The Enquirer

Old Doctrines come round again.

Though it is perfectly natural, it is somewhat amusing, to observe the exact conformity between the manner, in which the Tories of '76, and the Non-Combatants of the present day, have spoken of G. Britain. Take an instance--Gov. Strong thinks about "the nation from which we have descended; and which for many generations has been the Bulwark of the Religion we profess." Now for a counter-part--and we have it, in a pamphlet called "the present Political State of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in general, and the Town of Boston in particular," printed in New-York, 1775, by his Majesty's printer James Rivington. Says the Royal pamphleteers

"I do not address myself to Whigs or Tories, but to the whole people. I know you well; you are loyal at heart, friends to good order, and do violence to yourselves, in harboring one moment disrespectful sentiments towards (Great-Britain, the land of our forefathers' nativity," the sacred repository of their bones.

Many have thought, also (the Tory doctrine) that Great Britain was the "world's last hope," and the only barrier between us and despotism: this was modern invention of Pickering and his friends.--But it is not so. This came from the noted Rivington talked as well in '75, upon the subject, as Pickering or Randolph, in 1812.

"Great Britain aside (says he) what earthly power could stretch out the compassionate arm to shield us from those powers, who have long beheld us with the sharp piercing eyes of avidity, and have heretofore bled freely, and expended their millions to obtain us? Do you suppose their lust of empire is satiated? or do you suppose they would scorn to obtain so glorious a prize by an easy conquest? or can any be so visionary and enthusiastical, as to believe that the Father of the Universe will work miracles in favor of Rebellion?"

He then goes on to magnify the Danger of being annexed to France or Holland. French influence, it seems, was as much a bugbear then, as now. And in short, so perfect is the parallel between opposition to the former war and opposition to the present, that we shall prefer in future going to the fountain-head: and take our specimens of toryism from Rivington, rather than his bungling, modern imitators.

Baltimore Patriot.

The eternal truth must prevail, that the first settlers of Massachusetts Bay, and other parts of the U. S. fled from the persecutions of the established Church of England.