The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-22
ENQUIRER OFFICE, Jan. 90.
THE BOSTON JUNTo.

some whispers of an Opposition to the laws
of tire Union. They abuse tie Em6Grgo in
the severest terms--comp of Congress
as infringing the constiution--ialk openly of
the right OF the States to resist the
0Nedged tyrannies of Cousress-and in Il
more undiyguished shape than what is used
by the Ronorabte Mr.. King. they hint
strongly that il is high time to take up the
cudgels, as Congress has 0ctl1Ny " attempt
ed' to tyrannise over the liberties of the
people.
Cowsrds as their conductors are they
Care TO recon- mend to hers what they are
afraid to do themselN--, and utter threats
which they dare not execute. They know,
as well as their friends, chat all this clamor
Is wind-empty sound a. full of fury and sig
nifying nothing towards who know
that the very minute they cross the lines of
the constitution, and attempt to bite as well
as bark that the very moment they raise
the banners of rebellion, the, own friends
will desert them, that the goo add the
true ren will fly to the standard Of he law,
and ten thousand swords viii leap from
.heir scahbards to avenge even look that
threatens" blow TO the Union.
It is we'll enough to talk of parties when
she only points IN dispute are qvho shall adj
minister our affairs and ho7y they shall ad-
minister them But when the question af
fects the very existence OF oar union, faction
will be taught to be dumb. There can be
40 party among the people. The question
comes home to the: business and bosom of e.
very good mainland the fate which befel
Uzzah, when he dared TO touch the ark of
the holy covenant, will ultimately be his
his arm will wither, and his life become for
Seited to the just Indignation of his country.
And what do these men dare to hint at ,
What steps do they recommend. TO their. de
lrded partizansl BY what means viii kkey
v.srk out their salvation i--Who is to rise e,
sesaes from the alledgei. tg'.n,iies of Con-
gress' sit the peoples Is it by recurring
70 the fundamental principle of the govern,
Inent, the right OF electons Isit by voting
our present servants out Of power9 Is it by
addressing the people, as was done by the
republican party in '9e and '9e and obtain.
iAE the votes of the majority
oh no--such is not the present scheme
Of the =, ENDS Of Order; They talk Of re-
aistanCe, not convicton---of force, not of ar
Fument-of operating a change. not through
the feotie, but by the LegralatRre of Mas
sachusetts-in hne, az arraying the State au
thorities agains, the federal governments :. *
of inf1cting punishment upon, the federal
officer who sha>dare to execute the law Of
the unjcns--That the reader may have some
idea OF the Incorporate language which is US
ed ny the Peace Party OF Mass we !ay he
fore him the following EXTRACTS from IN Es
say in the Junto prints. III Essay is said
TO Cow from the pen of man, who has dar-
ed to disseminate his poison under the t;t!e
OF e The Boston Rebel
6 Congress have usgTbcd power raser-ed Jy
tbe Constitution to the State OF Massachusetts,,
40 mortal mau can, without the consent of the free,
sovereign and independent Stste Of Massachusetts,
Enterdicfiti own CoaSting trade.
" This vas right they .Fefnsed 10 Five ub.---
The rene iy is pain--Do fellow citizens q. YOU
lid in the former u'rrpng act, petition your own
legislature 10 protect you in your own private state
c0astng ira ie. The Legislature will, (indeed thew
are bound toy grant VOC protection. They viii, as
'1ey did then, declare themselves your protectors
aud make it FESAL 10 any officer, civil, or military
10 stop any vessel going frofn Dne port in yo,sr
'tste TO another port ia the same, With any Grt.
eIes sUhd'eVer. -
The Legislature cf Massachusetts is so
protect them! The Legislature is topass
1enqt ia7u o bind up the hands Of th fede-
raj officers f-Surely these men Cannot sup
pose that We have lost all recollection of
che events Of 90 and 'sg. Let us go back to
tsas ePoeu--tiot vi th view of comDar;,.
these men WIKI Us, but TO Compare them W, '
themselve'. How Consistent they are in
shsjr principles of action. 81 different times.
will APPEAR FROM this simple fact,
They (thc federaiists) passed two laws.
which we're said by US, and are now confess.
ed by all frank men Of heir own party ,tohaye
infTinged the constitution. Kentucky and
Virginia took the alarm. Their state Lee
gislatnres passed resolutions indeed Jisap-
proving OF these acts. but no law making il
fenal on an officer to enforce them. These
resolutions we're serious, calm, argumenta-
tive. But they were consistent with the
Spirit Of the constitution. They breathed no
threat--they threw out no hint of treason.
they gave not one whisper of resistance or
ct force. They merely called upon the Sc.
majors to use their best exertions TO have the
obnoxious laws repealed. And this was too.
an state u peace; while we had No war
without; while there was no enemv to cheer
a1d encourage by the prospect Of our inter
ral 1issenton.
And what course did the federal states
pursue in reb'e 10 these resolutions The
Legislature Of Massac husetts, in pa. ticular.
c~We ont, with solemn pr test against
tfm they denounced our conduct a con
i-ary to The gepiu If he constituti, \ they
declared IN ard terms, that the SAFE lie
i1atufes Ia or eirzapct or jJrisdi ton
.dfSe matt $ - it was not competent
10 hem to er ans sernaRent alb ut an
at d Congre 5, and tna- the states hAd E