Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-11-25

of onr state; before we sink into abiect sub
| mission. On hat dc our ~, ppn.n,s rest this
respondent aud slavsh belief Gu ibe recent
events in Europe admit they are great
and well calculated 10 impose on the imagna,
ton. Our enemy never presented a more iui-
posing exterior. His fortune is(at The food.
But am admonished by universal expert
rnce that such prosperity is the most Grkle
OF human conditions. From high flood the
tide dates ats ebb. Fran the meridian the
sun commences his decline. Depend upon
II there IS more Of saand philosophy tnau fic-
tIon I'D the fckleness which poets attribute to
Fortune, Prosperity has its weakoess adj
,ersity lis strength. In many respects our
enemy has lost by those very changes which
seem so very much 10 his favor. He can now
no more clan to be struggling for existence
no more To be fighting the battles Of the world,
IN defence of the liberties of mankind. The
magic cry of French influence is iost-ln
ms very tfaif we are not strangers 10 that
sound. Here, even here. the cry of French
iDHuence--thaf basress fiction {; that pho tom
ofiaction, now banished, often resounded. 1 re-
lolc| that he sbellis broken by which II was at
tempted tn bend the generous spirit of this
youthlal nation, The mjunrily can DO longer
act under cover; but must come out and
defend their oppositlnn on IT'S intrinsic merits.
"'The example resistance of BRITISH usur-
psuon) can scarcely fail tn pIoduce lis effects
ION other nations Interested in the maintenance
at maritime rights. But if unfortanalely we
should he left alone TO maintain the rontest ;and
nm consequencs-whch may God forbid -
necessary should compel us To yield for the
present yet o,T generous efforts will not have
hssn lost. mode of thinking aud tone of
sentiment have goue abroad which must
stimulate TO future and successful siruggles.--
w lat could not be effected with eight millions
at people wiibe done with tweuty. The great
Cause will not be yieldrd-uo, never never!
SIP, hriU' The future sudhiy anncu ced
IN 'he past in the splendid victories aver ne
GnerrieTe, Java and Macedonian. We. and all
nations, are, by those victories, taught lesson
nr'eF to he forgotten. Opinion is power.-
Ihe chnrha q British nGvai inUincibility IS
GOMEZ
20 speke The patriot in The hour If MS ruun-
try's greatest peril. Like Cato The Younger,
al The same age, " there was nothing uf youths
iil saiies. or dnicai aisctaiion ~ his orutpry,
all was rough, and shns.r ADD 4truns. Ne, en-
tnslrss Htiidsi the short and solid Turl pf the
sentences, there was grace that Sed The
ears The parallel hetweeo The tau men,
t;ilg0t lac pursued 1,ucb farther. But IL NAV
lac said. that this Cato never attained he
cousuiship Il will be- recuIlecf,d, te e. er,
mat he lived AT the close of Roman tbefty
which, even mis- great talents and virtnes, o "a
mol sustain; and tbat Tie lost his .;ecI,an by
combinations d1inHE has ripaia, md has seai
against bri5efy" American liberty las passed
rom " the grisfle OF youth 10 the bune OF man.
hond. TIA IN ths power of the e pr may
th. y Ions guard il from decay
sAai Conclude my nStice OF this portion oc
| "r' Caihouns public career, by ~, anecIote
MAT viii b. recnilecred ny toe mrhIbers who
sersed with him al ths tine.
The isadiDg part taken by M. Calhoun in
the orisinsioo and prosecution It the war.
brought him almost daily ~ collision .sib ihe
prsriPol members of the oppueit.n and al
thaug' free frnin person aliiies siuseie, he ne
vrrlieless had ta rspel naay sharp expres-
| sions ~ debate. On QUE of these occasions.
Messrs. Smile aud Findt'y," the fathers Of
the House." came 10 Nj Calhoun and said in
| substance ;" We sec thai - - me:.s to
challenge you. We are opposed 10 d,teu,ne
an principle; bat Ia meeting him you ii still
I be fighting the battles of Your country" Dir.
Z. neither sought nor declined tie Invitation,
| The meeting was fnslly prevented lay interpo-
sition from another quarter.
THOMSON
The congress of Colombia having derreed
an annual pension of thirty thousand dollars
per anuum tn President BOLIVAR tbey re-
:. mark Justification OF " this magnificent
testimony Of the gratitude of the republic"
| thai at The time " when BOLIVAR commenced
! the immortal work Of liberaiing his country
and founding The republic Of Coloubia, hr WAS
| young and rich and now that he has tin. glory
! OF having completed this heroic undertaking,
lIe finds himself, after having consumed The
/ most flUurlshng years Of his life, bereft of the
! parlnIony which he inherited from his aucrs-
tors, IN consequence of having consecrated his
! life and fortune Ia The sacred cause of liberty
and independence that II is the duty of the re-
public 10 provide suitable aud decent main
tenance for one who has gwen il being, aud
| from whom IT reasonably expects tn be exait-
ed To that height of greatness aud perfection
TO which lis dGsilnies call it,
| la Paris ii is asserted, 10 the best informed
circles, that Treaty has already been con-
cludrd betwXt France and Spain. by which it
is agreed that the reduction Of the Spanish
| American Colonies to legitimate authority is
To be attempted. Morn Chron.
| A BayOnue letter Of Oct. 9Th, says" We
learn from Madrid that the trial of II ego has
commenced before the civil Tribunal No
troops now remain Ut Pampeluna they hav.
ing III marched for Lerda tile siege uf which
is To bc vigorously pressed notwithstanding
the events at Cadiz IL Is said, that tho King
will publish q Declaration similar to that Of
ST. Ouen. treaty is spoken Of, by which
10000 French troops ais To occupy SPAN
for four years The English TO hold Cadlz do,
ring that period"
! PistdreeHs.-lt appears from paragraph 10
New Orleans paper, that the inhabitants 0f
that city have been accustomed To circulate
the coin of this denomination at 70 cts liusiead
of ~ or rpnfa fhpir r.,.I vnlu..l ,nd that