Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-11-15
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IS to tEeir common iawa Anc if, is.5 tle.
c'aratory se7, why doc !, p,oaest 20 4 ,.
and partial {, .cr;8,cr oE tle ofeuce-n} r en-.
ii,hing libel, and 10 exc; ptins a,d et..al-
ties on ''s offence as THERETO, 1, crias5 -.
lead Of declaring, as ak ol,c- ie-.' a,7
acts DO, that the 1tis ther. i9rcia-t i.e.
always been offences, ra ubjeG as G-es
to certain P.n5'.cs From def. obasysyi.
ons, 1t mna be ,naoifeH he, curp.sl han
no right 10 paCs = d,ci1.a,o-- a.t g., 49,.
,iotie,t--that - tie timc ihev did DzGs "a
they did net ccnt.d~r It as : a.. lera.ory bae
as remedial att, iudc;;rg PANS and psa2l-
ties tor the hti' time IL tie Jnjtco States,
on az oifrnce declared to te 20 bvtha, atsr
aud which vaa ns.er before copr.zable hv
the co?rts OF the United Sta..s, nor L.nifi-.
able by ito laws ana that you row aucre,
TO convert it into dcclar5torY act. lec7u{e
/ you know that the powers given - corgreIs
[ by the contribution, would ret juf;fy tins At
tempt on their part, TO lrgilatc coucern:rn.
and 70 puuh shs offence Yurr wsnf oF
legal Snow.edEe, and your Implicit conf.
dence IN wtIt has been wri ten on thar fib.
ject, by taoie who ought to have poi, fed
that Sncwledgt, may have LED YOU iuto an
error IS 10 the true nature of this ac bur
when you lay THAI ths orly u!e of This aEf
was 70 declare the common law, to rsndc, ir
more generally known, and 20 r.a it9 !. in
ionc Particu'ara- where il wac Thought TO
20 too tar, You are wi,hour cxcuic be-
cauic om your knowledge Of the history or
this act, YOU m@t know hat this is NOT 2
JuN representation OF the intention of thoC.
who v ted Tor It. This set ors:aatsd in
the ienale, and IS i p2iled th-r hoL!s It Dc.
privcd the citizens Of America, ros only OF
The sreedom ot tue Pre(3, but of the liberty
OF ipeech alio; and without any c.aufr in Is
70 enab,e the perion prolrcGted . To Give .he
truth OF the matter IN cy;o>ace," &c, LIS
evident therefore, tha, the 3aaa,s did nor
/ pats this a4, with tie intent'cn aicyisrd "a
the se by YOU, Il was changed into las
lPreicnt form IN he houfe Of rtpS, ,--,.a,iyes.
bai not until the fame p2Ytv IN ne, houfe
".2'eh had ps!icd tee NOV L. q yepfsfen ives.
ou!ets they ic.tencd i c0ui5eatly. q, can
~ Appearance bet 10 5af ware they AZ ,h-l
time iron. representing l. 20 beine,rhe ls,en-
ZION ofthe act 20 ioitca tllc ~ or OF the conf
mon law, ,lat they iscla ed s, il contain
CO matter which was injfpcrfhly res-Ts,v
20 protea the govcrnn- AZ agais 4 the asij-e
otit' eoemiea, who they r pre!ented The
iecret emifatiss o. France. Theft ,aas
we're well known to you, and thereof rem
dered u unpardorahlc in you 10 a,tcnp. ID
erceige yonr conitiruents, by rcp-ei,r a.e
.hs act as hsvipg b sn paird b ,orricls
from motives OF compaion end Iemt, N
tead OF Eating, agreeable e. truth. that i.
was the Offspring OF party, brought INTO ex-
ittence for the Purpole 81 isfimida,ioq and
Punihing ali who Gould oppaie their views
and ichemes, But if this al was resnv a..
tended Tor the pHrH0fes which you Gv i
was, and 1t 1t IS tbs gfsarea proof which con
greis can give OF tAsi, icafy aad humanity,
we ou2h5 20 pray that al rheis future at.
temp. 70 szerci!e thole virJuss, NAV proye
sbortiyc
Youjufify n, iacreafe which was made
~ the lalarics Of certain Officers employee in
the executive Departments during the laa lel-
ton, by laying chat yhele Callrics were ia-
competent to tbs iuppou Of ,hols olisrr
and their families, ard that f.om thsr cifc.in-
lance there -xitted g great difcowauemest
10 good public iervan5s, rrsat I, .Brstion
70 thoie who have snder their CONFRONT vaf.
iums Of public money, aDd great Ask uity
"a ilndi0g men properly euaiiEed III 9cct
lot ta!cnta and charas,r, fog flliaf az .h.
vscanciss which from gimc to time oscr,r"
oreof two things mutt always happen, az
to public ialar;es--the officer. muG ti.bey
make their cHpenies conform to the aruo. Mt
OF thoie lalaries, or he public NUT iacrcale
their ialaries ir proportion as The oG.cers
iha'l 'rcreafe their 1penies The G~a isal-
weYs IN the power Of the officers, ;he lan
will be found 70 exceed the .sfodrccs ofth
community. Asto rte nccsfity OF making
ihis increafe % ialsri=5, 70 remove trmptati
On from thoic q" "no have under their con-
trout vaH funs Of public inor,y . no sddi,i-
on to tn,iT ialdries nor oi tts total amour.
of tliote iVus, VII be ,uffc.su. ;a reroove
that temptation aud wheeler al, ad4i,ioo
IS made TO cher lsla,iss or not, the puhhcie-
.cuiity mua rclt on th,ir honeRy, aid on tbe
checks eaaaiihsd by l,w To- keen IL. I
cannot app .ehepd sin Their. is snv real dar-
ger Of ng' " finding men properly oual.Ged
IN rcipctt cf talents sod Ga -aa-r, TO- 6i;ioo,
Up he vancsucies which taay fron, time 70
TINE oeeooj" Tor 1--WE may Judge fiora the
general abMety which uow appesrs, 20 get
la!o oiilcc; from the lsbOrious and dirty
"o'A Which macy perform as ncaus of
getting there ana from shs ncdioc1tv or
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