The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-30

hour mingled with the ashes of their habi-
tations. 1t Is easy enough to make an ex-
Cuse Tor any purpose. When a victim is
destined to be inundated, every hedge pre-
sents sticks for the sacrifice. The lam who
stands at the mouth of the stream, will al
ways trouble the water, if you take the &C
count OF the wolf who stands at the source
or IL. But show good to us bearing any
proportion to the multiplied evils PROPOSED
TO be visited upon them. There is none
Never was there an invasion of any country
worse than TINS, in point of moral principle,
since the invasion of the West-Indies by the
buccaneers, or that OF these United States
oy captain Kidd. Indeed, both Kidd and
'he buccaneers had more apology for their
deed than the American cabinet. They had
DIT ieast the hope of plumber; but in this
case tnere is not even the poor refuge of
ouPio,ty. we have heard great lamentati-
ohs about the disgrace of our arms on the
frontier. Why. sir, the DISGRACE of our
arms on the frontier is terrestrial glory, in
comparison with the disgrace of the at
tempt. Ihe whole atmosphere rings with
.he utterance, from the other side of the
house. OF TINS word glory" glory" in
Gonne xion with this invasion: What glory
Is 1t the glory ofsthe tiger which lifts his
Jaws all foul and bloody, from the bowels
OF his victim, and roars for his companions
OF the wood to come and witness his Prov
css and ms spoils! Such is the glory of
Iinghis Khan and of Bonaparte. Be such
glory tar. very far, from my countryside.
YER never may it be accursed with such
fame.
Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil,
N or IT the glistening foil,
5et on to the world, nor in broad r,lmor lies,
put lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes
ana perfect witness of al,judging Jove,
rs hs pronounces lastly on each deed"
May such fame as this be my couRtry's need!
But the wise and thoughtful people of our
northern section will not confne their re-
nectlons to the duties which result from the
actual condition OF those colonies, and their
general relations to the u. S. they will
weigh the duties the people of the u. S. owe
to themselves, and contemplate the effect
which the subjugation of those Canadians
Will have upon our own liberties and con-
stltution. Sir, it requires but little eXpe-
rence IN the nature of the human charac-
ter, and but very limited acquaintans Sc
with the history of man, to be satisfied that
with the conquest of the Canadas. the Ii
berries and constitution of this country pc
IRISH.
vi all nations in the world, this nation is
the last which ought to admit, among its
purposes, the design of foreign conuuests.
States, such as are these, connected by ties
so peculiar; into whose combination there
enters necessarily numerous ealousies and
Tears; whose interests are not always
reconcileable; and the passions, education
and character of whose people, OH many
accounts, are repugnant to each other +;
with constitution made merely for de-
fence; 1t is impossible that an association of
sovereigntics, standing in such
relations to each other, should not have the
principles OF its union and the hopes of it's
constitution materially affected by the COL
lection OF large military force, and its
employment in the subjugation of neighbor-
ing territories. 1t is easy to see that an ar
my, collected in such state of society. as
that, which exists in this country, where
wages are high and subsistence easily to be
OBTAINED, must be composed. so far as res
poets the soldicry, for the most part OF the
reIuse OF the country; and as respects the
ofncers, with some honorable exceptions
indeed, must consist, in considerable de-
gree, OF men desperate sometimes in for
tune, at others in reputation "choice spi-
TITS; men tired of the dull pursuits of
civil lie, who have not virtue or talents
to rise IN a calm and settled state of things.
and who, all other means of advancement
or support wanting or failing. take to the
sword. body of thirty or fifty thousand
such men, combined, armed and under
popular leader, is very formidable force
hey want only discipline and service to
make them veterans. Opportunity to ac
qulre these, Canada will afford. The army
which advances to the walls of Quebec. in
the present condition of Canadian prepara-
ton, must be veteran. And veteran ar
my, under popular leader, flushed with
victory, each Individual realizing, that while
the body remains combined, he NAV he
something, and possibly very great-that &c
dissolved, he sinks into insignificance, will
not be dlsbanded by vote. They will con
suit with one another, and with their be.
loved chieftain, upon this subject and not
trouble themselves about the advice of the
Old people who are knitting and weaving in
tile chimney corners at washington, Let
the american people receive this at an un
doub. ed truth, which experience will veri.
PLANTS the .Hmerican stand
ara on the 7vdHs Of Quebec, conquers il for
htmseii, and not for tie heohIe of!iese
United States. Whoever lives to see thar
event-may my head be low in the dust
before it happen will witness a DYNASTY
established in that Country by the sword
lie will see king or an emperor, duke
doms and earldoms and baronics, distribu-
ted to the officers, and ksghts' fees bestow-
ed on the soldieTy. Such an army will not
trouble itself about geographical lines. in
Forthcoming out the divisions OF its new en-
pre; and viii ran the parallels Of it's pow
er by other steel than that of the Compass
w hen that event haDpeus fte ,,ao,,io ri