Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-10-31
N e WEIR S EY.
TIE Committee IF E8ez Co9gfy 10
ne People.
FELLow GRIMES,


ton to fcuie of their duty. tor prelco, Is
undoubtedly frc an occadoa. The e,@6ii-
on winch ia isor;ly to axe place, qooEiered
"a connection viyh its probni.e copfeur.n--
res, appears as ialportaut srd inss-sliipp 7r
any event this country has cye- creerienced.
I, will 6x oar national casrs4er, determine
whether republication or ariiccHcr IS 10
prevail, and perhaps turn The fifps AIDED bs-.
lance in favor of liberty o. detPUti.m, tlro'-
out the world,
Iaduced by thefe con6j1ra,ioup thus pub.
! hcly &c claim yovr attention, W may Be ez-
pstied 10 give hirnwary Of ourp political o.
pinion,. TO this &c lrbr,it will the gyeat-
er chceriuinelo, becarie &c tays b.cp moi
unggnerouay milrepfe(cnied By onr oppo-
rents, and becaufe -. hold not G.nt:ncnt
but which we would not be happy % write
w'rhs tuubeao,, shat n maphlrd "a, view
itaad condemn ua TO iufanr7, II ,1l~ that one
fentir-nt were incoudGeot vitl .uaice ard
the rights Of man.
Thefc great princip!eo from wh;cb the 4.
nleTicsn revolution osigira;ed, wb'ch v.rc
proclaimed by the declaration, Of ,hsi Teri-
cd, aud which are recognized IL thc conGi-
tuition OF the United States, 20; r the ground
! on which We have taken our dand r. thofc
aitondSinz tranfs6fions which we have lccg
contemplated with 70 much la.ief ttiou, we've
begun in rebellion, carried on u deluion,
and terminated in injury 10 our lPccie5, then
we arc highly culpsbIe IF W7lhinetous ard
his afociates Of 10 nieTi,ed The s6u{c they
received and the fate 10 which TIC IL II ven
geance Of tyranny confgaed them, we de-
ierve the degrading epithets lo literally be-
! flowed upon Us, and the puniiament which
, we have already been thgeatcrcd. fer adher-
| icg with Our whole fouls to Re principles ON
gThiCh they aaed, ard fo- riag orr ntmo}
efforts to prelerve the incitimahle pgrchale
Of their blood.-Bu, 10 you've dare appeal
for dgciion, whethsr Won were REQ, yhen
yca -zrISc the inmnrlai hono.a IN. ,be g.
fence Of your desraa rights. end whether the
amor PatrT which then lprung every fibre OF
I your hearts, was an iEfa,ua'iou fuhverlive Of
all order aud defruaive to fociety. You
| trrn indignant from ,he hatc IDEA, You feel
that YOU are the nacuyai guardians OF ycar
own liberties, and that none but ,bofe who
} ssiih e become lyrauto would ai-sa you Of
that jealoufy, without which they can never
be pref sed.
The Establishment of the prefcpt corf;-
tuition We con63sred Sc tbs concluding icepe
Of the political drama, big with hep9y con-
fequeDcsa to the human race, which had been
acted on the American theatre. W. view
ed it as the " bond Of fate" for the fecur;iy
Of our rights, as the charter for raich,y> ia
/ pire to fife, exuting in The rays ct liberty,
and exhibiting the miracle OF goysrau.c5,,
organized and administered Tor tie bep-f,
Of the people. --As We had icarcel5 clcsped
from tbe iron grippe Of defPotilm as we he'd
injured tho!e mater curriers' Of our race. NO
narcky and arilioccacy, we fondly hoped we
'hould eIcapc their influence and ianumers-
Die aiieries, ever generated bT their con;a-
miaating breath But our plsaGng expcc-
| tationq have been disappointed. The .-p-.
rience Of few fhort year5 hqs coRvioccd us,
/ that there are men among US, whom no lie
bu, inteFeR can bind; who are a9ua'ed ~
az invincole thira ior power; Who would
: poofratc the liberties OF their country in
I % 6oa aud sGIes," Is they coAld bu, faztcb
2 fccPtre and reign anidf the ruins. AID
ou misfortune IS, tina, theie sucu, have beea
'ra&ed, and ga hold Gorne flare ia the ppb-
l'c confidence.
u, Pf6;uE over inn -.-able arpeadag.c Of
the fame fyaen permit no, Fellow Ciusen5,
to al, you what is yrlr opinion Of lh- di-
yea AMI violent attacks upon Ire conaitu-
lion, which have i6uri rom the prslB o..
Fcnao, at the time his payer received the
iuprort, and was conGiersd thc official or
gan Of government
Why is It that thole who arc II loud in
their appiau(s5 oS the pre!enl a6miriira.,ap,
r,ap;fca universally asa irrsconei,eat'r hatred
sgaiaa the Cogers.g1iy Of the peoPl,, under
the name Of democracy, though this is the
lisf and only principle recognized BY the
inRmment Beginning, We, tie people q
the United S.a,es," &c. What ipriy i'm.
pels them to declare wsr againa th, isrg
eAsblilhed cmblems Of freedom in which they
are countsnanced Ivy the example Of every
high authority ?
What think ye of Ire numerous addrefei
which have been poured in upon ,he hra Of
fccr Of the Ioion, with ell the faie and H.
FURIOUS approximations which they contain
ed of the manner in which th,v have yrsi