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

IS Of the Atlisuians, and scs: owledged the
corTeStneis of the two opin;on7 Tor which
Soerstes fiIered upp,ifonmeat and DEAN.
/, teaches Us the danger 20 which our
! happiaeis, our reputation, and our virtue
are expo!ed b. vio!sn, prcjudices. EScspt
for theirs, the A,hen;ans might nave cor
reSed the detective practice 81 appoint
u,en,s by lots and thereby have mitch longer
prcier'ed their liberty the might have
erDapeG The difcredil o. reje9ing the be.iei
OF 4 Deity one and eternal, for the abiurti-
ties with which theogony teens aud they
nigh, have avoided the guilt OF puniihing an
innocent man.
The prelent age would be infinitely l-fs
ercuiabie Tor perseverance, in errors, With
detettioo before their eyes in the experience
ct pat tlmce, than was an ezra of uniefioned
experiment and therefore truth now in
liI's more diloiPles, both by greater hope
of vi6tory, and alto from lels fear of mar.
tyrdom.
The party in America, whole political
! opinions are erroneous, wall derive bur litile
csoIola,iou under the miIery into which err
'or plunges us, from the rejection thar thew
have eaiOed victory. And yet nothing is
more difficult than to convince party fpirit
OF tnis truth, altho' none is more obvious.
q II II was believed, thofe who reston with
mdtueis, would he heaid with mpartalitv
and thus parties might be able to anticipate
the consequences Of fuccels, which thew
would frequently dilcover 10 be more ca
amitous to themielves, than thoie OF defeat.
Men driven forward by the ardor Of patton,
have bapilhed the only guide who could
conduct thsm To iafety.
That parties exit among us violently AM.
mated, ia allowed---That they diaurb ,he
public tranquility aud happiuels, is admitted
And that they threstrn rs with lome
dtatTous ssent, is appreheadsd The de.
i'gn OF tneie papers, Is to fsarch Tor their
cue. Fe'ip'eni'y and moderstios will be
oSlecss OF toe authors erdeavours.
( lhs s'Semp; was luggeaed by an idea
'h1i iocss'y admitted bel VI Two as,cs ;
SE'oo ard oi'Si;oa. Thai the rra could
ct X q stiec< O. rzo3erase goternmsus or
c te.Fo-az-, All sSe oth<v, OF mixtur,
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d fs-1--r th-s sye.y o1e would a. ieaeth il,
: ma SLicn every one knows. For who
: . isaorsni as not TO know, that fuch par.
= 'les are tne tools OF deiigning men, for who.
= tiiey gain avlttory, and b. whom they ar
Z iagzs iabiy involved IN the faLs OF the cor
quered.
= Reader, you will perce;7e rhs. III, u.
o face IS intended TO procure far 5sa-5-- 70
= sour Judgment, by i.ee51Es. as=4 80
z ion 90 violent pre;udiosIs u -arr r1z.
z or 10 the autho5:sT o. iz.ss55s-lita liiil ~
hitting its leniimeuis 10 b. cr.lrtrz. ~. II,
= sfeme unjualy, & yos CO u. a.uias r,,a
< the merit of the fuocs-1lnE ru=ssrr M.
: their influence.
e In theie it will Be conai.rss,
Z I. What ipecieb OF goysrl7s.l = a,..
j. Tor America.
Z. Whether governments msy be -oS.
:, ned by The opinions OF thoie VITO pg.Isl. L.
{ cAief authority.
. 8. Whether the government Of the L
(. fiited States has lufFered any iach noc,6
Z cation.
= 4. Whsther fuch modification. may La,
20 other changes.
{ S. Whether luch changes are likely Il
: be effected, without convul6oms, more ca.
e lamltou' than the evils they pretended to re
D nedy.
c 6, What fpecies Of national repofe is pr.
!, ferable.
= 7. What characters are likely to pro-
cure 1t. LYCURGUS.
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