The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-21

fcaeTat Faet 10 hroOc Federal Era sion
10 prove the position, which we have adj
Vanced, that the Federal Leaders are ct
rms tlme unwilling 70 commit themselves
ON the article of improvements that they
! night shy, and are guilty. of an eUasiou
winch covers them with $ushicion, we
cite the following extract Of letter, pub
! iisoed in the Philadelphia Freeman's Jour
nal, and OF course. written by a Fedcralist.
by man an the spot, by "A man who IS pro
badly conversant with the secret views Of
the Junto at Washington.
Extract n the Editor.
WAsHINGroN. Jan. 8.
&C Yesterday the FIRE was ali on the same side
20 day II was cross fire from the administration
side Wi'lgery commenced. hut Archer made the
hest speech, thnueh too violent II appears desira-
BE 10 enlist the Federal members on the question Of
improvement bur they are distant and ell come
70 M direct confusion this head but Pearson
stated 30 day, in explanation, that lac conceived the
pr'~cton Of nGiive americans an essentia, right
which must he maintained. The strongest argu.
mfn' urged against Qpncy, was that he had voted
tor 5000 men as peace regulation, (ior he had
refused TO vote the war and invasion OF Cauadsl-
he could not therefore, fell apprehensive as he
pretended ola standing arn,y.'
Now, as to Mr.. Pearson's q" carhinnn ton, -
We have shewn thrt it iSno explanation ~
al on the @~cat foint bef re us-He has com
pleteiy b'inled the questionable is foy "the
protection of native .4n7ericans.' Is he in
deed' But is he for protecting them in the
only way in which they can be protected.
the abolition, of the practice of Ls,hrpss-
ment2 IN a word, is he for or against I'M
pressmcnt? This is the 6rond line Of distinc :
ton between the friends and the enemies
NJ" natiUe AmericGns and the man who
Drinks th's question, under general preten
ces CT ragard for the American seaman, is
guilty Of a subterfuge which units him for
the confidence OF the people.
We say the Federal Leaders are ot
this flme" unwilling to commit themselves,
and disclose the cloven foot-but zue zen
fure 10 predict, that these men will at last
be found to array themselves under the
banners OF England; and that they will
come forth the un5lsshing advocates of I'm
hreS8ment. Ne frsdict that Mr.. Timothy
Pickering will come forth on the floor of the
18th Congress of the United States to con-
tradict his own official declarations in 1900.
we predict that no measures can propti-
ate these men.--no plans Of Cancellation to.
wards themselves or the ene,ny,--bui an un-
qualified submission at the feet of England
These remarks are equally applicable
to the irritable intriguer, John Randolph
and the few politicians whom he has
contrved to mislead from the path of
their country Quincy and Randolph
tizens torn from their ships, and led
like the children of Israel, into bondage,
before they would draw the sword against
" the 6Nivark of our Holy Religion. The
American people, the citizens of Virginia in
particular, should put it to themselves, whe-
ther men of this description are worthy TO
represent them in the councils of the nation
British Licenses. price of articles
of commerce has risen considerably in
consequence. it is said, of late seizure
by General Armstrong Of near a hundred
which have been forwarded to the Office q
the Secretary of State. The last offer w,
heard OF was at the rate of $500 piece
Phik. Press.
.1ia5ried, on Thursday evening last, by the Rov
}. Bryce, .jtr PaTk MI. OF New Kent C,,nn,r
to the agreeable Mrs. .liii9yed RatvIeiyh, Of ~,
/ City. VI ''''S
Died at Hartford North Carolina Jztb Dooor,
J Der last IN The 63d year of his age, Mr. DAwIp
| SoRpON, formerly an inhahitant of NIancba,
ter Va universally respected by all who kn,.,
! HIJVE KI'T.N n NJ r. Mr.,