The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-07-02
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much more successful. You have recently
seen what sailly-shally state the Powers of
the Continent Were in, till our Lord Caste.
reagh got among their counselois They were
talking about leaving 20 ne Emn6yoT .Nflfic-
ron much greater extent of territory than
france under her kings, ever knew You
have seen how soon matters CHANGED affc, the
arrival of his Lordship. You have seen thr
reSnH and, having seen that. rely, If vou viii.
on tic superior powers of tcLkine- possessed
by your negociators Perhaps you NAV taxi,
1t into your head, that negocati,rs. chosen
from amongst our friends, the iTrd.y47Rsfs -
that Two OF three of those l3lt5.,rs of tnc
Western Hemisphere" of whom the 73,res
newspaper speaks; perhaps, it may come in
10 INTO your nodtilc, that neg2c;ators, picked
out trcn amongst these friends cf " social o.
der and regular government" will be rke,,-
to succeed better than those, who we've not fir
open war against Napoleon. I5v then. iona
tnan and be sure to fix upon gentlemen. who
tinn& themselves very clever, and love Of all
things, TO hear themselves FAX. H.. su,,, To
send men deeply read in Vattel and pusfcn-
dorif, and who viii write volumes in folio IN
answer to SIX lines from cur Secretary Estate.
thnE, tnat' IN order to conciiiafc, your best
way VIII be to send negociators, who. in fol-
lowing up the sentiments of Mr.. Ratl,lo,uh viii
lay all the blame of your hostility u'lon the
democrats or J0co6ins, who have emigratei
TO YOU from England and Ireland and. if
you were to propose to give them up to their
natural sovereign, it might, as Mr. Randolph
would think, obtain YOU peace upon better
terms Try 1t, Jonathan, and sec what effect
IL VIII nave la short, try, in all manner of
ways the powers OF talking.-Alas 10 be
serious, with You, your safety lies now in the
torbearance, the magnanimity, the compass
sion, OF his Royal Highness the Prince Rcpeijt
Oh England and, l trust, especially for the
sake OF the Quakers III PENNSYLVANIA, that vou
VIII ind this safe reliance. While the Empe-
ror Napo on welded the arms OF France. YOU
thought yourselves in no danger But him Won
tld not like He did not dress to your fancy
one party amongst you abused him, and the
other disclaimed all desire to aid his views.
Volumes did your negociators write to con-
vince US, that YOU did nothing to favor him.
You got INTO nice, snug, little, war of YOUR
o7on Still independent, you were at war with
one OF the great belligerents, and so far from
alymg yourself with the other you contrived
to keep up your quarrel with him, and could
hardly be sand to be at peace with your pow
eeriul enemy'S only powerful enemy. Luckily
ior us you adopted this policy, and persevered
mt m II 70 the last. You apPearto have put your
little lndefie1ade11t war as a sort of episode in-
to the grand drama but it was acting con-
trary to all the rules of composition, not to
close the episode before the end of the piece.
You may, hope, safely rely upon the mode
ration and magnanimity of our Prince Regent,
acting in the name and behalf Of his Majesty /:
but do assure you, that that is your oniy re-
lance; for if you were rooted out to the last
man, yourfate would excite very little COM
mlseratlon, in Europe. You thought, thatyou
would hold the balance between England ard
France What folly and presumption! But
1t is in vain to talk. This is a disease Of the
mind, OF which nations are never cured but at
the lannon's mouth; and, though could wish
much to see YOU cured, cannot bring myself
to approve OF the application of the remedy.