Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-10-21
No. w.

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Peet which opens with more enchanting
beauties to this weaero hemifphere, End par
ticulariy TO the United States, than that Of
an ARMsD NEUTRALITY -. Is there
better apology for "a apology ofs may. than
that the, expeuies already incurveu, may
thereby eventually fubferve, the grsar and
grand caufe of universal happiueis, on the
only rational BATS of natiousi profperity'
: To what other purpOie could our iafant
navy be appropriated
And is is not inconIifent with reslon, and
very inconlfcnt with the happineis of the
general whole, that any individual nation
mould inconldera,ely, wantouly, or effeGtu-
ally rear navy tsnsamouut 10 that Of Great. 4
Britain I! And is rot the uufathomablc abyf,
Of the national debt of Grear- Britain ruf
hciene detegmeut from 70 n,ifchicvous u
icbsmc, or 70 vain. hopes
Wiil the nstions Of the old, or this new
world Longer permit, the aggraudizenneu, of
thoutsnds ADD tsns of Shcuiands of ID ..iyidu
a's, at the exPenl- of the whole, ia fuch mil
taken and puneceGary var atxhieveraents
When viii the period be sfcersained,
when the. toretts of, Great Britain. are de-
aroye5 when iron. hemp, aal naval fiores l.,
when marines and NAUTICAL men arc al placed
ahoati that, nor combination of thsn, all.
! Will aiccrtaia 1t, whif Great Britain can
anticipate aud prelibste, nor only the zeal
and otSentible riches of her own, au, of all
iuFround'"g nations, and apply them to the
purchste of articles of foreign growth and
production, for the additional buildiop--and
can impress men from every neutral or III,
potent power tog the msaniag and fighting
| her navys
This o'ono30y Of eadr ia peculiar TO Johu
bull' and bali century psH would have
ranked hiI with the pirates of Europe, and
gtacsd his defenderikip of the faith With
sibher.
BG; the EzggS intarsa, if the United
States will oPpoie this as powerfully end az
b"i6Y ss the citizens OF Epefus did the
religion of Jeins, and the worihipping of shs
Trinity or one God 80 & for realons OF very
hmi'T completion s. cat, the lois Of the fsle
of their ihripes wiz amphfy the urceli,v of
J a demolition Of the aruaure. be il geperaI
harPinets or the religion Of J:Gus, Can we
nationally expe6t more from the agent and
ia'to-s o. Birth exporters, and ihofc who
flile themieives merchants. in A america, ,han
he nechspics OF Epe(oai The lufs of gain
is predominant principle IN the human
heart, AND encrea(a9 with ;he riches, tie ci..
vilization and iuxuries Of the sge--and
Iif we comp2re the worth oF money rs
centuries ago with the prefent r;rncs, IL will
IF riches conhe in money! give us but 4
horrid view Of chc pevefs Of veciferatioG of
that cla(s Of citizens ia America, who sr-
graudize to,hemtelves.by faddling us annual.
! " with enormous debt, gc- the cEaolunent of
the commi6ons derived 10 tlemfelves. Men
whole minds are thus euGaved ts the indiyi-
d6als, VINO enhance their weaiih and hsppi-
nefs, are too leIfh, fairly to yi.w and COG
template project, which may partially iu-
te'rupt their purfuits and ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
and nuR be erai-d from the elcei, who con
template uatinna! aggraadizemsnr, by difFuf.
ing universal nappineiS,
We might as veil exp~a the Flanders Of
| Greer. Britsin fhonld form a par, in the Goa.
lition, as that tholc men in America Chould
approve the fchene--and we nua exp.9
that fertility Of gcnius @il! be difplaycd in
anticipating evils, equal 10 tbeir fet,led
fchemes OF anticipating wealth and national
relources, and thst as iophiRicai ar.umentg
viii be Ssii1d IS were by them 10 fupno,, Of
an energetic government, which has fub;ea.
Cd thcle y, States 10 The cop,ronl IS their
merchants and arlssgs, more .eRe tfually and
sfica-i3uay than was demanded b. their
parliament in iJ74--lrom this clsfs of ci-
tizsns and their coadintors VIC mutf fep.rstr
---or be iubjesed 10 dependence, move
wyctcheJ than would have been our 10, un-
De- the aas of parliament taxing US in all ca.
fcS wha.ioeyer.
The dyfeptery aill continues 10 make
Rocking havoc among the cbildrea. in al
r11a every town 10 MaGachu(etts and New
Hampfise. The Springfield Spy iays,
Z" within The compass ofa rnile fquare, near.
y 200 Perfons were afeaed With il, many
oF chem with ieverity that fesncd to chsl~
leuge the power Of medicine aad he Kill Of
the phyGciaa."
The Cayaga Bride, which was
commenced about 10 months fince,