zvho are Jrec
ohe ua!ted with Austria Russia and Prussia
IN 4 solemn league fine ohjcct OF which was
to give law to the French nation and dis
member France. She has conquered ard
established despotism in India. Size has
stolen the Danish Fleet and trcachercusIv
burnt Copenhagen. she has cnsEyutd cur
| citizens on the ocean and encouraged the
AlgeTInes to do the same. She has Cypress.
eu ireland for many centuries. She opposed
our struggle Tor freedom. she has borne NJ,
! imPiacablc hatred to these United States
since they became an ildeDendent nation
She has baselY and insidiousiy (;yhi!st at
peace wi n the u. States) attempted to des-
| troy our federal compact She cannot lin
cereiy love people who are tree, tecanse
she feels their superiority and their institu
lions are a reproach to her. " Base envy
hates that excellence which K cannot reach
1t is uncomfortable that this nation should.
ey an effort of maSnaEimity have effected
ner redemption troIG her old vices and cor
rnptions and become the bulwark of liberty
and religion. Reforma.i n in an individn-
al whnSe vicious habits have been fixed is
always slow and always uncertain. The
reform alton Of governments and nations can
never be effected, unless by great revolu
IONS which change the established order Of
things
Inc tools ard emissaries of Great Britain
ana the tJmcnters of civil discord, will de
YER succeed III convincing the people of the
". States that the present war is or outeht
10 De unpopular. Ignorant as their enenlie /,
believe them to be, they have lust sense
OF their own rights AND always suspect the
man who attempts to paliiate any encroach.
fnent on then. There is a fund of good
sense IN this country which will always rro-
tect US from cur y orst enemies Polite aim
posters and the cInissaries of FOREIGN Go
vernmenjs.
The virtuous portion ofth federal party
WIS., success 10 our arms, and will aid in
prosecuting the war. There are many dis
| ungulshed patriots belonging 20 that party,
who detes, and abhor the odious doctrines
maintained by the enemies of our indeoen
dehce 7vho cal hemsetpeR Fedaralists. I
would remind you Of nany, Sir. vino ma w
espoosed the cause Of their country with
ardor aud enttIsiasm. United in ore com