Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-20
From COb6stt'S Rrgi,sercC Dec. 81
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literary Intercourse 1sih .9nericd, which
intercourse shall tend to assist the cs1lss orGse-
dam.
"ikep: silence" SAYS st. Paul, even from rooJ
1ro'Gls. thought was PUN aud grief to me-" la
u's respect have tor Icing while, been initiating
the apostle. Ut has been great paia and grief to
me TO relisn from putting upon paper numerous
truths which, II made public could have failed
20 do much public COED. l am resolved TO submit
To- this restraint no longer. resolved to ulak,.
sgreat ell Irt 10 secure the oi freely eHprcss
g my thoughts TO millions oil people, on the other
sise Ut the Atlsntic, and, throu,h that cham 20
every part OF the world, where truth has OBJ
tain circulation.
According to the practice of the law in England
the publication OF Truth, 81 ariy proved truth nay
notorious truth, though concerning public men and
their actions a, pnblic men, may be deemed crime
and punished with long imprisonment ia ieoas jais
aud with heavy fines, and even with pInry besides
This does not suit my taste. Without saying any
thing about motives; without making any protest.
ons, shall! simply observe, that 1T is my wish to be
able, with safety TO mysli tn express the OIL ions
that entertain, and to promuigate through the
press, such facts concerning public rncn and mea-
,ures, as am 10 possession OF, and as think pro-
per TO promrlgate.
IL is therefore, proposed tn place, in the city of
Hew-fork, some person TO 90 from England next
spring, who shall to be printed and to he pub
Eshed in that city, aud throughout The United States
such writings as the authors may not choose to pnt
To rH IS here. In r.ngand, the letter founders and
press makers, compelled to keep and TO render.
ssu account 10 the government Of all the tibss and
Presses that they sell, and ofthe persons to whom
they sell them. No man dtre; have tvJes or bress
IN hIs possession 7yitE0ut EcenSe. No printer
HdTes put any tang to press without being able and
ready to discover, anti S-ceGr to, the author CT his
employer printer dares prii,: any MiH1 with
out putting his name to it. The man who publishes
IS liable t. punishment rs vellas he who writes or
who prints. 10 sell, N g:0e alc.Iy to I'm Lbou q
EoEHter or acie, TO lend to send 6y the 6gt is
to Publish Such is the law In England anil, when
ever any one complains OF this law when he COM
plains that the law is not what WAS go years ago
t'I~ apffvTeis 0s lois new law tell him that it lie
does not like II, he mag ieaUs tie corifI-, Or il,
the words of FULLER, late member of parliament
they do not like it, d--n them. let them leave
o."
iint, though maa does not like 10 have his mind
subjected to these restraints, he may like the conn
Try as well as FULLER. He may have an estate and
many other ties, which bind him TO tie country:
and What is more, he may Mi,lk, that daty even
towards that country, bills him rensin in it. How
ever, as to the z7rtnyS, may ieave lie cam.
s'y Solar FUiler's aciUice may be followed, ii
proper arrangements made for the purpose
To do this well ; to put the machine into etiic-
ent motion aad tokeep up that motion, there must
be regular and rapIl communication between Eng
lInd and America, carried on by persons Of some
salent and d great zeal AND activity 10 10 the
CASUAL communications of 6O0kSeLe,s Or editors Of
newspapers, wnudneyer answer. They have their
business TO attend to, and that is incompatible with
the keeping mp oil literary intercourse otany cons-
derable magnitude and especially one OF the kind
here contemplated.
An Intelligent Persor, Gxed in the City OF New
York, would not only cause To he printed and pro
mulgated, any original writings sent 20 him from
England but he would be able to send from Ane-
rica To England such American puicatons rs he
might think likely to b e useful here and any Gu
rous persons wished to the original writings that
he published at N. York, they might thro the same
means obtain them.
AS fer my self must confess, that ! would rather
live on bread aud water for the remainder Of my
life, than not have regular literary intercourse
with America. That is the o1ily country in
the world in the fate OF which can feel much in
tercst. II political good TO come At last it raust
come through that channel. Ii is Of the very first
importance tlIat eUe'y thing sppertaining to this
country should be well k,tosEn here and that every
thing appertahingt this country should be rel
Eno1vn there. Both These may be accomplished by
the plan whcA is about to be put into execution and
the detail Of which plan will hereafter be fully laid
before the world.
But; even in this stage Of the project, cannot re-
tfalu from stating, for myself that those who may
look upon this as scheme for the disseminating nf
FenoH, OF alsehood, OF scandalous anecdote, viii
ind themselves disappointed. For many years,
have not dealt in any thing but dry politics, and
matters closely connected with politics. No
false statement has knowingly been made by
90 be written for publication e6roGd shall be dou-
bly, scrupulous in sticking to the truth. Let no ono
say, that this resnrto the American press is takag
an unfair advantage. My sdyersaries will have the
game channel OF promugation at their command
And they will have a thousand times as much
extraneous weight and influence as l eau possibly
have.
The communication between Eng and and Ame-
rIes SNOW, and always has been, carried o. BIZ the
merchants aud by the manufacturers and their a.
gents. Such newspapers and other periodica pub
iicatOns, in both countries, favored the views Of
these persons, and accorded with their feelings,
have, except jn casual instances, been sent from one
rOunry to the other. Hence, both countries have
been kept in the dark. II is my firm conviction,
that the iaie bloody and devastating war produ-
sed by this cause. From the counting hsuSes in
America were poured into England HOHe but those
we'd to depose the president rather Than prosecute
war against England Time bGbers we're regard
ed by ministers and by The nation, IS truly de-
scriJng the state sfths public mind IN America
and, rs 1t IS well known to every man in England,
tie universal p,ctstion was, that the people OF a
inerica ready ~ pull down IA .ir government.
ord 10 throw themselves into our arms. Nav, IL 10
notorious that Lord Liverpool, in the house oflrrds
late in the fall O 1St, sad. that me pcobie Of
the u States seemed, by their kind treatment Of
our officers whow re prisoners Of war, " 30 be dS-
fossd % Put Memscivcs Under the PREDICTION Of his
m 1iesfv's forerNueHf" Even the battles at sca
ana m the ChibbcIga have not removed the false
imprC sSsn. When, indeId, the des,ru etye thVn-