The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-16

I's'eu III tue race OF Europe, the false and
unprincpled declaration OF his adherence
OF tna' co-siIsuti'n, aud made it the princi
pal pretext for associating with Ca,harine
70 ooiiterate the Dation.-I hus, while these
powers were waging or medita'ing war a.
gainse France. for caasgins monarchy
into repab'ic -. ~ destroyed Poland, for
substituting regulated hereditary monar-
cny. connected with wise system for a.
o"i'sh'ng slavery, ia the place of an anoma.
ious and tisorderly Republican, the mind
was struck with abhorr ence, on viewing the
ACTS OF one OF the beligcrent parties, and
was disposed ~ recoil on the others, with
opposite sentiments of kindn SIS and esteem,
1t met>wi,h crimes, in that direction EQUALLY
or more enolfnnusi which checked and neil.
traiised the feelings into comparative indif-
fercnce
II is not Ito be believed, that the strong
affections exhibited. by the celebrators. for
SUCH courts as RnssIa, Prussia and Austria,
could De real and originai--they must have
oeen secondary and fowin, from some ma
fer Passion. which could gid and illustrate
the gioomicst scenes; with which it CHANGED
co De associated.-England! England her
SAFETY, Interest and glory. were the true
sources Which lighted up this enthusiasm.
--odr owa affairs, even the resolutions
OF poor Mr. Webster. and the Secretary's
Report upon them (Which heaven knows
make noise enough,) are viewed with fasti
dious disgust. equalled only by Cr,hhs,s
MISS Just returned from a fashion able board
Ing school. at the rural but plentiful house
rold of her f,ther
one minced the sansuRe flesh in E,us,ums Sne
Ana wondered much to see the creatures dine.
whether the diigen, inspection OF some
good maps, and the laboured recolIec ion.
trofe public papers, of the incidents Of the
campaigns III Europe for some years past.
sh.iiso Mr: Harper IN the exalted appel
lation of H1idfory Statesmen whether
ms intellectual achievements ara of so high
an order. as to battle the compel ton of En-.
ropean Lawyers, not excepting Mr.. Broug
nam and Mr. Stevens, are positions which
am disposed to contest, but which the par
'ies concerned might do well tn reconsider
ct leisure hour. An attempt to confu.e ma
ny OF the "i,n statements and opinions of
MIR. Harper, particularly his strange apollo
gy for the niurderers of their SOVEREIGN
raul, is rendered quite superfluous, by the
answers OF his friend, the stroke OF whose
ihyrsas IS not the less fatal. for being invel.
oPed IN SO many flowers of the sweetest
scent:
proceed therefore to remark. that q
spirit of monarchy or o,irarchv in th;s
country, has been unwilling itself m ore and
more tor thirty years past, until no evi.
oehce OF Its existence seems now to be
wanting, bat bold and open profession.
On tue part OF Its votaries, of their wishe 6
ana ProPeusl'ies.--This ardent anxiety and
admiration extended to European monar-
CHEZ. this unqualified attachment, and pre
ference to all that's English, this inditfer-
ehce bordering on contenpi, for the sru~,I
ana compara1ivey equal condition CT our
OVID ," republic. may be considered as iufal-
DE marks OF the existence of this spirit.
The unreasonableiiess of desire to ex
ceanSe our present government into any
Oh the oligarchic. aristocratic or moD,rchic
iorns' VIII appear the more cxtravaeant
Wheh We CONSIDER how nearly impos sble its
present accomplishment is, AMI how dis
ran. must be It's prospective qualification.
no republic has ever been so pure as
20 be quite exempt frcm this spirit: brit
IN none has its establishments been less nro
oabie than in our own.
IN many OF the ancient AM modern re-
pubiics. legitimate aristocratic. or mooar
onoal ingredients, were mingled in the very
CONSTITUTION cf the State. In others, eradu
ID usuePaton or sudden violence placed the
sovereign power IN the hands of an al f-archy.
OF OF single person. In almost all Of them.
Certain families were Of such illus,r;o,s
Dirth, as to reader prediction for the go
Vernment CT the tt7o---yery natural. aud
| somewhat excuSa5ie. Even in Democratic
| nthehs 'here were many such families the
| descendants ot Coarus were sf,eciaily honor
ed, OF whom Scion was one. and Alcibiades
claimed mis- descent from AK lebanon
who was at JoUe fertius.
| Huring our state OF colonir; f;eDerlence
the pride OF England. very fortunately. re-
FUSED TO us all those artificial d;s,irc, ions
winch are held TO be he Corinthian rilIars
OF her own realm. We baI, 70 Dukes. no
Lords, no kaights--,W Mr.. Locke in
forming government tor 5. (. was dispos-
co 10 establish landed aristocracy, he was
foro'@den to adept the titles of the aoalo.
z, Gus iilstocracy of England, and was fore
ed TO borrow terms of distinction from the
little princes Of Gernany and ,be p,,ivs T.,
1,ah trloes-Eyen the Colonial Episcopal
Chirch was annexed to an English See. &
lnsteaetof Bishop, was governed bv tn.
biShop OF London's deputy nnler the hum
bie TILE OF Commissary ENGLAND was NOT
aware, that she was thus fostering two n
| the most potent supports uf republican nTin-
c'pies ana habits. fer/eet equgL;ty 6frir6f.
ana reTy Srfat egnahty oCcondjfions'
Wnen We threw off the authority of Eng
Land, the first acts of the States w.re "a for.
tii7 equality by eholishipg Church establ;.b .
men Entails, and the rights of pri,n,,en;
ture, by solemn proteststicns ac i,pst t,tIes
OIL pobi,ity, by retaining power to its natu-
raj and ri8htful depository the people. with
OF wto'e agency and vii, or those cf their
immediate organs, no citizen could rise to
power and distinction, and even then. corId