Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-29

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the erlng OF the naiionIle sympa,hies Of hun,ani-
Ivy ""h GOODNESS q" the animated, ardent, and Ell
oquen' appeal in thrir behalf? No, never. Nor
from such vote should u he Inferred that am eua-
INQUIRED OF the faith, doctrine, gracfice of the Holy
| Alliance o" d'at point, sand Mr. X. can boas, of
no neD HgM--no recent. or sudden conye sion.
Nhen the " august contracting pares IN rs, pub
,'sneh that league, which has received such severe
ami just anin'j,ersion from the honorable mover Of
nus resolution when our churches were profaned-
christianity outraged with fe dsnrts in iuuor of the
| Magnanimoss Sryeregns''-,,e mn, I,ty del;ye,ers
The patrons Of peace socie,ies-I had no yore for
the song. Yet, The Holy Alliance tx 40, without is
instruction o the world Il affords al leas, the los
sous OF the INTERVALS. When good purposes scarce
p'ouuee u" "nion oi effort, it should be, it is
.s1 with men, while devil, with devil dan,nd,
s"' VIVA, what IS our ground Of complaint against the
Holy Alliance: IL is thar they are forging r,eyy
CHAINS Tor their own ensaved, degraded subjecis-
" ", 'bai they claim To interfere with the govern
"eh'S "' other rnwers. Against this protest.
''s Is our Prnc'pte-ihis, said the honorable gem
hfha" from Mass c!iussfis, is the American oues-
non. Keeping this principie, then, in view let Us
ior n""'h more particularly examine the ciiuuuc-
eT oD!ect, anu consequences, of this resolutions As 10
IT. Character MS orppnens cannot differ more widely
ina" have No trends. BY The Hon. Speaker u was
represented as NE unpretcpdns, inf' nsive exptes-
$40" oil good feeling aud good ~, uTr-as conten,-
plating dove-hke embassy, tha, WIS TO br,np us
nothing hut emhlems Of peace, evidences that the
'e "' civi' War ~ the Hast hid aba;ed from all the
'hce Oh TIE eatii ; while other uf us advocates have
gwen To II n Supernatural -ihcacy II was ,o he A..
ne enemies oi Greece more TERRIBLE than an arn,r
WIN ian"r'S--'o carry the Cross the Crescfn nc
!" me "r'rt 1i The Ottom enipirr-io he a larIpy
s"oru TO quad the pass "i thai terrestrial PARADISE
rom witch these Dtgr'ic Grrcks have th.usI HE
M,R@ei offender. >, more ! 1t was 10 Prove lie
very uesiderainm OF rchime,les, the tulcro,. Nv
winch We are TO move the world
we've this the resolution of - con, ivi,I cInb or
EVEN "' PARISH aieeng, might not deserve a cha
r'cieI more important ihan Il, given II hut AS The
tr OF The Nao"ai Legislature, al,hnugh have no.
'" ~ IT'S dong The n,rar-s Imputed 10 IT, still i,
'SN""'es ~" inroiIance M relation Ia operation
upon ourselves. We canaot assert al me ,,, ,l;s
r"J-ti to-day, and fn-norruw reverse a. TIN, res,,
""n Is noi Ia lie passcd, and pass INTO iorge,fu-
US, WIN me monien'ary excnement 'h,t may have
H"r" use IL her"mrs the record of your naon
-'"i' So ihras he necessary he used sgInst MS
" l. the property oi all naiiuns ST, far then as IL
""F.ch""Se Our priscipe rolicY ia our inter-
c'"'S WIN iorr'sn hhions, II il sernn, ia in,,ur-
'"cs va no measure in e pow Gr nj the leo saIute
10 adopt.
Wha are Tie Tessovs lor adoprine il The obj.ct
o. '",> 'es"u'm" Nv The gentleman from Illinois,
VINO h'S Just rrpHt~d his seat a. il nrecd uunp us
''i ne pa" pose oi Obj aiming informant OF The sIa,e
OF t''e"c". Is .' lhe only ohjec lfso it is to-
ANY unnecessary. The President now has all The
power necessary and, it is 10 ir hoped; the scre.
no" h"w Ia use IL. But The iinnnraIfe grntlemat,t
VINO moved ia" resolution distinctly IisrIu,rts
""" as me prnriphl motive object at IT, The oui-
mon, ne u"rliiaiun oi this House for Creere a.
wanted. II was Utal which was TO p,ye y,,,,,;,y-,o
give ""l'",i"hce, 4" The measure. AS such them n
" '"teh"'u As rnc"ur"gemeni, as aida pledge ~.
Ion W" words, mere words
A' most respectful n its advocates, we are hound.
