Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-01-18


who are diEatisled with tnc adur:niil sss, ~ ,nrr
govsrDmenr, and VIII eadcavorr, by eyery ,,r,rs
~ Their power. TO alter it. In every eoyetn,,s,.
eonittuted hike oai., flush def ptiea Of perleb
viii rxG.
Whsi, iaid sIr. r. Is the isuatian Of his c,,,,,
try INC genera government Is authoiii-d - roLs
treaties, TO requisite and o-rer ration!
concerns. With which the ia5e governments are NOT
peiDiltted 70 have any concern aad vet rho..,,b
none of ,hs fxteen ioyercign aalss ~. per,,itts3
10 nseIisre in this refpee, it is serted tha, an in
iuiduAI mag, with proprissy, prcE.nt h;inl.lf az
! the bar o. the co1neI OF Five Hundred or Of n.
executive directory, the representative of patti
otis cecty. Gi Virginia or any other fate 70 Dsak
on thele iHbJoeis There Hay &c sentlslncn laid
Mar. Rwho eohlider The standardization of tho ,,s-
neal goVeriinrnt hoftile 10 thc fber.;-s Of ~.
gentry; and ,heir zeal may AIRY then 70 f. =,
% believe 1t to DC their duty 10 al n tber row.
er to oveTtur- Shc whole iyaem, TO t!fea wLiel,
they may think French army shd French ilvs-
lion nsccAiy. And IL tho citizeus o. this copr.rv.
ihslI be permitted TO have inteFccurle With fnri,r
governments, they may do the grsa,cR i7tury 10
this country "nds' WINS they coarcive to be the
bs!t Infectious, which, tbcueh thcr NAV nor h.
rewarded here they viii rec confiaent VIII b. re-
warded IN Heaven <4nd flzu ,hcIs psrf,sns. fail
ne, go unpuiiiihet' ffl, I.c confassocs u,1a
DC dYiilon Ct he PEOPLE Of this country i-o. their
SoVernmcut.--Mt r q Ought this q good u,eafhr,
"a rlaoral defence; and ne declared thar he Lad
ieln hoth,ne n re aSarsis Of tit picGJsnt io- in
any thnG ei'c which eouf .GaueGee tAcniud -: he
mott !anEacc leg;lator 20 weaken his detire Scr ~
fective mesli,res Of defence IL our prclp-r4s hl4
Frightened az all, i was entirely swing TO a..
clergy and WILTON which Ii, ed the r,caiur,, or
che i-it ieilien. lie hoped he fame fpil, ,yopij
DC eor-in2-d. and that HlssllFcs .yeaiJ Re .skr-,
70 prevent or siI.sers from holding ahy ;u,Drops,
intercourse with lo.etrn goye-smeT,.,
- Ill. Z. n
who import this Teiolufon, that il has no ,,f en-,
= any thing which has taken place. IA may h. r..
but 9dhorsn Il has 10 rsirence 10 vykat has eir,.
/ ~ ben done, shofs gertiomsn Ill ac. Ia, the.
! s5th retention wocld have been byoysnt eo--,
"art 1n'sls q certain essi,t had taken placs. MA
WA npt 2r draisd il ia thereoss, nropc-. fad
n7i a,'q's re e1ieF INTO this buiacis 5hat ~,
h'9Hd nave ionc information o. ,h-a fut f.q aud
;ass Nhornatlon shc houisi rcd = fight ia 4rt.J
ss.s ths pref lear had proa.iisa il she nn,,,.,
81 Too SEe-sora--i,-s4 f,;s ,,--
e~uis, u the honis N7I .....~ -. -
iubleet, IN order - Preqeot ltutr iIjurie, 70 the
United States, they oagh ira to know how the
injury which gave riie % he ,rsafure, has Deer.
committee. Sat, fad MIR. c. il this propoftion
is bIought before ,he houie or the ground Of ,ene
| Fallegllat.on, Il IS extremely improper n teiE
! He would nc, deny that there nnigis be an iu.er-
| fercuee with theeze-Etive authority Of the United
/ States, vhleh it woE.d bepropef TO punh by law;
ti f-4S Nss AS tBti'lGl d-ryg mat who .tiuElA
embark II foreign aggreiioHs zyauh This couniry,
AMI ard men who fould a;tsmpt to Fnhvert ne
eoniiituto., by foreign ai5, ought to b. liable 20
punlhmeut: Az: iach, l.. was pretty confident. re
, already lia5,c TO puniihmeut.
