The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-20

ltos tn regulate the blow. I've must he ah,ter,;oy
IN 81, hahtI. not too much devoted to the pex.are
OF the table: but his I'D Always devoted to the ex
ere Sc OF srms. He must have NJ espie's eve fc,
ever on the watch inspect ng the condition OF h,
camp, and ndue;ag every responsible osicer, to at
tend to the d'schsrge OF duly. Sioth end isJuI.
sence must Zee from b,s presence. lis officers
respect aud fear him, while his r,en sye and res
peer hio. Re 10 ambitious Of fame, hr. he si,iies
oest nov To deserve 1t. he is stGsehet to arms
not 80 much because IL is his business as Lis plea
sure. -
II any one should ask us, where sSeh a man ia to
De met whh-Wr answer. to the beet vi osr abilities
IN tho man who has washed away the disasters OF
Detroe who had every thing to collec for new
campaign, aud who got every thing Together who
waccd Through mo"ssses aud sno@s, aud sur,pounted
tue mo't "sr'.ht'a' climate" m the Union the man.
who was neither To te dauu:ed by disaster nor
ui'hcn'ces Under any shape. by this sk OF the cv,-
nHed or the sarbarty obs savage tus; the man, who
Won t'e hearts ct the people by hi, spirit the res.
pcct OF his Officers by his zeal the love OF his ar.
my ey participation of their bsrdships-the mae,
v'.o was finally triumphant over his enemy. Such
man Is Wilii-rn Henry I;srrisnn
let h,'R beseech she .'G-.a cooti naturei' friend
9uho has rdiscd hin, 10 .qrs ueon 50 u.s. 10 0yoo
rs e"los7u'',s, until he nus achieved so,neta;ny 70
deserve them.
FOR THE + ,QUlRER!
Being at Spottsylvsnia Court on Monday las. I
was very much grstihed ut hearinx our fei,ow.c.i.
heH' COLI here1r, deeiare hisose!fa Candidate to
-.
=" the place OF our late respected s. esteemed repre-
sentative, J. swson, Esq.
lie made short address to the People, in which
he stated. that his po'it;csI sentiments, from the
tif~e they hrst patrozet, him were. Unchanged ~
hat Tune and experience had satisfied him O. their
correctness that he believed he had not differed
from majority of the district, except in one in
sshce-he referred to the Presidential Election
"hen ne gave his vote 20 Mr.. Monroe We pres,l.
neu that could not he considered by TIE People as
UNI, renee IN principle, as the gentleman to whom
hand OF the fresident.-He said that he had nj,
ways tet the most perfect conviction thst he pres.
eht w was just snd righteous, and thst all inca.
sures which were calculated 10 give it safe end 10.
issne, cn5ht To- receive the United support
OF the nstiof. He declared that our eouutr, could
not give way TO the practice of inpressing our seq
men, without re'inquishng one of tue most mpor.
tant attributes which Belong to free and sovereign
states; tia when the protection of the nag was
wItnar'wn from those who sail under ii. ether rights
wcn'd be hardly worth asserting. y
am sver,e 20 mal,ins any inviiious comyariso,
hetweea Col. Mercer and any gentleman who mar
De candidate for Puolio Suffrage on this OCCASION
OUT believe 1t to he proper suggest to t.s Free
holders OF the district, that from his having we'd un.
ner ths governments o. the two great powers
france and England, and having acted in sn
omcisi character near the former for several
years, ne Better understands the relation, which
soness between those countries end our own
than any other gen,iernse however respectable his
nation.
Co. Mercer'a moral character is well known in |
me district therefore saw nothing shout it, except
,nst !, never has been snpeachei, neither is it inn
FhEEHOLDER.
Spott'5iVania, April z. Is1a