Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1800-10-14 00:00:00, page 4

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To the Citizens of Virginia.
v .» ' li ! prcf.ntal »6 jwi 'or "oar contiaerajion. rr the next
v Y oi. e ! c e’.\or‘ , a I winch wo thought uncenfurablc; —
found*.-! on a ia*.v, v hi eh *.vj Bel? vet ;o be eonilituticnal and wile. But
the cou ;eo inf' tilled v/rth e ttcfcei prepared by the minority of the
laic. aiV ' have nor heisMte 1 to impeach the one, as being an iuva
i . ;u lent ufm.eR a. «J e.ta’ji (hetl rights*, and the other, as aa at
u ,>t to miiuene* your vole, by gre at void impofiug imes.
; Li tu. : to lo dci. d the rear n«, \\ ’ttcll produced tlie law. Thefe,
i e pio/t-mo, i..ice been Are.’by explained by its makers, who are now
•Mi) with you; whole conduct has bev.o rereutly lubinittcU to your ;\p.
• iv. riua jt difp.le Aim; and moll, if not all of them, fo far as their in
tom. inn led them to a « -election, have again received the 1 u lit ages oJ
t ..i county Or ai (ftcc ; or e fucceedcd by patriots, not lels dillinguilh*
«.vt nei t • t) ’ 1 tw. h< free •.ml unbLUIed fenfe oi tin
confers the high*ft fanedon on the acto oi their iervant*.
But we difcern not, what ancient uiage has been violated ; what efta
bulbed right overthrown. By the federal conttitution it is oonligned t<
the dilcrtihui of each Irate to prefer me the tnoue of chcoling electors
and thrice Virginia has preferred electi ns by diitrds, whim feveral o
fher Bates have either adopted a general tLket, or through their lesillj
tores have appointed e.v lors. The unanimity known t,> exill in favo
ot hir \ who hi ed the executive chair, for the lirlt eight years, reurei
an indifference; to the mrJe. The third and Ltd election discovered
that Virginia, whole weight on iuch an ccc.dion, ought to be propnrti
ci d to her population, might, againLt the wili ot a maj . r»ry of tier citi
fcc . he reduced, through the means of diUricteledn.ns t o that of dates
g'eativ Lnfe.ior on the ic«.!e ol representation, but more judicious mth
cone; nitration oS their power. 'Where then in the ancu u ulaga whici
thwarts t‘ *s arrange me t ? What eftablifhed right it imp ured, when
co 'iiitu.iona! di crction is cxerciled by following ■* iitc example * pwhid
is averred bv the committee -o be a hut motive, <>’ limit- ,, h >
a vantage over V rginu ? !•> not tile -mjeclio - to juts iaw of na tonal led
! nee, although u- • .rentionally indeed, yer irccii. y branch of llu
fvfle-M', which vould prcftraie Virginia at the tee: oi any combinario oi
tile other ivatrs. if .’. couybin lion can bv conceived r Upor. this head fht
his candidly and -imply unfolded h : views in itie .adjoined preamble:
“ V*. hereas ut.i! hunt ind >r i mode for mooting a l^etident and Vice
I‘ref’dent of the I nited Statr. Mull be prefeti ed ov an ameiuhii-nt to
the conftitu io-. ir imv ha; j n u. rie; the 1 wot thse mimmwc.dth for
aopoin :ng eleede v for '■ .* pitp \'e ifa: .• choice m iy ake* j ace contra
i •• tofhewd oi a :n riiv o* the S«at :s, and II contrary ic the
v di of a m jprhy of the , eopn of thi* date, which would be incopfift
< :i' Willi the t»m intent and me ning cf the comrituton of the United
iicnfiK; and a: t! :ou eh 'this con. n win w c:h is willing To accede to any rea
i n .b - ami proi r . • end meat or tl- : laid confutation to remedy the
-d > yet >r us much as it o\ . lit in the mean time to be counteracted
l y ' iv ci r.Iiituiional regulation within the power of^he legifiaiure un
til it fhnil be i'o removed*’'0
ih? mere sC cf it- ominending eic&ors is fo obvioufiy the rj Jit ofe
* - rv c:itmen. am rcc >nunu..chu: >n from rhofe, to whom lhe people have
r. ..tided th dr ini jrjfls and art bef! acquainted with the caa idates is
■■ ■ h- 'iy f- is* • the imputation fan attempt to i flue, ce uiuft
mdd if any where, m the names which ora ticket exhibits. 1 here is in*
f- red an induem r in their names : an influence which we da e to avow':
tn inf!u w.ce in which we glorv. h js derived from that republican
zcai, which de is to honor thole who deferve well of their country.
