Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-20
ELOQIENr AppEAI

ELOQUENT APPEAL
W q have heard ami seen many hrilnnt a,l,I,esses
IN hrhht al fhr canse Of the Greeks within The ns
tx mo"ihs, which ne have witnessed with measure
.np"g" nor ah'e TO btng ourselves, ia all cases, To
the practical conclusions ol the authors of Them -
h'""hs these eisiuns, we have met with none more
classical ar attractive than the fnl!,wiuY SneerL m
.verrd in the Legislature of Lousiana, by Az
DAYEZAc, on the subject Of certain resnl,,i ne a..
proving Ihe srntimcnts expressed NV the cxecrt,,.
"' ne Cnrrd Sthes on this sul,ja,t GS:n I'm
W. SPEANhR In AN az" So fruitful of wonderful
've"s, n""r "'s YET been witnessed which has ex
'"'u', 'H' an 'hI rest, or awakened such deem
sympathy !" the bosom Of Americans as tie comes,
NC" '~.ce su'taihs, alone and undded, ae aims,
M whnlc tprce a! the Ottoman Empire /, is nntn
cat uiat tcem'u should have THEN feelings enlisted
." tie >"" OF those WHIP seek t. conquer ibe:r FREE
u'H' ANA especially wIen II is recOlcccd that tho
n''n no" e.dr''nri"g 10 break the chains OF scrvi-
t"e, tue eldest daughIer OF cisz ,ion The t.acL-
~ oi me arts the i"muder nj learnnr Ir we l,oI,
h'ck Ia the history Of IIla lustruus ueotie 49,. 49,
rover ~ every thing relating 10 heu the stamp of
genus ~ 'Gcir very infancy, they once attained
AS were, by divine Inspiration 70 A degree or ner
Iec,'on, IN the fine ats and poetfy which I, has
perhaps, rivalled bat which WAS ne, or eou,IjeI D.,
any other nation.
lhe" hclions were wrought with so poent n smell
!' Wey siii' SWAY our minds. Their poets and heir
historians nave succeeded alike, that our ve,y
PASSIONS, qualities, and vices, are Vet cuLndied -,
l'fec"n forms thlGI claims tie attributes Of Achil-
"'scom assumes tie venerable mien OF Nesto, ;
- fnehce - pefsousiieG IN the of isp,trs th,
i''"e o Hel+n ~ synnny with Beauty P,i,;o,-
iNm owns Hector as s lucst model. while envy aud
dc'iaction sill bear the features of Thcrs;,ec n
!"" tue heroic ages, we pass TO those epuchs The
event o. which have been transmitted to us by line
germs O taer historians, 1t is oEly change of won
"'rS mt even the fancy vi Homer could have Ceion-
'i ne eNp'o oil Leondas. Sparta, ing The whole
&" her existence, presents observation "A series
"' miracles scarcely credible, were they not nitrsto
90 ne evidence 81 contemporary writer's Even the
!"'l o! lie republic of Greece was honorable Tie
.'"2 'y which ihcy were suAducd was predes,ned
Ne believe The inspired Daniel TO accon,uli,b th .
PURPOSES ni d,Nine wisdom we tempted, H. ,,ed
"a following 'is son OF PoiiiP, in his career To view
h'"' rAhei us ihe blind instrument of fate than rs
Tie accomplished OF his own designs SureIv #
anShi cauld console iac Aihcnans and h. SnafIans
'"r The "ss OF Their frecdNm. was Doubtless whrn
t'ey iraVerSed AsSyrh, as Is cunuuernrs avcnainy
hy the cunahgFalion uf PcrSepniis The rayag@s of
iheir cor MY by Maidunus and Ncrxcs Til. dis
memorr"enl oil the immense empme 10y their
Shloi, was, Tor the Greeks u subject of uride Five
ETecian Generals divided he world and became ~ a
'n'"'iers al i've powerful monaIch;es The Lam
gi"ge anu me arts of Greece followed Pioemy 10
Lg!pt, The Srluecdes carried Ihcn To Asia, while
HlsSanher ana his successors preserved them in Eu-
ROPE, 10y irans!eu 'ng TO Macedonia the poi,euess
aud The glory of Athens
When, 10 the Accomplishment Of ais destined great
he'S' Ia me poured her triumphant egions over hia
cFd0uil aud Arhaia, in submitting To the Jn,,erin
peore, ihe Greeks did NOT f,ll ingloriuus since i
theY eceived the yoke Of conquest they in their
"r", imposed on ;,clr 4s'ers li OF those arts and
sr'encrs wh"h cniheilsh life and adorn socIety-
'on'''niinnP'e became The scat Of Empire, aud
surpassed de spIcndOr OF the Eternal civ From
~ walls wisdom pronGHncod those oraclps of lpois-
iat'on, by which the civilized world is still governed
ii was, Indeed, debl which Christianity owed IN
lhc G.eck>, whose etnuuenca had so nucI, arlrd q,
hhea' us lrrccpiS, that Constantine acquitted, when
." raised th- rruss Of S. Sophi in dsiilnce Of ( o
Eagle al 'ilc Capitol Experience soon manifested
the wisunm which had presided over inc chnice nj
',ho'her chpiid Tor the Roman Empire. FROM the
'IeseriS OF Arabia race OF cnnunerers rushed
on me cI''itz'd world inllimed by liinAcism aud
'"f ,c'H "' r"J"Nng iiIsir sensual paradise, tie,
o'r'if"p'd every hHrief, save ihat which Cumstlt-
tine hht r'set There, rs in Il sanctuary learniu,,
anu HE hris were resft we'd from the rrofIna.ion of
Tue b"rh'Illns. lame liuWn Iiy Grccirn genius
ran over the wa"r, tn'I tryuured The Arabian n.
