Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-22

/ manner consonaht both to the purposes of
justice and humanity. is one of the eminent
duties which Republic has to perform to-
wards those who have been blessing and
honor To their country. / am happy to avail
myself of the authority of great man, who
locked far into the philosophy of human
things, and had the most impressive mode of
Illustrating them: Z" No man, tsays he,) knows,
when he cuts off the Indictment tn "A virtuous
aibbiiioo, and the Just rewards of public SER
vice, what infuIie mischief he may do his
country, through all generations. Such saving
To the public. may prove the worst mode of
rohbing IT." shall be told. probably, that the
fame ot great achievements is "a par; of their
J'ist reward. This Is true, and true 10 an ex-
lent which ain happy To allow. Over this
the nggardly gra*p of contemporary INJUSTICE
has no power; for it may be- said Of these
achievements, as il has been beautifully said,
IN reference 10 another subject, that their
: price Is Immortality, and posterify will pay
IT. Something may be urged as To the dan
ger of the precedent, should YOU grant this
annuity To Mrs. Perry. IT, therefore, you are
fearful that an individual act of bene, olence,
gratitude, and justice, should have the au-
'h"riy OF dangerous general rule, let it now
lac distinctly understood, that this lady is the
mother al that hero who captured for You AN
entire fleet. Thus modified, l confess see no
great danger in the precedent. shoad pre-
sunle the oh-ner it could he su, cessfull,
quoted for your consideration, the better ii
would be for yuur fortunes, more especially
IN time of war. But, if you desire la exclude
altogether the use of the precedent, By spe-
cirs of physical as well as moral necessity,
then say AT once that you give This ptltanc,.
brcause her son defeated The enemy al his
country in the first regular fleet engagrin.nt
which we ever fought, and the case stands a.
lone. and must do so, to the end Of time
but feel that this anticipated cayillng is I'M
worthy of my subject. | make my appeal al
once to higher considerations than those con
nected with this mere special pl-ading
| There IS, sir, mournfnl ,Icis.iiudr IN the
concerns OF this world. recollpcj ,hat, soon
after this Hall began to BE- raised, from tn.
ruin In which the vandalism of our /. nemy had
invol,ed it, IN walking around lis then naked
walls, with the l,menIed Perry, in the partial
fondness cf his friendship BE- mas pi..as-d io
express belief, that ! would one ,iay have
the privilege OF being heard un this nonr-
How little did !hink that the first word
was destined To utter, j" this place, would be
in prefer!iug y petition for bread i'm behalf az
ms unfortunate parent, struck down and I'M
poverIshtd ny that calamity which had filed
his country with sadnrss and ,iismay. But. if
she is tated 10 he repulsrd in this application
=" l''' eh"'hSs VI CHi III WHAT Won
WILL shall feel that something vet is Ia he
added to this melancholy incident. In com
pieie 'ts moral; That the cup of sorrow has
not yet been emptled at its last drop. IT, bV
your vote, you are about 10 Tell her not Ia
knock al mat door, hut 10 go clsew here. for
her bread, trust IN Sod THAT Ihr spiiiis of the
blessed. by his mercifui providence, are k.,r
Ia biissful ignorance Of The strife and yaniIr-
ot tins wretched sphere that, brtwe cen us aud
NOSE bright mansions uf eternal resi-. there is
The thick vale and shadow of death, which mo
human voice can pierce and that IL IL not per-
milt"d TO my gallant rieud to witness this hum
BILE effort which have made for MS befrased
par"nt-ths poor tribute which have flung
upon his grave
Mr. HENRY, 81 Kentucky, said he did not
rise WIN The hope of emulaiing he thrilling
and persuasive eIoquence of the honorable
gentleman from S. Carolina. He was far. very
Tar, from proposing To himself, AN effort so
VAN, 50 uDaValliDg. Ii would he his pndeavoi
to present TO the committee few plain con-
sldrraions, proving, as he conceived, thai the
provision contemplated by this hill was strictly
compatible with The established practice and
the sound policy Of the government. 1 shall
assume, said he, as the foundation of th. re-
marks intend TO submit, that the principle on
whIch the present application rests, has been
already settled IN the act passed nv former
Congress, making provision fur the wife aud
children OF the lamenled Perry. What was
the inducement To the passage of that act 3l
Was II not because the decreased hero was
endeared TO the nation by his eminent SER
vices and because, by his unln1ely death,
ms wife and his little ones, the PRINCIPAL niE
ltrers by affection which covered our land
with mourning, were deprived of the means of
decent subsistence Why should The aged and
venerable mother Of the deceased he excluded
from the benefit of u similar provision? Was
she less deeply affected by the lidings of his
death? Who can adequately conceive th, AN
gulsh of mother who mourns for her first
bora! Must she he excluded, becatise she was
not the object Of his tender regard. as we'll as
his wife and his children; or, hrcal,se th. nblj-
CATION ON his part TO maintain her IN drcrncy
and comfort was less sacred, less imparisiIa-
bic: The tie which binds the parent 10 The
chnd, ana the child To the parent. rs u Is the
eldest, SO II IS, also, the latest of human nbi-
cations. The sentiment " hich draws a son tn
vrtHous and exemplary mother, to whom
he owes an imnSeose debt of gratitude and du-
~, constitutes one Of the nobest and most re-
iined affections of the human heart II hpgins
with his being is noufishpd hv her
Strength" from lips that he loves" hp harms
Tue lessons OF truth, ~ wisdom aud sincerity
and 10y her plastic band, wbile his heart IS vet
soft and duciile, he Is moulded To virtue 10
nianlincss, aud patriotism. Tell me not of the
influruce of learning and philosophy; or Of
the acNnowledged authority Of paterna px-
ample. These are indeed essential: they arr
capable ut doing much Bat oil these will be
Insufficient To make any man great, if the pro-
yer, the indispensable fpundaiiup be- not laid
IN ihr nursery. appeal to every Honorable
gentleman 10 recollect the nfuitr benefits bp
derlvrs Ir1m The IDvrliDsi fhn hrsi. and MINT