If anion : them oe men, v ho have been forerroit in the political career ;
t!;ea ! ivc Arm Jed to keep a ivc the flame- of rep blicanifm ; if their ob
V i.s ha c heel vafl,* r is beeaule they have embraced the r’ghts of
t e ptroeie ; rot the arrogant pretentions nr ufurpations of individuals :
ir their pallijs have been roui 1, their emhuliafm was dignified bv the
c mi, f;g \vi i'g ir pur file- ; but it never wa- o- graded bv any irritation nn
b'f mirg Ir.e and fubmiflive citizens. Wt thank Heaven that the;
*’ Hite employments' have now for ihe firlk time only been con
verreti into ->rir* of r proach ; but if ir were true, that they generate
1 t'fv and hatred to the rivjl authorities (as they :»re called i of the u
r tlie drtg—or Jio'e rival authorities, haling the Jiates% is much
y iror at ha.id ; and it is the more incumbent upon the people of ihe'
nates, to pr. vide bv the ex rcife of powers, ref.rred to them by the cm
flitmion, For the (import of the ri:;ho ,,f rjie ftatC£. ]t„r vvhoare the1
few for they are but few) tarn al udcd ;o? V.en, tried and approved'
i iT b-df a ceitury in public fervt e ; untiriialfcd in t Jeut . and in know
ledge ; urqucllii tv d and unqudt: liable iri sir.u- ; itub:pendent in for
tune and place; too happy to profit from confiition, and unambitious
except to r tana the favor* of their fellc-w- biz us which has followed
i cm ...r ugh ;i long iiie.* Can tlteir voices be pained but by evidences
ol genuin. excellence ? Caa they have au interdt diiJad from that of
the pec, \i!
\ *; ,r‘*duutehofliing agalnfl the oppose ticket. Lot the Cornell be
coraMered as it row is, between Thomas jefferfon and John Adams.
*. ne i • "'er y u ki* w to be a fmccre and enlightened republican ; whoO
grua-iv l.. has b en promulgated through iIicmit,availing calumnies of his
enemies, tlmuga he (lands unlhielded by a fedirion law. Strcnrotjs then
oug:;t to 1you* I denude at the approaching election of a chief madb
!; Ate. Limounkd ought it to be, if fleets, armies taxes, and the def
>,r!J‘;s ’be fe ’cral government depend fo much upon him. as the com*
j'1" c^‘ arc F a' il to in’imafe. Under thcTe impreilioiv ask yourfelves,
lor' h,';fV yr,«0l8fct to wave ? Conlumir j’e your reverence for the* mef
j.'wi y of \\ ..ibir.pton, not by ernpU ying it as an engine of eleclion, bm
Lv , cc a i..g, fba even Im name (hall not prevent the free ule of your
0 n undtr..As a friend to liberty, wcbdipve Jctl'erfon fecond
° 'nan* an 1 1 ,t exPeritncc ' f no man ha* afforded better leffonn for
1 f ;;rfrv !‘°fn* <*'*«<« Virginia be with him, the node which
!a“*‘ <il,‘ ' and the meaning of language muff
f ;;.rV<fTt l* *' lf,t 1 1 °* m 'joruy cot, iturioiially evpi, iTed, upon
a t...)jea or e j»c lehcy, and tending to give Virginia her constitutional
v I^tr by i r*t* . ru.erly and at tl.is moment pr?ftifed by other (fates
L. H hi deemed parsecntion. ’I he committee c. mplain not that the pri.
w*e of vc ring hat: been wrefled l^t tUm * bet -hnt they are d« pm
e,‘ °! aV ^ ‘ f “ «' ,u'^ a manner, a. to deliroy the
CUcCi ui w.e In c pin liege in -i.e n ;.Jt>rit‘v.
k
/ TfTh+m a.u*, j ^.a m,o y ito%.
