Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-01

sc,I ho are not members OF Congress- anu 'i'ue,'
common is !. becoming, that certificate win Inc no."
sc0l is no longer Prtma J"ctc evidence u''' NC
| II is IA member 81 congress 800.
| Ru, v.c have been told more than thousand t"o's
Ills i brood <ea-he broad ss"i IF .Ns'c Jersey =
rae; o,l i not tie track Of Il cali foot; ST, u Is
L,L ~ an nv foot When II is slapped down, II
mikes smash Ike tn" elephant loot IN Wet DAY.
Sir il must be broad as the loo" OF Milton u'''''
cn hc was cast out Of heaven, which covered ~ acres
| e rr,nrd. y,s broader, for Governor Pennington
r.r fc,. and br0ad <Ca covered the whole townships
ii. south anlov and Alillvc, and nuli'tcd the entire
cato or bh the surface of which take to be equal TO
tina, Of the original surveyed townships Of the west
which believe each d miles SQUARE, wsHci """i'
h surface of - square mics. THIS going the whole
:; nnII,fc,,nn Bot Sir, We lmporrd To the sup.
mr., and defence Of ;hc brood seal, because II had It's orr
ain in ancient times, and has II IS Character the So
rmnv Of antiquity. SIR, III my csnaun, IT'S power
and cIaracjer diminish by lis antiquity. believe the
kind o seal III can De- traced no farther back
tina, The ca<e of the Norman conquest. and If that i
Tic tirne o. lis b"ainn':g IT'S antiquity Is but poor
recommendation IN lis behalf. III had ITS invention
and origin the days OF darkness, Enorhncr and bar
b,rj,v when human ingenuity was concentrated upo
no invention of arms, and WHEN the valuable
brman rcquisilicas consisted III the stii!u and dexter
on. use u those arms, and the mos" sEin and success
FIJI mode OF carrying OF. barbarnrS warfare: when
letters were unkn"wu, and science and philosophy
yer. held in contempt his was The origin ui The
!yo0J ssgI II was nsed to signify the intent confirm
a contract and convey real estate IN ice supple. for
time or in trust; ard the seal itself consisted in making
scrawl on parchment, which was moi uulae The ;.arA
on paper which spider would make IN it's escapc
from the contents Of nksiamd So much FOR the an
;cuty and invention of the br0ad seal upon the socm
n,y and sacred preservation Of which depends the pre-
scryann If the s0rcTsirEtg OF New Jersey, and with
~! wiaf her government mast he overthrow, and she
Allotted out of The Federal mon But, sir am nm
wiling thai the broad seal shall enjoy the benefit OF the
character 20. antiquity wch the learned party here are
disposed 10 attach 10 ii. think the antiquity Of the
jroad seal will have to commence with the reign OF The
Prince Of Orange, who assumed the administration OF
nand on the abd;cation Of the throne By King James
Soon after James the Second came to the throne he ma
infested disposition 10 patronse and support by ms
royal influence revenue, the cause Of the Roman
Catholic TO the prejudice and exclusion OF that OF the
Protestant egion: and TO such extent did he carry
his measures, that the nation became alarmed and
commenced operations with view TO put stop 70
those innovations upon their civil aud religious oer'
ties; and such -" general feeling and Indignation
manifested tia. KIM James, fearing civii revo!u-
ton and the loss o! head as well as his throne IN
tmrn became alarmed. and gave his Government and
throne "rg bal Tor security; and seems maj ne al,
tached the kind Of consequence 10 the troGn SEN
gentlemen here do, for he took with nm IN ms hiaht
TO France and cast into the river Thames, t!inAing
thereby 10 su5aerre the English Government, and
+ with il all her political, civil and religious nstItu.
tons: that is intended that the b'"hd sea- snail
enjoy the benefit Of antiquity from the close OF the
Norman Conquest gentlemen v"t have TO devise some
means 10 procure from the bottom o.! the Thames,
Otherwise they viii have to commence lis antiquity
, with III" abG,caton of King James But the reason
inr OF King James IN relation 10 the effect 0! the loss
o.. The broad seal was about falcons as the rea-
sonlnr of gentlemen here in relation 10 the effect
upon the sovereignty and institutions of'Ncw !cr-
sey b. a violation Of her jroad Ssa' The English
Government not submerged either by throw.
in~ tn" brGGd seal into the Thames or tic abjcaon {"
King James. >. the civ;i institutions IN the Govern
mcn( continued Their operations The judicial innc.
