Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-05-31
A CITIZEN.
FOR Tile E.NoLIIRER.


oar correspondent Diogenes trusting q sup
pose) 10 the proceeding of the friends of a con-
vention, at their late meeting in this town, TO make
manifest to the whole world the wisdom of the
party, has taken 1t on himself to give us speci-
men OF their wit. He is very confident that both
Mr.. Giles and Mason of &c have gone stark mad,
and compassionately recommends them 10 the care
oil the medical society OF Virginia. AT the same
time, ne shows that his own mind is in that unhap-
py state. q do not mean i,aary) for which the
college OF physicians have never found or pretend
ed 10 find, any cure. For lie says that .nason of
76 is so affected with the hallucinatsn that all
the world besides cannot frame good constitu-
ton as he could 50 long ago as 70; that lie sees
political perdtion in every icOrd that sacOurs oi
n proposition TO correct The faroyite child of hi,
GRAIN" From which inimitable passage, we
learn, that DiogensS does really believe tha. your
correspondent Mason of '76, is the identical
George Mason who framed the constitution of
Virginia. a compliment which n dare say) your
Mason of '76 never expected and (to tell the
truth) does not deserve. BY the same token,
suppose this OiogeHeS to let US understand,
that he Is that same DiogeneS Of old who - lived
in tub, who believed himself destined 10 re-
form mankind--whose system led him 10 in, eiyh
against vices and abuses;" and who used to vaunt
OF himself IN this WISE am poor, and a vaga-
bond, without country, without asy lum, compelled
W ii'e "S one Jay 10 anOiner, out I OPP
pose courage to fortune, nature TO the laws, and
reason to the passions,'' n. b. he never had a
single follower and that MIR. Giles (for it cannot
be Mason of &c who has already been ascertained
To be our yenerated George Mason) is really H.
erGiider the GreGt, when Diogenes desired TO
" stand from between him and the SUM- or lin
that vet more elegant phrase) to &c get out of his
lDiogenes's own sunshine
do not know what this Diogenes allutles to in
saying, that .Hdson Of '76 sees treason eneender-
ing at every corner of the street, where t,co or
three persons happen to be conversing toge, her
about the abuses J government, or the defects
Of the Constitution unless il may be, that he
was thinking of those two exceedingly thin meet
inSs lately IN this town by the friends of convep-
ton; at the first OF which there were so few per-
sons present that they aiu to adj iourn; and al
the last there were mustered exactly eghty-two,
all told.
AS to the nsinuaton that the part taken by Jra-
som Of 20, is owing personal interest in the
present modification OF certain courts; and that OF
MIR. Giges his fear that be will never be put IN
nomination for the presidency of the u. States; il
Is 10 be hoped, they vii! both have the charity to
forgive IT. since 1t is probable his writer is ncapa-
BILE OF conceving any higher better motive for
their conduct.
AS it is the purpose of Diogenes to raise nirth j.,
and as it Is but TOO obvious, that he will never be
able 10 succeed in that design, By the usual direct
way OF tCH or hUmOur; / hope he will take it in
good part, that recommend to him another meth
cd, In which am quite sure he cannot fail of sue
cess. Let him attempt argument, and then he
will provoke laughter enough X.