Dreading nothing from truth* the friends to the 1* cwubttcan
‘e*) Ui€ ^ dilpiaveu .igainlt the chancier, which they defend j
a’d offer him to your affections, as the ableii guardian of your peace,
.reeuem, an i cuiufotuuou.
1 citip htrborrtt Nicholas, Chairman.
Meriwether "fonts, 1
it a mml t icofanis, fun. ( ~
tj fiib Otlrll-,, S.Committee
fJerxas 6 toirs, S
, . _ Jukn £L Foujhcc, Secretary*
Richmond* July ;ih, i$oo.
I
i —- ii mi mnrmiT mi ■■■_
j Republican Ticket.
/?.<-TT i *. $. r. Lrc.ro *? °
i Ncw-Kent, Henrico, (liarlus* City, James City } -
!J York, Warwick, and Elizabeth City* 5 George Wythe.
' Accomack, Northampton, and Princels-Annc, William h'tvufum.
■ j Hanover, Garoliue, auU Louiia, LJmund PentUcton.
> \Jwvanna, Albemarle, rtmherit,and Goochland, }Vi;:tam //. C./iv.V.
, Wanton, Orange, C ulpcper, and bpotrfylvania. Jaws Madden. Jr.
.] lVi!1S ' Queen, King William, Kflca, iViidul^ r> ?
J lex, Glouce'ter, and Mathews, Jobii+ e.
.{Nor; Ik, Naiilenumd, ami 13c of Wight, JJ* *>-,,<«», Tr.
j brnkx, Southampton, Suiry, Prince-George. ? ^ ** -
and Grcei Ivii.c, c Carter B. HarrtJ n,
• *Jrunirfick, 1)inwi :^‘ie,and Mecklenburg, ’ Gen. Jpfcpb "feus.
\e Jia, t*o;<o xay, ( hedevlield,and Powhatan, h iLl.nt jj. Gnu,
jriince Edward, bucknigham, Cumberland, & ? ,
.j Lunenburg., ^ 0/eed^aylur,
: | ; t h^rlo'-c am! Kttfjrlr.ma, The.r« W. &•„.
a ■ " J4twr f ampbeh, t ran* hi, Henry, & Patrick, Geu .e .
t! Richmond, Northumberland, Lancaiter, Welt* ; r ,,
j! moreiand, and King George,. c jots.
• Prince. H ilium, SwKord, and Fairfax, ' hithsra Unnt.
k Sm U£d°?*. . Vi.-t.mL, ...
b'ufb Boicmu-t, Rockbridge, Greenbrier, Ite- ?
