Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-07-29

You w.l not place an agcn, in situation |
with halter ,0nnd has aecE. dungeon
staring him IN the face, aud the chains
rafting IN his ears. 10 publish these opiu-
ions whichyou isive ran 5000 miles to Ind
place 10 write mi 'cJcty
M, Air. Goblet las nn such idea
He consoles himself IN these words" IT
cannot expect 10 get any one here TO
pratt or to puGiish What write IN Ameri-
CO, | ask, then, tatis Tie use OF srr'it,ag
here, seeing that the same obstacle would
exist IS TO What should be written III En-
glandl' But to ensure publication, if
possible, he promises 10 be very careful
10 write " 40 h5sis :" and as nothing but
t'Htb is Etst IN England, Mir. CobDett,
IN other words, promises to write Moth
nag bat teisehoOd; and then. perhaps, he
may p bIisii IN safety. But he might
have done Tins here. Oar ministers
would have had no objection TO his praise
OF them in direc; terms. Hell has paid them
much higher compliment by runuing a
way.
Mr.. Cobbett's impudepce surprises us
siiil mere than his tcrgwersaiion. He
contesses In his farewell, that he has said
something rery ntar ia the chOppiag oil
his hcads, or poking ont tie peoples eyes,
should be 'cne before hcwould cease 10
write, or tie people would cease to read
his writings :" and then, with the most
matchiesS ttironicry, he adds, " " hat
has been dsar. would not be VERY FAR
from, tbs. il were 80 remain here p
WITH s9ct a an, the only mode OF deal
in@, IS 10 i0iI, him in sovereign and gene
raj contempt His coicdydice might be
| pgTdoned, bot his contempt far truth, his
| pal:ry subierlures, and the imbeCilitv of
| his fears, justly eni!ile hiHi 10 an exile
| from all honorable aud intelligent soci-
| ETY..
The fulSomc compliments lie attempts
| tO pay to the people whom he is deserving
VIII impose upon no one: his c0aasct be-
lies all his writings and he need not BE-
| very particular IN cauii0ning The public
| against being imposed upon BY any pre-
| tended imitation OF his style, or plagia-
rism OF his name. They want no adj
| dltionai reason 10 discard from their
estimation one who hGs betrayed and now
! insults them with his advice. Ills read
ers, he says, will " find occupation in
| reading over and over again, what he mas
dressed to them within the last five or
| SIX months" He besecchcs them 10
keep ali TIE nice isufe looks they have got,
and not TO be hnm5usgcd by any of the
| publications of corruption" This they
vii probably take care OF, and also, that
| they are no longer humj" gged, III his own
| elegant phrase even bN himself.
As he bids us good bye, al the cnl, he
| gets bUider, and says, "Ifi have lie for
only gear. or t:co, al fartheSt, [ shaft be
back again" Indeed, what. whether
things are altered, or no! Should h re-
! turn at the contamination of cur wishes,
iii lie establishment OF Il general and rad
zeal reform, he should he exilcd for the
| common good, as a wretcli who could fv
| nom paruclpaii'alI dam ger, as eagerly,
| as he could return 10 enjoy state %! hap
! pincss. lie should be shtnncd as a thing
| 10 be deSpiScd By every man who would
obtain the esteem of his fe:low-ciiizens,
! by an honorable perseverance III q lust
and honest cause. As TO his writings
| from Newly Ork, they can contain moth
/ ing that we need. We have learnt our
lesson IN the rudlnients oflIbcrty, aud
! nave gone beyond OEr master in lis appli-
| cation. Let him, in future, instruct chill
| dgen. II will DO him more credit than
10 nusieai men.
Mir. Cobbetl's departure has been The
| subject o: most OF our periodical writer's
aud one OF them, i'll q most pathetic illus
irailon OF has merits, adopts the very con
! ISOLATION which our runaway friend has
| offered ls, and tells vs. TO read over the
pamphlets he has left us, every day; and
| 10 bind them up with The " PiNerin,'s
| Progress, Robinson C'Nsoe TIE KoRsekeep-
els Instructor, aud Bachan'S Domestic DE
| dlcine." We are almost inclined 10 wish
that Mr.. Cobbett had confined himself to
! writing glOssarieS upon such subjects.
! that lie might have been natura.ized in
| the nursery, and deceived none butkiich-
| eli maids and sculiiOnS
In his letter from liverpool, our deser-
ter remarks, upon the suspension OF the
! Habeas Corpus Act, | and mine were
not born under government having the
absolute power To lmprison us at iis plea
sure" Butills memory is as faulty as
his judgment, as weak as lis resolution,
and as ireacherous as his conduct. All
his children, save one, must have been
bora under the prior suspension of the
| liabeas Corpus Act. But then Mir. Cob
belt was soldier militant in the high
| cause of despOtism, and was blind TO tie
dangers which he did not personally ap-
| pretend. Then he contributed to scare
| oilers from the Country, and now he is
himself driven from ii by his fears-ho-
nest, WISE, and consistent men starile at
| tie absence of those qualities liz him,
while the brave are dcriding the pusiiani-
unity OF this modern Demeslhenes, who
| runs from bis tenf The moment ho~tiliiies
are declared, and, Ike lis predecessor,
would asl; pardon Of a bramble, " it
should catch hold of his robes in his ig-
| nominous flight.
But while Mr. Cobbctl carries with him
the contempt and scorn of every manly
mind IN England. with what feelings
| viii he be received in America; in the
land where freedom has erected her al
/ tar. and liherfv LIS hNe1 nor nr,cnnnnnr-