Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-11

take, to correct We never heard Of before but
the less grateful that We will only suEe"'!
that he must careful Ia putting forth the "i III"
whom he has named as emhers of tle Li"!"d Ar>-
tocracy, maic"n, person may be- iniucrd'o p"
lish their r-ntrollS.
There /, another way of responding Nr. Rive pro.
position in rrrfrc; Weeping with what have said whi Ia
willn only involve Sir Hrissy and President yrr III HE
guilt Of sustaining it, but, which will compel Mr. Rive L"
assent their supposed views or deny tr cardinal ri'
cplrs all free gov yenmenis. What ASH !, the great
doctrine that l. the crf cornerstone o: the Revolution
that doctrine without which shat contest would have been
unu,;iiablr in the eyes o foreign nations and inrf,u.
,lLc In our own. We answer that it Thut all power
in and consequently derived from ,lr People;
and that whenever aiy rovrrmstn' -Lall be found in-
adequate contrary to these purposes. 'coim"n benefit
protection and security oi the People, majority II the
comnu I,y hath an !nluhtabe inaenaLc aud inde!ca>!
he righ, To alter or abolish IT, in -uch manner Tay be-
conducive the public veal aud Sf magistrates are the
trustees and servants Of ihe people and are at a., time.
ameIeahlc to them.
Acting Oh th, car,!na! doctrine o. democracy, our
fathers believing that George Third had forfeited by
n4l:easncr the which they had rcpo'"d Ia hu for
their benefit. aside hi, government aHd put another
Ia IL place no, this doctrine Of the sovereignty o
the People Is i! not the pure rs'encr q" Democracy. or
~ the word implies, U: the government ni ihe frOrr
Doe. this doctrine. Published !" the world IN Ihr Dc
rarhion II Ri hts prove that '!hc great movements pf
the Revolution IN virginia did have purely democratic
origin: Either Mr. EiSes mist deny rl. proposition, or
he u,; admit It IL he denies II, then iIc denies noi only
the ground on which our Revolution based. u. FOR
ally laid down in the declaration of rights and That on
which the Revolution o. G,> founded but h. Is lrn 30
other resource than embrace the doctrine ol the divine
right of kiHgs and bold tha: born boot
al AMI spurrcI and other, with saddle their back,
To- ridden by the former and II r admits the doctrine
then h- I, Of those who patron The novel theory.
| anii' in the category with Mr. Grir'by and Mr.
Tyler. IT, after all, howcIcr Mr. Hst> merely means To
that these gentlemen contend that the Revolution
hot brought about by real grievance but by Wild fancy
tor teoreiic republic then not only agree with him
that j. n"vri theory, bat pronounce him, 80 lar
Hc Ln1w the author Of II and II. first printer and
publisher Certain il IS that heard Of ii before;
norcoui 1t have he'n upheld by any one who ever tasted
"a cup Of or read The Declaration OF Independence.
Certain = that neither Mr. Grgshy Nr. Tyler
announced such rnOnsirou proposition, and ,cemS
10 that, il Sir. Rives had known that those gentle
men were democrats, Ia, could hardly have placed such
construction any thing they may have said written
in tIr cour Of fL:ir i've. II ;h- tIrer, lie the true yr~
OF the case, follow, that these gentlemen never heard
dreamed Of such notion, they cannot br guilty VI re.
