Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-11
MIR. RIvEs' LIFE OF MADISON.
Mh' nIFLD H121 01 "'
To-day we conclude our review OF Ar. Nve' me-

with What view. We are utterly al a los, 20 Imagine. intro
duc.s a resolution adopted By the gallant men who had won
Immortal honor At Point Pleasant. expressive of their at
tgclmeut to george the Third, and asserting Their hrlefi1''
nation to uphold the right. Of the Colony. p@ss he YAK.
The Scotch Irish Of the Valley for Cavalier: Does he not
know that the fathers OF some Of those brave men hai, IN
the presence Of James in Holy Rood, been broken on NE
wheel, had been tortured in the boot aud had been crushed
In that cxeruciating thuml,screH which had 20 'a,ein a'e'
nh, fancy o. the bloody \iceruy. or hal been ihs"tri'
plundrrei. and expelled from their hoines IN irei"tl 10y
the brutal myrnilOns OF TyrconncI; ph h' ""' h'""
;lat some uf those men were sprung from 4 female an
cestor who had been driven under tie walls Of LoHienhrry
by The baysnctS OF james, and wa- found ia a iaii dHihS
.;.,. with A turf of grass in her mouth. aud who. 10y tr
way. enicrating from the old world 10 IL" yet n"trpiht'
forests Of the West, became the parent "i = Numerous
pr,ycuy, which, to the fourth generation, she "a" r!'liGb De
fore he and calling her blessed, aud which denounced" ''.,
q hitt-rn cs. almOs; ~rroyerlisl The doctrines oil ihht t'Ns
and religious tyranny which had led to ihe oppression oil
their ancestor, which were 'he peculiar h"a-t h,i n"."-
badge Of the Cavalier. and ot which the Greet OF stuart =
to this hour the black and blasted symbol: Dd ht n"I re,
member that the father II the leader al those men 1''
been compelled to ny from Ireland, because he -icw a
WORTHLESS. Cavalier who had attempted TO invade the
sanciiiy OF his domestic hearth That another son
of the sam. father gave the vote III "a" lloH-"
Of Bursrs.rs Niihou; which the ncicrs' tr'ninii"h
Of Henry against the Stamp Act would have failed
That another Of that gallant band va. TIE stern am Hh'
compromising enemy OF the c>ilhli-he! Church. ADD "a>
unappra--I until he had recorded his vote ia favor -: Tie
&C, Tor establishing religious freedom Ant shat o"" and
all Of them hated the accur-ri name ana race OF S''1lI
With that hrart-haircd which burst fr"ni the Ips finer own
Argyle a. he barred his neck and bowed his noble head to
the fatal axe: No wonder Mr.. Hives slrunsLr"m the Once
%, mentioning Ia hs work a. a memorial for po,tcrily, the
n.In-s Of these patriotic and devoted men, who. ~ TIE
,r.ckI..- w;ii- ~ Kai!awht. had vowed their affection Tor
their county. lie i u diplouaii>t. and diplomacy J. 4
Tricky calling; AMI though We rcJU.cr Ia he!itNinI thhi u"
statesman living or dead ever brought &" that SLIPPERY trade
n more delicate srrs. OF honor or a purcr faith. YET We
know from high authority that the handler 81 pi;ct 'f'"M"'
escape lrflcmrnl: and We fear that the Withholding III"
names o, these patriots from hi pages may cIre ~" u" 4
grave suspicion that even hr did not wade tie diplomatic
inire unheiaub-d. IIaihr put down their nnfnr'. Il ""ul"
have appeared 10 the most careless observer That TIE ni"i'
who bore them were the sworn foes OF the very Cavairf-
whom 4, Wu- eNtDlliuy To the skies, ana ~ Nlu-c service is
had 20 ungrariuusly pressed them. When n"N, our tuihor
turns his eye westward hcS"ni that sapphire whI! which -
graLh looms above the hattlrincnis oi Castle HI, "r;rus'
hI, fr,i emotion will he 10 offer, NJ the rirlir-i mouI"it, : re-
p-niant, though late. ovation ." 'Erir prr'IoG- memory -
Nor does it at AL appear that Nr. Elves c"iHI'fehri'' '"e
true ground. u!,hr attachment "f thcsc heroic men 'p''r,iS'
III. and which We have fully explained III III" preceding
par; Of t!L. article. They had 40 passion for the shticriHe
I!usrl Of Il monaIchical ~ stem. They had never aiic1ith
al Ia. errcs Of the great or lei. the pressure II ilc rn!ai
hand, they had no fancy for kings or established CHURCHES
on the contrary. most ~ them were attached &" other 'cci>
bu, they had u thorough knowledge 81 practical polite amd
hni frit the fangs OF the tyrlni, and they wei! hnc" HAT
the House Of Hanover Wa the OIly safe and aIrIu..'
cuun,rrpolse To the House Of Stuart. II II lee alleged that
thu purpose Of Mr.. Niresin dragging these glorious patriot
from their graves To be tagged at the tai! Of 4 Procession IN
honor Of the Stuarts. was TO show that ,h- House OF l!ano'
yer was popular A. late ~ l1Ii. surely We should thiuS that
IN. deliberate and official declarations Of our father, tD%U
to the July Convention Of !''"-one whole year later
would have Afforded far more general and more '""t'r
siyG authority upon the subject.
