Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-06-08

its little finger, TO bid Us be contentei with
the blessings we enjoy. But, come voar~
selves. then, and taste these blessings Go
TO taunton III Somersetsh'rc, where there
were recently 600 exchequer wr,ts issued
for the seizure Of people goods on account
OF ron payment OF taxes.--Come and e,;iov
these seizures that are now going all over
the kingdom. Come and share with pnor
Garter his 10 months in Jail, for having. in
the most humble terms, complained that
liis only property, his horse and cart. had
been seized 10 pay taxes which he did not
once. Come aud be coatentetl while the
tax>gathercr demands from Won thrice as
much as you expend on Yourselves and
tamihes.-Come an, be hairy while you
sec twenty thousand insovenr tebtors in
the jrils, and nearly two millions of poor
wretches in warehouses; and begging along
the road or through the streets. Come
and be fiTo'td. while you see more public
MONEY paid Tor the support and shipment
OF oonvicts than is paid in taxes altogether
TO the government of the state Of New
York or Pennsylvania. Come and be
firoudeT sfiI, while you see whole districts of
Engmd under the command of IIsno-
Verian officers, while you see the ENGLISH
militia under the same command, ard
while you SIC your coantY-unien. once so
high minded, pull their hats OF TO these in
SILENT foreigners, and stand trembling be-
fore them.
Oh no do you injustice by the suppo-
s'tlon. You are not 50 base as to bid US to
BE- contente9 in such state Of things. In
spite OF all your prcJldices. heightened as
they may have been by the conflicts of
parties, that same generosity and Integrity
which induced you to hold fast to England,
: all ,r~1.
make you now feel for our suffarings and
our disgrace.
Wen, then, is it against ENGLAND that I
write Is itnot for England And not dar-
ing to write for her here, have not
right. and 1t is not laudable in me, to avail
myself OF the press of America, or of any
other country in the world, Tor this purpose,
Ii, however, You still persist in regard
Tag the government as England, and re.
solve on making common cause with that
government, you must be prep red to claim
your snare OF the honor of all its acts
Claim then, if you choose the honor of hav-
ms convicted man in the court of kings
bench, ON an ex-oflicio information of H.
eel on Napoleon, as 3QzvfuL SOVEREIGN of
france; claim the honor Of having made
peace with him, and of having received his
guarantee for the cession OF Ceylon and
trinidad IN that capacity, and of sending in
few months afterwards spies and assas-
sins TO take away his life !; aud claim the
iurther honor OF employing ambassadors IS
agents IN me transaction. Claim the honor
OF having, for ages, represented the Bour-
oons as tyrants and theIr subjects as slaves.
and of having raised hundreds cf millions
upon the people of England to force these
Bourbons back again upon these same sub.
lects. Claim the honor of having prevent
ed neutrals from Carrying on trade with
France lest that trade should assist the
french to Continue the war; and OF having
az the very same time, carried on that
tfade yourselves. Claim the honor Of hay
Ing condemned neutrai ships under the pre
text OF their having false papers and of
having permitted and ENCOURAGED the omen
sale OF false papers for the U.S., of your
own ships. Claim the honor of excluding
iriSh catholics from those Offices OF trost
into which, though in open defiance of law.
you admit German cathoics. Claim the
honor OF treaticg the 6 liant Irish as slaves
OF ShuEffps Mem ufa in kleir AouSes tram
sunset ~ suHflsc. on pain of severe penal
ties. lest they should combine and compel
you TO grant freedom to the Catholics and
az the very same time, of enabling and
abetting the catholics of France to destroy
tne protestants. Claim the honor of ma
KING the people OF England yield a tenth
part OF all the produce of the land to sun
port an Establishment founded on the o.cr>
throw OF the catholic religion and, of load
Ing them with taxes 10 pay for the resto-
ration OF the pope, the jesuits and the in
QUESTION Clam the honor of taxing, the
peopie OF Engiaod to pay and uphold the
patriots OF Spain az inst Napoleon and of
leaving those very patriots TO be killed or
banIshed by Ferdinand, your ally, FOR hav-
ing done that watch you encouraged and
pad them to do. Claim the honor of hay
ing h7gsed Americans for refusing 70 fytt
agdInst their native country, and of having
hanged, CHARTERED, and ripped open the
bowels of Eaglishmen for having fought
against their native country. Claim all
these honcrs for, claim them Won must.
and ? great many more 9f .ns saroe sort
It you make Common cause with this 90
vernment; but above all YOU mus lis.
tnctiy claim the hono.s Of Dart1,3o, thc
honor of killing men il cold blood some Of
whom you had made prisoners Of qyar from
On board your ozo7 ShifS, whore they bad
fought Tor you against yonr enemies. If
there be still higher honor than this, claim
that OF having banged t4Oo French5ue,. close
prisoners of war on board the hplks. for
having forged English bank notes, while it
stands recor.ied in the decisions of the court
OF the kings bench, that it was lawful for
the English government to Forge French
ass'gnats to be circGiatsd IN France.
Nov let me ask YOU seriously, whether
there be amongst you ons sirSle man, who
wonid not be ashamed t. be suspc ctod of