Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-10-03

it~SNV'ls = stsc VatlOnS' fnoSdiS am ciiHfaCr>
ter hoia shr AFRICAN Slave trade. no i'm
ricsia,e n,esns % providing for ,ho.e who
are srn3og u7, carl3 be Levied fate in ilie,f
or GstImatsly eneSsssi
The ooly APPS tsker, er that could be
dsvifed ~ere f,csi Ss f.ould &c 10 proven,
AZ enrseafe of the eva, BY ps>h biting fur.
hsr rnportssieR. ueioFtunately fome CT
7-cs Of the Esisera fates, more Tedious
ia PERU, q money than rSgsrdsui OF their
coua.fy's ists;f OF c. edis, coatiaued % i'm
port ilayeg rom n. coal. % Africa, in de-
sspce Of he ,sws Of .he States and OF the
Union end a, his tine there sre in our
iver two yeiels tast have been leized in
carrying OF this t,ade contrary TO law.
y ;anos rs iSaa remarkable tcait in thelc
B sachss Of lav, that the dsaiaI IN fhsyt
u ivsf haye, or meant to inititute frit at
law asaiaa ,he United States FOR damages,
IN lsizng thsi, veHclg and tiavesi
But When the !outheru fates cousem-
plated the prohibition of further important
on Of Caves; they were aware that the cir
cumtanccs oslh> country as to white po--
pu'al.on, and The cosii,utional character of
the negroes, would reader the encreaie of
/ t'- 'atEe, greater in proportion than OF the
former, and that the iaie,y of toeCe tates,
and the praee OF fociety mu& dspend GA
great acceiiion of white population.
This encrsafe OF whites was already in
progreTioa, by the ordinary effects Of an a
bund mt population in the iouthern Rates,
ADD by the more numerous and conltant &C.
cesfiou o. emigran;s from Germany and lee
land.
when BY the ia,riguea of the Bri,ih go
vernmeut FOR we now have il etabiiihsd on
he authority OF no LET'S psrion than M.
Adams) had began 20 operate upon our pub
i'c Affairs, it was foreleea and it was but con-
ltlent 10 eXPect II. hat Britain would take
meSiures to ohtruct our population. Dur
ing 'he preteOt war, the caiam,ous oppreI.
ous Of ne rim, the grievous taxa ion IN
Bri.aio, wcrs cs.,sla cd 70 depyiye The two
ri!ands OF million 10y emigration. Laws
fatal "a the iouthefn tares were paiIed, for
they were calculated to deter the wretched
'ubjeeto Of tbs BriSiih King from elcaping
10 cur ihores.
Unhappiy ,heie laws were calculated to
iajure The United States, while England was
ierved by our ieryii,y, while we were thu,
aching as conferya;orS of the popula ION of
Great Britain, to the aaouilhmsnt of the
civilized woId, an officer of our government
was iecre.ly COMPILING with the Britih to
etta6i.h an iadependen, empire Of the blacks
IN the Hand OF 81 Domingo = The
E@i!oT Is de.essd Ei0m a yegarI far tie pu5 ,ic
yi's,y end far fbe pror, oiion gfjgRiee not 10
Pyoered inriber on tbis part of ne 6Jc8-at it
'0R appear at III fgt5a bejors tie tribunal Of
national jgQies
White cur administration was encouraging
% revolt and treating with Touflainl 10 the
va Indies, whist could be expected from
the unfortunate blacks 10 our Gates from the
example?
Waa no, The fave Gabriel of Virginia, aa
Or an Object for negotiation, asd as tit for
commaod IS Io.9ant--unhappiiy it is only
the differsnce of Gsualion which en;i les
fouil az TO preicn, of three eayriayes from
Bri'dh agent in Philadelphia, and ma.ks
the lase of PsoGer, an object for the giholt.
Blu. mack the uie ,ha, is made OF IL lin
Wayne's Gazette CT yeaerday evening", ,he
'nlurrscticn of the negroes in Virginia, and
Carolina, lie tbus treated of -
The Infurreai9n of the E,groea in he
iou,hern Rate', aO5ieb apbe,Us 10 be oyraaiz--
Cd On tie srps French plan, mna be Deceive
With every rejecting man in ,hole Rates of
ne eleaon nj Mr. Adams aud Gen. Pinek
nsy.
" The military Kill and approved bravery
Of the general, mua be peculiarly valuable
TO hie couaiJymen AZ this trying moment.
he IL not one Of tbojs zObo JIriaks fran dan
ger He has me5 it. and, when occsGun re-
quires he viii mee5 1t with firmn e in It's
mof horrid form.
6 We congratulate our fellow citizens OF
South Carolina, on the pollefIion of this
Gallant Soldier AZ this important critic. Jo
him they may look with confidence for eve
" aid which courage and talents can lupply.''
(Weyns.)