Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-02-13


orlStaaY enaeIed Our touguy wax 3,
shit tio'c thrra'cced win ior,;qa and per--
maps domeitic wan We h.6 70 .uard ..
isanit rh- !1achiaations u Ar a,ti.l acd ,-.lI
W'c'pl'Eed ic-, who wag erGcayor mr. ia
'o1ie ep ouy citizens seaitl tie gbye, snt,
ans YOU'D no doubt have agals0 ,herai-;vss
OF every poihc.e means 10 jliG.ad tSz put lie
mad, AID % lpreaG strosl saiiri.os',. ~i,i,h
ulig't nave hej the mos di.clui and Catsl
Oitc'Ss before e was pofb's l. Get.G rid
expcie ,!'eni. A.t2rt TING, AID IL shc them
( tale st things, he wa one OF ilio:e y 80 wa
/ 20 sSc'f'nS every Esrye, aud bringing iGso
| operation rYefy means in ouy .-,'yey 10 de-
/ ieat ,he ieorres Of ou- cucmios, ard .evel
the 'npena'UE danger. Taking !. thvre-
! 'o.e' 10 ono al the Te@fCres adopted ~ hat
awful pe7ioo and BOARDING il as pert OF
I The Ceasra' .ylrm al defence then Grsned
rectiary, be he'd v:w3vs becu iociiptd to
'iew It VIA iavurable aul partial eye. but
the gate OF t'i7Ss was now aar,''v chrsred.
nc iniise OF peace h7d ara,e vjc,cd our
no'es. aud coEysntiln has ta.cly bseo Goa
oiudtc, which &c r,aGed, would finally prt
a1 cad II Ill GU dih .rcnces with the French
nation Why thcn rc7ew or continue lon
ger me provihur0 ottGis al, When Ike goro,.
Whlth gave = % them. is blown oy-~S
here waa another point Of view in which
tle i4Ceet Prctcutsd il-! 10 kir. y and
|n'," wou'd greatly irau.ncc bis vote on
'he Pf,ic"t occahou, Witfout poing 70 sar.
"a to siisri w;lh io,ae gentlemen, ,lst nine
tentha ore2ra tw2 tbi,ds ofour citizens had
1sei-rcd themielves decidedly Dolcd to
'''% Fci' nc woG'd venture Ia /. =, without ony
s:r 81 ne'"g contTsdi3sd, that therc GER
t'eiy wee Ee,y g;sa, difference Of opip;ap
and 90 trariety of fsrt.uent. borh "a 20
re c'"'u;uti2 quality aad policy OF the inca.
t'NIe 90 uttIe noiie ha5 been made With
,,eiPfet to this law Us the CAKE lie had The
''oa'r ct reP5e:sning, - ~ perhaps snv
AK OF the onon and he y22s cun.i4cel
nc great majority az has conRansnts
"oCiH not "ii'o8iy Zee it sgain renewed
at Toe preicnt ,ia,e. lie would yenfnrs
even to 60 10 ia. a. @ fay, ths, ne free.
oom Of iP.ech @ad " he prc.s, th3,,,b
/ I"''is" sven 20 c-iteia ccorsc a E-er-.
''oo'he's' 'vas IN gstcrat dvsrurd psel-ra-
pic 81 laem 10 aoy thirg Ike On arre.r..
H"c7 OF feEfnni cn either. Their Cd
isn!e mghr lead ,hsm To- acaricice jr. I'D
perhapa even approve Of temporary re ric-.
'o"s " tEe mociShc OF impending dsu-
gcf' BIZ. inch regr.6ions even tbeE vsrl5
be urPIesiant snd dia sG,t, 20 If iee,.,
'aEa, and excite al tier iea ou!;,s nor
would they eaf!y rccoaa lie tasm.,.y-s -
a"y tang ct the kind ia peaceful aud con.
mon ,;ncs.
j had been argued flat 70 oov.rn7.e,,
oePenoed 10 much upon public opi1iau, "a
our own: and it was coniccuenlly rccel!s..
~ to cos;inue yhsie gsGriG,iDns al a! tines.
as i''eguard 'gaiaa r1i!Jeprefsn,a,ion
and ts'lehood. Tie ceold NOT, however.
acqu'elcs in this coucluGon G.,i,r the,
sight yeas OF he sl0Gn re ion of tLat
greet man, who hcrs 10 loafoicuou7 Da,t
n o n'ng and carrying into operation ,h..
p'e'en' con!tiiuticH, as well &C dprinr the
iwo an Yea's IS the ptefcnt adsoin;gra..
uon, 'he government hud prcpre1cs and
proipe'ed, without ,bc aid 81 any G,cl,
'aw' And IL The criis Of gbe moment h,5
two years frce called forth an expeeicht
oi this SIND, il was row ct an cad. and
&c IA" no reston Why we ibould not allow
mugs 10 'everc TO their ancient chs5nel.
nc was Wiling, indeed, to admir-, tsat
long ircongeuirpGee, Gome mifchiess ex.o
did occasionally ar.ic from the unnrip,;-
pied and uuhriAled liceutioufners Of IL
2rsts. lie hid had hpt too o,urb re,fon
10 lament th- ;rr'b Of his fs4 n he
preienl Poli'iesl fste Of focie,y. bowegc,
thele evils, he waa incliucd e. believe. WEI
ar more than coun,erbalanced by the a.
yaptages which VIC reapcd from The e1ti,e
freedom Of fpeech and of the prela ITe
was coateni, therefore, 20 take The GOOD
"nh its CO comitant evil. For 70 nice
a1d delicate were the fhadea Of djlinainn
between the licentioufn-fs Of tho pr.f, 80
ueceiiaT freedom Of difcufion. that !,
was upon the whole better psris,,. f.
times ike 'he prefen,--whcn The ,f;rr
would probably work is own cnre--,o
leave The meelutes Of government and r.,
aamini0raIion entirely open to invsaias-
.ion ADD anjrneJyerGon, without a,tsmn,-
iHg 20 rePreCs he excentricities and W.
befaaces Of public difcufiop by even aa
IDEAL rsGraiut. %"
MIR. II. h.~red lcavr 20 -,.t.