Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-15

opponents; AMI. a. do no, question at all Tho
''nee'"y OF those professions and promises, these
proceedings will suffice. if any thing can suffice
convince the rational s moderate friend. of reform
themselves, how little they are able to direct CON
troll or allay the tempest they have unwarilv con.
riou'ed to raise to prescribe MS TO the fury of
The hurricane; and limits TO the desolation of ,hs
earthquake. Here is an open menace, and an open
IJustihcaiion OF revolt, from (what these gentlemen
are pleased TO CALI "an oligarcbc government
'an oigarchc tyranny''-"a sectional oliearcby -
an nndisguised attempt TO insme the minds OF ",he
people OF the western and m.dland counties. -
against " the io,oiaad oligai chs and, presume
against The southern olisarcbs also; andi to prepa
,hem eventually, for civil ganst their br
Having regard 10 the temper and sentiments of
'his new declaration OF independence thus promuI-
sa'ed Dy anticipation, the pr ofesson that "a il is
ho' the object or wish of the people of Frederick
10 star zap their 0lcn blood to n,ufinv fif indeed
Inc people OF Frederick do really entertain the ser.
'"neh's pu' forth Ia their name,) far from being
"'eoa'ea 10 make Us deaf 10 the threat OF mischief
10 An Insult to our understanding. How many
of the good people Of Frederick have yiv
en- their deliberate assent TO such sentiments
we nave no means Of Judging /; and II remains
" oe seen, now many, whether any, of
The People OF the Western and Midland
So"n"es' are or can be nflamed with
correspondent feelings of bitter hostility to-
'""Se Vi iheI ieiOW-cIilZens who differ
iiom hem IN opinion. Blu, if the friends of re-
form shall not themselves be at Iss, alarmed for
'he very existence OF regular government, by such
violent, desperate and infiamu,atory measures
all efforts TO expostulate OF reason with them.
are VAN: and. IT the friends of The Consii
tuition shall be terrified into submission. by
Insult so nnmeasured, hostility SO bitter. and
menaces 80 furious If they be not. on the
contrary, reused TO strenuous resistance. then
inueed, 1t VIII be matter of little moment whether
Inc Constitution be preserved or oyerthrown.
o. 10 what domination the interests and the desti
mes e the Commonwealth shall be committed: then
snail we forfeit, by our supineness or coward,ce.
he character and the rights of freemen and cease
70 deserve The inestimab!e blessing. of a govern.
ment OF laws Those who are canable of J,ivine
Others into political measures by violence or
menace OF violence, and those who are can.
oie Oh being 30 driven, are alike prenared TOR !
government OF arbitrary will and force
IL the man whose heart is in,bued with the
genuine love of liberty whose soul ia filed
win veneration OF republican institutions. il |
10 perfectly Indifferent, by whom such force
may De employed, through what motives resorted |
TO- under wha pre,sxts vindicated, or wha, form,
IL snail dictate and impose: they who employ |
IL with success, become iyrants, whether tbey
VIII or no, from the necessity of their si,,,, |
tion; those whom it subdues, are slaves; and I'M |
disguised despoIisn, IN some form or other. will
follow soon, aLd shut the scene