The Enquirer

FROM THE BOSTON CHRONICLE.

TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

It has become a sort of fashion, with that party in Boston, who have a greater predilection for the Kingly, Aristocratic and Hierarchal establishments of England. than for the pure Constitution and economical institutions of their own country, to give public banquets, to every official personage, who has been diplomatically or nationally engaged with the Court of London. and who has found favor in the eyes of George the third ! It is likewise so managed, that these meetings have less the appearance of a festive board, than a political Cabal. who associate under the banners of Bacchus. to give publicity and circulation to the most inflammatory, seditious and abominable opinions. Subtlety, malice, falsehood and treason, seem to form an association for the exercise of their fullest power, and to challenge the unprecedented moderation of the Executive Authority, with every species of irritation and insult.--The magic of beauty. and the charm of friendship, are banished from the consideration, and no toast is permitted to be announced, but what is fraught with Tory tenets. and political mischief; and what is not a little marvellous in aspect, all their praises concentrate on Britain, and its corrupt and incalculably expensive establishments in Church and State : 'although it is notorious that if these infuriate gentlemen were to hold similar language, in that Island, respecting its government, they would be all seized, and chained down in a dungeon, and their leaders hung up in irons, on the common highway, to be devoured by the fowls of the air!

Toast 1. "Our public Ministers.--In future, as formerly, may our first interests be confided to our first characters.?"

This is meant to convey an oblique censure on Mr. Livingston and Mr. Munroe, who have not been so obsequious and civil to Mr. Pitt, as to prefer the approving smiles of a foreign despot, to the plaudits and gratitude of their republican fellow citizens at home. That is a high crime and misdemeanor in the contemplation of Federal Tories. and of which Adams's delegates were seldom suspected.

2. "The administration of Washington and Adams.--The morning and evening Stars of our national glory."

It should be observed that the name of Washington is brought forward, as often as possible, for the better carrying on their plot; and they have opened a partnership account between him and Mr. Adams. to which the public annex but a small portion of credit, not deeming the articles found, in which the latter was fond of dealing. If Johnny Adams is a Star, it is certainly one of the failing sort : it was very generally believed that the Dog Star had some influence on his measures, while he remained in office : but even then he was merely considered as a dependent satellite and not a Star of the first magnitude. Perhaps these Anglo-Federal caucus-men, hold themselves justified in calling this poor mortified old gentleman, a Star, because his writings prove him to have been very frequently in the clouds. While on his embassay at St. James's he formed a penchant for stars and garters, and was deeply solicitous to have the custom current in America ; but the plain sense of his countrymen saw the folly of the desire and laughed it into scorn. If the emblem is inaccurate it must be confessed that the time is proper, as applying either to the dominant principles of himself, or his quondam friends ; as it is not only "evening," but an approaching night, and they are all getting rapidly under the dominion of the moon. The truth is, that these flaming Tories make an unworthy use of Mr. Adams's name, and many, who affect to eulogize him in public, for electioneering artifices, would not step aside to lift him from the mire of contempt.

3. "The Clergy.--Devoted to the best interests of humanity, may they ever see the calumnies of the impious to be their proudest eulogy."

It is lamentable to behold the crooked and detrimental uses, to which the sacred sanctions of the Clergy are made subservient ; the enemies of equal rights, are unremittingly practising the most diabolical arts, to have it believed that all men are impious, who oppose their unconstitutional, aristocratie and cruel designs, against the liberties of their country.--It is disgraceful to their character, to see the ministers, of the holy gospel, letting themselves out to enforce the wily purposes of ambitious intrigues against the peace and safety of the State; and by drinking rebellious bumpers in a brawling, sensual meeting, at a tavern, bring shame upon their revered order; and end the vital stamina of that morality, about the preservation of which they are so hypocritically loud, insulting and uncharitable.' Are these political ecclesiastics. devoted to the best interests of humanity, who depart from the behest of their Redeemer, by disseminating the elements of anarchy : and raising the war-whoop from the sacred desk? Or be pompously swelling the funeral pageantry of a Duelist? Or by threatening to poignard the first magistrate of the empire? Bid such obnoxious, meddling priests, retire from these political incendiaries and sin no more; or, if they cannot change the perturbed birds of their nature, to cast themselves on mountains to cover them from the observation of an offended world.

4. "Our Navy.--May its strength protect our Commerce, and its glory confound its enemies at Washington and Tripoli."

The insinuation which is conveyed in this toast, is both insolent and atrocious. By what sort of logic can they prove that the government is an enemy to the navy. The wise moderation of Mr. Jefferson's measures, have hitherto rendered the extension of our marine establishment unnecessary; and whenever it may become necessary, to protect our commerce with ships of the line, these identical cavillers, will give the lead for a general outcry, upon the consequent expense of that national measure, which they have so vehemently and wickedly urged !-- No, fellow citizens, they want to propel a war with France, if possible, and with Spain, at all events, to accommodate Mr. Pitt and lead you into a bloody compact with that restless nation. They wish by intrigue, corruption and menacing, to commit you in a common cause with that distracted island; to mingle your flowers of liberty, with the rank weeds of their despotism and choak and destroy your young blessings by their empoisoned associations.

5. "The press.--May it always correct public opinion, never corrupt it."

Patience might look indignant at this insidious affectation of virtue from such men ; whose lives and writings are a mass of libels upon all that is true and great in human society !--As well might the Devil himself rush among us, and make a harangue upon the sweet efficacy of morals. These Tories are certainly insane, as well as wretched ; and forget that the people of New England have the ability to read, and the faculty to recollect, or they would not have committed this offence to their discernment. We will honestly respond, in heart and mind, to these sanguinary deceivers, and fervently pray, that the press may always correct public opinion, and never corrupt it, in pursuance to the machinations of a British Faction, that was created by Mr. Hamilton, to debauch the common principle of social right, and overawe our councils.

"What shall we say when Belzebub in scorn, Will quote Scripture, for his villainy purpose"

6. "Bonaparte.--May he learn justice from the British Government, and meekness from ours."

The justice and humanity of the British government, may be traced, in their mad violation of the Treaty of Amiens, and their wide murder of our countrymen, in the prison ships at Jersey. We hope that Bonaparte will learn justice from a purer school of ethics.

This memorable dinner may be considered as the last public spasm of this wicked faction ; it was conducted with more indecorum and was less important in its aspect than in any of the preceding cabals. Nothing remains to act or to be acted upon, but an acrimonious and convulsive assemblage made up of inveterate tories & British factors, with more zeal than character! Such, Citizens of Massachusetts, are the baneful Junto who would cajole you to sacrifice your envied independence, by imposing an Anti-republican ticket for electors upon your unsuspecting minds--Such was the language used at this gorgeous instance of Aristocratic revelry. Of such materials are those perfidious men composed, who would displace the present benign, but firm government, and seize the chair of State. Such are the emissaries who expended hundreds of thousands of British guineas to raise a pile of monarchic elements, which you annihilated in virtuous wrath, and laid low in the dust. "In viewing this monstrous tragi-comic scene the most opposite passions necessarily succeed, and sometimes mix with each other in the mind; alternate contempt and indignation, laughter & tears, scorn and horror.?"