, nawha. and Monroe, c y ndreiv Mcove,
1 Hardy, Hampshire,! endleton, Randolph,Har- ^ ,,
j r,1‘ *b Monongalia. < hio, Brooke Cv Wood, \ ^eu% J°^n tinwiu
! Wythe, Montgomery, Washington, KuileJl,’ J _
i Lee, Gray ion, and iaze*cil, £ Gen. "^ohn Pryht,
Frederick and Perkiky, J , ,
j k< ckmgham, Auyi.ua, and Shenandoah, BrVhibidaZ'uart,
( *****y£fc* /TV, . xi- j-. _
z o 1) o ’ I a rs R e w a r d
13 N AW AY frs n iht
1X (uhJ'cribcj living in the
. yo-ver end of »-ianor*r, abont
*** <ht tetd day -ay i »l»j j
*““i flrsight, black Negro
Wouun, t) nJS i;imc oA
P O l. L T;
rs ot *g<y "1 h Isge, ,eavy
1 white eye-, ip.t. ks vri" lad when a nalc
j ed. anu ias ioliJimd a fmall mm.y to theenu o’
) the micil’c fuiyer of hti r girt ham. by .. .minu v
I s»i e iiac formerly a hufifmd .s; George a mulatto
m.i.i (evict b. on mg to Johi: hrlayoj Eiq. near
iKichnoi'd, and who eloped from' hi* ninUcr about
twelve months ago, *nd is not yet recovered.—It
is fulp-ei < I that the above woman hat becu ertic
* eJ or liken < ff by him. Who •'er will deliver oc
i f.id negro woman to me, or fee arc her n tome
| j*->l fo that I get her 2gtio, hull reccivt the above
| reward^
jobn Wllliamjhn.
H. Is amor \ /?u ruP 23 tHoo
. tr«l 'i'uii lib 1 vidiliy.
OfSo 1 var.i* i'ity,rei Frede: ickfl,urg
H vr .t rge M r,ib« of v<* \ "l trititig
Gran, d A'file J rees >
f t li tat N m. pc.ccca h. eompofcd of the
fall ,'*vi .g kia i /
NEW i own l*.r» N: up.veil
n l Win ecu'* Checfe
[ Spitfenborg j tippk?
k 'd'* Jcmiett 1 Lewi*'* d*. <t«.
1 ;. ’hc rl.-.ute <!«;.
P i t*. .i da Bell do.
' Cl;-Hceucr Whit? Ap Gre«*n d .
1 >1® /l erdtvn do.
i bi f<vi do. do. deck’s Rt'ff. su
•If!mV Paitmaia v?rtP r do.
G ngi lt ngdem
iUi.h' ■ C1 aos May apple *)
I I« *»/a el ttvl }juoe du j apple.
.W t’t J’t? 1 J ick dt. V r "I
i|e cf rd He iflrcak* . Q.<e d < l er.r y
!•.*«!' - Fav rte • Spice d • 3
i r*e mod o». «<j {teniio.i w J or pv*j *
*r !crs tor 1’ eo-, aodgr. At c^rv ut*J’u p “
'piling *h. mi r.emvd.- Lrfc bv j*otl
• berw ic, :o id j et.ri.han, a : r.flc'l to i»»'*
:» '**1 1-1 . Pdn imt Mittijf V’rsd* ickibing*
• ,r Mr. J hi* tdirei ofKichaio»d« wi.l Lc *>r •
I ptriy .(tended tv.
3-r‘d Sir.ichan »■ d Md*i*y tell ddirer their
I f tf> or ir.t f |inwi*g ft r<r * Wnhii. go
, .n3ci oi iht nurf’ry f ey t»i|} debvet I t ooi
upward', at a gWen lime an.: phrre a* t *ei'
price ; ar.d at ant difiance between
j i and 100 rntfee. not lef» «han *oo;> on :»*c
arr.u t ill N
i'f I fare will be a petition presented to
| ihe mxt General Assembly oj Virginia,
io pins an nil to establish a Seminary
i of Learning at ttse town of Peytons•
burg, in the county of Pittsylvania, and
, 1o incorporate fames Lynn, Hawley
While, Clement HP Daniil, fames
I Hurt, / Af. Williams, William Lo
! ga n Da‘lie/ Coleman, Stephen Cole
's man and atokcUy Gurnet, trustees of
| the same. Sepr. :o, tdoc.
BAIL BONDS
I May be hud at S. H leaf ants Print
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COPPJSU u ili\ WA^L.
jkici* u/ar.iory.
^ ^ iu»>»c..'iucr .ctu ns {>•? fiticer
JL tha»i.s t'j a. j^«nefot.\|>ublic, iirt|!t
| —■,v Breat Iiiv|>. ragc.iiC <: > has me. wku it.
