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

ring of evils, and buoJed Up By delu.
hive hope, thar there is one Of item on
of which time will beget good, may "a
enhce portion OF human rights, more
key 70 bz long deplovei thau loon reco-
vered. Bot nation Of capacious mind
t;tdaining TO BE the vi6s,a, OF c.aft, o,
The dupc of quiobsS, will make Rrong,
unadu!terated principle its fortre(s, nut OF
WHICH it will hunt fraud through ever,
irb,erfugc, inaead o! opsning for /, q
breach Tor qualifying principle qi.h error.
liz requires only TO reciie the leading
features in The meafures ufthc general co.
yernment, 20 sicsr!ain the motives which
produced them, and the faral tendency
With which they are pregnant.
The debt contraffed in defending cur.
telvss againit ErghGl oopretion became
pfcteXt Tor an artificial increaie OF pub-
nc debt, through The fundamentally OF
'he a!lnmption ia~, and the means ofin-
vigor ting an EHelifh influence. The
taxes neeeiiasy 20 pay this debt. were III
cd the hieans Of creating labyrinth
or financial plcdigality, for partisli,ies
between geographical interet}s, and lor
pouring forth a fwaem OF officers patio
n'zcd by power, and paid by The people,
to corrupt end deciy me principles sfI-
betty az impatience TO bring the geo
pie, by weight Of taxation, to abjeet fnb-
milton, has eegottea pnd.r vSrious pre-
'Snees, = iuccsGion OF additional taxes,
year alter year, with rapidly unexam-
pied IN the fnsnCia, annals of mankind.
exhibiting difregare of .he public riehl
70 under!tand the expenditure Of the pub
iic uloney, as totgl as that fhewn 20 the
public feeling in the fele8ion of modes
TOR railing IL, the mott otfsnGve and uu-
popular. Inc profpca OF war uied as
pFetext, IS glodayy exhihiting the tig-
nlhcaf'on al. thoie previous racafures,
hs ardor with which il has been feizee
20 coS1piete fylteHt, has lelt nothing 4.
pc miiuaderfsood. 10 pfc It as mean.
for saiing RandiAg arny, Giurc iikcl,
TO awe the people than fare an enemy
and for rfablilhing navy, fonoro,s /:
number and names, and eiicacious oul,
10 experle, was fufHcient 10 excite fulpi.
cien Q! Govern deiign. Bur 20 make ar
eZpscted attack frc n abroad, che pfetexI
tor attacking me principles q Iioefty a,
thome, has drawn side tt,e curtain and
CLEARLY illuminated al .giio are willing "a
| fee.
Revolving, fellow citizens, ,hof- a.
lsruning considerations in ous minds sno
rejecting, that as it Is AZ Ill times the
anquehionabie righr, 70 on certaia coca
iions IL IS The indhpeniabic duty of the
people, Peaceably TO a1er.hls, coafllt aad
express their E-ntinsnts on the fase OF
pobiic affairs, and the conduet of public
agen S; and fhas the 6ifcharge cf tits du 4.
'ty IS at preieot arons'y urged by lhecfi-
neal circumitance. Of the United States /;
and by the pfete&ts drawn sherefrom, as
yell TOR eitabiIihing arbitrsry and uHc5n-
itltutionai Preceden,s, as for intoxicating
blind and iefvile confidence in syery
public department, and proceeding in ex-
clniion of that vigilance ana sn9GIry,
whIcb, sr'ong web inforaed and wel
EdHPoied people, are as f,icadly 20 good go
veFnment as 70 the preleryation OF public
liberty, we beg Ie4ve 10 rcprefnt as The
oPi'a' Of sais meeting.
That wh,lft the coHRiiatcd authorj-
ties ought 70 be held 20 reasonable ysi-
ponii6ihty for ;hsir reipeaiye proceed
ings. aud The probable consequences there
#, a full .elisnce ought 70 Be plscsd on
tie differentiation Of the American Geo.
PIE (difrcgarding al difference Of opiniou
otherwifc exiRingl 70 maintain the foye-
'elguiy and fAfeiy Of their country seslni
every Ersign invader of cither and that
illiniinusiionS Of wan, Of iach detsrD,i-
aailon, arc as imPoliiic as they are ua
founded.
This meeting hc1.atcs no, 20 declare.
shat It will he deplorsbie infa,ostio7 70
make war, or toe p,ofpect Il a wa. wi,b
France, the occaGon Of forming q poli,i-
cal CONN S4ion wi h the BYitiih mopar-
chy5 whether regatd be had 20 is deco
rooted enpty to republicarlir-, where-
YER Il can be found, or 10 the swful cri.
rs under which its dclt.ny I, llLearioe.
or 90 the eyldcot tendency Of lsch coz.
section to plunge sae United S,a;es ;nro
the yindi6siVe and inveter.te cation,
"hicb a'e now raging between iho.e RI
vsi powers, and thereby TO create ne a.