The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-01
RICHMOND, November 1, 1914.
THE TRUE QUESTION,

THE TRUE QUESTION:
1 he question before the Eastern States, is
not, whether this or that man should hold
the relus OF power, but whether the Union
should be sacrificed or saveds
Lst the London Courier raise the cry, chat
lanes Madison must SO out--and that Great
brItsln will not rest satisfied until he shall
sharethe exile of Napoleon Bouaparte-
Lex the Boston Printers How in its wake
repeating the cry OF out with lin Cst -yitli
Inn =
Let the Federal Retau5fcqqa spoutits filth in
torrents upon his head
Let Mr. King Of Massachusetts disgrace
his seat IN Congress bv urheard-of calumnies
against tic President ofthc United States aud
impatient assertions that he onsht 20 De
brought 10 the halter
Let faction rage in every opposition print
Tier malisnlty viii not be gratiied--
Mr- Madison viii remain where he IS
me choice OK the People viii never deserd
the statlon, to which he has heen elevated byl
their SURFACES.
If the faction should see 81 10 turn all itsl
resentment from the foreign enemy against
tho administration
q RAISE the war-whoop against our own
countrymen, instead of the nation which is the
enemy of us all
To swear that it viii no. contribute mite
towards the prosecution of the var. so Ions
as 1t is conducted by the ruling pertv--
o suffer this Country to become the Grew
OF the enemy, until TIE rens of power are
transferred 10 its own hands
Is IN VAN that 1t pretends to patriotism, tol
enc love OF COUNTRY
The people viii see through all these PFC
tcnces-
They will see, thIoue.a ali this cIayoorr +be
3mnltinn which scllnu,a.les the energies of tao
ton.
This opposition IS as vain as it viii bs
groundicss-as destitute OF effect, as it will be
Of a Cause
Do they object to the President of the L. S.
that he IS no soldier H-The answer il. If i
not necessary that he should be versetl in tao
tics. The selection OF proper officers is the
principal thing which is required at his
hands
DO they object 60 his cabinet, TO che secreta-
RES whom he has selected 1T is answered.
tnat this cabinet is newly cast--and that the
Secretaries cannot b. ccnsured for the incorn-
potency which they have dis9layed because
they are yet scarcely warm in their sea4s
and their incaPacity has nor yet been pro
Is 1t argued that the meu are unit, because
their measures are destitute OF vigour p
1t IS answered, in What respect have their
measures been Inefficient Is DaIIss's Re-
port too weakf Is Monroe's Plan destitute
of bone and muscle mo, Move will ven
ture to predict that the cry Of these Gentle
men viii speedily be- changed--and that the
olhy complaint will sConR be, that their nlea
Surcs are too strong = q =
If the wise men of die East are willing 10
KISS the roH OF the enemy, and subscribe TO the.
demands of the enemy, let chem declare 1t TO
ire assembled Congress of the Uaion-their
views Wi then be understood and the Pen
dc apfr A.,
eTs--
hthey are merely tIispleascd with the nea-
sGres devised for the prosecution of The wa,.
Ii IS competent FIR them to propose new
ones
Way 60 they not come out with their own
bufTct Of measures -
Why dc they not suggest new subjects Of
t5xatonS
New nndes Of swelling the ranks of our ar
T''et F--;a0fe encient measures for the de-
fence cfths sea-board2
II is moi the part of the patriot to believe
fhat his country Is going to ruin and not TO
contribute to her salvation.
When The ship is test upon the deep. eN-
pcssd to the danger of sh:pwreck, what
would be Thought Og the lu5berIy seaman.
WHO, through dislike OF his pilot refuses to
and IN the safety the Ship but spends all his
time IN clustering upon the deck p
II by TIC rules OF this ship, tic pilot has been
appointed for a certain period. & more over II
there was every cas- n to believe that the crew
would appoint him over again, they had the
chMce, what would be thought Of the seaman
or even minority of the crew, who sbouId
try, by foul abuse, to drive the pilot from his
oein- az who should refuse to lend hand
e"words the safety Of the ship p
ne present chief Magistrate of this nation
the pilot who is attempting to weather the
olm which assails us--has been put there
by me crew. At the helm he will remain
pointed. @-P
Snail we then waste this precious moment
~ outcry and abuse Are we not an en-
parked IN the same bottom And can any
man be 50 peryerse or 81 mislcd by the Inst
o. power, - ata moment of peril ike this 10
fehIse to work the pump or to lasa the spars,
S"caus3 t7n ship iS not trimmed precisely as
Be Ilcns5ss 90
gar. ta1'son vii remain, therefore. where
Dc - H.. J tne constitution terminates his ca