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


fai'ehooI, how could they iuppofe ,aaS nit
IreprelentaiioT and calumay could do 10 nizn
ler OF harm low often are caIu,nnies snt
fiHehooss paollhed agantl the govsrunep,
oa; whtn is a contradiction of thoG. falfe-
moods 'ee7 n The fame paper? No, faif:-
/, moods val lave their eiieS, and even * ae-
| .sF~a'as contrsd'tted, il Is not 70 unsii the
'aNehond hea had iis eiIett, and az that t.ne
the truth svails bu; li.tle. Thus ,ho,g,,
u9aA general principles ,,uih may be iaid TO
DC an an''d0;e 20 .ai-bco3, tTu;h t'oea not
, a'"sys ma5e rs afvcarau:r y. sine to o,e-
vent the erli iaten6-d BY tt.c evil 6;!poi:d.
onpPo.c the reoutation Of ,he qovsrna,.,,t
/ 10 nave been attacked, ss6 the saeSions e
the people wsened from il, of whit avail
WI, &c the remedy? Tx pollen ia f,vsllow-
ca beyond the power OF expufon, syeu BIZ
he mol poweyftl sn,idote. rs This ;brn
DC true and iIra'i: IS, is ipiu5i;abls >brck
ought - be provided in dne time, wh;la yct
IT'S Gg'i'''e' may completely prevent any
puiE5'. harm.
/ hrd wat danger. Mr. Dana alll=9. coold
! re'o.t i'ocn this law? As he obie yed before.
IL vas not the viii of the iadg,s, ,!,oie arh;.
Tray party ipirised characters, TIA, could
couy;-t. no, cvcry cau{e ia f,bmi,tcd 10
iJaFg OF 'we'v- noneR men. who arc ryor,
- oeei5c upon Tie teef, aad ,he leclri,y u
20 grsat tes' II but Gre rnaa out Of The
i"sly.e isouia DC Of oyiaon that ,he Dcrion
srrHgoed IS not wiifaNy an offender. End
MAJ he has cot tradpced the goysrpnen,
'2ltrly eHa maiiciouily, ne mutt be ec1ui,1ed
OF he m6iGtmen,.
WAT better barriers 70 IN. liber,y Of IN
'ndiV'dosi San be preleuted than tbiaP TIL
only aul.scr gen lcucn can oigs j. ibat The
jg"e' are packed Bbr'he would SIX. wlc
'her the jnf'es we're DOT resuroea :, fsnly t.
ms 40 ~ o,heT caISl under the laws of the
iand ! Ii Jhcn there was an evil, /, w,s not
io'r'Y aPPiica5le 10 This law, bi. ~ n, laws.
and 70 the geaers! principles upon which iu.
7ss we've leietscd. re coulI lrarceJv en-.
ce'Sc thar '1en IS charaCirr, under tie 70.
lsnr''g CT their oa.h, could al 70 napriaci.
pi,1. '''N'
Cprn nc Whole he roul8 Zee nothing bur
uHioandea agomca,a IN op9ol,iol 10 tb;s
'aw' AID thar geu'lemsh Lad 70 otber way
20 6 q r'd Of thsir dilemma hut by CHARGING
F., the coarts md iuri-s with corrur,;ep. A.rI
'y'iea rnsa aegsa 20 charge with -yil defiun
( the ianStuarY Of jriiice, IL wac time G bid
alden to ali public hsppinefs aad every hope
to eqioy the bisfings Of freedom.
Mr, Hpgcr scksovie1gea ti.at ne had
5eer ioneHba lu1priled, when he report
OF tie COMMITTEES Of revival ard unhnihed
huiloe.f wes iir& made, and fopnd Il 10 De
tl'sir win 70 reUfw AID continue IN lorce thi,
act. 10 well sno~o 6y ,he sppeils ion Of tl.-
ied''lon la~. 1t he'd becu generally under.
'Foo', sc thought, on al h.nds, thai hi, afr
would be allowed 10 expire in neace. ard
WILTON. further notice, on ;he I'd oE Mach
next. AZ the subject, however, was agsio
oropSh' forward, he was happy 70 perceive
that gentlemen were i1clined 10 trca! /, with
caimne!l and moderation There apoea,ed
inceed no great anxiety iu he committee 10
enter largely INTO BE d.lcu8ion OF rti. qpef
non--osi'aey did he EEL lirdslf an; arorg
inclination 10 do 60. But A. ne Gou,5 h
ihe preisnt iuftsncc pro5stiy vote in Orion
ition to The fehiimgn,e oemoG oftEors with
~hoan he wsa aluaiiy il the habit Of saing.
he wouli beg leave 10 Aste fpme Of the res.
lees which led bin TO differ from Them on
the preient occaiion. He felt Eore Ettle
pain, however, he acknowledged, at the idea
o. daieuiing from aud acting in oppoGt:on
TO his iFi.nds on this Important and inferred.
ING queisiou. bccaufc no man bad 0rouo.r
conviction than himfcIf, Of the general cor
.ectns!s Of 'hcir poliiicsl views end pripci-
ple5' or wfs more pc,Iusded Of their honsa
intentions end patriotic views.
Mr. I4uger faid he would not enter info
IN 'n7eaieauon Of the coaai,utionali,y or
aocon'titutiooaiity of this law. The zen
tlsmcn who preceded him had rot done il.
and 1t would become him lefs to do 70 for
although il WIS tue, he had never gigenf,
the iapetion Of bis vote, get if he felt any
doubts as 20 the conAitutiouality of ,his law.
q would certsiiy come wi.b very III grace
from him to urge them at this late day end
IN tbe Prc.ent Gate Of things,
Wavirg then ,hg queaion q conRi,u,io.
nality, Mr II called upon gentlemen 70
ibew the eSrediency or necciity Of renewing
ll'' act, esd continuing it longer in force.
For RS Fart he bad heard no,hinp, nor coalJ
he Zee any rssfon, which led him 10 ,biok
ibis meai.Te ,';hsr ezpedicnt or, neceGsrv