Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1798-10-12

For Il IN s-goar Of 9ertons isG,lly 10 oGic
b. o cia is 70 bS lia' as,,iait every aniasd
ve'f Il OF their cJHdGGt, a0d cha ettrs
winch c5auo. Be iirm4liy proven in a Con-;
OF iUf,ce. whilG Il is cCea Tor al the cuGA-
asry b, r-ies token iih the 81 saer,%; pc
teuGo2s OF other Candidate # be dres5
OF puolic prrfe-ution is 70 pNralix ne efTrts
ci the f,ieEj3 Il Ihc lItte-, Whit III icnds
OF he former are ~; fsbjc6lsd - HE dan
ger, there is an cui OF ~ ef-EiEal Fsipool
bity IN q bic Agents 80 their ;pJit,;psais,
ths;e IL al end 10 TIA, fair appel 20 the
choice of the People, which Il - decide be
tween rival c'ains 20 their ccu6deRce ,hsrc
i sn end Of thar free and ccpal oOnducl Of
si'0'oGs which conitituies their value aod
Gu alone poeIerve an attachment 10 th-m,
Acd thers is one great Rep taken towards
th'l Independence and felt coh'inuance in
Office sgaina which ihc CopGt,U,'"n has G.
anNioJBy provided Our ala mF, Fellow CT
tigeOs, are Sr-s'ly heightened when ws re
Sect That the eft,b'ifhneos of thoie arbitrary
creceteuis are in jhe face Of c intuition,
feel. from The Iavercigoty of the People. and
by 'SeD 40 choten by the Peopie 30 execute
tnI' CJneitu,ian. and when too no fCreig1
irv1i51 ezi0cd Or could be Immediately 81
2 ehSude'', and shs; % rebellion or ihfn"rec.
ton or DAGGER ,her,cf couid b, pretended (;
~a'r on the coU.rlry the ldws had their full
& ie' oocratiou- the great mal ofthe pe-ple
hadevery where given coni0icuOu8 pro0ft Of
iac!F s'scri'y IN ,upPort,.g the conliiu,i n
a"d enforcing ths lava. gheie couhdera,i-
onswe ,hiuk lhoula iaGpi5e every COED cI.izs0
with 5eep afi,4ion--se a Gain on he Ame
Yic2n cha stter and Republican captei sud
moreover Win the bcG founded alarm,
tepdiog "a break dawn Che rampats pro"
ded ia iini'joE the powers Of the Federal
\7areroncni, Tor defending ,bofs reserved 90
the Individual attcl. and for fecUrirg the
rishtt rnslcnsied ~ the People; and fogi
Iy 60 oiiorganzc Toe who fyasm o. or
DER and liberty citabiiihed by the oonaitud,
on.
We cannot avoid takiag notice ofthe
folci,udc which msrss the realurcs OF
~hich we coynpl,in, 20 lhield the mem
bers Of The general government again0
the ceniure of the pref5. and the indF.r-
eace witch has been Clown 20 daily pub
lica'!ons, endeaycuring TO dcfaone the pco,
PIC thenfelyeS, and 10 bring into difre,
Pute the Ccp;tifutiouoi the United ate.
by calumnia;ing the republican p,iuci
pes OF which it i, founded, and by ex.
'ravagaIs praies on the hyperion exec
iraces OF { reign goyer com.
pFshcnding hereditary ~, rel
low-citiZens, conceive il would be cri.
fninaI weakness, and fslfe patrio,ifrn e
be iuled into client acquiefcence un1e
tire mof Attaining infractions Of the gfea
palladium cf public liberty, by exertion
drawn from exiting emergencies il DC
Ing undeniabla that be Couititutionh a
i'irli M de anrlc proWhon Tor pr. 7,cr e
rpcr9ences fhan have happened, or ar
Likely 60 hsppeD, and il would De an On,
Tedted fcHet{ion on TITO aHedge the con.
iFscy il hejog well known, alr5 that n,
times Ct DANCE aud elsrm have ever beer
The &c fcnS in which preced-nis enGnsr.
ing 20 ne tSe,ties Of the peop'ehaye Ia
ken their re, ard couiequea,ly it 18th,
duty 81 ,h= people during fuch fa,f,ns ,c
combine win becoming ardor 10 &c
fence @" ,heif coun.rY, itesdy regard e
the faieig Of It's free c5n1ituti0a; and il
beiog crr.aio that in proporunn as the
people csn be rendered Indifferent to en-
croachmcnts on their rights as injividu.
sls, they lnua loie the fpiFit ans in,cren
iheY ouahtto feel, in yiodicatjng Their
rights an foversigntyes a nation We,
Fellow Citizens, IN contemplating the
black carelo-us OF public grievances, find
fomc c3nlola'ion il a hope that the fch.
timeuts expelled b. this meetiue are IN
harmony with thole entertained by their
fcliow-ciiizsns in general, aud hat ths
difpoli.i-n % rally round the contribution
win their voices united agsiuh cveryir.
ysiion ofit, will equal that honorable zeal
which they every where evince TO a,
with their arms 20 the fand1rd Of IA. /,
coun'Ty The aonen' a foreign enemy ma,
renaer Il nsCehsry. To your wiCJom
RepreiroestiSes of the People, we refer
shets obiefVa,ions, relying tb4, you viii
sake care Of he Commonwealth. end
p.s5ging orrfslvss to fupport - "a, as we
sFe able iueb remedial peafures as are
hf0' and tempeFs {, and which in your
'y'it"ta ysu may adopt,
WILLIAM MOORE. Chairman.
Ter,
JAMES TAYLOR, Jun. sec'ry.