The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-08
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4 nCS p,eVGdb}e. Ne are told ~ .''SaoIe
""'o!S' mat thG constitution Isunft e.. Pr Pr
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- ,u'l'"Seo mat the Constitution we 49,.
S'.i9i'tct"ry, aud very dear 20 In. -
~. IN 'iSeCy certain, and | venture to rrai;.
II ,,,y - u ,l'S Constitution ever brcom,
yy;ii r ,, "g'"' another of republican form
OF TINS nation will eahre with the;t. -.
Constitution. we" eieN present
o "aee oeen told, sir. that the admins
oiate", Oh the federal government b,v,. ~
.J NY nv constitution, and that il is tberc,;,..
- MS IS strange dvC:rine-yyhst ~
natc congress to destroy or rna.;e iii ~.
To- S,ssl.,.loh They arc no parties to IT.
- tsiei,'s 70 act under or conforlnah,,..
/ ~ ~ ana II they act against its ,,ro,,;.;e'T
eheir aefS arc void. Bnt it is a n,pst
,,'s ana pern:clous rrinuiale, tl,g. m. -
OF Tue Onion, BY ;'s:ing, IN contr~,,,s12
| 800 - w Gan destroy the ch;,r;cr Sir ti,,,,-
So - wrong one---a dangerous L.-irS,
/ o1-euit,ed to deceive and cnsn.rc tl,, -, ~
r. ~ 80, - ors~ them from ther itlieyia,,r,,
o,, -. .,elietai eIoVernhent. 1t cotradcts
out own acts for VIC have sworn r. s,,r'I,.s
us very constitution, long since II bss
Vola oy legislative nt,action
San wen perceive the siond,ts oe al ~.
ooniPlalhts against the Constitution :, -
.s''S' 70 Keep the niilCgisu from con, IL.
80 "''l0Ilfy. would enquire of ,,ent.sr,,l-e
!. "a .ne.r new or amended Gongtitu,n,, -,
%otii PrcFlde tor obtaining he iirst otSl.,.1,
Ift AL' against the VIII CT the map,itv
,,N' N-e amendment VIII not suit tier ,,;,,r
P'scs. ARG they have even tay1ilred ,,:,
Nen!'GS and wishes cn this subject VIII. :,
h"'nilIIS Tnore or less than they ca,,not o-,- -
So ln'o oIhceS under the present Const;tn-
800 "'io eticy therefore want a new. c,,o <
s,tPPoSS Il NIT. Madison would resior,, o.
ceiileh would withdraw their 6rnno,;t,r,l1
LOT amending the Constitution. nm ~,
e. loJlNueo' but as it did not o.
Tar enough, or for some otbc, - ~
seems to be suspended to rive Mace tii
report we admit the attempt 10 Az. .'.'S
tue peoples rulers, or to ca1npcl fg.s,, 800
siSh' Is very modest one II ser,,as - =
mount to this" We believe this wa ~ a.
most wicked and aboininable, that q Rr;,a;
- riSll.' ana that tie y. 5. are totally ,orona
ne -, eit.ieieSs' If You who are the ma;r,.;te,
p 81 Tue rSHs To us, let US have ne
resident and all the Offices, and fan nto ~
RANKS and labor for uS, we will h,.i;l..' me
%icheu war to be most righteous and Will
al ou' endeavors to make it tern,i,,t.. -
pFoSperousiJ and gloriously-and fn,thl,. 80
pace parry shall Instantly be conve,.ta1
INTO : war party" we will o5ndeScoe.I co
.aAe your preparations, yala, q,51cr Z eiory
* equitable peace 10 ouIselves.'--lt IS
strange that gentlemen did not pursue THIS
First plan, ana make this modest application
to i'lr. Madison and MS friends, But, sir, If
this had been done, and MIR. Madison, as he
would, had gratiied Massachu-
sets In this small request, and had the
Nicc-P resident, and the President of the
Senate fro TEN and the Speaker of tire
House, who arc TO fiji the vacancy in success
ION, complied and further, had Congress- to
CRAFTY these same gentlemen, been so com,
piaisant as to appoint a speaker to act "a
President, who would be perfectly agreeable
to those gentlemen, it is doubtful Whether
they would get along much better than we do.
There is no doubt every little sklrrnish wou,d
be magnited INTO victory, and every tbi,sr
which Is now disaster of "A doubtful cla,acta,o
would wear very different appearaace.Z
Should we, however, Judge from events i
is very doubtful whether Massachusetts mill
tary skill is superior to all the rest Of .hc
world. Wherever the enemy has made any
attempts against Gov. Strong's TERRITORY. he
has succeeded, except two small posts at rbr.
west the oaly territory from which he
enemy has not been driven is in Massarh,,-
sets.
But the most alarming view in zyhith co.,.
slider this report is that it holds out encourao1s
ment to the enemy | do not fear that ynr
Will dare TO carry any plan OF disunion TO ~
tremites,-l aim satisfied that the course, ~,
are pursuing is the mos. destructive 10 80.
party-But / do appreacad that this stC,,,,
of disunion, viii encourage the hopes of ON
enemy and remove far the hopes o. peace.-.
| Let these measures be known al Che. -,
| ding the negotiations, and Il would b.. 49,,
means Of suspending ifn not utterly termipat;n.-
! them, It's impossible to beli.ve lhA, o,.nti,o,
men can expect any benefit 10 the 6m,nrr,
| from these strange proceedings
| But gentlemen should take care rAeos,,...
whose design is innocent nav ripcn n h, 80,
son. The moment your s6ecuiati1,Ar 900,
into action you pass the Rll6icon. TBe bSje,.,,
Of your fellow-eitizens must Row, and brotI,, :.
must be arrayeo against brother. YOU, s;t,.
alton is therefore exceedingly critica){ w
stand on pFccipice, the ground frAn,t,,,s
under your feet, advance One step a,.6 ~,
plunge into the abyss below, and are losA for-
ever.
| Ambition has destroyed eFerv ether re,,It
lie. In times Of distress and danger. 6,rt;E. =.
men rise outof the times. Theft reasone q y
plausible, tlieir accents honied and thc;r 80
fTcfessediy patriotic. they well Sn,v -
in such times tne people mgY be incl:reJ T.,
listen to schemes Of re0oH, under tha 49,
| Of rgfoTnf. And in tine Of war crs,gt,, ,.,.
my will watch their movements with y go;
cal eye. But know that any stee1nnt IS ~.
sort, must at this tiue, fail The nrori,. 49,,
attached 20 their go7ernlnen Mt btv 10 -.
so inconstens as you w7sld make tier RE,
p / are becoming esVa.ty Is ry,~,.o 81 -i