We have treated 50 far OF the character 81 our population,
and We will now give an illustration Of is .gfi', aud TIE
fOnA IN lENpl W VIC INltl vi ~ AN = faf's
element, for good, AT the Revolution. IL I wei! known HAT
the Cavalier, though, with some exceptions, personally !
revellcr and a roy s,rrrr. Il hla-rhsarr aud i v"lupiI"ry
was a devoted lover Of the Church -! England; nay, ilMt'
his love 81 the Church was his peculiar characteristics. lie
loved the tickle tyraut Charles and the stubborn and sill
NOR. -Xrrrablr James, Ia. he loved the Church more than
he loved Charles or James. SOw, II there had been any
stroD. infusion Of the Cavalier element IN our population
|, would have been manifested nt the October session 4"
iIIi, when the fall OF the Church Was III question. Bal
what Wa the result. That great Church, which, from TIE
settlement, al Jamestown, with nu interval Of seven or eight
years. To 100, had been rsiabii'lred ia Virginia. period
Of more than \ century ant a hall, ""ii Down az tr LT-'
breath u the popular blast. WE"r" Wa III" Cavalier "nsi
the Church ropplrI aud fell with - gr"t; rnir' II hc *
i,trl any where, he might have been iuGni III that small
minority "tha; opposed independence ana the Articles e"
Confederation. lie might have been found in tie suite q"
Dunmorc, and IN the outskirts Of the Palace Of George i!t
Third. performing the doubt. Office o: saving lis own .kir
and. IN the event Of tie triumph Of the EOya al cause. 'ht
estate, Of his relatives. lie might have hrrl found under
heavy bond, not TO commit treason against liz c"uniry,
lie might have been f"umdi in hs pAtrimoniaih halls acting -
a spy upon his brethren whp wcr" struggling for liberty
and loosing out for i lucky chance ofdehlinc u bio" i:hH-'
the young commonwealth lie might lINc tr"n ivis!ri "H'
ting letter, to the British Commander IN "" Nur", ni:tit
him 10 Dispatch those two expedition. Ia tie Chcsaprabr,
on. 81 which alone, according Ia NJ. Jefferson. injured the
State TO tbs amount of ten million Of dollar. Thee iaci'
can all he proved. We have nothing :" LAY against homo
rabi. men Who c"nscicntion,Iy adhere! 20 the Royal catisr,
aud who, IL they remained ia the state, were ncuirhI, bG'
for thosr wrr'cl-s who pretended - hriOD. 10 he patriot,
side, aLd played into The hand VI the British, np punish
mcni cciIl have been too severe. That thu c.tv".cr srr'
try played ihc-e tricks +. placed h,N,Rd al f0Hhi. Now
We will not deny that thr-c tfai;Cr1u, gentry, VII" were too
good and conscientious TO fight tor their country, or IL 10
any thing hut brtray her, were devoted ifi"Ed' ~ iM"
Church, and would have fought for every rag ~ her vest
mems aai every line o: her mbric.' but, unfortunately
they were no; available at the trying time. 80 the Chrrc!
went down by owe: wh.lniue mal"Iitir, 10 rise no more u, "i
Establishment. such was the panic AMONG the true patroi'
who loved the Church, that they seemed piralszrd b! ilg
popular blast. and to have then lost their .citrossrs'inn.
altogether. Otherwise, they nlrhihive saved their churches
and glct.s by an appeal To- law, in virtue "f the act 81 the
session NJ liiG. Aud, ~ u later DAY, when the hH 10 repeal
the act iUcorpOr Ltiug the EPISCOPAL Church 49, on IT. Third
/ rrnllus-lu act Tor which MAllsUH Himself h4i sOltG -lItf
did tao, dare 10 rise and call for the aye and nors. W"
shall not venture TO trace the Cavaliers any further than the
peace O: I1>3: because. a. iac.r people possessed Lands,
Mr.. liyrs might ,hiak that We were rejecting upon tir
- Landed ArI,'2cracy, and place " Will h- own Madison
among the Ii--e"tcrs aadthc Geno"Gccr, Of the Established
Church ,Iage 49, And We cannot pass over The pregnant
fac, that the gentle aah philo.oplic Madison, Who Ma bora
and nuFinrcd In the Established Church., denounced u be-
fore the Revolution, a.;he most efficient engine "i tiTit.h!
and {" cite his conduct - proof ~ the utter disappearance
Of the leading characteristic OF the Cavalier at TIE Gate q!
the Revolution from t'e mind Of rehrciing men.
