The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-04-02
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~ 90 NohH,tc uhc hc>tinips, the VI, nus,
40 'ne nen"r 81 ynpr couats. This IS ,l.o.
question bCt,.r,. ,nu -
come before YOU Tn n,;,,, 49,,
means By which ? Republican Rep,.se,ta1
I'VE VII preserve those plcoicuS &c .,Ai;S..
90 NOW you the ter,1> GA winch bt. ',vu,id
give you feace; Ia shaw you that ,ou hsve
The means to wage the war with Sni,i,,.,.d
with eject 80
How came this war WasSic ambition
WIZ aec'ared X Did yuar governmcnr
sigh tor laurets ~ for conquest Is it a a..
naparte that wages It Are ;hey actu,,eSL ,
the same motives which urged the res,.,.s
CohQuerof to track his wav 10 Moscow l.
IL glory mat they seek Is it the th,rst A.
niood Is 1t the thirst OF dominion Is il
me "ntns. plundsr IF poorer reiehbunr ;
IS u a onbole o: a feather for which ,h.r
nsh' '--or Is u to curry popularity VITA
their own people 70 induce Won 70 r,.i>.
them, OF 10 vote for them
No--they fight for none Of ,hes. ,bi,vs
ihey are am biticuS of nothing that ;s a.
lust they ask for nothing bat fiei,. ou,,;
1ear after wear they attempted 10 be "a,
peace But months after month. an,, ,sa,.
after year the spo!er came to insalt tl,rr,.
" nat 'ndisnitIes hsvs' ,ley not overlooked
IN their love for peace Hundreds Of. vorT.
ships were swept away iii thvi,, awful tr,s,
IN colonict produce, by the pretended yulc.
OF 90. Forts were btuckat.ed on ,,a,,er
when there was not q veshes near then.
aour jnrlsulcocn m ynur own waters wa
violated by British SHIPS of war. pja,c,.
was Filled on the d OK 81 a coas;irg ve.se,
--fhs Murderer was hcuorGbH acquitted
ne N.iesapeak, chat very frigate whicfa
IS now bearing yo"r Tag n"er The sea, was
oaseiy attacked by a superior force. an,,
her decks covered with the b!0ci ,f vou,.
ct';ens. Hcnr scaIocn---yeS, chat rc!Earr
class 81 men, who have last borne yorps
thunders over the iHountain wave. p we,e,
stript ct their Inheritance and traeped mt,
british shiPs.-At length, came the Order,
IN Council, sweeping your commerce FROM
every sea, IN pretended retaliation of thx,
french Decrces. Bur eithout waiting TO
see, m what Light we would take the Ee,@
I'm decree, tue British took the cudee,s into
their own nands--anci dearly Rave we suf-
tered tor il. America wished for peace
She tried every way 10 avoid it. She tuos
refuge behind an embargo; She few to a
non importation Act our the feteraii>ts
chased hsr from each pacific expedieut, &
when there were no other means of prcse,.-
wing peace, War qvas drclured, afer it mad
been waged upon you bv The cue.ny in re-
ahty, though not IA name.
Wlil you now Iy from this war, to patch
up an hgioricus peace with your enemy ;
WIN you leave your seaasen subject TO his
power!
But /" disaasers. disasters this is tho
cry by winch the spirit of the country /.
be pvs down.
&c Disasters ? Wzsyc have they been,
and by Dhosf fault have they arisxns
Were they eaficc1 2 At tina. sound, the
names OF Hui, Decatur, Jones. Bainbridgc.
and Lawrence, start ct once 10 the eve
names. At which even the Boosted pride es
Old England turns pale. Who are the
coToatants in these encounters On t,A
CIie SIDE N i@-.f l,t, , y, r
upon her 1000 ships OF war; that has dr.
ven from the waves the nav:es OF Spain ~
Holland and OF France; whose nava! Viz.
tories have been sung BY every poet and ,
rang Through every Corser of the wcrld,>
and who has built upon this succession OF
victories right OF dominion 10 the element
Jn winch they were acheved--OB the other
we see young nation, scarce escaped from
the sWaddling CLOTHES Of colonization and Of
infancy, With few ships of war, Iittle ac
customed 60 6ght, * the very scorn Of tiie
enemy whom they encounter; vet the spi-
rio OF liberty breathes in thea, Justice is
ON their side, and Free 2rade and SCI
to'S AfYHiS tue noiy text which nerves
their arm. What is the issue Five times
have your sailors fought and FIVE t;n,e.
mas the cross of England struck TO them.
.7Te these the men whom you would mean
iY surrender to the enemy whom they have.
conquered Shall these heroic fellows be
permitted to become the victims of Britisl,
press gangs Shall they do every thing tor
you and you do nothing for them? Shall
they, who bleed and conquer for their
Country, be entitled TO no protection from
their country s-Suppose this van, ends in
Disgrace suppose that The usurped rjeht
OF Impressment is not put to sleep By he
treaty OF peace the very men who now
deck your brows with laurel may be forced
to wear the chains ofyour enemy, Do you
think this is no punishment ? When the
common malefactors of London, who have
been condemned to the Hulks OF to trans
portaton, have begged to be sent to the ma
Wy rs coninufdtioa OF their punishment 8
when the crews 0f their vessels have r,y,
away from them IN shoals, when they
have any chance OF esca! p, as they are
now doing N Hampton Roads DO yon con-
ceive it To be q blessing to be impressed :
shall then. the tar, who has bled on the
decks O. the Constitution or the Hornet, be
suffered 10 be torn from a merchant shin.
When u peace shall come tobless US ?For-
Did IL, justice Forbid il, America.
But let Us retsyn' from this dllytession.
md cast cur eye from the seas totlie shore
| We hear Of " Disasters on iand' 5ut from
5yhose fauH have they arisen What ~
! here in them 20 discDureFc YOU ?
4, Den >h"| The.ey your Gag was low
! red. and your Tort was betrayed. Sus
! whose was the fault? Az the name og
/ HHH your cheek * tiHged With shame; fer