The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-09-24
OUR COUNTRY-Eo- 3
'ic7l'l07iA, { Ia SGi,n'dip, Ssbten,bol. q, 1914.

/ he attacks Oh Eastport, StoninGton, and
Castine : the Proclamations of the British Of
ncers IN which they seem to express a lispo-
Sition to cut off so mach of the District of
Maine as lies north of the Penobscot and
the ravages which they have made on private
properly, are awakening the people of Mas
sachusetts to sense of their danger, and in
some measure to the real character and
views of our enemy. They see that the towns
OF the East are not much better treated than
those OF the South (; that the bread and meat
OF Yankee are just as much relished and
stolen with as little sCruple, as the bread aud
meat of Virginian and that IT is lust the
same thing to DIR friends across rhe water,
whether they find ship III the bav of The Che
sapeak or OF Penobscot. The cat was once
turned mso fine lady but she was fine
LADY only IN appearance at heart she was
stll fnonser; and when rat was heard be-
and the wainscot, she leapt from her hus-
bands arms with the same appetite to devour.
as when she was confsssedly Cat. An Ame-
i1caS UeSS% has the very same charms in the
eyes OF u. Britain. She is SO avaricious of the
trade OF the world; so jealous of the trade of
nation which threatens to rival her own.
that nothing can save our ships from her Gu
pidity or vengeance. 1t makes no odds whe-
her they are found here or there whether
they are owned by a Buckskin or Yankee,
NiN obdlC lilC SdDlS IdIe-IlSX are burnt
plundercd, just as she pleases.
Once, indeed, she laid a trap for Brother
Jonathan. While she put lock and key lp-
on orr doors, she permitted his to remain O.
pen-and all his family to come out and 90
IN at pleasure. She had hopes of weaning.
him from the other part of the American fa-
mIly and OF finally attaching him 10 her own
vassaIs, that kiss the rod in New Brunswick
and Nova scotia. she was egregiously disap-
pointed. Brother Jonathan was too well &C
qualnted with his interests to be duped bS
such aruhces. He had besides too much spi-
lit to stoop to the yoke, which he had once
cast ofi--and the heights of Bunker's Hill,
were yet standing, the monuments OF the elo-
~ and patriotism Of his fathers.--To sepa-
rate from the American union in the homes OF
becoming az Indefendenf State, would have
Deen nearly as DESTRUCTIVE to his interests His
carrying trade would have been cut t,p--l,v che
Navigation Laws of G.. Britain, no nation can
convey to the British Market any other uro-
duCe than what it makes for itself Ofcourse.
the Eastern States would no longer have been
the Carriers for the Southern. Inspired then,
by the holy Split that had warmed the Patri-
OTIS OF 70, and attached to the Union by prin-
Ctple as well as interest, vast majority in
those States were interrupted and incorrpti-
bie The art ri the seducer had no effect
upon them. The continued to rejoice at the
triumphs Of our navy. Here aud there in
deed might be seen faotious Oppositonist
who talked very ioRd against the war and its
supporters--and now and then tlropt a hint
which had the appearance of threat. But
It was allta1k--all vapouring The enemy
then discovered that no ooerf act was 70 be
expected--and after reasonable Quantity of
r1dicuie and remonstraDce for this unexpect-
ed ngratltude, began to express his disappoint-
rnent IN a mode which the Eastern States were
not disp I'd to relish. Their towns were
1ombar T. their shipping was destroyed
Their private property was pi!laged.
tie has done more. lie las AIMED an iniu-
~ and an indignity at Massachusetts whjci,
'e never dared to aim ~ the other States