Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-09


participated of these atrocities By attempt
ing TO justify them, 1t it unnecessary to
state. history will record them both, in
the colours which they deserve.
We frinmfied over all these difficulties
over the enemy without--tnd her friends
withrn-until our commissioners at Client
had closed the scene by an honorable
peace. And we now are reposing upon the
laurcls we have won-confiient in our own
strength, and in the energies of our Con-
stitution, elevated in our own esteem, aud
commanding the respect of the world
we have COPIED with the /" ul;stre SIS Of the
seas" and vs.nqushed her on her own ele-
ment. The cataracts of the Niagara bear
witness to the proves of our armies;
while, the feats Of the militia have sufici-
emily proven OF how much service they are
capable, i'll little time and with tho al OF
more experience. We see the very nation,
who had attempted 60 trampie us. chastised
into respect; and her contempt turned
into EnUy. Rising from this struggle,
our country is ready TO run the race uf the
hrtN--our entcrprzc is shooting out In ali
direcions-prepaced to- improve the face
OF our country. if wise government would
but give 1t encouragement. The only Sc
rious tenri Is, that, after the Efforts which
sc have made, we should relapse into re-
pose that we shall not sufficiently use the
experience we have earned and that,
iulied by the hunors we have won, in the
tolls we have passed, we should not open
our eyes to the " character of the tines
| or the Jealousy of Eng's,n
Ii is Ill this state OF things, hat tn Pres
ident meets the Representative of the
People. His Message is before us. IL
breathes the spirit ofthe day in which it IS
| written it speaks praisa to the army and
! the navy, honor to the nation and hope to
| every bosom. Il is Ike the man who pen
! ned 1t b; It's elements mixed up so kind
| iy,' as 1t he or his country had not an eng
| my in the worid.-Lik- the other works of
! its author, it plsases by the elegance of It's
style, the precision and comprehension OF
! its views. Even where YOU do not aitogetn-
| er go along with him, in his opinions, YOU
| Cannot help saying to yourself, Z" This man
! may be wrong, but re is a. least honest"
! a brief Anylsis Of it win point cut the
most CT the principal topics, which will
! Come before the first session OF the four
| teenth ngreSs.-Whenever it is our mis-
! fortune to differ froln him, we shall hun.b-
| ly but honestly state it.
| 1t begins with Just congratulations upon
| the results Of the war with Algiers, 81 'the
| transactions with the Regencies Of Tuniz
| and Iripoli was not, perhaps, in place
| Tor him TO state, that these successes were
the more brilliant because they were new
| that while the old st states OF the old
world we c stopping before. thyse pirates, it
| was left to the new world to tame them
that the moment after the Arneric an squad
| ron had brought them to our terms, the
! Dutch fleet had submitted to theirs. 1t
might also have been stated, that rs we had
surpassed the other states, SO had The repub-
/ llcans also surpassed their opponeais To rniS
respect. Gentlemen Of the Feder.I party,
when have YOU done Better 0r ever Is
| well! The tribute 10 tic Barbaly Stat S
! began with you and 1yc have ended it,
| If you say that tais has b.cn owing to the
repd ON Won by our navy in our war with
England, it may be asked who gave them
the opportunity of showing their strength /?
| Who sent them forth to the field. Who
recommended tho war against Britain or
A!gers?
Yet be this as it may. the Dey has
agreed to"a perpetual reiiuquishment of
| all pretcnsion'. Of tributc'-and thanks to
Decatur for the service But though we
have every Eossi5ie respect for the good
Faith and religion of the Dey, yet perhaps
| it would be Us we'll if we were now and
| then to refresh MS memory by the sight
of some OF our frigates, and to let him know
that others are ready to pay him vis-
| it.
The President is also pleased that " the
treaty of peace with Great-Britain has
| been succeeded by Convention on the sub
Jcct CT commerce." Now, though we have
not secn the Convention, yet we know E.
nough Of it to be satisfied it is not matter.
| OF very great boast with the ministerial
prints IF London. The Carrier was tate
y so sorely pressed, as to pretend to ava
ken the dreamer in the Morning Chroni-
Gle. by denying that there was any treaty
| at ali--'he Chronicle having cOntended with
much ingenuity, that we had much the
best of the barg lin, and that particularly
OH the score OF an equalization OF duties, the
" advantages TO American vessels were
incredible. The best of the matter, Is,
that while the Eastern or Carrying States
were willing to take off the discrimination
of duties, and to compete with British YES
sells on equal ground, we in the Southern
on Agricultural States, shall be able to
send our staples to England, either in our
own or British bottoms.
| The Message touches upon Indian af-
fairs, but in such n way as to give rise to
no uueAsiness.--MSst Of the tribes arc eth
err on terms OF peace--or steps have been
taken, which plainly prove that our gov
eTnmcnt, arc not TO be caught off It's guard,
and are determined 20 keep them quiet.
| On the Reduction of the Army, the
| President speaks in the highest terms of
! the services they have rendered. lie re
I grets that it was not in his power to DIS
| tingush the aged and iufrrn Oh account of
| their mast eervicee or tho ,ypunIed aud