The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-16

( IL might be hoped that men Of ri. de..
jcriptIon. would feel the most ardent attach.
heht to those cOstops. masuers and ips,i-
tnuons thu, helped them Up to fame ant. for
.une that ins,cad OF breaking down the
,auder OF their own elevation. they would
through sympathy fer their former associ-
aus. lets TAR behind them, carefully protect
~ as the common pass-way for rising merit
and distinction that they would Cherish.
with manly pride, the distinctions conferred
upon them by the good will OF their EQUALS
ana ieilow-citiseDs. which may be as great
as any ma" Can deserve, or any food man
arsi'e and that they would hold them i'm
nhteiy mote precious. than the gorgeous
wealth and honors. lavshed every day by
the caprice of princes, on those who have
risen to favor; by the basest and most deyra..
Ding arts. Nam regibus boni guam mali
suspec'iores snnt. semperque his aliena vir
tuS formdolosa est.--Sa!iusf.
The entire absence of Fa,rify, a.import
ing i'iustrIous descent, the total exemption
IRON orders u men, possessed of hereditary
privileges, the independence of the stare
governments on each other, the mutual in
huence OF these upon the general govern
ment, and of the general government upon
them, the equal tenure and dominion of a
great Frepouderating class of land helders,
'he haots and sentiments CT the people, all
present insuI. erable barriers to the estab
,ishment OF ohgarchic or tnonsrchic rule in
tnese ": S-Ihe entertaining ct .refore, a
bias in favour of these forms of government.
Is offensive at home, encouraging to foreign
enemies, Withcut the compensation to tn csc
VINO favcr them. of the smallest probable
success towards the qualification of their
views.
Much political wrangie and animosi,v
might be avoided. if we would ALWAYS keen
in mind, that no form of government is good
or bad. but in relation to the state If society
over which it bears sway.-The fault is not
10 PreterrinS one form of Government to a.
notner: but in cnoeavoring 10 change a
torDn ct Government we'll suited to the state
CT society over which it;presdes Tar wdrse
! form--A How me briefly to explan myself.
II is agreed that in a community of en-
iiShtentd men, whose sentiments and con.
Duct were uniformly governed by the Drinci
pies OF justice ard humanity, any SYSTEM of
COM foi, coercion & penalty. in other words.
OF government, would be absurd.--Such Z
state certainly constitutes the highest de
gree OF social morality and happiness.
we can readily imagine long St res of
increasing davistions from this moral ST.
OF society, in which social peace and order.
WIZ require corresponding degrees of con
/ 1900 S''' ebb punishment 1Or their DrO
lection. We may imagine a term i'm this
series, at which society NAV require IN.
contr'- OF arbitrary power in the hands of
one or of Jeu.-In such state, a.6itrarv
fo1yer might be considered as a reL6tiye BEN.
-Hf, and for this plain reasob-Socirty !,
essential to the zoeN 6-in!y & hathiness of
man-Ot all the evils with which society
can be afflicted Anarchy is the greatest. be-
cause instead Of one or fifty Tyrants, acting
ae The seat of Government, every man in
the community becomes the Tyrant of eve
~ o'her nan, whom he can sub6ue TO his
power.
In the lesser deviations from moral order
The people can SAT- retain much of the
power, OF which they are the oropsr demos;
.ors' and lmpart no more TO tn cir appointed
Rulers, than the peace Of Society NAV de.
mand.
In the progress Of time. the proportions
OF power held by the people and by their
ruiersis subject to change. But he who
would anticipate this change, and apply :
form OF : ie suited TO more remote term
IN the series o. corruption, to more heal.
eny Cohoitien OF society, would act as ab
suraiy' as one who under the convictio, thai
ne must grow old and die, should become
inditferen Mt to the blessings of youth and man
nooc. and embarrass chem with tie Fol
sfers' Clutches and other props Of decreoi.
tude. ~F'''
DO strict indeed is the Connection be-
tween certain state Of society 8. the for n a.
rule adapted to it, that sudden transi-
ton from higher term in the series of DOW.
er' 10 lower one. suited. 20 better state
OF society, is equally productive Of misery
ana mischief--The French revolution far.
nisnes recent and memorable example
ana there is scarcely government in Eu-
rope so bad, as not TO suffer somethin,. M.
DER similar charge-Such revo!s,i n i,
England, would be peculiarly deplorable,
because IN spite of the cosuteracting cause.
OF hereditary Princes and Mobiles, of uari
tous distinctions and orders in society, of her
enormous military power, & of her power
raj ana loyal Hierarchy, her people have
ne'ehded & maintained drgree of liberty
tnat Ought not to be exposed to the hazard:
OF V'oie5t revolution but if those counterac
ting causes are so inco rporaled & digested
into the constitution of England. that they
cann"t be ex irpated without destroying
the whole frame, nothing would argue a
more insane and criminal vanity. than a
wish to introduce those OBJ. cles to liberty
into our more youthful, simple and health.
| tui republican society.-Lord lead us no,
Into temptation
could say much more in illustration oil
what nave written, but have probably
| said enough both fer your paper ami your
Pstence'-----oo farewell. + IL
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