The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-22


& recommend war TO promote his election !,
But several gentlemen have told us story
THAI MIR. Clay and Others, a committee, wal
ted on Mr.. Madison and threatened him, that
unless he recommended this war, he should
notbe elected There is much Of the mar
velious in this The facthas been perempto-
riiy denied at this board. and gentlemen have
been challenged to produce the proofs. How
have they succeeded AS they do in almost
every thug. Some newspaper 50 stated, *
II was not, as kiey kaszs Of contralicted, &c
MIR. Pickering asked EaF. Gay, While il. che
Chair, if it were not true, and he returned no
answer. And BECAUSE lir. Clay treated this
inscient inquiry with STINT contempt, gentle
rien infer that The fac \ proved
are"e arc ahead Gcpsf .hecks in this
constitution, to preyenl any Wa against tho
wishes or interest of the people. he Anne
rican people do not delight in blood. War
IS aohorrent to their feelings, and cot very
consonant to the nature of their gov .nment.
they will endure insult and oppression until
they are no longer tolerable, before they
VIII engage in war.
1here are better causes for the war than
the defect in the constitution. The opposi-
ton IN this country were the authors of this
war. You told G.. Britain that the u. states
Could not be " kicked into a war" Ia dis
| way you encouraged her aggressjons. So long
as her insults and expressions would u borne,
so long they would b. continued But Bri-
tain has been once 7tore deceived by her pre-
tended friends in this country. She has been
| made the dupe of their sci,emes of ambition.
Nor is the continuance OF this war less the ef
feet of your opposition. Is it surprising that
isl1-ai ~ t7ilc encouragement from this
most unlusthable opposition? the enemy
taxes qulec posssssieei OF large extent Of
| your territory. Instead Of eXDeilinC him,
Won appoint convention to divide the states,
| unless New-Engltnd shall be permitted to
| rule them. You pretended to raise ten thou
sand troops, bat instead Of This, the Hartford
C~nvention met. e.rfiio9ei. recommended to
| trtter away the constitution and mission is
sent 70 Washington on very extraordinary,
ard, had almost said, foolish errand, to OBJ
tain, torsooth, the u, States taxes to be pai =
INTO the State treasury And If Massachusetts,
can get this money, why then sc are 10 see
astonishing military achievements. This is
| tie way You rrolcng The war = = Is has
not lost all confidence in this sclldine, pro-
iesslns, threatening parry, or Conduct
WI wnqoes'ionably pvocrastinate the var.
~" have made Tx war disastrous. Boast
/ ing Massachusetts, How does sha stani in
/ the eyes Of the world IN this contest Every
act OF ours tends 70 embarrass the govern
meslt and encourage tire enemy. we viii
not rejoice ut victories, nor thank even the
| defenders OF soil. We insult cur con
=, Guerers bv sea . LAM s. I, aig.f -,..,t
| ~. sast''0ils a:-:i .4.ss9lcc;4A
Oh, w0aid rever restrain the representa-
tives or thepe1ple from making war / am
Tar rom believing that q perpetual peace
VIII Great Britain ought to be expected or
"ished. Thirty years of peace had well nigh
Frustrated the liberties Of this Country. We
were trsmmelled and handcuffsd by British
intGence. We were sleeping under tie fa-
ts. operation Of this Influence. Aud bat for
.hlS war. we should not, perhaps, until too
tate, have discovered the extent of this iuffu-
ence.
believe, SIR, there is a natural enmity be-
tween this Country and Great Britain. Rrj-
tam IS Jealous Of our increasing commerce &
naval Gloly---She viii never <oryive us our in
dependence. This war VIII i've us 4 ma
w and navy may be the cause of fusure
wars.
The war has been Of vast benefit. I, has
taught Great-Britain 10 remember a.d res
pect cur strength. 1t has tanshc us 20 res
pect ourselves, and TO feel a confidence in our
own power and resources.---it hiss strength
ened and perfected our independence by i'm
proving our agricultural AID manufacturing
interests 20
The gories we have acqnired in tins wsr
WIZ command the honor and the astoDjsh-
.iicd. oi europe. TN the ocean we have
huphied British pride. The victories of E
re- riattsbuigh, Niagara. aud New-Orleans,
rival all the giories OF the revolution. wish
in God, Massachusetts, az state, could par
tcipate III these most brilliant achievements.
But look az Observation-Disclosures how
art thou fallen
Dir, YOU must come IN and help in this con-
te't. 4 ne honor Of Massachusetts, must be
redeemed This war has been diseracefpl
only IN this state. II we regard the United
states as cur country, If we would avoid the
scorn and contempt of the world, If we are
me sous OF patriots WHO sacrificed their lives
On the altar Of tliciI country, let us a)auden
this strange cpTo5iuon policy, eSpei the in
Vloer rom our soil, and participate in ihe
glory Of our iamphs over the most power
iul nstldn Ia The world.
- - - zss,s-,--.--.------
A IL & -. "a = -