Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-20
From the y. YORK Aner,can.I


Al the anniversary dinner of ,he Fox
Club in E iinburgh the following toast and
predatory remarks were given by Mr.. JET.
trey We publish them, not because we
feel particularly Aar,ered BIZ the PRAISE
0i ANY foreigner, however distinguished
he may be, but To remove the erroneous
Impressions respecting lie opinions OF
this country entertained by The celebra
ted conductor oil The Edinburgh Review.
MIR. Jeffrey observed, tina, the, had
already remembered the friends of ibcr-
ty, and, OF those principles which they
were tteu asserabled 10 commemorate.
In other portions Of the empire, and ihr,
had, with due houors, drunk The hraiihs
@f the Wings oil England and OF Ireland
but II occurred 10 hIm. that there was
another division Of those persons, moi
much more remotely allied in point ol
consanguinity, nor much further remov
ed. lie trusted, in point OF friendship aud
affection, who ought not, upon such an
occasion, 10 be forgotten. lie alluded
10 the freemen of the Omitted States OF A
merlca-nen derived from BullsIi blood
who inherited from us The genuine sniril
OF Brush liberty. and who administer the
British Constitution, and embody iis
principles III other forms, but who, III
polG' OF fact and In substance, had de-
rived their principles from The same
source with our own. They had accom-
modated these principles to forms of adj,
mimsralion, and engratied them Oh con.
stItutioDs probably better suited to their
condition than any other while we pre-
ierred The old fashion of Our government
aud adhered to those forms and practices
10 which all our habits and associations
had been adapted. But though there
were no doub, considerable differences
| 10 lie forms Of their constitution, the
| identity offs principles, and the effects
OF these principles, hold out III every
| point tile strongest Claims Oh our sym
pathy and affection.
The United States Of America are as
simulated 10 EngIand III all the subsian.
hal and characteristic qualities OF fee 90
yernmeni They have submitted their
| concerns TO lie same representative gOs
| vernmeHi, and 10 the same code OF laws !;
| ana they have also that blessed iustilu-
lion OF TRIAL by JURY, which has ne
yer been naiurallsed III any other cDni-
nuniiy bat thIs, aad Is altogether of Bri-
fish growth. Like us, HEY are dislin-
| gnIslled by their pre-. commence in all Tie
arts OF pe2ce-llke us, distinguished by
Tie spirit of commercial aBd maritime
enierpiises-and, like W., by the prsc
tice oil such meetings as are here assem-
bied, III which every pairlotic feeling is
| warmed, aud ilt- spirit OF the people is
excited, without danger, and without feaI
OF iuiDHlt or disorder, upon all those
subjects that come 10 be diseased in
| iGe hall Of their representative CODsi-
dered under ihls aspect, IL seemed not
! only unnatural, but impI0us 10 contem.
plate The likelihood OF any future hosii
hty betwixt UaiioBs so closely allied. We
see 40 many traits OF family likeness, so
many bonds OF sympathy, the commute
~ OF our language aud literature, the re,
sembance OF orr PLAN aud simple man
nrrs. our common prediieciion Tor those
domestic affections Ter wliIch we are dis,
| linguished la both iemisphcres--iliai
| wiih so many traits of ailiaily, he could
| not allow himself 10 anticipate sUy lu
! lure difference between Tie friends OF Ii.
berry here, aud'lhe friends OF liberty II
that other poriiau Ut the globe. Up
| piaGse.J lie had already said, that whilt
We naturally aud properly prefer cur owi
| ancient Institutions, aud continue Uu
submission "a those iOfais which we hay,
adopted. there were slill some thagS J.,
Tie administration of HEAT country tina
veil deserved OgF admiration. W.cu W