The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-08

earliest sympathies, such welcome. one
rating not merely as an asfectionate tribute.
but moral testimony. does, indeed, quite
Cypress and overwhelm ME. GA! believe.
warm is the heart that feels, and willing is
| the tongue that speaks. and still cannot.
| by shaping It in my rude and inexpensive
phrase, shock the sensibility of gratitude
too fuil to be suppre ssed, & yet too eloquent
Tor language.
1t any circumstance could add to the plea.
Snre or this day. it is that which [ feel i'm
Introducing to the Friends of my youth the
lend OF my adoption though, perhaps, |
am Com nitting one Of our imputed blunders
when speak of Introducing one, whose SER
v crs have already rendered him miliar to
every Frienl, of Ireland--a man, who, con
qusrilg every disadvantage, and spurning
every difficulty, has poured around our mis-
fortunes the splendors of an in elect that at
once srrad'ates and Consumes them For
the services he has rendered to his country.
from my heart thank him & for m yseif f,
oiier MIN, personal, IL may be a selfish
tribute, Tor saving me. by his presente this
night from any attempt at his panegyric
indeed, gentlemen, you can have but little
idea what he has to endure, who, in the e
times adv Gates your Cause. Every calum-
nv which has been heaped on Won comes re
oubled on us. We are called Traitors b..
cause we ish to obtain for the Grown an
unaniInou People. We are called Apostates
because We will not persecute Christianity
and we are branded as Separatists for our
endeavors TO annihilate the letters, that in
stead OF binding, clog the conneXion.-To
these may be added the frowns of d w
err, the envy OF d ILLNESS, the mean malice
OF exposed Self-Interest, and, it may be, in
despite OF all natur | affection, even the
uisCountenance of Kindred. We'll he il so {.
For thee. fair freedom, welcome all the past
FOR theeI my Country, welcome the last
am not ashamed 10 confess to YOU. thu,
there was day when was as bigotted as
the biackost--bs thank that Being who
gifted me with mind not quite impervious
to convic ion and thank vou, who afford
cd such dawning testimonies of my error i
saw you enduring with patience the most
unmerlted assaults, bowling be fore the insults
OF revived anniversaries. in private life ex
emplary, in publ c unoffending in the hour
OF peace asserting your loyalty, and in the
hour OF danger proving it : even when the
triumphant enemy penetrated into the very
heart OF our country, saw the banner OF
your allegiance bearing refutation on your
ssanderers. No wonder then that | seized
my preIudices, and with a blush, burned
them on the altar of my county! believe
most sincere that every man worth nav
ing mas done the same the repeated dis
cussionS OF your cause, have convinced eve
nv one, who has not an interest in oppo,ine
you,ahd there is not now in the ranks of your
S"lie"' = si3iiStS s----l-- G ~. g.
ulty of reasoning know we'll there are
stiIi some security men, set of beings
whom nothing could convince, Almost laugh
able II they were not a most melancholy Spe-
cimen Of the race which big ny gets upon
dizziness. How often have seen an Assem-.
DiaSe OF ihese legislative wor HES, devising
Sc uiltieS over the orgies Cf the punch
b2Wl tneir minds like their favovite bever
age, medley OF TnawkiSh and vitiatng con
tradictions, & their few ideas coursing aft
one auother, & the most udicrous collision,
through the, fumes of their intox cation.
-How often have l seen them
hands grasping the Jug, and their minds
grasping the Constitution. ;--hccough-
ing confusion to Christ, for the sake of
the Church, and drowning their own mem
ores out OF coMPim e2t to King Williams
These are the animals who Glamour tor
securities: these are the creatures, before
whose fantastic and besotted shrine FIVE
millions on human beings are ;isl:eG TO sacri-
fice their liberties. Give rs securities we
utier our Ldves-give Us Security we of
Ter our Ffopcrties-give us Securities take
our dearest ties on earth, our Wives and
| Chlldren--give us Securities take our
Oaths--s,i'l, eth they below out Secur,-
ties !--Catho.ics, give thcm no securities at
all, since they VIII not even taxi the God
OF 5eaven as the trustee for your Aliegi
ancc rejoice that the motley compound
OF caths and penalties, the secu ity bill, has
becT secuted by all parties the People of
Ireland have not been suffering centuries of
death and degrs datiun, for The purpose of
tputing on at last piebald garment of rags
AID tinsel, which could only add t. their
wre'chedness the ridicule Of ostentauon.-
I h I pradii Ious G alition the memorable
Conmldee, may put it out OF th eir heads
that you will I've content T-ith hukstering no
| alt doz Peers and Peasinne S, for the
po'itci ratio, or ALLOW your pre.ates to be
dragged with halter about III ir necks
ID the vulgar scrut ny Of every village "
rant And for what! Why, in order to en-
rich few political traders and distl, throi
some SKATE aleHbic, the miserable riuc rs
tot an ignorant, dsCayirg, degenerate a
riS ocracy. Ii there was no another objection
upon that Bill, the interference OF the
Church With your State was sufficient &c
condemn II We have lesc5es enough fee.
ding on che bloated tuRour Of a morbid mi
10 lpoly-we have toe much of the MIXTURE
Chri t'does no warrant it it is. at best
bu foul and adulierous connection, pollu-
ting the purity Of heaven. with the abomi
nation Of earth, and hanging the profanenest
o. pretended piety around the cross of al
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