Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-09-16

to ~ 81 you are t-oueht - !; Prsients an
a...al ,nd al ala, ma, y,eS--a sovrromeni,
frsm-u - rreierye Y0ur ireedo", and pro
,uo.e your haplih.is, hsc bceE pro:t'tu,ed
10 the pG'po;es az wIctchedneis and op-
pitiGo1---lu ,dis h2attea land OF ibecy, we
behold c;slzens i;Dnu,cd IN pri(o 8, III l,he
dLves, permitted oniy TO breath through 'he
lattice, for rxerciiiae the tlcu.,ie, oi their
minds, aud qsslt,oning the mesiures OF a
public iervsuI ! We hIve teeu, clI1ehs, IA
theirs of families, treated like Tuili4no 6Y
the mIitsfy, uHder federal authority: the
laws trarnpsd upon by pretended ilppos,-
era outrsges comm'tst without Tedres0i
portion or the community deaOunced, and
IN perlonal danger aud even a rePre,ents-
tive OF the people publicly outraged, for das-
ing to exercile his conllitutiooai prigiiege--
we have icen judge di!play the malevolence
OF al inguIhtor, eater the lids againh pri--
ioncr, with the moll iham.lels aud unprece-
denied effroutery PREJUDICE cafes, injeccn;iy
dt!penie with the comm Jn courIciies OF life
abuls the privileges OF citizema, and soient
himfelf from his duty for elee4ioue=ring
purPofes, when his prefrnce wsi indil-
pcniiblc 70 the furtherancc OF the pro-
&c -dIngs OF the Courts: we have iecn the
people of PenniyIv MIA robe o: an slTenta
right, the right to voice IN ;he choice ct
electors, aud the Rate thereby deprived of
1t, vote, aud its importance IN the Union,
by the intrigues aud cabalS OF Federalits
We have ieen the people OF another State
tIlched of The lame right, aud this right u
iurped by a Legislature, 10 eniure an eiecti
on of Prelideni who is obnoxious 10 the
people: We have icen al army Of merceua.
res fatteuing upon the labor OF the commu-
niiy, without any other apparent obsct for
heir hire, than dep' elton OF part of the
Commonwealth We have iecu enormous
loans made AZ al exorbitant intereit, while
the nation was at peace : Oppreiiive taxes
aud impoits impoted 10 iupport m-aurrS OF
extravaganza; public men fulfilling and
fattenihg upon the plumber CT the puo-
lie treaiuy; and the ueaiure o. the ma.
ton employed by fpecuIators in office, whit
the people arc groaniug beneath the weight
OF imp 6tious We have beheid the moh
daring attempts TO plunge Us into war for
party purpoied, and to give to the ambitious
and asaricIous, opportunities OF domination
& oilnier: Nc have feen the principles of
monarchy openly avowed {, defended, by the
friends of the administration republican
government, and the fovereigniy of the
people deridcd, and liberty and equality held
up to icorn, as contemplate and childih
baubles--S, to cap the Climax If opprefIi-
on. we have beheld an attempt made to tu-
percede the Contribution Of the Unite
States, by law of the Legislature, by which
the mo!t eitiraable right of the peop'e was
to be transferred to the Chief Iut.,.e of ex.
ecntive creation, aud ircTe, committee or.
gaHized by intrigue, and actrag without re-
tponhoi!ity-all theis things, nay more have
we beheld, fellow cit'ZeEs-ihould we MOI
then be wanting To ourielves, wanting TO
you, did we neglect to warn you of the
Pselent momeul, as criiiS which has inyoi
we'd it your future dehlnir8? To your
potts then on The day of election encounter
your enemy with conlti1ugioaal weapons
let no puuctiiio OF priva ayoeation dctach
( you from the fcene-unite in common
cauie act As Decomss freemen--and IL
berty andhappineis will be yoar reward"