Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-06-05

NotamoNS POiatSSt 70 &C, telling me, that !
thsthag wouid soon drive theft g ofisngland
{ ON the ocean. EneiaHG was the object
OF attack, AID ! was an EngiiShman-
From that tue iuy no'gh0or and became
what arr called 'naiiosal enemies Hence,
by degrees, / imbibed tie strongest desire
tosec Engaad triumph in the quarrei with.
OUT knowing, and without caring, any thing
about It's grounds. What TRIES frequently
give a bent TO u,en's minds TO what i'm
p .ta'.t consequences do mere n0thi7ps
lead My great delight, At that time, was
IN most beautiful flower garden, which
had made with my own hands out of d
poor roegh sony piece of ground that no.
body thought worth tillage. 1t S probable
l never should have written fol the press
a single line IN my life, had it nov been for
tue discussions with NY neighbor the CAR
penter. These set NE to reading what
people call pol tics reading led one 20
Philadelphia the flower garden had be-
come inspic, and l painted for bus,er
5 enes.
Soon after this DR.. Priestly arrived, and
his reception at New York became the
sGbI,ct OF a pamphlet from me, which
hocr as it was Iii from it mere siagulo-
rim obtain some circulation.
went TO reside in Pin ladslphia just a.
bout sne lime OF the affair between tie
French sailors, and th- English sailors be-
longing to the GaHges. Tie city was thrown
into great termeat. TIE impression on
ny mind still! i, without pretending. wv
eV, =, Go recoilect the particular facts. that
there WAS great pSrtiiity Shown in favour
OF tie French. The Philadeiphians were
dressed in tri-coloursd ccclades, winch
were sold IN the shops. Nothing was heard
IN the streets, bus praises of The French,
and abuse Of the Ensish. Never v>rs pa
tient, CT eiven 10 yield u torrent, l soon
became pretty busy par izal., ana sought
occasions to engage IN disputes.
Thus Become an axfhoT, 7 soon became
known 20 the pubiC, aEI then. cali 20
witness all those who lived IN PHILADELPHIA
al that tine, what torrents of abuse we're
poured forth upon me. All manner of
taisehoods were published respecting ne.
every sort CT crime W. s falsely laid to nv
charge; and, What l believe, was never
done n any otcr case, the tculest asser-
lions were made respecting even my wife.
Young, strong, with eoud health, always
buoyant spirits, careless Of consequences, l
vas a match for al my antagonists. have
laughed thousand times, and laugh at
this moment, at the recollection Of the wars
we used 10 carry ON. My opponents con-
tcnced that nothing was good that belong
cd TO England. l conteaded that nothing
WIS good that did not b long to her. was
quite sincere aid solemnly declare, THAI
believed, that even the poultry and the
apples were not half SO good as these in
England.
You may call this folly. enthusiasm, ia
natcism but you Cannot call it baroness.
The principle by Which ! was actuated
was good. Il WIS love for my country,
which, trina facie, Is always virtuous; and
Il had the capacity, l was III too high Il
state OF irritation, 70 enter into a fair dis
cussiou of 3. c merits of her Cause. Besides,
my antagon SITS were equally violent, ana
had. in most cases, been the agsre8Sors-
Violence D gets violence, or produces sub
mission, AID the latter, with me, VS. Who'll
! " out Of the question. must do the fe-
! deraiists the justice tU y, that 10 not re-
! collect any one ot them, who ever CONVEX
| SD with me On politics, without remonscra-
ting with ne for going so far They all
used 70 complain thal WIS TOO much Of
an EHgHshman. The impression made ON
my Inind, by dis ,irclmstauc has never
! been eifaced, snd it has always led cae TO
| believe, and to maintain, thai there was no
| considerable number OF persons, III AIner.-
| ca who, a. bottom, were not true 20 their
! country, however far the spirit of party
| might l~a! ,hsn. Upon this belief. arising
/ from this very circumstance, 1 toAnded,
| when l saw the last war approaching, my
| repeatedly oppressed opinion, that Ill tie
| hopes OF Gu ministers OF tI'un phing tfro'
your d.vlsozs would finally fail them.
| As to the charge Of my being III tn pay
| OF the English government, SO bodily an
I So positively made without shadow Of proof
! and which charge 1 see still kept up By
| some foolish writers, It IS now IS absurd as
| it YVES always false. oace was ffercd by
| Mr.. Liston 90 have my relations, ia Eng
| lard, provided for by the government
| That was all that nc ever offered. That !
/ refused, aud those relations have cost re
| great deal CT money since my rcturn The
! charge is now absurd upon the face Of IT.;
| for, # ! had been a man Of that stamp, do
! you suppose | ever shcnd have b en in q
state prison? The fact is, that if ] had
| chos II On y to Shackie ny mind, might, at
| this tine, have, BY myself and Oy relations,
| neatly as g eat = reycnue as - raised in
| tn state OF Rhode Island. Those who have
| still the injustice to persevere IN the max
| ing OF this charge, seem to forget that It has
! been disPrOved eUen ufi0n cath. Nlr LIS
! ton beng called to sp ak 10 my general
| character, OH my uial at the court OF Kings
! bcnch. said that III had known ne for ma
| cy years iaboring with the most herIecs
| disius rrcStedHSSS, IN the cause Of my c0un-
| try J; and, which is well worthy Of remark,
| the attorney general hGC the consunmate
| baseness 20 Sc ze the opportunity to ask
! Mr.. Liston III had nat h6eArd nubHc cha
| racterS III .4meTica. Thus were those very
| eHertons, which were regarded as proof
| Of my being IN tire pay Of this Government,