Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-09-30


therefore, the republican majority appear,
by the man fest tenor of their mc1sures, |
and by the obvious result of their actions,
to be very superior and highly preferable,
20 the fcderaiists, as rulers of the nation II
VIC advance in the inquiry into more gene
raj principles, VIC shall find some alarming
doctrines insisted on by the federal party,
from which the republicans are entireiy
free. The constitution Of the United
States declares expressly, that " Congress
shall make 70 law ;.br;dg;ng the freedom
of tn. prses." Yet the federal admins
tration did enact a law impa ring that free
dom, lsee the act of the 18th July, 1898,
page Jos, vo'. 4, l.. U. 81 and it was en-
forced with great rlgor, in many instances,
by the attorneys of government, at the in
stigatioa OF Mr.. Pickering, whist he was
secretary or state. The republican ma
iority never passed any law concerning the
press they never urged any prosecutors
Of printers in behalf OF the officers of gov
ernnent. In Maryland, indeed, when the
republicans we're IN supreme sway, they c.
nacted that, in all cases of libel, the truth
might be 3 ven in evidence n meaGur
which gave greater scope to the liberty of
the press.
But it matters not, it seems, thatthe re-
publican maj rity has been superior in its
economy OF the national treasure that it
has, AZ the first fair opportunity, relieved
the people FROM the burden Of taxes tn
it has eXceilell:n the patience and wisdom
al a complicated diplomacy that it has
conducted three wars TO an honorable is.
sue and taatit has steadily respected the
freedom OF tie press and the rights of the
citizen the republicans are, ncverthc-
less, accused of being theoretical and Wis
;0aary, they are the friends of embargo and
noH .1:eroc@rSc. TerTible sounds Let
Us SIC with "hon they originated. Recur-
ring 70 the volumes OF the laws, iiud, I'M
Ger the administration Of General Wash
iogtop, the following titles Of an act and re-
solutions:
/. An act toautlorize the President % The UNI
ted States TO ly, regulate aat revoke einlayy es
Approved by P.usiicnt Washing or, Jane itl,
,. Il solution, laying an embargo on ships and
vessels bound TO foreign ports, Sc. approved Goth
Aiirch, ISL
;. Resolution prescribing that res tered vessels,
having goods on bosni, ,hsl not he allowed to de
part from port 10 suothc. OF the Uuited States
before giving bond, &c. Approved, 81 OF April,
I79i.
4. Resolution continuing the embargo, &c. Ap.
proved lSti April, i794.
s. Resolution providing that owners uf vess, Is,
bound beyond TIE Cape OF Good Hope s!,aii give
security before their vessels SSH, on ACCOUNT OF the
embargo. Approved 7th May, i7gi
Looking . little further, meet with
the snbjoined titles of laws, enacted du-
ring the federal administration u Mr.. Adj
ans:
]. An Get 10 suspend the commercial intercourse
between the United States, and France, and The de-
p@ndaneies thereof l.. U. s page 1870, vol ;
O. An act to amend the aci, entitled an act, to
suspend thc commercial Intercourse between lie
United States and France and the dependencies
thereof. Page c37, vol. 4.
s. An act fdtt.cr to suspend the commercial in-
tcrcourse between the United St;te and France
and the dependencies thereof Page pa. vol L. =
4. An act further to suspend the commercial in
tcrco-rsc between the United States and France,
AID the dependencies thereof Page Is, vol S.
Thus, itappears that cm'5argo and non
intercourse td7vs originated zvifh tie Erde-
raj PARTY. The fede ralists were the pa
rents of the system, which was in vogue
lcnS before the republicans came into pow
CT.
Briefly rctracing the comparison, which /
think | have fairly drawn, we arrive at
these unqGestionab!e conclusions:
J. Il the rcpr! licars have taxed the peo-
pIc--so have the fedcralsts.
2. IF the republicans have expended
public money, it has been for great OBJ
jects-:he fedora lists have spent more
public money, in proportion, and for
smaller objects.
6. 1.-THE republicans have borrowed mo-
ney-so have the .fedsraists
4. The republicans have paid Oft at least
forty millions Of public debt--,te fede-
raiists never diminished the pablo
debt cent.
5. The republicans repealed the internal
taxes when they were not necessary
to the honest purposes of government
the federa!ists imposed intcraaltax-
IS without necessity, and never took
t%cUl eff 1T ali.
6. Tic republicans have conducted the
country through three wars with glo-
ry one Of them with the most potent
nation on carth-thc feieralists, not
withsta-diag they expended so nnca
money, were never embarrassed bv E.
reign WIS, except the petty one wish
France.
Z. The republicans have manifested
more patience in diplomacy, more
reluctance to war them the fcdc
ralists. lfpeace be SIC great OBJ
jet, diplomatic patience IS a yir-
cue.
9. If the republicans have laid embar
goes-the federalists did so in the first
instance.
9. 1t the rePnblicans resorted to the po-
Icy Of non-in.e, coursc-the federalists
set the ex r%le.
10. Tx fed r.lists have attempted to
shacyle the freedom of the press-the
republicans never did.
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