Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-27

difficulties. And, then. again as to the
Fundholders themselves, besides the most
tremendously dangerous precedent of low
ering the rate OF interest, their cases are
Ok endless variety. Some of them lsnt
their money at a time when the guinea was
worth no more than 2Is.-others when it
was worth more than 29s. The lowering
It the interest of all alike, would be mani
fes.ly unjust.
am aware, that to make fresh and CO.
pious issues of paper, would also operate
partially yhut, this appears to be the least
evil OF the two 4; or, at any rate, the least
immediate evil There is talk OF es5a-
biishing throughout the country branches
OF the bank of England--but this is nothing
without fresh and copous issues of paper
money.--5uch issues would soon set all to
rights again-we should again mount OH
paper wings and look down with scorn and
contempt upon the world bene tn.
Thus have enGeavored to give you, the
people of Anrerica, some idea of the ope-
ratonS OF this grand niachinc, which has
worked such wonders in the world /; which,
by the means of a printing press. ton or
TWO OF rags every year, and an engravei's
too, has done more than ali the powder,
ball, Cannon, swords and muskets, that Eu-
rope contains, or ever did contain. Let me
advise you, however, to be cautious of at
tempting imitation. | am aware, that if
there be nation resolved to make use of
such machine, other nations must use il
too or fall at her feet. But, it is machine
not to be resorted to, except in cases of last
necessity and then, it should always be
Knocked to pieces before it has DESTROYED
those by whom it has been employed
foitr'S Is, as yet, a poor, little, weak,
rsNf~ lot trf y. Oh z 4.
and forgotten in year but if you, instead
OF destroying it, go on adding to its size
and strength, 1T viii al last ovcrpower you,
and bury, in one common grave, your union,
your morals and your Liberties.
lfyou ask me what the tress is about in
the midst of this scene, have only u refer
you to my former descriptions of that press.
The London Press, or 1t least all at part
OF 1t which is much i'll vogue, is SO corrupt,
is so venal, SO much a concern of mete bar
gain and sale, that nothing passes through
1t which can lead any man, not upon the
spot, To form even guess at the real state
OF the country. There are numerous coun-
try newspapers, and some of these have
very wide circulation. But, such masses Of
nonsense as they put forth, you can form no
idea OF. These are, if possible, more We
nal than the papers i'll London. They are.
as once before observed, the cutters flow
ing from the great common sewer Of filth
lii London.
AS specimen of the means of delusion,
which they practice, take the following
from the WeStern LnRlinury, published at
Exeter:
" The Nati0Eal Debt now amounts to
814, $50, 1901. The well balanced mind
will never contemplate this hurthen, but in
due CDDnRvi0n with
the i,ldefiendence il has secured the pcst
accumulation of honor8, and the national
pre- -emnence it has purchased. The pow
Ell OF the sinking fund, which is now IL
millions per annum, is equal, at per cent.
compound interest, to the paying off this
debt IN 81 years"
This &c Luminary" sets out with false
hood. TINS debt is, in fact, more than
thousand millions, including the outstand-
log part, and exclusive Of that of ireland.
Then come the eguiUakents"- what
ae these The indefendence it has Sc
cured" What does this mean? Wasnot
England asindcpcndcnt before the family of
Hanover came here as she is now? One
would almost suppose that the writer
meant yOnr independence for That this
debt has certainly secured.
But, "the vast accumulation of honours
& national hrG-eD,irencc 1t has huTchGsed. -
So, then, our hCnors have been hurchasSd,
according to this What we have accom-
p!ished, this writer confesses was accom-
p shed by money, point which / am by
no means disposed to dipute with him
but. then, who viii envy US such honors
There has, however, occu' red one case, in
which this powerful agent was able to OBJ
tain us no honor; ] mean the case of A.
merica, VINO has defeated our ships of e
qusl force, VINO has, with inf rior force,
defeated and captured whole squadrons of
our navy and who, at the very moment
that She WAS driving our invading army,
with tremendous slaughter, back to the
sea, signed peace with us, in which we
wholly abandoned terms, which we had be-
E re declared to be terms which we would
never abandon. AGd, tbs she did, too,
while we we're at peace with ali the world
besides. This was the close of war in
which she was engaged against us single
haudcd. But, this part Of the HISTORY of
the p years, the Exeter writer, Mr.. Fin
dell, seems wholly to have forgotten. He
can see &c a Ua8t accumulation Of hOnours,"
in the crushing of Fr nce, by the means Of
more than million Of f.reigHcrs in the
hay Of England, aided By the King and his
party IN France; but he can see no loss Of
honours in the having been really disCom-
lit cd 10 s'ngle-handed war against A.
meiica Thus it is, that dcusion is kept
up 10y the means Of these prints, while, YOU
will observe, no man darcs answer 10 the
IN 4ut,. I In which they ought to be answer