Let Us no, be misunderstood respecting tie Episcopal
Church. II was as an Establishment tina; :hc Caya!irrI loved
Il, and no, as a Church Of ChrlA. Although belonging Ia
another branch OF the Christian family. aud rhcri-h.uE Is
doctrines ani iorHrs, We have n" prt.n"!ccS On we >u'I'y'
OF the Epi.cupsl Church. Ne should forget our srlf.TtsprC:,
We should overlook the lessons o; history, We should be- II"
sensible to the nOh.est literature, whether Of .uc!ci' ~
OF modern times. IL We did not regard will respect that
venerable church, which. though wiellcd al time, ~ wicked
men for wicked ends. and retaining on her cushions :h"s"
who ARE alien TO her early faith. has ever held in her bosom
= chosen iuck worthy ofLrr,cif AMI 4 our common Lhri'
iianity wiic' mas ever rrA'peh will an unrrIiNin- hand
lie hdDU"l bl IIOicsIlaIl-Ul, hfI " "it"i NJ ''''i
Providence, the religious L!r--ing- derived from TIE Una,
triumph Of The Reformation. That peace, prosperity aud
union may flourish In al her places, AMI that. a'-oc.!,in-
with her younger sisters IN the cause "i our LORD Aua hA>
ter, she may gather hundreds aud thousands within her
ancient pale, !, our icrvent and cordial Wish aud pray or.
Having III .p0srd Of These versions ufour early history Sih"'
Mr. Hive, Ia. Introduced for the r.. establishment cfh:.
,orical truth. aud which, We believe. II unanswered, would
pu: back For two centuries the history NJ c!yi! AMI rct'
eious liberty, We rle.rnily proceed with the auihor III ~
! charming narrative Of the Ike Of w. Madison. The fourth
CHATTER affords "a mastery outline Of the prominent events
in Vi ginis and Massachusetts. 10 the year lao. Fat
rick IlvHfy'S expedition for the recovery oi the va'u" .
il- powder seized 10y Dunmorc, the Convention OF i'''
and its proceedings, The second meeting of''e C"n';neIr
tai Congress, are FULLY described. Mr.. Riy''. w!th grct'
Judgment and prorricty, take, the opportunity Of defend
ing our early statesmen from the charS- of hypocrisy
urcrd by foreign writer's and speakers, ava shows that
the professions OF attachment Mt TO George the Third, pr"
f.ssrd in the State paper, Otihe day, and Gwrit uI,'a IN Tar
Lament. were not the language of diplomacy, but "'nh.-
died the real sentiments u! ~" people; amd -i-thiiis ~
statement hy an authoritative letter from Madison on the
subject. The chapter closes with the election Of Madison
to u seat In : May Convention Of 100. the frs ruU.lc
office he ever held.
The fifth chapter IL o. surprising interest, and throw,
new light on the proceedings Of the Convention Of l''G.--
After stating that the bent Of Mad son, feelings wa to,
wards military career, in which las continued il. health AH'
feeble frame prevented him iron! ihdu!Ein:, he introduces
with proper honor. the names Of -"inr OF The !radln: mem
hers ~ the Convention, and quotes a passage from The
short speech OF Prndleton On taking ihr Ih"if: We mn,'
however, dissent from the opinion Of the author, 'hh' IN.
il Is plain that Pendlet"n merely Intended s!iNt
thorough arrangements Of the Courts OF justice,
for lie ays: The administration II justice and
almost all the powers OF government haT" been
,u.pen. ed for near Two years. II will become u to
reflect Sheihcr W. can sustain the great struggle W" are
making IN his situation: Iihat is with the Courts closed
and no levy oitaxcs, or, il levied, no power "f riiiorcin:
heir PAYMENT and the case OF criminals confined an!
40, tried. aud other. who may he Appreciated IN pnrHu'
ancc Of our Laws, deserves particular notice
This full reading OF the speech shows palphhiy that II "!s
the admin siraiion Of justice vhl.h was absolutely nrc"-.a.
~ 10 keep society together that ~rendleton mainly ALLUDED
To-. and which was strongly recommended by Congress IN
the preceding December and repealed IN May following
and nothing Is better known than tIn; Coaercss had Ia"
notion Of declaring independence III December, i''9, or "n
III. 18th Of May, following. II Wa this specific RECOMMEND
La,iou by Congress which had not reached The Convention
a, II. session OF December i;Ij. to which ~l"nhict"D alluded.
These resolution, 81 the Congress looked simply 10 such an
.Nicien, management Of the domestic government ~ ~"
colony as would enable il; to contribute IL quota /" the
general treasury. Eut, apart from ;hc historical! vie" -
In, case. the actual examination o: the scn'"nc" ~"t>frr'""
The opinion entertained by Sir. livcs. For. Il Pcndls;or
really meant independence, the sentence NnIii read some
Thing ike This " Il well bcc-mcs u 90 reflect whether We
hall not drcla-e independence; ard the cas- ~ criminals
confined and not tried, aud others wh" mty he APP rrheG:.