* - line of bufiiy. * : ^ > nd Im^s Uvvc to
J «.r.M hi? nriead & cuJiii«*.«:it urn he h.
J quantity ol S ThONG '( UlJ
| .(jtK ' it. ciiElsiJ and bottoms* th-:
} tr. 'y l>= iupinird wit{, STU.LS •<
i.:ilt *■• *mk-cc, nit her with PA 1 ENT
COPPER t r PEWTER WORMS.
We us3 a number c< STILLS r<! aJl fi*
.’jniliidu ard r*^ay fot delivery, ryigde u:.
••• I f
•thics h* ;s •dcf^r.Tiiacd to ull « the rr.c'.
reduced prices.
WJIJLIAM COOK.
N. B. A!’, kinds of Til. WORK «, «.
f ;at.
tf" i i>e b l»r(L c.iHi nrire give n ff;,
°:d ~ RAS', COPPER, PFVV. hJk c
Twenty Dollars ft ward,
iJO AN a* ay about (he 20th o;
May la:;, Iromt.' e ellat of'
Francis Pierce <Ue. of Henrico
county, e l.ktly Negro Man. a
bom n.t/.ci u-n imme. high,
not fo black •ifumeutgron, he
9 M. (>< i •> branded on hie check.
. . *’hie nuy he frcn r.» a fjar^
nt na cunning an.rl l> !ijr an.1 will deceive any
perfm. a! ,;r. t K,»t v.hei. lofely eaamioedh*. a
v. rv iad look I hire l.r n informed that the f«,i
iiirro wont fro n Richmond virh to,nr capta-n
of a veret for N-rfol". and r.ff d by ;hc name or'
• nri.tophrr Shcpnatd. Any p-rfm who will do
li*vr the I id negro ro nc in the city of Richmond,
or Inure him i. any jail m -hat I get him again
lhali have the above reward. I have on doubt t.;»t
he U lurkin,' about N. rlftlk it hi. n ne. All r.if
rersof veff.-U ar* hereby fnrtwynad t>,,ni Carrying
hi •* on*, ci the date, ur employing him at their
George Wiiliumlon,
A‘ting caveator o F. fieri* doc.
_J9*y **» *8o©t < ^ u i
Aotice.
In confequfcnce of the death of Am
J bkose iIerb'jn, the Copart
ner!!.ip of
CUNNINGHAMS iff HERRON
J* 1> 14801. VJJD,
All perfons indebted to fail firm
rrn',rac‘J " rnmt f »„<j ,jif. ;
ft " , “V"""*; tnii »h*' having c.'jtrrt* {
i-.; «il;r*«
J^diu ( nnningliatn,
I' d . Cunningtuun.
Cart'rsvW,, An^Jl >s, ,gco ;
for Sale at tbL Printing <Jjj';cey
A btW AND MUCiT 7 M li D
(miaKlCANj "OtrtOWtF
f hNdlM G <S
j £ ulvcrsal BgU j
i Tha fuhfcribtr rvtjhes h fell b*
i i O U 3 li & LQ i l',
in this cm.
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if hart t'T.iDcvjutcly, rrtr vwig ,;4C.r.
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John Pcndktcn.
R ]<!•) 9| 1^00.
TMld DAY la 1’UrLl- M; (»,
i?r SAMUEL Pf.$ASAs 7?'. >*.
And to be IiaJ, tvho!cf*L a d rcti !, g. .
ing Office, in Riduaor.! ■,
r n i: y i r a in i y
A L M A N A c
For ths Tear ■ Sox.
The Ailroaomice! p.rt by
ISAAC p X JOGS.
I Auapte<! to.’e Lmtitude „| tiuknmnJ, Vi,ait*,
C. t..r.Atf ig> A$w *
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\K <il? So . * tu'.v j ' <»i*ra
a v i.jMi.-tion . f tke cile:, -
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*' : ’ ?WRr‘» •*» unc L*
t.-cd .icrc, of be*1, Jaaie* titrr
i-A/w Grounds,
r > A ,,;.c ft o.j.-iy, IK9r Lyntrb-.-. -♦>»
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P. WILLING.*"
I i t fc npl >T> c «n|y, £
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lU iSvlkm# Oj the CommuuiMtallh
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A P li O C L a M A TION,
'■V i iJ.ii l’./.o • '■ritiJ'aclory iaior»j(ia*
*•* reiki Vcu i imi t»»j t i,,.