Gectln: upon the LANDED Arr,tOcracy for anything
;hey may may not have done in tile premises
This conspicuous and pointed dr.cicc %; The Landed
Aristorracy il calculated have its weigh. u certain quar-
patrons Of The n0Trl theory belong But, fMr Ei'es
undertake. Ia endorse the colonial Landed ATistocracy
.nuni and whole In al respects, which may h." the sub
stance o the charge to Him that bc.irv"
tha, they affected hy the fall OF precisely 9th
rr. were who foot Of lind Il dollar In the
funds; and can easily prove the poin the authority
o!,!ir most competent witnesses \, pressed ;"r
time shall suffice. lie lived at the iine when the events
which he narraie> occurred, close observer, and h eel
TO attain reputation al h"Ee and abroad Writing tn
friend, lie -ays: want 20 breathe s"uT i,,r air
rxr"" il will mend my constitution and improve my pin
ciples. have good atmosphere the climate Viii
allow huihavc nothing Z" ,aH Is 20 iir STAKE o' the ,'
tyg my co"nfry. This is bad enough, hUt it j. not the
worst have To tell you That G!dbo!ch hclIrUhcth"i
principle Of persecution and. tn ih"ir
"crin ininy. the clergy can iGrns ihrir quota oi in
!or such purposes. rhgrc q, rs time ia " aac"ut
county hot less than five or S well meaning men az "p''
idI Tor publishing their religious sentiments, which, Ia III"
main very orthodox. Who -ignr! the warrants f"r
apprcsn'liu: these poor and pi"us Baptist preachers iuT
the crime Of preaching the doc,rIu Of common Lord
and saviour: We're they ir pOtbTii-r- uT the Landed
Ari.tocracy"" The same witness i-pose. 'Th" srnr
urns OF people Of fortune and fashion this subject
trrgous liberty which Is nearly Identical with ci.N
vastly different from what you have been used to. That
liberal catholic, equitable Of thinking to the rights
oi conscience. "".c. - ~" @ me ""f"''tr'",r'
I .Lree Pe"Pi'. and :" strongly marS' she
people Of your province, is hm ihRs kho,rH GmODg m"
:s6t1ns nhhersHts 10 9Gr hierrchN You are happy in
dwelling in a land where these uemablc privilege,
enjoyed Religion. bondage iacSleS and hrb.hte' tht
Innd and units every noble enterprise every expand
edProsrec Who were the peop" Of fashion and FORTUNE
described IN the letter: Who the Jealous adrre"t-
20 the hierarchy: Who framed and executed ia" Law.
which en"rc., religious bondage an made ,h" air "
Heaven, wherever il rei above Virginia soil too impure
for the writer 10 breathe. shrcw,!y suspect that the
writer must have alluded 10 the Landed Arocracy -
Al all event.. -uc bitter and singing reflections. or any
thing like them. uttered and especially never
recorded by either Nr. Grig,by President Tyler, the
rcputcd patrons Vf the novel theory oar reader. will
have that this serious onslaught "n the LANDED Ar
iocTacy MADE by James Madi," in tie very volume
under review. and that in rriGitns and publ shing II, our
accomplished author !. his alder and ahettor A. then lac
IN ia: category IN which he ha sought 10 place The
patrons Of the error. he might have been more rre"
ia dragging them to Justice
~ this third Chapter oi TIL book devoted 10 the cor
rrcton Uf which Mr.. Eyrs ha- thought proper To-
brush away before he introduces h hero the stage ~
public r, must hude TO another AMI deeply Interest.
ins pass general review Our author thus
Introduces the subject Ihe exhibition OF forward aaL
manly love "f liberty By the Nirgnians a" this epoch
has brrn thought by one OF the writer. already al
lr iu MIR. trgsby 10 be entirely Inconsistent with III"
receive! OF the pTcdomnance OF the Cavalier i'
in t!e Early emigration 10 the Colony lu II there
be any historical fact beyond the reach Of modern i-pu
taiion, this, undoubtedly, Is one The author thei de
votes thirteen pages 10 essay Un the SUBJECT,
which, In the couc"G. and patriotic spirit "hcit brea''.
In the indcpus selection IT, topic in the purity o' it,
'ylc Ia the strength o: is augmentation, and In e beau
iii illustrations that alorn H. c"npo>es "nr oi 10" most
elegant historical episodes IN English literature. u VIII lee
read with admiration by every Intelligent NTgin5H what
may lr his views on the grncr" question: Iut, with
all its truth Il i pavablc H., face that II written by
oc who hal formed hi. opinions III" politics d; the
stuart dynasty from historical Misrepresentation and
hereditary prriu!icrs which prevailed among eigt
en.d men before history brought
10 light The eloquent author had evidently framed h!,
ideas Of yirpin history rom ;he loose inaccurate and
jluniccd o beverly and Robertson before the
publication Gi lleln.s statutes =. large AMI although lac
has Repeatedly referred 10 lIenins, il is plain that hr
ference made TO that repository of auhcic history
rather w view Of strengthening pFeconceived opinion
than n the spirit Of philosophical research. ~ Illus
traon of the spirit w which our author regards the rary
history uf Virginia. will cite example NJ historical
dcu,nn which could hardly have been expected from
born in Virginia since the accession Of William Of
Orange q the Ir;i-li throne, II familiar with
tie anomaly that the ablr- aud purcs, ni sometimes
btset With prrjudccs invrerate md asur that
eyailrI in what are called the Dark Ages relates 10
the capiruation of the Colony the commissioners Of
Cromwell. our readers a; the colony "f Viz.
