The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-06-03

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and peculiar advantages for securing. to her
self this friendship and commerce. A com
mon origln--a common enjoyment of freedom
AL seem to point them cut to each other
as natural friends and allies. What then,
shall we say o. ehst short sighted and fatal
policy, that Tor such an object as we have
been endeavoring to expose, should SOW the
seeds of incuratle hostility between two
such countries--put ranCour i'll Tie vessel of
their peace, and TX in the deep foundations
and venerable archives of their history, to
which for centuries their eyes will be rever-
ted, the monuments of English ennity and
American valor, ON the same conspicuous Ia
hlet-hinding up together the sentiments OF
hate to England and lov, 10 America as coun-
terpartS of the same patriotic te eiing--and
mlnghng in indossoluble association the me-
moiy of ell that is odious in our history, with
all that is glorious in thers Even for the
insignificant present, we lnosc more by the
enmity of America than can be made up 10
us by the friendship of all the rest OF the
world.
1--WE lose the largest and most profitable
market for our manufactureS-and we train
up nation, destined to SO vast IN increase
t. do without those commodities with which
we alone can furnish them, and from the use
OF which nothing tut a Course of absolute hos
tility could have weaned them. But these
present disadvantages, we confess, are trif-
ling compared with those which we forero
for futurity: And when we consider that, 6y
t ne ct genuine m4gnanimitv moderation
and cordially, We might, at this very crisis
have laid the foundation of unspeakable
wealth, comfort and greatness to both coun-
tries. we own that it requires the recollection
OF all our prudent resolutions about GOODNESS
and Cancellation, To restrain as from speaking
OF the contrast afforded by oar actual conduct,
in such terms as it might be spoken OF as, If
the occasion calls for 1t, we shall not fear to
speak otit hereafter.
The Americans are rot liked in this Coun-
try and we are not now going to recon-
mend them as objects Of our love. We must
say, however, that they are not fairly Judged
! or by theirnewspapers; which are written for
the most part by eXpatriated lrishmen or
Scotchmen, and other Adventures Of q SINH
| lar description, who take advantage of the un-
| bounded license of the press to indulge their
own fiery passions, and aim at exciting. that
attention by the violence OF their abuse, which
they are conscious they could never command
by the force of the: reasonings. The grea-
| ter part of the polished and inteli cent Anne
ricans appear little on the front of public life,
and make no Inquire in her external history
| But there are thousands of true republicans
| III that country, Who Ill! lately. have never
| felt any thing towards England but the most
| Cordial esteem and admiration and 10 whom
| It has been the bitterest of all notifications
| that sine has at last disappointed their reli-
ance on the generosity and magnanmity of
| her councils, belied their predictions Of her
| liberelity, and justified the execrations which
| IN" tactious and malignant formerly levelled
| at her III vain. This is the party, too, that is
destined ultimately to take the lead in that
| country. when the increase Population shall
| nave leSsened the demand for labor, and, by
restoring the natural influence Of wealth and
| intelligence, converted nominal democracy
into virtual aristocracy of property, talents
| and reputation and this party whom we
| might have so honorably conciliated, we first
disguised, Ivy the humliating spectacle of a
potent british fleet, btttsring down magnih-
| cent editlceS, unConnected with purposes of
| war, and then packing up some miserable
hogShcads of tobacco as the ransom or the
plumber, we disdain to remember which, of
| adetenceless village, and afterwards reused
I TO more serious indignation by unprinci-
| pied demand for an integral part OF their ter
| ritory.
We have said enough, however-and
more perhaps than eDough--on this unpCpu-
lar subject; for there is, or at least has been,
till very lately, disposition in the country to
abet the government IN its highest tone of de-
rance and hostility to America. While it
| was supposed that our maritime rights were
| at issue, this was natural--and it was iauda-
be; nor shall the time ever come when we
| shall cease TO applaud that spirit which is
! Tor trazarding all, rather than yielding one
| atom OF the honor and dignity of England to
! Foreign menace or violence. Since this ques-
ton OF our maritime rights, however, has
been understood to be waved by America, we
think we can perceive a gradual Weakening
| OF the public to sense of the injustice and
the danger OF our pretensions. There are
| persons, no doubt--and unfortunately neither
| few nor inconsidcrablt to whom war is al
ways desirable, and who may be expected to
do what they can TO make it perpetual. The
| tax gathcrcrs and contractors, and those who,
in still higher stations, depend for power and
influence on the appointment and multiplied
ton CT such offices, are naturally downcast at
the pros pct Of a durable pacihcation and
hail, with joy, as they fonent with industry,
every symptom of national infatuation by which
new contests, however hopeless and however
saDguinary, may be brought upon the coun-
try. But the sound and disinterested part Of
the commuuity--those who have TO pay the
taxes, and the contractor, and the minister
ought, one would think, 20 have a very op-
posite feeling and it is to them that these
observations are addressed-nOt to influence
their passions, but to rouse their unGerstan-
ding, and TO make one Calm appeal to their
Judgment and candour from paltry prejudices
and vulgar epithsts.