Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-10

hood to hnOD that WsaM generally perperate the
most hdeous enorinies with impunlly, and that Pc
re'ty II oe not BY tue iGe very often by the FACT
maze the only crime bora and bred in this perrtrs'On
~ te1S these eternal uns Of Justice, and
common sense, do look upon many Of The evils that be.
sci u.s. as part ard parcel and sprngng from lie
detesiabr code of Morality wi ich can confer upon men
in REPUBLIC privileges and mmuniries in their cor
p0rGft cnpncRy which mankind would shrink from con
ierrIng upon their indiridgat calacrv! Which enables
thousands Of Citizens To possess ind IN s,,,, ii
CENCE aud rOWER, which IS no, lawluiIv ar fi,ht.
eouSly theirs And III the name Of dpcrncy and ltu. h.
lei us not be told, that TN mighty evils spnp dir, ct
Iy from The ignorance al tie great at ini1ui-
iy is confined ignorance. his sHrh ihirg lure
eaGminrd md =tuditd these hngst"r myself Ifsu!acd
instances 81 cOruIfiGn 10 br found aIEnhg TIE Eco.
pie, h@rc Slcn tnough jtei and 10 kHOr that uni,ed
men are not necessarily vicious crlmlnal-ond that
ielertd men are not a'r0yS vlrunus he evidence of
tells otherwise This cOatHeion like ohcr
confdgtORS spreads nfcts:niRy from The etc towards the
many-and not from the many towards The few. What
do We behold: We daily Lchcd Genius end Intelligence
oil The FIRST "ider posued TO the defence o the blacklist
crimes Is it The popui0cc That defend and chiefly
Instrumental IN The arquilIa Of the most deonac Ui
criinln;ls: Is hsnpwicce aiOne who commit The most
hsinous and revolving crimes. HhO murdered CI!lry :
Hhy and Gy mhOse hands did this gallant fail Tor
bending 10 an acknowledged reprobae' And, passing
from lhis to scenes our own hresides, wh0,
ask, mas lately distinguished himself among US lUI
one OF The most lamrHlahIe record: Was
MtS man yeom0ns But fnrbear. But this know,
ana lhs say, shat | ieGrn,d men encouraging
anu aAtit.ng C:iinr; that ! the wicked acquitted
ana The weak oppressed; That The gallant and yir
nous drad trnmPIed on and their memories unavenged
That Is true have inrS ard nLe jrsis besd,s but
That 1t IS u startling TRUTH, tina, The very men who
make and revise pena laws themselves foremost
IN defending and chny Instrumental in ncGul,tng the
most lr!edeemibc criminals And is in this 6UuIrrIrSe
Msat u the dearest social aud moral lies that grtut
sh"hSs has been wrong among certain c!asses-when
fauc Is tegafsrd by some as iiGt when there ron
d"s"ec Tor felony; when Claiming ,csptcfaj.iifg
openly abe The assassin and the most helnous murder
mat Imagination can conceive is longer regarded
otme, but Is looked upon MISFORTUNE. KnoriRg,
Eat There IS but Stp b"lw Anarchy and spot.
ISM, DO irernblr ia. the liberties of Country, For
such state OF things 'cU r-earydOcs eary; and when
every individual III the community becomes II tgraHt
and an entT'y, men will rush spontaneously The des
Potsm ol ono man on'y, wlo rust meg yield pro,ec
loni
IhaEs done IT throug houi these hasiy sketches ann
cF't,c mny perceive general tendency 10 combine TIA
se"y ana c0n'sHy all can say in sefdeiencc is, that
our hrcS themselves parlaEe greatly OF sach II character
and that studying rcnifs, Lam pourrayer OF dreams
Hgutn: II any OF the positions herein assumed, shall
BIZ met or comCaHed or amscTtdby any thing like argu
msnt, sh0H respectfully S"JfdH. BIT if MOTT abuse
shall he returned Tor rcas"n, and foe h4rd for
argument shall smile in the consciousness Of my own
power; and readily forgive and forget the meatnEs and
J0ty Of posItlon which descend L" such weapons
JEFFERSON