The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-10-13
OUR CAUSE.

hag III tie sword--and however rndely we
may WELD the I'm, yet st;llit is our ,ccupa-
ton" Rude though it be in s2ccsh, +" vet
1t cannot be - well employed, as in def
ing her reputation ag inst the assaults ot rlcs-
ian tongues.
The iast importation of the English pa
pers, has poured tide cf dcfarnati.r anl -
buse upon Us which Is rs foul &c tits r~esu,nr,-
tuous. Among ;Hese, tie London Ccuric, is
The most consPicuous--its assertions ave
false, It's 'nierences sre ridiculous, its ten
per arr -,nt and d.ctlt tial-Jts slarde,s
might be passrd ever in si'ert conternr,. !:
It were not understood thatit enjoys the cen
idence, and expresses the opinions and the
views Of the ministers
What are the sins which it does mt asc--;he
to America Her demands . eytravag. -
AMI irnm0derate"--" shifting ars uncfrtS;n"
guilty o. ftlseA0cd, as well as elvy Of tie
"ri'ish nome making war under false
prenfeaoes, '--t'ie miserable tool of Bona
parte-and even now seeking pcacc, r..
with real wish 70 obtain it, but IN sr;ri.
Ut cunbc,iy, a1e as a mannuvre to cain
8 "r'io'tl TOR tle war in America" Such are
sle 'iShts ~ which we az. portrayed to AZ
f rope. Nd Gun tbs be ny c,uriti.y. which
IS pourtrNycd--and such Dort~ajto II is
impoSs;blc. It Is surely cs'p,ni,y & not truth
which has guided the rcrcil.
TIC FIST gr-,:nd Of corrp,air,t IS. owe. 5s-
man-ls are .rfra,aea,t.'' How %, w.
demand that {, ee bottoms shall mike free
goods. Have w" made such demand
We have not.-Afuch as our wfsest ,,,j;,;.t
clans have 7cished for the establishment or
such rule, because it is agraeable ~ the beyt
interests oi man, vet wherr is the State pa
pr IN which they have COED mon it ;
Where is the letter OF Instructions f,r- ~.
last twenty years in which en-. ministers
have been taught T. set up this demand ;
IL is not urged upon England nor u,,on
any OF the nations Of tie contacnt-7eitb-r
At TINS tune nor w;thin the last twenty
years. The Courier then is r,iyt.ken IL
as$erI'o,' lies on the one side. The fact har-
pens to be on the other.
II the Courier n'@ope t. say, We core near
% snch a pretcnsicn, by d handing that Gre
@1ih@ should make free D7rr--we sav. this al
legation IS equally false. When did we wish
to protect m our vessels the sola,:sys of the en-
envy Great bITtain has right tn search fo,.
these, and 10 take them ont, because thew are
contraband of war. Il is ? r>strairt ,,,,o- r.
loe'tv of trade, which arises from The L,7i,9 of
'"4r; II IS one ct those usagcs X peace, which
yeld t. the rights Of war. We never. r. ui--
ed that she OF any other nation should give II
up.
II the Courier would narrow down his n.y.
P0Sition to British oranie,7 alone. we Mood
guilty to the Charge and stand UPON our iusti-
hcatl1h. we say, that size has no 1jol,t IN
search for her seamen uDon the \, -, SroSE,
and that 1t IS her demand which is In this case
:. e',sf = For where docs she deC1uce
Not rom the laws OF nations which per
mt you only 70 search for contrabana If wa,.
ior proofs OF beng bound to blockadel mort
and, according to most ju,ists, for cnemies'
goods But her own scoroen arc neither enc
mes .Poods nor aoiqi,r3--She searches Eo,.
then tDen, not heCapsc it is allowed Inv tho
laws OF war, but in virtue oG the laws of her
iand Row, 1t is plain that her own laws arr,
luntea ~ her own jurisdiction and cannot
s,'e.Ch lHto the high seas. SO sensible was
the Prince Regent Of this consequence, and =,
such straits was he driven FIR arqn,ce,,ts ON 4.
which To prop his professions, that in his ia
nous bIdtJ $50 in reply to ours. he was COM
e ell 10 found the search fer scarrer ,,,,o,, tbo
search f'r cCntrabshd-thut is vt,, hive =
light to search for arms. nd if d,,rino tb,+
search you chance To lght upon rour. seaman
yon nave right tn take him. This is tic old
S3toiy q the IL gstrate's warrant over apo;n--
.ou cannot scarce Tor your cow, but YOU
knew, IN searching for yoIr turkey. Won, nov
mud your cOw.-Yet after all. neither tbe. M,
n:testo nor the Warrant cives Won = r;c-ht -
giHTcH' IKE You might, but not search e
ul5n TIE Prince Regent was unable to DioJnce
d octtcr a'ument for his eXtravag-,rt de
niand, 4 rs but fair t. conclude that he had No
better argument to produce.
We night nave submitted to this pre-
oeIs'on' II 1t had not equally affected the. lib
critics Of our countrymen Thousands Of orr
own C''iIens had been dragged from their own
vessels by British press-ganfs, doomed +,
SeTVtuhc which they abhorred often 70 fol.
nation with which their con. trv y.
athe"re and sometimes to she'd the blood of
'leir own countiymen.--Oh the other hand
We were anxious to remove all the scr1lr,les
o. Nreat-BTtain-Ve were wiling TO stjDu.
me mat no British seaman should enter. an
american vessel, provided she would res
PeC' our f'ag--VFe are now assured thai sU
Our good intentions are lost upon her.
iilt. says the Courier we have made tho
. eHtravagant demand" Chat T.nsi,.h snI,.
lects may become traitors with irnuuuitv H.
c nsed by an American certificate. and to-
no search shall be made for d2ser.crs. warn,
from tie hamnocks Of their kim ,ctraII.
IT arms against their couutry."-T'be C,,,r+-
erls again nistakcn---we have made 70 s,,-t,
demand Our protection extends o,,v to
nHHf1TahSed citizens, ard not TO dsee,flro--.
TOT no man can pass at once from the ham
MOCK TO the oat'l-book Five we've ~,
necessary to invest him with the cbarsrtc,.
and privileges Of Citizen; the mot earra5
among winch is Protection. And vet Greet.
britam does the same thing. and in a sbor,e-
tlne' lwo years instead of five. I'm her NJ,
IS enough to clothe man with the ,frhts
suDlect--But where is the arrogant tome
winch we have assumed where tboee
fT1gC rant deD50Dde p W. ,,,o.,. go.