Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-10-28
FEbERAL CONFESSIONS.

the TWO factions Ia She Anglo Federal party,
on the quantity Of hatred and anirnoGty ne
Sena!y to De employed to put dorm repub
hean'iln' nothing has been more important.
than the diIcoveriea which have bee, made
by rhe co!liIion of Mr.. Adams's letter with
the finckney's, and the correspondence Of
Mr. Tench Coke and Do6aor Ru!h--.hs
1ae's drought out, are too ferrous to permit
any icrup'ss OF perlonsl Difference. 70 ir,er-
terr with their publicity xy.f ;or ard die.
cuii'on. The proier' amazing combination
or facts, extibi. 100 clearly ne ruin which
was INTENDED 20 he public Liberties, and
ought TO make thr p.o,ie dcrblv Grateful
70 providence Tor he: .Scnderful eicape from
the deh rt,''c7 which was plaoued FOR them
IN the fhort per.C! or y vsscs from the de
c'dration Of ind-pe odeGce.--Ths editor ,yil
IN the conr'e Of a lew weeks, undertake
poliIica. and critical furvey Of he American
h'ttory COR th- aA four years, and will be
S-''ch obliged by fuch communications of
hentc f'6s, hints, and directions TO "a
''ota'iVe Documents, as may be within The
i>uo@ledee of the readers OF this paper
ANY p:rion on he oppofi,e Gde Of politics.
who may win 10 communicate matter favor.
adj: or e&culPatory, of paa meaflres, may
be ieriouily eiiured of hRorical Juice, be-
ing done 20 any matter which they may
think proper TO communicate.
fhes- oblcrva,ions and thio purpoie were
enforced from the editor, By the pernraF of
an Article in Bottom paper entitled. an
lmportlnl Political InycGgation' wherein
the following feroue and important confetti
~ Dc -.
and are thus Gated
The hrA public differences between the
PreGdeni and the frienda Of government
ieem to have bad their origin in the nomi-
nation OF the Taft em6ady to France. To
account for the oupoGtion 10 This meaCnre.
we are TO conIider what were the view, or
the federal men at the head OF affairs. in
re ard TO France and England
'1ere the reader will perceive that Anne.
F'ca peace and happiueis is pst our of the
quettIon The federal men were divided as
TO the 'hsre they aould take with one or
the other of two foreign nations II
IL is known fact continues DIR. A.
dame friend thar many of ,hcfc gentle
men. aud uuqueftiouably with the pureR
motfvee, believed IT beG to declare war a
'gainh France The attempt was made in
the teition of congreis before lait, to unite
the federal memters in this mesfure, bat il
failed.
he readers OF the Aurora upon refer
ING TO ITS files, will find this faa declared.
and that the divilion Of fome of the fourth
ern federal members had fruarated the de-
hgn oi piunging he country in a war. A.
mong thote iouthern rcmbers, were Rut--
iedgs aud Crsik--to whom this tribute of
juftce is due among the multitude Of their
political errors
MIR Adsuls's advocate thcs pruceeda. I
PREVIOUS 20 this, however, party exif.
ed who wIiheti to form an alliance with
Great Britain for the purpores of mutual
defence. Ia thc Gunmer Of 1903, While
the mealurea Of defence were undcr difcnf.
Ton IN cougreis, ths late Secretary Of State
PICkERINGl exprcIei his suxiety to
Zee this alliance efFefed -!
Here an artful effort is made to exone..
rate Hamilton from any fharc or concert in
his win or the movements of Pickrring,
bur the diguife is too thin, the article too
paIpsble.1 Mr.. Adams's advocate goa
sn-=-
I, is not known how far this difpoC,ion
to form an alliance with England, had per-
vaded the houfe of representatives ana f.
nate
This is rnoa indecent attempt at impo-
iition--the difpolilion Of every man in both
chambers was we'll known but the feparati-
on Of Rotledge &c from the pbal4nx gave
the republicans majority for peace
Il is very pofiibIe that many Of the mem.
bers who advocated declaration Of war A.
'gaiaa france, would not have favored
deFen6ge, much le(s an eHeofve alliance
with Great Britain. But It Is evident.
SHAT The Prelidcut's nomination of Mr.
. Murray TO treat with France, put an end
10 all fchepee Of that fort--it defeated the
'proisd ofan alliance with Great Britain
and declaration Of war apairR France.
licuce both parties were difpleafed with
the mesfUre, and Pffg Po,esbin., who Is
-now known TO have correfoonded with the
Brittle under tho Secretaries OF State, asd
who had feen with exul,s,ion &C rprcefs
Of bis propoied alliance with Enrland, be-