Bu;, iaid Mr. 6. Jet US examine the reiolution,
i is not intended In the eAit % cover ,hs ero.nd
1t PEopoiea only to provide Prnihnsny for fch ger
'ons as tan attempt to check tine negotiations of
the Executive. HcthiDg Is here faid about aegr,f.
fon; but only to provide pulihment for gucf DER
ions as h! uiurp tl,e Executive authority h. COM
meneirg or carrying OIL any oorrelpgr jence with
any foreign government, relative T. .xihiu- e. ~
troverhes OF diipu;es. In me firg place. ne ydtd
ak how gen'leren cou4 csi "r arriving on am ar
'.lso"J.a'' an act IL ufurpafon oven the executive
authority - gentleman from Sopth Cuo'inA
haa i4'd u.-f this was ~ much uluTpason cf ex-
eewNe .nthority as It wou.d be an u!uIpation Of
the ,cGcial authority, for fet Of una hofifcd per-
,chs take upon thenIalyes the poyssr Of sryins,
eauies. h1r G. DID not think The Two cafes a1as
gous; bat he would Rate q safe W m 80
dvidual proceedings, in his opj~,- sse' 20 ia
{ nrlar. Suppole, iaid he, , ~ perfectly fs
individual, and third 40 law iait with an
lould write lac ..-ion, unauthorized by ne,
81 nroe,r;ns, 70 my adyeriry, with view
reeonciiatior be;,-.rt us this ,y,,.i.i
- -uy ilnil-r cafe. lie could not conr-ix.
-" q man who has no power Of atsorr,v. rs, -
, 'arP The executive authority.
Again, the rsiolutiou ray. tsat any nc,f,, al -
iia" uiuFP the executive authority, by .7-rr;-e i,
''J f'FtSPtNdaef with foreign gcysfr-.,-y 60
= proportion here covers far too much ground ~.
would iuPPoie merchant, Or owner % al
c Wn'ie properly nd been plyndered by the ,er-.i,
=" 'o.t igh govc-nm Mt, were to enter into a r,.
'-'V'haence Wi;a that government for The rra,-,
'''h q MS properly. Would Fcrticocp win
Pef''h q ;his Description 70 be punihed5 re-..,
Dol ana j.. cer'aihiy he would COME yyi,hin ~
n'",'"g o. this recitation, ~ would % fpr.t 49,
ana iVTpo.e ar Hrncr.-au citizen, who ail NIL.
oe mHeh'nt nor the ogner Of a VOL ~
u aFky 10 any branch Of iareipn goyernr-,,.. -
S'nre ~ embargo might Se taken of or f,r,e Iii
aeo' pad and ais whether fuch pcrfnn 60, -,
ss puniihedl '-s'' -
1t Il were into nded TO covrr all -,r.. ,r.ti.i,,,
D'e Ie'ont'on docs rot 50 FAR enough. i oaly sr'
p"ls' '"l'' 81 " controversy AMI dirpute" /.
o"8nt % eEteud 70 all obsa. o. n,,g.i,,e, -
,O's'sh power, a. an interi,rs-,e In .o,, -,
% S4u.'y an alu'pation 81 equity, ..n,r;,g'
ana citizen Of the Uri;cd States WHO r-.V ',,.
s s any negotiation with The p, ys.r,,,rs ~ r,~es.
, "'.'@'n' On me iubjcd - renewing d 4. ~. Il
OUT "eaiy wih them hcn " n q, !. se-..t ,,r.,~
eA!''s' would irrs'y 6e as guilty as a ,s, ,,I,
eorrfiPond with tls govef1n1ent a f,,r.s 80. ~
iUol.e' 81 F'a-e. both sa.cs, r either arc rou..
y "lrP''io"' u ,xssotye. authority.
MI G. thought, therefore. tL,, nj, re-
ioiasi0n, in iomc reipct(s, covered COO, MI