The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-01-18
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TO THN EDiroR orrAk I.uoulnrp.

pls!'c caino, ioch thou Il painful interest.
he protcnnl silence with which they have
hitherto regarded tie proceedings OF the
'1oIse OF Delegates, is an evidence OF th,s IN,
, terest much stronger than they could have ei-
Ven oy the ioudcst claniors. 1t Is more--It
evinces deep and hearcfeit sense of the Ca
lan.',ous state or the country, 4 readiness to
aooptany measure that might be adeuuste IN
| ITS defence whatever personal sacrifice it may
can Tor, accompanied with melancholy Ger
tainty that III thus respect their situation can
not be rentltred verse. In this tsniper al
| in'nd, knowing the wors. and hoping for the
best. they have awaited the result of this
session, without attempting to disturo the de-
linerations and perpleX the measures Of the
Legislature by any rash and premature sue-
Scstio;ls or crude devices and half formed
proiects. The silence has been misiuterpr..
ted he measures suggested have bce,,
Snccessively rejected. and it has been az
length announced 10 the people that the next
campaign was 10 be conducted by the same
agents q the same means As the last The subj
Ject has OF aitc indeed been revived. & tits t;n,e
that this misapprehension OF the wishes of tho
/ people should be removed. l speak chief
ca 'he middle country, and Of many Counties
whose Representatives have voted ays;ns,
these measures in every shape. and ,sb.r.
tnis sentiment is made manifest by the .ere-
raj cutlery, which proceeds from ali in whom
absolute dependency has not sthed the voice
OF resentment and dsmay. The las, hone
OF the people has been batfice'. and thev feel
as II Cod had deserted them. II is a Gncst;-
oa where party has 10 influence with them
because u comes home to the business and
ooso"is OF the yeomanry OF the country 81
o'ic'' Nnat TO be dragged again from their
80. 'aS III e'ic approaching summer. to leave
another crop to be DESTROYED by neglcc,. 70
incur the extraordinary expenses OF sno,L.s,.
campaign while the means of discbareino ,b
deots contracted III the last are thus dilar;tI.
ted--to encounter the sun of another sun,,,ers
on the naked heatbs. and amid the nss,;len-
t1al VaporS Of Norfolk, and To end,u.,. IT,
blasts OF another winter under the r;a;J. 81
nosphere OF Maj land. without clothes. with
OUT olanSets, without those little convenien
ocs' WHICH with the help of use, enable the
regular 70 live through all these ha,dsbi,e
and all tor what! To reach the f;cId sfter
the spolier has clutched his prev. and 70 see
mn soar away to some other scene of havoc
10 piuncer through the discipline of tle
helu under the instruction ofotIicers ienor.nt
and unski.ful as themselves, until they are A.
rested by disease, and then lie in recenta-
cies OF NTH and stencil and wretchct!ness sur
rounded by tile dead and the dyna. to snff,r
IN Despair at distance from all they love
or value, and when the last agonv(is oye,. +o
p
poor shlvering wretches who surround them
These things have been, and on the present
system, must be again. Depend mon il. Sir
this IS subject on which the peo5le do moi
need to SotO their facton-leaders-t de-
maSogues OF either party TO be instructed
now to trl7k. They have takeu their lesson
IN that school where even fools can learn.
from nature ard experience, from cold and
hunger and disease, less courtIv advisers M
ar Vlf,r1s faitl II.
tatterers. They may be made to ej,ff.r i -
tfuc, about the means relief. IL is very en-
sy Tor a rival luack 10 render a sick man 5is
satsned with the treatment Of his disease for
phys'c is always bitter & na,lseons =, ,,ye,s,,
the parnXysms he tanoies himself wen q re-
yccts 1t. and many individuals who are fool
lsl enough ID hope for peace because The 6t
IA. blast OF war has past by for season, NAV
DC nh"liliig 10 prepare remedy fcr these
GYMS against tne next campaign; but trust
me, sir, that when it comes they who win law.
to bear the brunt Of another draft, & who viii
see no refuge nom ruin, but in the cruel
death ('gorse than the Cross itselN which a.
Waits the wreSched victims OF this miserable
time serving policy, they wiz receive win
Z! gratitude any measure which promises life to
them, and the means OF lite 10 their wives 2.
| children.
So much for those interests which the peo-
( -. '''iiN' liA'aNsh-S, DStduSe tneY begin and
enc IN their own persons There are others
| TO which the legislator ought to look. altho'
| tncy NAV nothe obvious to the view of the
! nlultitude. To say nothing of the utter inef-
hctency OF the present system, have those
| gentlemen who represent the middle counties
| calculated the consequence of Withdrawing,
the whole military Population Of that country.
and leaving the property. the wives and chill
dren OF their Constituents to the niercvsf an
| internal enemy, who b1t awaits the reeur-.
renee OF such draft 10 accomplish purpose,
which the last did but suggests How wllt
| these gentlemen answer it--s,okf 10 yhefr ram
| sHSiLcifs--NO, T. their own dearese intereSts
| TO their God and tlieir own conscience &
these things should Core to PISS because
| they could rot be certain what eject thrir
votes might have on the next election.
But Legislators lave high yiews--They
! cannot condescehd 20 look 10 ccnejderatirms
\ ike these--niere honleIy questions Of ion,es-
| nc welfare, And practical expedency--Tbev
| are politicians, CrOd wOt They are think
ing about the effect these things vii, have mn.
! on the ConStitution---I.e mutual rela:ions Of
the state aud general goverDments--Some
| are afraid these Measures may occasion The
| dissolution Of TIE Union, and some act anil
sJeak as If they feared they might prevent IL
But whatever be their views, lei NE tell then,
that II Massachusetts raises troops. and l,y
hcr votes and intrigucs prevents the general
| government trefn raising any, she VIII yive
law to the Continent unless Virginia takes