.iri then consisting Of forty thousand people. re-
England; hg; when CrOmw ell fairly -cicd III power,
u. commissioners require the formal arkUyw
edgmeE Of the authority Of the Commonwealth by the
Colonies and. he man OF energy anl expedition,
he efficient fleet escort OF his commissioners.
Ia due time the fleet arrived AZ Jamestown and the com.
missioner, made known ib-ir message. These gentlemen
well knrW the o. opinion in the C".Ony which!
Justly ohsrTv. ;y Campbell had f- the influence Ol the
great events which had recently trau.prcd Ia t- mother
country aUi they personally the character Of sir
William IcrEc!.y, the GOycrnor. who 'aunch l.
M At this stage Of the case has been usual repre:rn,
a. uNV .lF Ia
paraons. niimila;cd the commissioners AMI cN'or.from
them all that could he desired by the Colony. No; syia.
ble Of this account l. true III: Goycinor had Il" force
within his reacit AMI NE "ulnea sar hef guns sh"''.i
lay oil Jamestown and could with n single hroa-ir !-
no>h the village. There not only resistance hut II
the disposition 10 resist had existed ere WAS no way Of
carrying Into effect: for told by "a. Governor him
self ls address To the Assembly, that he defence
less The talk OF Dutch ships armed to rcpel the connis
soErr' pure fable and II there had been Dutch ships
broaisidr from the Guinea man-ofwar would have SOC"
settled their fate W. told by Campbell e
on page .li) that, the Paramentar! squad
hal entered Chesapeake Bay all thoughts of resistance
were laid aside" TIL. tovrrnor Was compelled TO rapu'
late. and articles agreed which, a ir, sight,
plausible enough. but which, upon mature reflection. show
the folly Of the Governor and the craft uf the commission
ers. Those included amo, everything that human
government could we'll possess. and granted by the
commissioners, who. they considered u" term,
that the Governor Who lIr-ssd them Wa either
\ EnIE" or = innl-a knaEr ~ seeking 20 inih"
biutcr about plain affair AMI IN trick The commissioners,
aud fool upposn- them To be Invested with powers
plcnary a. those the highest authority in the REALM
They fought the Governor with hi weapons agrcei
all the articles that i',y willing TO a icir
arrival and promised refer the rc.' TO the g"NcTnmen NJ
home. which, by the way. they did, AMI the! -rrr never
coniirr e forces Historical Fact quoted in CarIrbcD
n the had included in his demand. the mines 0f
Po;O the head o Louis NV In charger the cDmpai
SAINT commissioners, who were loh I" sHi th" h"oi q"
people who il afterwards irausrrr friendly the
Common wealth. might have shown ZONE hesitation in
.rung OF the head Of Loui., ,,urser the pro-
prry friendly nation. but w"l ultimately have agreed
refer the the home government The va!nclp
berkeley Imagined that hr lad obtained triumph,
and such his dcia0l that his not opened
when morning the asu;c commissioners a-!or.
aud brought hosr;he ,'rnea fricate all the au'i"n
J Gf the Colony.
! Yet the paper containing these homhastc term. j
pronounced by Mr.. Rives in the middle of the nine
t,rn,l century tina, Great Charter % 81" Liberties Of
the Colony; anh II purposcly 10 inv-,; hs portrait
with real Mesian hue he adds that It "o5thned by
these Cavaliers, with GrhS Ia their idH". from t:,e
Commissioners o, the Parliament" and, h" might have
aEl.l with ihcIT LOW der in ~. hnl Of The limnea mal