Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-10-30

council the doors OF Cancellation ciectuay closed
sed of a high sense national hrcr, h- only free ope
OH earth-had resolved in iie lace ut an oberving wod
that those orders direct attack to" i"c sore
reighy; that submission Ia brn t"r0irtd SHfhec
n lser in,isaen!sncesnd dctctutu" ION '>Hd-
here them oicslly declared toy ''r r''s' OF NE
British nation. Thus situated, what VS. Nmr government
TODD? Was there room Tor doubt 3' h'S ''" - !" VIC
hostile views Of England No Lest such 'onh's meht
prevent rupture, To act Of 'i"ie' uJn''"e' WEI. con
tnuay added az he most opproh'iouS insult Nhrc
the formal relations Of iny remained yet UbroSe"-
while peace yet suppo-e To cxs in Good blood
provoked attack made Upon one OF your national ships
and several Amesr1u vLvuS ha>e'y aUd COwarlv uur-
dcrv, AZ l.e mowent Your feelings ut the highest
pitch Of irritation con,v qucnce OF the pcrinus GisavOw
al of Erhines agrccmcnt, minister sent no, 10 minis
tor TO tigtSuo eA,cuuA;e the conduct ui lii pc
decessot; be, 10 beard g0t Erecutirct0 add insult 10
injUU; d fOj'Hg c0ntaaciy and Tepr0dch an tdeJGce
ofHe Ereece q The .fncricGR nation, an hefrtSenee
Of the .A'ReISeDn people.
sJre OF wrongs; she resolved 70 persist in another nea
sure, supposed by in flagran enormya measure,
which OF itself adequate cause o; war-a measure,
which had excited the vecst soicu'e, and received the
unrcmitung attention OF every Gdmins rdOn 81 our
rnen', from tho time of Washington the present day;
Che wicked, the oous aud dccsiable practice of impress
ing American into her services OF entonhng our
within the walls of her ships of compelling them
to waste their lives and spill their blood in the service OF
foreign governmcna practice which subjected every
brave American Tor, the violence and petty tyranny
Of Dish nidshpman, and many of them o a lille OF the
Calling setviiude--s practice which never can be
submitted by nation protesting claims 10 ireedoIn;
which never can he acqucsced ia by government with
out resembling the great article OF safety the recpro
city Of obedience and protection beceen the rulers ana
the rttied.
Under such accumulated circumstances OF insult and OF
injury we again. what your government TO do =?
We pr; the question, "o that faction which msrcprc
the gov the people, and the people 10 the
governments raduces oneh" Of the nation, to caoc the
otheand by keeping up distrust and division, wishes 10
become the proud arber OF the fortune and late OF Anne
mot 10 them, but TO every sound head ana honest
heart in the nation il is that put the question: hat
your government to do! as she bascly and ng'or
ousy abandon the rights for which you and your IA
Tiers had ought and blcd Was she early &c
the nation vino had sought straugic in infancy
and who has never ceased rei,l approach
hood? Mo- we will not for a moment doubt, that every
who is in truth and fact American. will say that
WAR AND WAR ALONE icds our onfy refuge from ma
tiOndl degrdddon,-ou only course ~ national pros
perity
Feow-cizcns Throughout, tho whole period Of the po-
litca struggles, which, il they have not absolutely dis
graced have certainly not exalted, onr characters no re
mark commcn-no expectation more chccriully
INDUCED nthan that those severe aud made violent con
seniOns would only be sustained ia tine Of peace thai
when the country should be involved in every wish
and every sentiment would be exclusively Amenc"n But
unfortunately Tor country, those reasonable eNpccta-
tons have been realized, Notwithstanding every one
knows that the power of declaring war, and the duty Of
supporting it, belong to the General Government; nowlh
standing that the constitutional remedy for the removal q
the TO whom this power is thus delegated has re-
Gently been afforded; Notwithstanding the lection
the same President, by whom ibis war was commenced
and majority OF representatives., whose estimate oil oui
rights and whose views similar to those who FIRST dc
cared il; men, who by the pr0v oil the Constitution
must retain their respective stations for period OF sucl
duration, precudcs continued opposition Of their inca
teres-an opposition, at once uncc",'ng ana maign"n
still continued, every OF the administration.
