Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-05-24

I them, Nhso'';s precic@s fruits Ia, Leca e,
'ac:g excluhyely devoted TO their r,,ip,.-
nance y, The * penfe of s.,hr pron,s ,,
Sueh "ordsis', snd deic,ictcns of psyc,rs
would naturally clease to ,Eolc who won,i
promote their, psslonal views, even hy tL,.
run OF their country; or, would DC lure 10
iuPpos, anu eont;nae them in their horrib,c
Ir.urpa. ions, ------ But fu<h ORDERS. sui
DESC NIfTlONS Of pc tous gre NOW NOT
known IN Aneric-. In the fra of or ,a,c
war agsinii The 8si-ic'. we had not a iincle
piece of artillery on ,s carriage. We had
not friend upon earth WHO could then mr.
NTH che necchary apparatus OF defcsce. mach
leis OF attack: aad YET, we finally ficceede,,
ia the honorable cont it, notwi.hnandipr H..
unwearied activity and Efforts or our inter
hal traitors.
We have neither civil arrangements MGR
military lsil. The Bri,ifh, beGdes. hal
pofriiiou OF DoGor, New York ard Phil
delphisr--for they had troops in all of them
Ourira officers had nor then 70 much pro
ietiioaal knowledge, a. pany of the exifiro
Colonies, even Majors in our prefent train
bAnas.
The insafor Of this country bv ~.
French. has been isripu1y reprcftnscl !,
probable etens to give currency 20 49,.
idea of a STANDING ARMY beios -
csEFary, and the militia coInpeters--Th,
dreadful bill Of COTS, already ahrealen. an
accumulation of the public debt beyond th.
ability, inclinations Of the citizens 10 DIFF
charge. Every mercenary unnscensrilv raa.
ed aud maintained, is drone IN the hive
that exhauNs i,s lweets without cont5i but.
ing his proper fhsre of labonr 70 preferve ia
tock. The militia on the other hand. find
an anufement in their niar,ial exer,ifes, after
their diurnal occupations are fulfilled Bes
the inyaiion of this country is Lu, the dyean,
ofsr over heated imagination, or the work
OF an iniidicus policy. The French covLp
not invade il, j. they wcuLp, aud thew
would not If they could. An attemp. oe
this kind, would be on their part, fuch an
act OF extreme folly; fueh an outrage on G
very principle OF common ienie, az 20 put
i beyond the fear even OF the mott forbid
|credulity. They have not had in any peri
cd OF the prefent war, the ,ranfperts TO
convey their troops, or ihips of force, 70 pro-
teet them on their voyage. They ha not
even an cbieet to be attained, which could
make conqueG benefited. They can 6rd
here no kings TO Punilh for pcr6dy, no srii-
tocrats TO be reduced, either as 10 power OF
properly TO the aandard of JUL and pfilo-
lophic equality with their opprsIled fellow
citizens. No sccleiailical dientaries to be
hOmbled to the primitive reg i,nea Of TIE goE-
pel:--A Standing Army then, can have no
view to a foreign invaGon Heaven fend
that It may never be employed in this young
and happy country, for rhe iiorrid purpoi7
of ereeiing an in,ernsl defpo,ifm.
An excite law, itamp act, and a land tav,
are the hrf fruits OF our late ni;l;tl,, -, ai-
tu;ions. impolitic laws are iometimes en-
aessd, that Standing Army may be RATED
to execute them; and the epprelIivc charge
CT this formidable inRrument OF power, in
its turn, viii invariably render luch LAVISH
di:Pen6ble, tor its. regular iupport. Natl
onai PROPERTY, in iutl climate, is the
appropriate reiult Of Individual happincis----
Where there IS the leaf poliibl. coli to the
citizen, copGiient with the proper order &c
iociety, there is then the ,rR pofibie admi-
niltration. Expenfiye military arrane enea.s
mud pervert the accaaomed order OF thingS
---alrsady they have opened 10 the fanguina
hopes of somR, the aasteriug proipett Of H.
nally comFoundiHg cur prrfent republican
initItutiens and OF forming on their ruins,
az indolent and oppreiiIve ariitoeracy, and a
baie aud degraaed PEOPLE.