tinns were continued cIv magistrates and ministerial
officers continued 20 discharge their duties. Little or
no change was effected violence pcrpctrated some
fine Roman Catholic institutions were Frustrated, and
Fevrrsham dsba nded the troops the immediate neigh
borlood, without either paying them or dSarnring
them: and these were about the consequences Inc
/ bishops and peers, who then in town, beng the
hig:rs; reaianng authority in II" State Dor the Prt-
cy C0uHri, composed a. the ki@L ininIons, anu ms
creatures was totally d.arcgir.'ed and held in
lemptl assembled they chose tho Marquis Of HALIFAX
their Sneaker They gave directions 10 the judicial,
civil and ministerial departments 10 rontlnnc IN The
discharge of their several duties. They reunited the
army, and issued orders, which were ohcycd 70 the
fleet the army and all the Garrsons and AT u" same
time placed the Prince OF Orange, the next of the
blood royal on the throne, and the Government went
on ~ before. And tbs is all the effect that both the
loss Of the Lroad fe and the abdcaon of the throne
had on the Govrrnmcn Of England. What disastrous
conso auonccs have 10 fear, tcn to the sovereignty
of New Jersey, when our course TO secure justice to
her citizens and stability and freedom TO her nsttu
tons.
Such ana,ca and superstitious attachment TO the
Jroad sci i WORTH The slavish land of precedens
,acratic customs and dcSpotc dognas. When in the
reign OF George III. the broad seal of England was
stolen from the High Chancellor question was enter
tanned aud discussed whether the thief who stole the
trocI sea-" the King dc f"cto, of England, and
George LII. merely King dc jnrs: nor i the broGd
scoi Of New Jersey entitled 10 the solcmnIty which
gentlemen here attach TO il, from antiquity II mis-
take not history authorizes 10 say that The CO.
werner Of the colony %! New Jersey tory IN The
Revolution fled his country, and bore the broad seal
with him. gentlemen mas. lt:ait the antiquity OF
THIS broad seal 10 The State organization OF New Jersey
This not first time the hr0dd seal has been used
for the base purpose Of fraud The Earl of Essex, in
the reign Of Elizabeth, counereited the broad sa oil
England, and thereby seized many large estates which
lie enjoyed for years before The fraud was disco
vcrrd.
SIR, during part of rks the broGd Scai of
New Jersey, and the fanatic attachment ofhc learned
ohs House 10 i, gentleman who s.; IN the gallery.
madrs notes Of what sad he turned portion OF these
remarks into rh yc and presented Il to me-hcre II IS
To the end that future nigh, be made OF 1t,
was DESTROYS 10 prefix tnnc TO which 1t might be
sung. Finding my own pocica and musical abilities
: insufficient (!or have no poctca talent, nor have
any turn for music, that | sometimes draw the
horse tail across the catgu, and squeak cat little
music FOR amusement, not Tor any other per
son's.D applied to my l;ttlc Thomas, "a boy ten
years old.l who is musician, and fear has talent
Tor poetry, q fear -, FOR have seldom known ma
tive musician and poet that good or any thing cisc)
To st He took hold Of the paper, and, counting
the syahes oil the first two lines Of the verse; instantly
applied the
AiI--"Jirq Cror."
When Englani's Third madly ruled the lana,
Il thief stale his seal the ChanCe"rs hand;
And quhbl"fs crimson, and Wears III lawn,
Asked, who the King, when the broad seal was gone:
And some were - smple-ay, passing belief
As 10 thai the sovereignty lodged with the hiei,
Tint George was .nrrreigE--Gc jnrc--alonc,
While the Thief with The seal de tctO the 7hront.
But, excepting this iiar since the days Of King James,
When he threw e great seal in The midst Of the Thames,
No child c'cr conceived tho his sire was ass,
That sovereignty lived IN circle Of brass;
That Liberty nestled IN lamps of red wax,
Affixed 10 dead leather from k!iccG'ffr bucks,
'Tl PcnnncIu'> seal with piOW RI aud lts steer,
Was shown as the presence cf Sorfreg6is here,
Yes, left the Of time,
To stroaI .rln3 aud sublime.
imr ESSeN, the II \ Elizaheth's tln",
CDia."I!e.teG the sr.i his sovereign Tor crime,
And many hrald brtcd EarldoHi hr gained,
Aud u iI the strong hand Of q nChle retained;
But 4: last Calf r Time, that old mlrpp rdveal:d
What + long from the nation Con.csGlcG;
And ilck IL the the lands returned,
While tie records crossed and the title deeds burned