Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-10-25
POLITICAL.

FROM coBBETr's REGISTER, AUG. s.
TO The Peohie Of alt hartics in the United
States Of .fmerica.
On THE NECESSITY OF THEIR BEING
PREPARED FOR THE DEFENCE OF
THEIR COUNTRY.
Botiey, July 20, 1915.
Before this reaches you, you will have
heard of the great events Which hive taken
place in Europe. These events, if Won Sc
riculy look at them, will convince vou
| that it is high time for you to betake vour-
selves to the means Of making YOUR COM
try durable asylum for the oppressed of
all nations a safe abode of freedom. Tbis
is, In no way, TO be done, but by oy,ni,,o
yourselves by keeping yourselves con,
sfanfy armed by being, at all times. rea-
dy to enter the field of battle and this
state OF preparation is to be effected only by
gviSe organization.
Ii you lock into our newspapers of a
fortnight past, you will see, that they have
now openly and unreservediy promulgated
principles. according to which your coun-
try might be landably invaded, your cities
laid in ashes. your women violated. vonr-
selves robbed and murdered, even in the
! hour OF peace. You viii see, that they
recommend the he'1tetuai imtrisonn,ent or
the murder, of NAPOLEON, who has given
himstlf up as PRISONER of zvar, whose
victories were never stained by cruelty or
insult to the captive. and to whose clemen-
cy so many old reiguing families owe the
preservation OF that power, under the com
hlnation OF which he has, at last, fallen.
You Will see, that they recommend the
murder OF every man, who has distinguish
ed himself by his cxertions eainst the
horrible feudal and ecclesiastical TYRANNY
formerly existing in France. You will see
that they almost literally thirst for the
blood OF every man in France, who has
done, or WHO'S suspected of wishing to do,
any thing to preserve the Liberties Of the
French nation. You VIII see, that, now
that Napoleon is wholly unable to act a.
ganst The kings of Europe, these men are
directing their malice against all that thew
think likely to oppose their views of uni
| versal oi1tires8iom. You will see, that, as
the King offrance does not appear dis
posed TO shed blood, and to strip the peo-
pie almost of their very skins, these men
are urging the Allies 70 take the work into
their own hands. You will see, in short
mat they have now undisCuisedly avowed
that England and Europe Ca. never be sa Ce
while one particle OF freedom is left in
France !; while any thing but misery and
slavery are left in that populous and cx-
tensive country
We are not to believe it possible, that
these savage, these murdcrous recon
mendations, will be followed nor. if fol-
lowed, are we to believe, that the wishes
OF those ticads in human shape would be
accomplished. We are not to believe il
possible, that any king, or any minister,
W II entertain the wish, much less attempt
the deed, OF making neighboring, or rival
nations, wretohed /or century," lest
ther growth and prosperity should cndan.
ger ms Powerand means of living in splen-
dor. we are not to believe it pcssible. for.
instance, that any king, or minister. Of
England, viii ever entertain the horrid
wish OF g futting you back Jo7. a century. .
that you may not be able to cope with him.
But, while you actually see that there are
pubic writers, even in this country, who
not only openly avow such wishes, and
| that, too, with aspect to America, as well
rs with respect TO France, ought you not
TO think it possible, that in some part or
| Other OF The world, sooner or later. the
principles OF these men may possess the
minds Of those who may be able to e14ea-
UoH-, at least, to put them into e,lccu-
ton
hese writer's are men Of great 7Usieht
in the world. Y,u have sen the numer-
GUS instances, in which they appear to
have been the dictators Of faction in nigh
ty aifirs. Their writ rs are never to be
desp sed. They are always to be atteu9eci
fo--and, 1 hcseech you, 10 attend 10 them.
lney hate you mortaily, chiefly bccau =
you arc realty free. and because YOU exhi-
bit to the world the great example of or
DER, tranquility. prosperity unparalleled
un-er government of such nil mess and
cheaP0ees. They are men OF exce,lent
memories reUeHge IS never extinguisaed
IA their breasts from the same motive
mat they now recommend the murder Of
the great and generous conqueror Of the
continent Of Europe. they would. if thew
had the power, tear your bodies to pieces.
81 you assured, that these men VIII die.
without having felt one single moment Of
solid satisfaction, unless they sec vonr no.
itlcai institutions destroyed, your country,
made heap Of ruins, and yourselves re.
duced 20 the most degrading slavery.
While you know, that such passions
are existing in the world while YOU see.
that the human mind may be 50 brnta.ized.
50 corrupted, aud SO hardened against the
feelings which nature inspires It becomes
you to guard your liberties ana your lives
Ito begin befimes TO prepare for their
protection against the acts Co which such