BA!h"i "a all then aiIauIt., tc frrocuhs Calinhs
c""h MOI 1"slin ~ lie productions nf genius aud wis
dom coil ;elrd rs the T. 'scrn Caesars, as they had
DESTROYED the volumes win tire PjulcmeS had de-
Tn-'ted ~ Al"T'nIria. WHen MthUm.t "a entered
the c'y oi Crnsiant.ne airr marching over the
lriess h"dy nl tic last Of hci EmperOrs, lie sacred
hTc was uo eSiiGgusrHd preserved Us lie Greeks
VIII VesiaI spl"uude, dizzy bore IL L. The rs.Ie VA
ions Of I'll" Nes'. Apostles Of le5rning, they like
thc apostles al The true Ftiil, ys,"J every country
~ Europe, auI hrcdlled nfn every heat theiI oU n
erthusiasn, Tor lie works Of ihpir ancesfOrs
Descendants oi Bdions ADD ri Frenchnen. Can
you hear uHm"vt' The mpiorug snce of lhai proplr
from whom y"nr itcrs received The Tici inhrrirnrc
G. Irar"I"g aud s"'""co The cry which ecaucs
bonn the shores Of u" iI-lrspunt To those ~ he
Hudson, from tle h,nk5 sc Enrotas 10 t.inse oC
The Nii wi"spp, is thf Of the fpclr nr the inert
ctilmR ior th't 80" trum olhcts wiic they dave not
sock IA "a ar own eilIrts no & eece, like the
guud'in Goddess az Aliens, sfauds with tir T., t,m,t
y" h9'. "t"ly i"d lh' Etu"e 90 her right h#nd. The
land 81 C"dnr% ilnr-hed by firpmru, has ae iin
IIousW iWt 40 ir"n htisest OF stcs clad ar,iprs
I 'sece rioges lie .UccOur OF friendly natiuus
hu', hie her own Nix. wiula inipi,rng ad she
presents hcf shield ~ tIr iJe and brandisiics her
sword
Al ri,c cities nf tie UuioD have called n,oei;ops
T. deIi'eI nte 900 the mode Df iiding the G. eck- Pr,
las esiet'i-d Ike cham f,nn Portland ~ New o.
l's, Hnt buHtHify ies sent through, IL an elc.tDr
t''rk h"ne - eertt American heart EcpresrDta.
t'es % J. .iei,nS Nh1.e d'els hasr recalled The
ri"t..s Or 81. eci,t rxplrj.s, ,pn noun th,i ,nn
c'.''Ot "id ynnr Greek brethren with YOUR sNouls
bet }nu see futt trr ailpVed al least 10 OK.
ftess yuni -t"f.uht ~ tie rs.-r f1' vhirh tbrt
htW NrFth tfs tn Nigh-Hisd-j and democratic
s &c 90 uh Carolina, al~tSs foremost in v.l,nf,
tFr ~ np,e anI generous, expfsseed the tel t,mt
th~ general gu,ernmrnt sltond recognize G,errr ~
an 'nderegdem uation, Ctn hr. tia{a 10 rer ,,u.
mc"d bit measure WIZ auy nnc ,tcterd ,ba,
i"nic c'1 be ~ Improperly advising remit.
I'c ~ 10 HAT ~ Ctcfte, Winrii France mppar.
chy, dd iur tbe U"I rd SrtcsI Had we ~ ,l,,
tnf wiFn the ser 90 Versailles ar knoy, .,'ypd u,
hdtp ndrhce, gwen gfrdfrt pledges 81 our defer-
iaf"ni'n ~ h" we. fhsn G,eece g. already offered
10 the world " al orf srccrsses been such a. q,
pfrs9cc 4" pifet result han thfus seem To- iro
htse l'Ht up, 10 Iict. more unanimous ia The 2
Ir-is nre 'o u runy lb 10 we wrfe ~ 70 r,r w.
iheir heet. 0bcy The command of 6erre Ae,,z,,s
woweo So ag 'ta se"u fshtiug like mon aud rno1
ht.ug lf"m nee r0ntest Ike women We had can.
ttr'h whole co. NV hey have desuoyrd setes,l
af'ui - tnd burn 81 .rVcr,d fleets. We bad - Cum
gross ~ slg's, ~ % tarir purprsr, INITIATED by
t"fcr.s, pndfsnHtpd b' adrcTstr Their coope;is
baye dhd'ired IN to- threats of enrmicq lnJ