The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-10-15

agara, and Fiatts',urg. viii comman. the
admiration of mankind.
In relation To che ministry Of Great Pr.ni,s
the remark of the Reviewers is unoucsto.,a.
MY wFN"y. In the conduct which they have
uniformly Observed towards the United St,tcs.
no mixture Of contempt can be tiiscernc6. -
&c is not the characteristic of contempt 20
kee2 (" watchful eye VI on It's object. fut til.
-. ministry have constantly had their ewes
On MS. Their Commercial Statesmen have
Always regarded the pecrle Of these United
o'AteS as TIER most formidable rivals
ana tie Government has therefore never.
,oSt an opportunity Ct dcirg US ar ir;i,y.-
, ne western pos:s were withheld in direct
deiiance OF the treaty e r7aS The. ,,ir,tes
OF Africa have been ;tlst:satctl tn rolest chr
'face the savagrs of the Gcrth West cncou-
r-ged Nv rewards to invade our territory
@n1 'Hurdc, our citizens, ana AGENTS er,p,.v-
20 10 temper with cur people 10 lOu.ert
disccrd, x to dissolve the III IN. n tic n,,oy-
ccuncn o. our lawful trade, as ncutra]s. trct:,
the YEAR 1898 until 1879. we hive been the
VICTIMS OF unceaSing oepred2tions-rt one
time Ii WIS deemed e1pedie't 10 starvc tb.
people 1t France into submission, 10 thci,,
irgum7:c Soverejcrs," ard wheat and Four
were seized as contr band. At anoth-, t;rnt,
X was discovered that France had 70 ,.rht
~ grant to neutral, permission 70 trade he
tween her colonies and he, self. aud the ,eu
t'a' WAS punished bv Great Brit IN w:,ii
re , forfeiture II his vessel aud TIC Cargo
ncn II was ascertaiped and i,tliciaily
decided, that voyage from a French
sand TO tn United States, f orr whcnre
colonial produce was slIipreti to Frazer. was
still voyage from the island to tn. parent
country, ant! the same penalty was crc,tetI-
SUI the American cutra derived SONG ber-
eht from Tn trade between TIE United
Dates and Franco, and this the british mn
,,.stry first impaired bv blockading lon,.
hne OF coast, and then DESTROYED bv the 9 ,d,.rs
in Council interdicting al trade whatcver.
In all this, there Is icalousv, hatred. rarccr
Gus hatred, stimulated hy.a rapacicrs sri1it.
bu no contempt. Nor is there ,,iy fling no
contempt, III the employ nent of I.cliaps. VIII,
have been permitted. NOV encorrapcd 20
'nrier prs nels in cold b!9o1 nor in the,
Command of Fort Erie to give no Quarters
,'or IN the infamous End brutal orders. issueti
ny tue hr,lsh government to dcscla,e ur At
ianuc coast orders Of which tie British Ao-
mural was himself ashamed, ard which lie
therefore published, to rescue his name I'D
character, from the execration Of the cjv;Iiz
ed world orders IS base rs the prctevt En
them is false Of which, it is believed no
paraliel can &c found Since Lewis the 14-h
Drought upon himself tho dctcstotion Of All
europe by the desol@tion = the Palatinate.
Nor is there any thing like that senti,ne,,. IN
the recent destra, Ii at Vashingtor, of NIB
nc buildings used fnr military p,iI1scss s only.
anti1 the Saracen-like c0niagration Of the
pubic lbrary The enit,et here used d. es
not Convey an adequate idea of the enorpi-
yes OF the act last mertioneG Wncn the
uiscipies Of Mahomet, more than 11ro
years ago consigned to the flames tie
AieXandi1an iibrarg, they DESTROYED boots
written III languages which they did rot nm
aeTS'and' BOOKS Of science which they 6esni-
Sd and ~ religion vhich they afho-~er.-.-
f'h' the library at Washington consisted min
c'pai!v II volumes, written W the l;,rer,aor. e
the spoiieI' himself. BY his own corntrvme,
obtaining the history, the laws, the scierc,.
ana the religion Of his native land - In nj
TINS repeat, thers is no coilte!ar,, but .l,er,,
Is deep-rooted ami bItter hatred. t,k, &c
rise IN the recollectior tfQur ancient dsnen.
dence' N the knowledge cfour COR rlerc.aI
enterprise. and in the anticipation If t -
flture greatness and naval power Of these L.
otates greatness anil power, which no.
thing but the folly and wickedness IF internal
discord can prevent IFS from attaining
We greet the budget Of the Committee rs
Ways and Means with pleasure. 1t is 7,ie.onv
which must inspire confGcnce-cor,,7d encs.
which will support creGlif-crco'it which vii,
supply the immediate resources for war
re JVst and .ear not This is the roo,ne,r
to appeal to the Americans.
VIRGINIA LEGTSLATTRF..
n L.