.U4j*c cooidu.,u||0
..Aii.-. m i'-OrfL.a. »• WUl VlUrtW t..u ,
a> be inr.n tainted to ou.cr <n, t„.n.
i • r‘ *i h >tt. g inv tlutj ;fc ,ve
l i .tr v«u u.c. -.o.t.bouuc»»iddiit.»;s, jjt,. a
“V1 lj** t*r ihar lrVoe
Ui U IV.U.4! . I ii ,;i ulU(t vi cu t
V‘C ‘Jv“ " “,fc *-«««*<. * u. ouu to fire
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lh . lUiupo/to. .,ut, .mr.iopw,^ .
Qiurauwne ai ► i-.'d? , k»u -14 uU)tr ,,
I i (• <‘fi lio:u UiO j oi t to a-.j otht, per. w.u..,
; ti... c.»muon .vt trn o pctiw.!: j,.t k, Uu
i t •••>•*» hereto .j .. ligBarcd lor .u.h j» rt i.i,.cc,
I I <c»y, tor lilt .uni... oi-iin C»y», u, ,ie conn.,,
| iroto the tnur* they unr.ii) ui.cu rot.: t. i.
f-j.ori c: i<oi,oik it v»j mu *uu miucrtul r(i>
I Jet-. tat.irg ;rom ibe on o Jh.*u,ih., io an. <n t
I port at mi comoumWLiiih. *,«. nq,,. tu „ t. m
ply with ti... injuiiiTuoi. ...i.c. t\,ic tin.) * t_
poie .hemic n» to ti.c peniiiK* *uii<ctai i,y {..e
I . .. n> ,.a c -.i ditoiicoicncc. i.„ l ii<» l„ rtt .*»
<M tuc ou, cmiuiiu, nti oi Q^n-.ni.t 4t ,hc l/t^
p, is, to 'j.- >kii..iit iu J ,.ct« »•. ihe au*
cii.dgtoi th.ir duty, o:;Urvic, uuk cat «*.,.«♦
ot !iiou< ot ail vctltt aaiu.t.i eii ti tint .el*
I Pfa‘¥t toa/certoit. vv1ni.tc they umc, ai.d
| that uu y 4,.un tn«> c coimo tri,n: Noo'uik t o
fc»r:hwi:h tc;.iniwa to the iUtion appwntc t ler
the port to which live; arc hounii.siiu ;llo lee that
t, e qtu.touif above lojjined he Huai/ ,nA tairr.^
I'jl'y perioroivdJ iu ait oth*i reipccta ai.vo.aing .a
Gi7sn uni's my hand, and U' der the
<e»l oi in Comr.oi wealth, a. Kich*
u'.oiid, ting twenty th»iU day oi <iu«
| (^.^) RUtl, on- tbout-nd ag t Hundred,
• I'l l O tilCCCOimouwcatili ku« twca*
ty tilth.
James Monroe.
I. u DC Doid,
k wcil Finiihtd Three Story
H«»U$I .
'■**>» Kitchrr, f ublr.Sn>r<ke> bnitfc,
<ufr »*i»! Oi'dr • i, tbr m.'iri rtree’ a n*
IrtOT* M>>h the {*,0|t>ho !.,«• p"4r-y 0T£.t.
yri b* J- oa AUr&ba .-t or ft'Tir.er
./atl.cuiara ap^>.y ■! r fuMcrib r
Jacob 1 Cohen,
ShtKboc H |f*
Pich«**n/f, frig. ^i
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for inbfe,
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OjfXt,
[fy l1' Dr\:n a* .ir»gU
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