The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-05-24

VI,
them because in their country, the press is
really free, and truth cannot be a dol
You, surely, cannot hate them because they
have shewn that cheat government is, in
fact, the strongest of all governments, stand
ing in no need of the troops or of treason
laws to defend it in times even of actual inva-
sion.
You may, indeed, hify them, because they
are desrtute OF the honor of being governed
by some illustrious family because they are
destitute of Dukes, Royals and others, of Most
Noble Marquises, of Earls, Viscounts and
Barons because they are destitute Of Knights
OF the Garter, Thistle and Bath, Grand Cros-
ses, Commanders and Companions because
they are, in spite of the efforts of the Massa-
chusetts intriguers, still destitute of Illustrous
tlignesses, Right Honourables, Honorabes &
Esquires because they are destitute of long
robes and big wigs, ant see their lawyers of
all ranks, in plain coats of grey, brown or
blue, as chance may determine; because they
aGs destitute Of Church established by law
and by tithes you may, indeed, pity the re-
publIcans on these accounts but Sir John, It
would be cruel to hate them. To hate'i not
the act OF Christian, and very lily becomes
a man like yourself, who has been q hero.
perfect dragon, in combating the anti-ohris-
tan principles Of the French Revolution
Pity the Americans, Sir John. Forgive them.
not hate them, thou life and fortune, defender
OF Our holy religion. Pray tina: they may
speedily have q King and Royal Family, with
Commander in Chief and Field Marshall.
that they may have Civil List and Sine
cures that they may have Lords, Dukes
Giand-Crossc7, Clergy, Regular Army, and
ythes; Pray for these things in their behalf,
as losg as you please pray that the Am.cri-
cans may have good government, as we
i,,lf lkr- fna,-I .,,, - y
hote them. was really very happy to per-
ceive that you were missed for this sentiment
at the County Meeting l was happy to per-
ceiVe 1t, because it was sigr, that the peo-
pie az England are coming to their senses
upon this, the most important of all subjects.
Why could you not have expressed yourself
III terms less hostile to every generous and
humane feelinge / confess that MIR. Hunts
motion, though if he thought it true, he was
right in making it, might fairly be objected
to by one who thought differently. But, you
might have reprobated the endeavor to des-
crlbc England as not free, (if you regarded
her as being free) without saying that you
hated the Americans. This it was that shock
ed the meeting, & accordingly it hooted you,
as appears from the report, as published e.
ven by the Times newspaper. Every effort
ought now to be made to produce reconciEa-
ton with America; and, you appear to have
tuate the animosities engendered by the war
Mr.. Lickenson managed his opposition to the
motion more adrot,y. He observed, that the
holy wal powers, now in Congress at Vienna,
were, he had considerable reason to be-
lieve," engaged in an effort TO unrivit the
CHAINS OF the African slave, and, therefore,
he could not consent to any motion that
might seem to glance against their people be-
ing tree. so, Mr.. Dickenscr, concluded. it
seems, that, if the " sacred cause" powers
should settle upon some general prohibition
against the increase Of slaves liz The TFesf In
dies, there cannot possibly remain any thing
like slavery in Russia, Prussia, Poland, Ger.
many, Bohemia, Transylvania, Sclavonia, l.
tally, Spain, or Portugal. / should like to have
heard the chain of argument, through which
this member for Somerset arrived at such a
conclusion from such premises. | SUPPOSE
that 1t must have been something in this way.
That the " sacred cause" powers are all
perfectly sincere in their professions that,
being so, it is impossible to believe that they
would sbew SO much anxiety for the friends
OF the Africans, while they held their own
subjects ID slavery and, that, therefore, it
IS impossible to believe, that the people of
Russia, Germany and Hungary, are not all
perfectly free. dare say, that Mr. Dickin-
son saits great deal more upon the subject,
ami produced facts as well as arguments to
prove, that Mr.. Hunts motion vas an unjust
attack upon those powers and / confess,
that it would be great treat to me to see
those facts upon paper.
Mr.. BINNS, a Publisher in P.kHadelhhia.-
In the COURIER of few days back, there
appeared an article from an American pa
per, pointing out the means, which the gov-
ernment OF that country ought to employ to
annoy and injure England and, the Courier
at the head of the article, observes, that it is
taken from paper, published by one BrNNs,
who was engaged i'll the " UNREASONABLE
plot of O'Connor." The article contained
very urgent recommendation to the Congress
to pass efficient laws for providing cnmfolta-
BILE means of subsistence for English >desey-
ters-and also to pass laws for the destruction
of EnSliSh commerce by .1,ne1ican hrtvateers.
Now it does, and it must give one pain to
see an Engishman exerting, with so much
zeal, his talents and the powerful means Of
the press against his native country, that
country being ours as well as his, and contain
ing, as we know it does, so many excellent in
dlviduas, such 2 mass Of industry, ,inteeri-
" and virtue Of every sort. Bot, let us be
just let us lool, at the other side let us
consider the cause Of tbs hostility in Mr.
BnnG and every Candid man, though he may
still, and will still be sorry to see that Eng
land he's such powerful enemies (for press
rcalty free is all p0wer) in her own children,
viii be less disposed, / do not say To bL77ue