Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-10-11
FOR We EMOUIRER.

" A VINO begs leave to decline the honour of
entering into any discussion with the author OF the
sprighuy and very decOrous essay which lately
Sraced a column OF the Enquirer, over the sigma
ture of" PHO DEMOS" OF Brunswick He
hopes however, thai that very courteous and unan-
swerable writer will continue 10 illumine by the
blaze OF his genius the good @ People Of V7ygi-
ma" who will no doubt long cherish with grateful
recollectons his very able yindicalion of The Coko-
ter-JNem0TiaL against the - violent attack of n
"facious demagogue.''
The Legislature and People Of this state, will
surely be truly thankful for the information that
the object of the conference.-the is not Ia de-
nolnce conventions Of the people but merely to
apprize our ignorant legislators, (who mig other
wise have been betrayed into mistake,) that all
such assemblies " ARE BODIES WHOLLY UN-
KNOWN TO THE LAWS OF THE LAND;' and
consequently, that their petitions o. instructions
should be treated with respect than they
deserve They must greatly admire the ingenuity
OF the discovery, that the cOuatey-lae1l0ri0iisfs
who most devoudy pay, that no {dtO mdv be
passed JOT t0fWg The sense ottSe people, are ne
yertheiess g" ANXIOUS To obtain a FULL. AND ram
expression OF ihcir will upon The subject of Con-
vention." They arc certainly Indebted 10 no idle
politician" ior the luminous exposition OF TIE ma
ny advantages which likely TO result from hand
ing memorials about, and as Gas lie happily ex-
presses ~ "by stunning TO call tie people toge-
ther u IL be desirable" to discover their opinIon
upon any subject" Ample employment would
thus be afforded TO "idle poiiticicns,' who instead
ci . visiting all public meetings gravely 10 discuss
political matters Of great mportar &C. " might stroll
about the country with memorials in their pockets
visit The people az their houses graciously 8 per-
mt them TO subscribe 10 such sentiments as are
pleasing to them" and most tfFecuaily Illustrate
The iacuous designs and unfair movements OF the
parizan demagogue." 1t is easy 10 perceive that
" b. stunning 10 call the people together" and
keeping them snugly at home, there would no
longer be cause of alarm from popular meetings
and all such miscbievous associations wholly
unknown TO the laws ofthe land" By adopting
and steadily adberiug to this admirable expedient,
the mos high toned friends Of order could not he
state to admit, that there would be no necessity for
reviving The Reign Of Terror by sedition Iatos. SC.
The whole OF political hobgsblins" would be
scared entirely away, and longer be permitted to
haunt the Imagination and disturb the peace of tlis
| genuine +" Phiio- Demos" .No{uutts ieoes
ANGL1B mutare,' might then be boldly pro-
claimed the authority, dignity and STABILITY, oil
government would be firmly supported ;--fhs
heats, contentious and factiOns OF republican
| dIsoTganizers would be succeeded by the calm o
the ancient and venerable governments OF the ole
world;add, in short, the present settled order oil
things might most happily and most gIorousl,
endure forever.
GA Wing" is duly sensible Of the complete OK.
pose og the falacy Of his reasoning, ard TIE many