Fellow Citizens these things will not 90. They arc in
trinsically wrong; y0 country has engaged n tcdr az
the last degree unavoidable; it is not waged 10 the Sc
sruction oil the rights OF oilers; but in defence OF on
own; is therefore, your bounden duty TO support her
You should lay down he character Of oIzGnS, and be
P0tIiots Tor in every country, war becomes AZ
occasional duty, though il ought 10 he made
cuPaton Every SHOULD become a soldier in delcnc,
OF his rights; ought to continue soldier for of
0I, he If al a II MS 4Ssle Of truths SO self
dusiry exceeded only Ivy their invcrracy who secI
through every avenue 10 msead your Judgment in
tlame your passions
When your government pursues pacific policy it be
comes the object OF their and dcrsion; want o
energy in your rulers is dcccd a matter of alarming
consideration; the injuries OF your country admitted
and the fact is triunph ;iy alleged that ''ihc admin
ton cannot be kicked into war; When they are npel
led TO iorchlc vindcAio OF rights the cry of cnn-
~ TO peace OF a wish to war with ENGLAND TO scr,c
France is Immediately rrsounded through Tie land
When war Is declared, public opinion ght 10 c pre-
JUDGED against the measure, cvncug disposition I'M
necessarily to shed your boo and waste your
when II Is discovered ,a that declaration acconpan-
led with proposition, just and equitable proposition To
Tie enemy, which hosi;ics may cease peace he
restored mat proposition Is d,rded evidence OF The
dsgracciul pusanimiy No ldlschood is consilcrcd too
gl"Iing no misrepresentation too tagiiious, TO impose
tive land
Lest general allie cations night fail to effect their unho-
ly purposes and their dark designs spcciic
charges are resorted tocaumnics which have again and
again met the detestation of enlightened public are
periodically brought forward, dressed and with new
authorities to give them credence with YOU Among the
most prominent OF those charges is that of eniy
merce, OH the part OF the republican Ne
VerWas there a caumny more wicked. Enmity o com.
mefce! We ask, and ask emphatically where is the
evidence OF il? What is the basis which they rest heir
claim TO public condencel Its that the il
engaged III war which they claim be unpopular What
are the causes Tor which this is wageI and which
have hitherto embroiled with the nations Of Europe?
They the ri0iGfOn If Our commercial RIGHTS G,d
NE i"lpTeSSment Of SeGneHi The administration
ihen, are ieoparts'ng their with the people;
they urnsh weapons OF offence their adv esaric they
brave all dangers, for tie support of orr
commercial rights and yet they tie enemies of COM
merce! Can such base sopistry, contcptle non
sense impose on the crcduly perry the understand
ing, OF single honest man!
As auxiliary TO this unfouned aspcrsion the oft explod
ed, the ten thousand times tale Of French i,du
ence Is ever aud anon brought upon the carpet II woud
he insulting TO your understandings deiain Won bv
discussion OF this odOus and insulting insniaion Was
~ evidence OF French influence the adoption of everv
measure OF commercial restriction. place both France
and England on the footing? Was evidence NJ
French influence 10 it officially notified TO the
court OF ST. James, the adoption Of each Of those mea
ture that in case they escnded their orders i'm counciI
me united States would assume hostile attitude tow ats
france! Was 1t evidence OF French influence TO embrace
c caIcN opportunity 10 conclude the arrangements viii,
Er,Nlne-leaving affairs with France in hostile att
tude! III not where them is the evidence TO support ,Iis
impudenl cehsure! j. il TO be found in similarity of
manners OF language, or Of feeling? When IN English
man vs your country, is he not receive ed with the IA
il'ry AMI cherished with the hospitality of friend
frencbman ever treated by you otherwise than as
srangeE Away then, with those whining canting pro-
LESSONS oil fears and approximations tho danger of
them. ~" e'"' "''