Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-12-26

called vpon 20 r.pair ,isritSi rbi, cary r.salt
would hs psodased b. tina, .io.al spirit Of eeano-
Ny .iat tac gentenr'n whites to reviv-.
ME- Ra;icdge ipoke no. IRON doeasasu.s. Bn,
%ba' ne f4id wa derived ifontaolasl bic, vs,i \.
ga -rsvelsmg from the faeih'vzrd re hac fe.n on
10, "a coat hsrSOuts aa5l1sts fniissahly gsrri.
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His irieud from MalaehGfetfs ha,l.not been eo-
r'9 IN ~ itaiCm AZ. The number be ha4 s.f,s,.
q. 70 dittrcnt places were net thagc aSfaa., ,ber~
but tholc contenip'a'ed be gasion,d, y.hya The
etahliih;lca, was enrapete
In the whole cx,cnl O. South Carolina ana
Csogia 'h,rr were iiationsl only iJe ms;i. and
10 Norlh-CaJoliya only -,
Ddcar5inF a. ne vas comp elled 70 i, all view
10 taile ECONOMY, ,here was another view rh,t
naturally preieuted Si,ifs Vas h rare cs the
nation materially changed AMI IT IL wetr,
J houi that change have any inIla.nce ON the nlcl
far: under diieuldoni lg ,heeilabii,hneu, OF ,Wo
regiments of artillery pare o. pernarnt
! syilea1. and NOT derived froo any exiang or ap-
< pretended Gate of ,h'ngs, and this mad bean his
opinion, aud was he believed the opiuion o. Con-
I gfeis any change whstev,r ~ the aate o. the
country world not -E1a the queiliOn before the
houic-
Artillery, FROM their very nature, ought
to be permanent. lcian.fy 5ad cavalry ca
I be foou rated and max c, alive OCT net
10 ~i,a artillery. ihcy require time 20 zen
der them feryic.ab'. We ~, hrew Ii
/ force ct ar ill-;y 10 war The hyitia1 ihe
ceiies of the French were o~ing 10 liz iu-
?euority OF their artillery 10 tia, OF ,li-ir :
nemiea The FIR ContuI hld himfH been
IN rtiIcriA he had beSo bred IN Inc fchool
of Paris, Ia thu grcat war wagcd age;uS
Pru!Gl. FrceeTick lad converted aio,oj tht
whole Of his force in;o srtilsry BE baG
hlm,elf invcn,ed the horie a,tiliery. By
thefe means ne had yriumJhel.
The f:cr- try 4, war had lat feiion made
r report recommending the formation CT
m,;itary fchooi, But his plan had not been
embraced. This having faileJ he hoped
irong military egabliihmen, woutd DC fub-
diluted - is room.
Mr., Rudeige was iolifpofed 20 dimiuiCi
The corps of ar;iileras aud engineers not
'hat be wi'ted TO keep up an Hrmy Tor ppr-
pole OF parade the preieGi abandonment
was not more than compcteii 10 our de-
ience.-It sedu':tioe were ie br made, he
wou!d much ralhcr diminiih the infantry or
cavalry, Than he artillery, Tor The rsoio"s he
had already aiigned.
Whether the Gate of tbe country was
changed, or vas no;, is va ~ !or I'm 70
lay y called upon 10 gise iHs opinion he
would lay that he thought; the ha,e Of
the country was chauge. Two years seo
he prctpc.t - war was threatening. tie
now believed we lhouid have peace AID =
we did obtain Is, tt would he owing O. '1c
excr.ious OF bis honorable friend aud Of thoie
who sa-d With him. 70 he energetic
meaiures by Them pur,ue1, by which the
pcoPie had bsen routed iron apathy to
lively exertioR of their powers and ga ex-
hi5iuoh Of thsir fpirii, We lhould owe it
bIehags Their patriotic lshors had ward.
Cd of the dungcrs iha threatened US, aud
Preveute! che adoolion OF meaiures in which
We might have found chr ruin
Mr RuIledge co cluded with declaring
that i, was no, for him 70 fay what changes
had taken place 10 the internal liuation OF
the country.
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