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

ii our fears surrender II, we are morally
responsible for the loss we shall have oc-
casioaed. But, though our self-called
general has iied-has left his place unoc-
cupied-we perceive that, happily, there
IS no CONSERVATION among the champi-
ons OF retorn-not another has deserted
ms post-not private will surrender his
arms. In such cause every man is COM
petent at once tofead and TO Get. Nature,
that teaches us the value of liberty, viii
supply the means of securing 1T. 1t is
nottGcticS or discipline that we need let
the mechanical assasiis oi diSpotismhaye
recourse 10 tuition in the art of murder:
The sons ot freedom are always compe-
tent 10 their own defence.
The alb ,trac, right % emigration Is not
IN question. Every man has right to
Choose his country, notwithstanding all
the laws OF treason that ,yrants max eu-
act, or fools uIaN acknoNiedY There
IS 4 principle which would BE- general
If despots had not, IN some cases. roo,-
Ell II out, viuch won!linduce must. tnot
ali pfus. ia prefes the country ia which we
received life, and where we have formed
orr earliest connections. Bat the prin.
cieies OF government that pretend 10 a
i,ic-hai slavery lii every man who has
the misfortune to be born where he can
not slTe happily, aye aG;erse TO cvere law
OF nature those laws Asye made MAN
the HEIR or CREATION: and his
VIII IS the only original guide as To where
he viii choose 10 ENJOY his lawful patri-
rony. But, although man is not natu-
,G1y bound 10 any p,ca(ior spot, lie is
Bound IN all cases by those Obligations
iliio which he has voluntarily entered.
1lr. Cobbett has embarked with thou
sands III cause the most important, and
me most honorable, in which ever anV
human being was cn.ased--to rCEGvatc
sinking c0un,Ty--to encourage the best
principles of human happineSs--io root
out the abuses ~ a system the most eX-
tfavaSant aud Corrupt that ever The an
rals ofhis,ory presented To cur view
% snatch the desiinics of England from
the murderouS grasp of men, at once
Ignorant and wicked, and redeem the ia
ding glory of our country from the dan
ger into which mad ambition and cease
less pcculation ha,i plunged her. These
were the proicssed objects of Mr. Cob
baif, who pledges his life to the cause. He
once PIT aside personal considerations
he Knocked the gloom of dungcon--he
encountered the breath of caiumny-
he called forth the energies Of corrupt
on 10 dcteud itself, and then he fsd. Tell
It not III Gath, proclaim il not III the
Streets OF As aiOn. .SefprcseIvation,
from even the shadow 81 danger, has
become the ruling passion with MIR. Cob
pet; and 10 secure life that must be
acoTtdteSS IN oblivion, he has sacrificed his
reputation, his couatry, his countrymcn,
and a prost Of tn thousand pounds
per annum. ~hich, he saws resulted from
his writings. Thus, tie value which
this parrot attaches To u miserable exist
ence, " made mp of button!ag and ~
baitoning, ct hyeakiasting, dining, drink
ing tea, suppiug, gong 10 bed getting
~, and bfeat t,stlng again, and serb
bling, what Wlil b. but useless nonsence
al New a 0rk, ii ten thousand Il year,
the rum OF iils ountcy, the starvation
and coercion of the present race, and the
slavery Of the descendants Of Engiishmen.
at time when BE cause If ysfornl, Is Jy
10 nieans, desperate"
la the l6ih column, another III Of res
pondency comes over this giant despaiy--
and, lie says, again the people have no
prospect Of all eu.i TO their caiaiu.ticS,
sndlhey must ,enore il thew have any
spirit in them. Although Ri. Cob5eil
has set the example OF exhibiting his Spi-
rit in this way, we feel confident he wil
tlnd as few to initiate as 10 envy his con-
tluct, at Il crisis when the laws and Iibcr-
tiesof England a-eto be defended against
the internal vaccinations OF the most
despicable ST OF political miscreauts that
chance or Ill fortune ever jostled into the
seat ofjudgment upon the destlies of L
nation.
Il is quite evident that personal safeft
ami the operation Of cowardice upon this
selfish principle, has induced MIR. Cob
bett to take the step which every man
must reprobatc and his pretence of leu
sing us To serve us hereafter, is merely
the practical illustration Of the panic that
can Justify itself in the d1gsrel lines Of
lie Win fights aud runs away,
MAY live to fight another dav;
But he who's in the battle slain,
VIII never rise to fight again.
This SORT Of pretence would shorten
most contests but the result might moi
be very favorable 10 the general good. if
tue pretended champions OElibt IT, always
take FrSt To their heels on such occasions
Corruption, says Oir runaway, has nut
on her armour, and drawn her darrpr.-
Well and what then! Have we not
ARMS too? And must we Mrolo them r.
ray when she advances 10 the contest
after we have been brandishin2 them be-
fore her eyes so long Who expected
that such a HYDRA headed monster az the
Cerppbons Of the day would fan without
struggle If Mr.. Cobbett did, we will
venture 10 say that he was the only man
who could he SO foolish; and it eXplains
the secret Of his former apparent courage
re thqRght there tvas no daRgeri He.
therefore, wrote his nice little books"
with u dreat deal of resolution bur find
ing himself mistaken, and that he must
tight ia earnest, his fears so far cot tie
better Of his reason, that he abanclons
his friends, his connections, his Country
his dssiriy heIovtd {,cuufr,. MON .,.1 80,