Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-08-08

ze1 ard acly'ty concerDSAg tRr t'ynj Oh 20
| 'r9gS, and tts remedy Of cyiis IS {, nos, "a.
h'bUed IN he United Sta,es. The p,blic
op'uion IS alive 20 their n,of impor,sa, ;a,c-
'eN'. The people h,ve 'rlt the svil IS. 60
of The paiS adnisi0ratiou, end tbr1 lee wsth
great c!earacis, shat the inlrument hy which
'he executive power Of The federal govers-
men, 70 managed mat Be- different, o. ruin "a
the inevitable conieuucncr The dase nf
Delaware, though la'aib i'lt ,ia moment
exhibiting, zeal for tie public welfare
which has not fh;wn i,lelf titi lately the coz
du9 OF thei' representative in Coacrsia---.
his ltronG attachment 70 snGocra,ic meslnses
has 10 doubt reiuicits;ed and brought into
more vigorous action, The patriotic feelings
OF the Citizens of Delaware.
II i9 thus hat fuch men as Mr. Esyard,
~Uhout any good intention, become the 81.
itrunen,s 10y which the public in.eyeit aaI
;afety ave fappoSted.
a FIRTH er, under the fgnatiFe os "Bur-
hgb." in The Connecticut Courant, prm,ed
at Hartford, has made ieyeral feint AID i'm
potent attempts TO viilify the firm and eta
biahed character of our fri yice-preGden,
We have pa,ien,ly and withou, prejudice, err.
ahmed the -eefcning and evidenee OF reb,oaeb,
which thie and many other dnhgaifsani eg1g-
WS have made ufe Of 10 traduce honoured me.
riI, and 10 throw veil over the acts Of yici-
GUS men, aud detru6tivs mealures IL isa
remarkable circemaance, thar no brilliant ia.
Ien,s and abilities have been proiti;uied to
this vile Object
The ,raducrrs of Mr. Iefe-fon have not
had iuticient addrefs to conceal their iynn-
rance they have totally failed in endeavor-
ing to injure his fair fame but were they to
give us their real ignatures, infead OF aoo-
nymous ones, they would fucceed in reuder.
ing their characters notorious, net ouly for
being inGgnifcant, 6ut wicked. caiu.nnla,ora.
As it IS, the PuhIic cannot be prsiudced a.
gaina an I'D tried frisnd, by Briliih hirclings
or apoRair traitors.
MIR jsfFCf on's friends are no way unwil.
hng to compare his oodu9, as Ralefman
aud patriot, with that of Mr.. Adams.
Ftey are ready to admit, that he has never
earned the praiie OF the tories or the Briuih,
NOS has he exhibited any prediction for it.
he never was found hardy eoough to defend
the Br.tifh contribution, or to hold forth thai
heap Of sb(urdity aud fource of oppreF Zion,
as" the mott aupsnduus fabric of human
inVention,' BIZ. Hme,,eaa.
Change Of political opinion is often cRee-
ed by eauieS which ought not 20 influence
or di'ett the Judgment OF nan Ia thecom
mercement OF the American Revolution. the
imPrelhon reialling from foaering, the ex-
Perience which the American people had Of
numerous mis'urtunes, heir ardent love Of
liberty, end their approximations concerning
the ii.ue OF the ccnted wi,h Britain, led ,hem
10 prefer ieA.iinea,0 CT friendihip TO the 1 =
ria nation
AT that time, they were Invited by Con-
greis co come aud parIake OF the b,efIinrs of
liberty, and the beiiings of hofpi ality which
the United States were willing TO beltow up
on al! oppreiTsd aud foreign naiiona. +,
ought to have been preiumed, that A.
nerica, after gaining her own liberty.
would have remained faithful to The poll
tical happinefs of other nations, and CONT
nued equally anxious, 10 afiit them IN the
attainment of their rights, and the eRs5liih
ment Of JUL governments. This expectation,
however, has not been verified. The moi
implscable relentment, has been Ahewn With
IN few years paa, againt the rih people
-agalntt that unfortunate nation, goaded
and opPrefled by the tyranny of Britain
againa the hope or poiIibiIity of reaovaling
iociety IN that quarter of the world. Whence
this lentiment of rpalgOity agsinR this nst;-
Oh Are the people ct the United STATES 10
ielflh snd 70 iufcnlbIe, 70 lott 20 tie CONT
deTationa of unive'ial emancipation, as to be
incapable of feeling for the mneries of that
dir sGted country Expeditions of Vengeance
are poured out againA the infurgents OF Ire.
land, as it the misiortunes of that nation.
were juiily 20 be attributed 10 tha, righteous
tPifit by~hich il has attempted its liberty.
Ireland has futfered the moa dreadful ca.
lamities, but thele calsniities had ,heir lonrce
and origin IN London. The lrifh nation has
been robbed and pil!aged---it las S,en Rrip.
ped Of all its fGbiiance, to feed aud cloathe
inc detruetivs aruies oftIc Bntifh king.
Whole iavage operations are continually tron.
bling ,he four quarter, of the globe,
IrelaHd ought to be free and independent
and free and independent he VIII be this e
cent rnuH fpa Ia, .,r.-,.