The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-31

of the mind. S
There are men, who do not ask this al
Tentative. Give them the Union but in name,
and they are coatent to drag on existence,
Knocked, harrassed, and oppressed by the ar
rogant, ignorant Lords of our Western will
derness."
What have you found out that even the Western
lords mock your imaginary suflerings Well they
may well may the men who have faced and beaten
the enemy, mock you and harrass you Tor your cow
adice and treason. Well may they mock you for
permntg the enemy to keep peaceable possession of
Name without a single effort to re,sem il. Go, We
miserable, deluded man OF the Essex Junto, to the
wilderness among those lords, those mobiles 10y nature,
ana learn from them patriotism and love Of country
learn from them to face your enemy in the field
'earn from them your duty country in the hour
oipen danger. Yes, 60 & learn all this from these
isno,ast lords as YOU call them: and follow their ex-
ample.
90 Throwing off all connexion wi.h this
wastefui war-making peace with our cne-
my and opening once more our commerce
with the world, would be wise and manly
Course. The occasion demands i. of us. and
the people at large are ready to meet it. A
plan short ct this, may bring moments of al
deviation but our sufferings will return & we
shall hnger Oh miserable life, till cur feeble
existence goes out. What have we to fear
though the m-llce of our rulers be unsated !!
Gan their scanty, unpaid soltliery arrest us ON
our way or their black population overrun
New-England Can government, drained
OF wealth, and as void of credit as of honor.
su5tue us to its lawless viii? Our fears have
been our masters, but they must hold us bound
no longer"
Your enemy will net ma Ike peace with Won. urless
you give mp your land to their rs,,acty and become
tier slaves We have answered YOU before they
wiIi gave yon no commerce. This nstion is content,
HHgier coin'nerce For commerce and the rights of
searen, THIS war WAS made hut it is free commerce
unshackied by British orders in council, You, ask
what you havet to fear from our rulers ask Won.
"ht you have MOTTO fear from the Indignation Of the
people me moment you enter on civil war Do YOU
dream oil bonss, oil chains, ofprsons, of Esters You
nave told us youdo In Your lucid moments Won have
Confessed this. You have said your fears have bren
your masters 1t well for you YOU have these fears
io hsYe not the courage to advance to e breach nor
TO commit the act which would bring you within, the
power OF the National Government, and comre, then,
to puten end to your folly and your crimes :,
we must pass away cur childish fears OF
resistance : nor look alone at its difficulties
anp dangers. We must consider odr present
stare ana whittier it is leading us. We feel
IT'S desoiating spirit upon us, and about MS.
1t haunts our firesides-it is abroad in our
streets-ln the visions of the night it stands
at our heads, We behold it the father Of
poverty, slavery and disgrace" 4.,
Here again you confess your fears of resis.apc -
you ieei the force of these fears. They haunt yeur
nresdes your looks tctray them; in Your nightly Vi
slons you feel the halter; you dream of The SLAYER s.
disgrace that await the first act of rebellion we soc
your fears and You feel yol certain disgrace Ifvou
%vaIeea step farther, the Marshal viii have youn
custody and IT you recede, your disgrace is complete
iou nave advanced to your shameful destiny with
bhndioId obstinacy bordering, on insanity There is
no retreat Tor you from infan. y and shame
but to us other duties are assigned. Let
us prepare to meet and fulfil them like men.
Let us not waste those hours in idle COM
plant, every moment of which should be filed
with firm endeavors to break through our op-
preston and dangers
II IS most certainly true, your complaints are ;els
ana iactous You appear to have how full sense Of
the danger and shame that awaits you You had n,uch
better acknowledge your offences by procIama,ion
y haise reformation and repentance, and ass forgive
ness nom the people; dissolve your Convention sine
o'go nome and cpyer yourselves with sackcoili and
ashes Tor the remainder OF your lives.
=" Ii we submit Quietly, our destruction Is
Gertaln;--f we oppose them with high-nin-
ued and steady conduct, who will say that we
shall not beat them back No one can SIM
pose, that Conflict with a tyranny at home.
would be 2 easy as with an enemy from a.
broad. But tirmness will anticipate and pre-
vent lt--cowardice breads it."
we say YOU cannot oppose :he UNION with HIGH
minded and steady conduct You hove neither co;rape
nor means to do 1t; nor to beat b. - nor to heat down
!le C"ioh- lheyery mention Of such Quixotc pro-
one and all to be fit subjects for the tight
Jacket Because yUl submit in silence and storoo
To the tyranny of the British at Pcnobscot are we Co
Dceve you boarding your courage anil your reso-rccs
,,oPu down the national government Can Won he
oaSe ana cowarfy in not opposing invaders Of YOUR
SOIL yet courageous in entering ,on civil war against
your own government We know what you are bv
what you nave Permitted There is no latent darr,
inyour natures You permit Britain to :rarnpIe upon
You, and even to beard you with your pusillaniuy and
disgrace. anu
!" Let US linger little longer-let us wait
I'll the United States armies are filled bv
Donntles. or conscriptor--let MS look on in 81
lence, while our population, disappointed of
protection at home, is moving Westward.
linen, heggarcd and dwin6led in numbers
with veterans for our enemies, will we be-
gin the work of New-England indepen-
VI any RAW is weak enorgh AZ sr rcalin- Crise No
. 10 oeIc'e that these men have ncrve and So irt to en-
eoHner the consequence attached to fOul rebellion we
uh' they must know very ifflc Of the ryork,z NJ tho
human heart. Fenr nnd trembling is marked aI,nc.,
~ every line ard cvcry sentence Let us li,per =
htie longer, TIL the u States armies are 6IlI,
Does not this shew tie par'ation OF rrb-J bea,,
reputation moving 10 the Westwartlto ioin the Wes
tern States against .Nt7p Fnel,,nd Ee5eis Here The
traitor fears are ,eai, hetr@v.t "NVjth ve,c,,n.
Tor enemies. All Yen IRE afrnid of such rncr as
scott q Brown in command nd well v, NAV, b Siu
the navy officers step Crwar 10 prom vonr ,ot,r;,
,aise, or to buoy Up ycrr palpating. hearts VVai
hey assist You in dssoeing the Unon3 Ask Cc,nmo.
lole ianbrdge II he IS ready to aethe base men " M
ged HIM to send his ships below the fort SO qs th.
leuny might be able to DESTROY them
fiaVing wadc through This