Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-09

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"Mirum WIDER, pOSsi,, vuod IN uescrip-
fione hominmm, qui al respublicas labe-
factanlas ct perpcndas veiuti natura com
para'i ct tacti stunt, deiegerit Solomon
tharacterem non hominls superb ct IN
solentis non tyrannici et crudelis non
temerarii ct Violent; non impii ct scele-
rati non inlusu IT oppressoTiS non Sc
ditiosi ct turbulent non libidinSSi Ell
volupinari non deuique insipieniis CT
inhabilis !; sed de,isoreS. Yerum hoe sa-
pieniIa, ejus Regis, Iui rerumpublicaruEa
conseNationes ct eyersiones Op,ine nSrat,
diguissiinum est. NeQue enim similis
fere est pests Regnis ct fcspublicis guam
81 cOnsiliarii Regum aui SenatOres,
quique gubernacaiis rerum ad;nOyentur,
stint insenio derisores."t
You see, tlien. sir, that we have not
quites so much TO fear from your colleagues
as from yourself. Look in this glass, AND
you will start back at your frightiai im-
age. And yet this great man weuiu have
thought this "plagae" still more deadly,
could he have OWNED 10 what lengths d
future statesman and senator AMI minis
ter OF England would dare 10 push this
perniciOus mockery.
Such an unqualified attempt, not 10
yindicaie but 10 make light OF acts OF ty-
ranuy aud cruelty would, N an assembly
of free Rome, have been answered with a
dagger. When the Republic was over
thrown, The most odious and frantic of
the Empcrors did. indeed, amuse himself
in your way, sir, and INDUCED his tara
for talking and tiifiing, by deciamatory
deiences and accusations Of cuIprlts, iii
presence of his slIyish Senate. Between
your apologies for Oliver and your other
conductors in oshce, and your invectives
cfota
piete the parallel: or, if ou arc displeas-
ed with Caligula, you may prefer Il rival
Ty with The other Caesar, who, directing
the punishment OF some old meu told Tie
eXecniiOner TO number them out from
bald head to batd head.
You see, sir, that you are not quite ORR
ginal, even IN your taceiious assaults up
on old age. You said something, on
serve, aboutthe misapplicaiion Unpopular
complaints 10 the preseHt state of The
country land yuu used the remarkable ailu-
sion, that they were not less out OF time
AMI place than 1t would have been 10 dis
course about Tarquiu and Brutus III the
days OF Imperial, Rome.
| shall overlook the pleasant cOmpari-
son between the present state Of England
and that Of Rome after she had lost her
liberties. | suppose this, too, Is one OF
your Jokes, though do not see the ac-
customary cloud laugh" that accompa-
MES your waggeries. But will tell YOU
that you are no less ignorant than imper-
iinent in adopting this illustration. The
Romans. after the triumph Of tyranny,
did find livery much Ia the purpose 10 re
cur TO the example of their patriots, aud
"mOre thantw hundred years after the
establishment of the imperial government,
the character of The younger Rruius was
4 q Il "a
tue" They still read Cicero, they still
admired that noble sentiment which
taught them, that the most truly graceful,
the most beneficial, the most glorious,
boast-wOrthy act OF an honest citizen,
was-tO STAY tyrant.t
They did more: they aspired sometimes
10 initiate their glorious tyrannicides: and
Notwithstanding the fear ofanarchy, which
was carefully instilled into the subjects of
The empire, and was in facl the origin of
their servitnde, their despots found that
there was still some limit TO their intempe-
rate triiing with the rights and feelings of
human nature.
You may not yet have forgotten, that
the historian tells MS that the Romans
might perhaps have borne the cruelty of
Nero, but were driven to revolt a. last a
gainst his buboonery. As for the deciaim
er, Caligula, IA brutal Joke, too frequently
tried, cost him his life.
Hampden was no assassin, hut what,
think YOU, he would have said TO minis
ter of Charles "You are not protected
by Your persona! insgnliicance; tie pow
err, almost absolute, which has been, and
may again be placed in your hands, may
make you respectable victim; and be
assured, sir. that if should ever be pri-
soHer of state, and after being manned
by your gaolers, should be assaulted by
your Jokes, will put you TO death with
the same deliberation as now give you
this timely warning. This is no idle, al
though it is only defensive menace
nor is the resolution confined to one in
diviiuaI."
Idem Tsecenii JuravimHs.
YOUR COUNTRY MAN.