The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-19

onny I'll rrehch influence. II requires no
wichery 70 enable us to speak with conf
tence or the direct course they would have.
aiken. But why it may be asked should it
ne the object ct the peace party 70 .bwarr
he wishes ut the adminstra tion in obtaining
peace This IS the fear that corrcdes *
keeps them so uneasy. The fear that if the
administration should effect a peace, its pn-
pr.arity would become greater if possible.
and that their hope of ascendsncy & power.
IKE S"smany bubbles, would burst to rise
no more.
What else blu. some wsl, ofthis sor, could
have led them to proclaim to Great Bri-
tam, that we we're going to meet them
at Gotenburg to bow dGwn in submission,
and IN atonement TOR past errors, to makea
tender of the rirhts Of the American Peo-
PIE, and the An, ricsn Nation. Would not
such be the fact if the Administration were
to sacrifice eUcry hofnt for sohich it has so
Tong contended In addition to this, the
same Gentleman, whose feelings are more
frigid than his hairs are frosty, tells US,
that not letter in any treaty of peace TO
grow out OF this negotiation, win be found
iinPeirlng the maritime rights as claimed
by S. Britain--fhat the subjcct gy:U either
neve' De mentioned, Or fut 1lfon me Shelf
&C referendum" These are the very Dur
poses, as understood by all parties, and all
men, and AL the world for " hich Conithis-
si"ne,s are appointed bv the two Nations to
meet at Gotsenbnrg. And yet Tins Roary
Patrzot, u bare fffy urGra, tells you that
me subject will not be taken up, or If it is.
that 1t viii merely be thrown aside as IN
worthy OF discussion. But we trust in this.
the gentleman will be mistaken, and that
nothing Will be LETT at reference, that none Ct
our rights will he put by on the Shelf-Phat
in the words Of a Foreign Minister we shall
prepare peace with wisdom, weigh It's
Conditions with justice, and sign it with hn,
nor ms is the onlv sure policy for tn
y. States to pursue. Peace upon any other
terms could only be considered as a truce Of
convenience, not treaty of security. In
TINS situation we should be placed. if we were
10 rely upon the mere SUSPENSION of Great.
br'tain as to the principles of her conduct.
ne feelings which lead to 3 saSfiension,
most certainly furnish some evidence of
wrong IN the principle suspended, & ought
20 iead TO a ta"' and open renpnciation Nor
is lt to be supposed that a Nation of Der
and naughty in arms
would agree to suspend the operation of her
principles Tor moment, when she believed
.Ia. she mao hrm and undeniable right to
their unceasing effect. She dnes, however.
suspend them sometimes, but always for the
purpose OF giving effect to some scheme Of
deluslcn and pertdy. Ii is therefore. to be
hoped that nothing will be left in susterce
or, as the Frosty Gentleman from New
Jersey would have it, al referendum. We
nave mad sufficient proofs Of the insidous
conduct OF Great Britain in this way and
we ought to'take pattern from the conduct
of our Forefathsrs, in rejecting them win
hrmness, proInptitude and contempt. She
Will never acknowledge herself WRONG if she
can possibly avoid it BY hnttinF it off. .Sns-
fenee to her is food, to ourselves It is ruin.
And we ought to know from some very
prominent Lessons in our history, that it is
ner most fsvorite scheme of policy. The
Famous ccIfeiliatory bill, of Lord North t,.
suspend the right of taxation, or in Other
words to leave 1t ga rcftTendun1, ought not
{" De torgateen, nor should it be forgotten In
VIII oo'd and mastery style OF eIoouenee
IL vas rejected. At that time like the pre-
sent, there were men vito stool forward Z,
deprecated the War as unjust and unneces-
sary who insisted that Susftensio,r was E.
houSh to appease and to satisfy us. and that
no man of PRINCIPLE 7yould e,:Hsf az q soldi-y-
Such we're the distant murmurs of the Rein
gees-the angry and threatening tone OF the
ores among us--and, the sly, insinua,ipq
speeches OF those who affected moderation
and silence. Every efFart in their united
power was made to dissuade the people
from enhst'ng as soldiers. and to shorten the
ume OF those who did enlist. Whether
their eXertions produced tue effect or not.
it is unnece ssary to enquire, but such was
the tact, that troops were engaged for
year and Tor less time, which had nearly
brought the country more than once to the
Drink OF submission and ruin. Whether
the spirits of the present day are exciting
all their might and intrigue to balk, To hin
der. and IN fact, to resist the recruiting SER
vice. nave the same wishes and designs or
not we can only refer to comparative bal.
aDce OF facts and circumstances, The OH
iects ior which we are at war now, although
not OF the same identical character, arc We
ry nearly allied and are of very little in.
terror Importance the security Of oui
persons. oar Rights and our Property.
- he peace party propose the same maa-
sures, they use the same arguments, aud
IN every point of view they act in the same
way and therefore We must presume that
'hey ain, At the same result We have jusc
stated what they did in the time of the Rev.
ntonary contest What do they nov Th.y
try to deceive the people into belief that G..
bFita1u Us anxious for peace upon honorable
terms. that the war is urjust and uuneces-
'ary.'Ihey. are violent against enlistments;
ana go 50 Tar as to say that no man Of trim
Ttfe 7pI act as a scifisr. And what would
,e me effect OF all this, but 10 throw the
coun ry III its etard and to place it pre-
iiSeiY ~ that defepceless situation which our
,"h History tells us the same measures had
lone before, and had nearly involved every
ming IN Common fliir II cpeoL;,o-