:" give " meaning and intent. 1t IL, then, intended
~ encouragement, audi pledge al mid "a, l,e
o''rN>' "hrtr iht'n Is our prineipie the Amrti.
can question WLu our complaint of he H,lv
Hii'""ce! NIn'tigh have " e Ia interfere with tbe
intf"di concern, Of the government of Tntkev
WI" are these niod-rn Greek! WheIIrr they or.
'he'r e"enieN, aie more less CHRISTIAN Than lie
''"e'N OF thi' couH;ry, whnm eveiy day driy-
"G ,'o me r"c.hc, alters moi our political tights in
lhIt l...a a
hundred years, The sui jrcs Of lie Ouoain Sove.
'-'g" aud Ir rs fhfir i,gii1safe SOVEREIGN # anv
Por"'"'e "i E'"'"pr can clam that lille These
"'Je''s are IA IebeliiU", aud propose TO and
theHi. ~ 49,
o9I!rn7r thai certain part Of the population OF
me on''rh States should auemIh to lake the govern
mem 10y I"'re, INTO heir ands-and they have
no' bee" tour huud, ed ycats uuder ,Iie mas,ors-
SHOULD HE s"vrieig" Of ilayi send 90 Mn agent or
COMMISSIONER To encourage Iheni--aud we cannot
"""y hr has = RIGHT To feel tor them rs much sympu-
my as W. dI for he Grrrk.-shuud we take il k,n,I
"! would we not eNp"und ihr lar To hini and iC
n,ce|>"'v to co"since him of his error rrsor 10 the
"iiHd rdfio rsghm Bu,, IT We pass this and am
n,ner extraordinary res"u'i"n yomr table, no We
nos al once furnish authority against ourselves
10 ut" oar pri"cipts abandoned?
b"i what particular motive have we for this n,ea,
"'r ~ We are TO SCI up AS the deli,erers or The
~"'d TIE champions of nations, atc there no other
o'Yrc's ~ oar snicitude u there no Slavery NO
''r,y no can Tor our be"e'oence, oUr charity,
our sympathy, or any other spot OF eanh No, tn
e""htlaIe instances, cLH have forgotten Thai
"hch Is now history, and which, within lie last
ninety days, was passing before us We have
see" 'he mosi chivalrIr, the mnsl gallan nation
%" earlh, rod leu uuder f,ot NV an iu,ad,u0 ~,
my, tor asserting HE IigLI To choose It's form of
government. We have seen her fields smuk in.s
WIN 'he blood Oi her ciiizehs. We have seen
her PATRIOTS aud hernes fighting 10 the last tencl,
hnd making dI their gave for their own rights "a
1,uItnS ana Us men-wr have looked calmly ON -
ne "'urrS ni the nqnsiiinm had no horrors for rs
C'd our indifference result fon, the circumstance
""' 'hc s1"ghii"n Oi he hbriiirs al Snain lIat the
couh'rhabCe ni his mpst ChiiSfian Maiesty Or
was u because the foe was more finn, tJ,iIs NJ
we drsp'~e 10 do that nga'si the most conemp.ble
s|chem, ihii Ne would not dare Ia the very boards
90 III he allied snreesIse IL our prircipie that
restrained H.. B1f tlIs measure is pressed upon us
as response "a the sentiments of the Ptes;dsn, 90
called loo bN his message. The docirne that " . are
o'""d To respond Ia thra is bFutI 6fed To that 20
Vernneni, wbrh - s"w Tie Ibrme OF 50 much re-
prO'c" lh"h iO iIs House. HIS Opiuuus are emf.
lied to respect, as the opiniuns of an exuerenced
Statesman bmi as dHfhOTiy, we are not br,1d eveo
10y The snCmu, aud surely not bJ less de i,e are o,,
mons OF ANY
u WE seriously propose taking the Ottoman sove.
retgniy ~ hand-whu are oar homes of succeest, T..
eEfhbiISl Tree government ~ Greece The advc.
Gates Ol lie measure have assured u.s. that the con
d'ion ct the Greeks Is, ard Tor centuries has been
h'i ~ the most ahlect slavery lia they hold even
life IlsrIi the pleasure ri their t,r.n,s-a,,i &c
such The materials with which to erect and sutuort =
go'erno'en' Of any sort? The uunient the external
pressure oi The comnon enemy is removed, scenes Of
anhCtiy and horror will be Witnessed, ilat may a.
possible, exceed even those ahead, exhibited
should they even I've found capable Of 20, ernoent
I" ~ To he supposed ih't The Holy Alliance viii suffer
snch erd"pFs on Their seiS b"rIers; The question is
alreddY answered liy the gentleman frnm Massacht,
sets Tie "iOrnis sou they have DECLARED thst tl,eV
dO not viii ". do we d0ub fbeif power Tber h,,e
but TO itt 6nget--the Greeks perish with hreat,
'hcy can remove ihem a. nston frUm tue face OF
the EARN.
But, " Ibis resolution cannot efTec, all lie obs,.