Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-10-17
fsom sbs (Bofon) c.z@oulc1a.
Mfr, .adatu, and Rtoaaiet.

[ !crtOn. 3nO ma mr. DcrCi,5 tIt-D1s and iup-
! Borters IN cyery part 81 TIE Union 'ha, the
writers in oppoe;ion TO ne heinz chofen Pre-.
fdent at TIE approaching ele6ian, have had
70 hide TO fay 20 she PREJUDICE OF MS poll
! teal cha'actsr. Or his pcr!1nal reputation
! IN al ,he various Offices ths he has held.
| there IA not even TIE fladow Of a charge TO
the diisissGIsge 81 lila n,ofa& In private
li'e he has bseo tirn and 6iicreet friend, a
punauai debtor, even pndcr. circumstances
which wNyld have jnaiiied diff-rent tort OF
management, TO his Dritiih co rsfpondeuts
a merti'ul creditor al indnlgCnt parent a
vir,uo's hulbaud; dntiful fen; IN Affection
sse brother, and an enlightened ciSiacn. As
i'steln'sn he ia not arrogant, aIuring,
molly, psnionaSe, Intriguing, or 9indi6iiyc.
! The coTfett icntirneria ne mas ditclo;ed 70
the NO 10 on the iubicA Of gosetnrnent are
the turc9 pIedgc ,ha, he is wholly deai,ute
! of that futicua, ir2placahie ip,rit al fanar
ciim ei,he in politics or reiieiGn, which The
/ collective csedcnce Of h,a r i,Sl demcnH:a,-
81 10 be ne proli & slmoa the only iource
at all the evils, civil and ip'riSiia! with which
The earth ha, been ofil,eled, in evcry age and
| conulry. Incapable Of luRaning a ipeci c
charge agaiuit him in any other view, his cp
pooeGta have had recourfe to his religious
| t-ne's, rs the only renaainiug point in which
| they conceive him 20 be yulnerehie; bur in
| ibis reipra, 'hry have nothing tlsy can cx
hibii, excepi tortured concluiions and gar
blsd aud mulilated extract, from his literary
woka.
About twenty years ago, MIR, JefFerIou
was r. qneited by 2 FOREIGNER Q give him foms
! information rciPe Cling he fate OF this roun.
Try, 10 reply 10 certain quefions be had pro-
poled Tor his particular confederation. Thefe
J queries and the aniwrrs running 20 coniider
able l,Dg h, formed what has heen iince pub
li.hgd. as Mr. JsGerlon's - Notrs' on the
Hate OF Virginia. his ingcu;npa aud learn
Cd pro 'uetion. 20 ye y ho6.-ao, ri conn.
! try, wac probably w,,,ten wi,hou, any view
20 It's beng puhiiihrd. /, ras tha fysnta.
Ueous and rancien5 ezsrtion OF a Hroug and
ell info IN mind, to correct preiudices
which certain authors in Europe had Drons.
gated sgaiDf the moral and phyGcal condi-
ton of the United Satrs; and there wasno
doubt, N the time OF it tina, the o5fervati-
ons contained in this entertaining perform
ance, amounted to complete rcfulation OF
thc errors iha: rad been thus THANKFULLY a.
3dopled Il isr,msrkabe, thar in the courfe
OF the rSyo'u,ion, and long sfi erwards, not
4 word wac uttsted 10 the dipaagenent OF
M. fe'ion'e religioos or H. erary charac-
er. Although he wat known 80 te the
ufhor OF the Deciara ion OF independence,
81 was never pfeiumed that there wss no.
gic paHage 10 his s. NoCes," in any degree
ueroga ory to The high place he had hllcd in
che minte O his countrymen. Since thels
Notes were & ven TO the public, MIR Ief-
,er!on has been AmhaHador 20 France, Sc
crela'y Of state and Governor of Virginia.
Wonderful MeTs Printers, 'hs, fDch
book ihould have been in cxigeuce Tor 20
iorg period and nobody perceived its dan
EerOus tendency, uotil CERTAIN CieTgymes Gf
he Church OF England, have LACEY made
me diicoycry. q Clergyman Of the Church
Of England ofa {ore;2U eitabliihusn,, OPP
polite to the geniss of our own contribution,
perhaps even paid tor bis trouble, rodeEly
PERFUMES to alarm ,hs fears of the d'Gen,ing
iotereRs il Noffh-america, on the danger OF
ele6ting Mr. Ieiferion 20 be PFehden, Of the
| United S ates, under conAiiution which
vas the Gre il the world to diGclaim all re-
lgious qualifications, as a recommendation
TO the oficcs under il.
| lad the iOtoIeSant, periscntiug 'pir'l for
wbsh this fame Eug'l!h church has been L.
oiloruly d,ainguifhed, governed the conven-
zion in Philadelphia, who repo teo the Cone
|Gi.u,ieu, j, would not have been permitted
70 execute ito religious fun6t;ors, until ito
mio,Acrs had given tome aaorance 70 thc
5ublic o! their future good behavior and
yet, the pions dfmisrsbei bg2oyS Of thefe
sgaupei.c Eo.ks, "a ,hey meekly ayle Them
icye,, The LINES. the Iiere, ,n5iey, snd the
! GarGafrl, iu rennfyiyania, New-York and
Bolton, aliens q d rot ci,izens, Of forn;pa
religion, with monarch az its bead 5ie
CONCERNED hat tie t,f< citizens o. Jhc I'm
! ted s.eo hsuld not DO. ,hei. duty without
their interference. There ia iomethiog 70
farcicai 10 all this that an American cuu
icayceiy help imiIlng al thcir cGrJuiry
Conic,nce bound, they orc dieadiYiiy pei
/ pczcd lcH the abiurdity OF their cro pecu-
liar dosmss fhou.d be brought into guef on
! Then aranre ir}aiuat ION reminds NE OF the