Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-08-01

be very Tar foui estimating by any such oTitefion such
menas tfskine, Romiy. OF Uiousham. As TO the l.
II rises quite high above praise your depTecia
on; and believe me, il estimating unfairly, If
You have Judged it by ANY neant sdve,nrer in your
service, whose ay2rce may have prompted him e sx.
posuIe of his incapaciy The professional part III the
qury to which indebted for the distinction of your
| enmity. Il seems am Inconsistent" The charge
comes well from the coaduioi Of Mr. soutey and the
protegee OF Mr.. Canning Ny consistency indeed
learned a. the school do asks from,
tepen cfatIyisr nor will solicit its purchase money
nom the pay-mastcr OF Lisbon. In the manner
have accused meof ispudence, bec.ss did not ibibe
| my niod.sty from Mr.. Secretary Croseriii
Its not my fault, Sir, that ever Since 3l ilusir
ons parsonage has been doomed 20 the neton OF your
newly coined eneomun. tis,iot my fault thatwe live
In new a." andthat the principies ,hr prsdiect
and the friendships thes,ld should vanish in no
neht Little did imagine that INV humble dedicationto
that lusriou. persona., would excite the en-
my oi me quarterly Rerieir! Forgive me this once,
ana now kneeling upon the grace Of Fos, soemnlypo
mise never again Sy.ilary to offend you.
nut Sir, why sguld yop accuse of teTgiversaiion
because IN COMMON with the entire British population
was deceived b. The promises of the late and san
enay conir si because was heather enough to pntny
dst IN pri1 and ioolishy imagined that the asset
on OF human freedom aud not the obtruson OF family
upon ihs people who had punished them, was really
their object because could not believe that mighty
contren had formed itself into armed catchpoe
so'on Tor the mere capture OF single individual be-
susei wond net credit that, like the ghost of Banquo,
Inegri and blood besmeared ofiegitinacy
rush into the festival of triumph, leading in hngy
followers, and" pushing from stools You SIR,
TO doubt must be highly graed at the heart cheer
consequences OtOur ChevementS. 10 indeed
eNhatins to see the King Naples at the chase, the
King Of France at confession the King Of Spain his
aud the Pope and the Jesuits and all the
Woftn iegtlnates baskng beneath the torches of
Ire Hoty Inqasii0m The liberty of Europe, to be
sure has peTshed Louis will she had the ben
err 81 clergy and hope some brother hero has preserv
ell The blood Of Ney with which to inscribe glory" up
on her monument. really, Sir, must be excused par
uetpaton In these philanibrOpic ecttaces. cannot
amy thing to rejoice the result Of twenty years Of
such calamity astheword never wtnessed-innumerabe
standing aniesreviyed feuda insolence-secret regal
nent of the most sanguinary and nurate chsracier,
holy Offices and holy alliances and all the putTd caeas
ses exploded oppression dug and deihed in tbe
iection-These things confess into ALARM
rom which am notat all relieved by bsholding oil the
shores OF the continent ffightful military monster af
ter having gorgtd Itself al the millions measuring
ne distance OF the ocean that divides such is the 81
hation OF aifairsabr How they improved at
nome Let your cuuntfy that question when
ever Their mdgisfracy atlou tkoln a license.
confess there was time. when did not think such
hihgs eond be- and gave loose TO the JOY naturato
my oTeouty In procainatiohs aud couyentonsif Ihave
eeh ueceiVe1 surely not on me should the delinquency
be visited. The charges you have made Einpe
oI OF france are perfectly unfounded always dectied
nis principles. always eSolied his talentsTo YOU Sir
Nn" admire the principles whouthr talents, leave the
PaheSyrlc OF any sovereign you may select. have
Tns as u Is my leisure will admit into The accusations
"hieh you have made against You have bad two
ausantages-you are anonymous, aud your powers OF
ueSmaton have been perfected BY babt-in defence
W t9se VINO Know mel refer TO my chaIacter-to those
who do not refer to yours As to myself perfect
hSensibe TO the calumnies either your employers
ofSO"fseitii was fool enough not to feel them rather
as pride than teprosch, custom must long since
nave recouciled me to their cRdurance-there
reptile OF corruption by whom have not been assaulted
from the worm born but be ramped upon up 10 the
more Venomous associate that has coiled itself
loathsome elevation around the broken columns of A
mouldering constitution. To be so assailed is happi
ness interior only to the consciousness of having deserved
BE assured Sir the Treasury itself should not purchase
rom ME that consciousness While Heaven spares me
health am more independent than the pInndercr who
pays you; and wheIittakes il away shall be
such as to cause plush but the cheek Of my caum
niatoT.
rlI.ptr pr,trrrDr
Dublin, Nay Ist, 1917.
From the Daily Chronicle j. Patriot
LETTER sIXTH-os THE PRESENT STATE
or ENGLAND.
Further enquiry into the value Of the British Con-
stitRtior. Conclusion that II is radically faulty
en- sacrificing the interest Of the people to that Of
the Privileged orders.
La my lastletter, entered into an exanina-
ton OF The value of the British Constitution and
endeavored to show that it was defective, in
the hrst place, IN not providing for the welfare
OF the extensive and popuous dependencies of
the British Islands; and, secondly in not pro-
vldlng for the welfare of the great mass of peo-
pie at home-that political inequality was the
cornerstone of the system-that this inequality
was first introduced by force and that a COM
pniSoiy system was still necessary, and in fact
actually made use of, to keep it in existence
and that the arguments of MOntesquieu in IA
Gent however,, to show thata single writer has
failed in defending the cause. l shall now
take up the subject alittle more at large, and
Suggest some reasons why the existence Of he
TedItaTy arlstOcracles is altogether iDdefensi-
BILE. twill be found that Montesquieu has not
urged his own arguments in all their force, and
that the additional IeasonsOn which his system
has been defended. are alsoinsuthcient TO prove
IL.
The consistent advocate of hereditary rank
and fortune, will epdeaYor to maintain these
two points
I. That in every community, there is natu
Interchangeable is, a natural inequality of
talents and industry, which, in the progress of
society, wifi grow up into inequality of wealth
and influence.
2. Thatthisinequality of wealth and influence
ought, tor the good OF society, TO be made per-
Petual and definite, by oil ganixins its posses
sOrs into privileged class.
The first OF these points il is not necessary to
contest, and the experience of what is passing
round MS every day, confirms it,. We constantly |
see that individuals placed in nearly the same |
external circumstances, aud possessing about |
Tue same advantages, succeed very differently
IN the same pursuits. A part of this difference |
must be resolved into disparity of original pow
ers, and part into the effect Of accidents ore
rating upon the developement of original pow. |
ers, by education, and the successful exercise |
OF them IN the acquisition of objects. The fact
however, IS certain, that part OF every com
mnnity will be more able aud industrious. and |
VIII acquire more wealth and influence than |
tie rest, and those who like the term, may de. |
nominate this portion raiHrai ariStocracy. The |
second point, therefore, is the one deserving |
most attention, whether ii be proper to erect |
TINS natural aristocracy into an hereditary and |
privileged class.
now, Il may be observed, in the first place,
fhat this is naturally impossible to be accom- |
plished, however advisable il might be. II |
may be admitted, after making ali proper al |
lowances for extraordinary good fortune, and |
even tor successful intrigue, art and vilainy, |
a n - -
huence does, generally speaking, and upon an
aYeTage OF cases, pre-sMppose talents and some