Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-27

maxim of the gosSsaneat 10, tha, the de-
ruuciations which attack public fuufiona- |
ries, az ihis time, Rill full o. the gcmem-
braucc of aneieGt diviIons, ought 20 be !
weighed IN ths balance of juGice, and veri- /,
fed by The mol aria examination. The |
lam. principles and the fame views have di- /,
rs1c3 the choice Of the magihrates. Let
tben Judge things, and not opinioos--Le'
them be infexibic az the laws ihemiclVes.
Such is the with, fuch the only with which
ought to iadcence E government, The
/ Contribution guarantees 10 them the indie
/ pendenec and the perpetuity of their fuGeti.
ons. Ii is to the nation, aud their own con.
! licences that they mutt anfa<r 10. their de-
cisons.
Before the 4th Nisofe, December rs, IL
was the governmeu, which decided on the
appeals OF citizens. infcrihcd In the iii Of
emig, ants, and il decided ~ the imple ye-
porl of the minieer Of general police. Thus
IL aai the power OF deciding quettions which
involved the tranquility of he aate, tbs lot
Of individuals and She afiignmen, of proper
ty. Ia order to clear up this tnbjeet, the
government wilhed TO knew hat was the
na,urc os the laws on etnigraiion what the
nature OF thoir OF when the lit of emigrants
was conpofed how, and oy whom II was
formed aud what were the principles on
which it was drawn up II thea learnt,
, thar in each municipality there had been
prepared lila of ci,izens sbfept from the
commune where they had property or iet-
tied abode; and THAI OF the!c particular hts,
Il. collected into nine volumes, had been form
s ell hat was commonly called the lit OF e.
. migra1ts---that ci,izens inicubed as abieHt,
or emigran,s IN one commune, were az the
: very time public fuu6tionarics in another ;
4 that iaborers, a,,iCans, udiyiduais in lervice,
d were COMPOUNDED with men whom the pre-
JUDGES Of birth aud the iuterets Of rapi,
: marked out ga enemies to the revolu,ion- =
4 thai Interruptions collected aud indeteFminAt-
applied to whole families, and families TOO
often unknown 20 the perfons by whom the
r iu!c,ipyions were formed. From lheir cir
4. cufai,ances conviction was produced that
:, there did not cxia true hit of emgrants,
r and it was uecelIary to form a new lit, in
g which ,hole whole names ought never o
\ have bsen al ri5ed, ihou ii be djeingaiihed
n from taoie whom ptejudices and their cir.
r cUmi!ances pointed out IS true emigranIs,
r and hence origIns,ed the ipeciiicstlctl, aud
! conditions Of me decree OF Ike 15h Veude-
2 maine, (Sep,, .o) 4 plan of regulations
c viii be propelled 10 give additional lecnrity
4 to thofe who have acquired national proper
: y.
& IN important work Is on the eve of beinl,
{ accom- pliihsd, which during Ok years, has
/, been called Legislation. la this {, ilion the
i civil code and code of procedure will be
propoied to the confederation ofthe legins-
tive Body: other objects, LET'S important,
will form the fnbjea of laws, of which the
elemen;s are already prepared. Public in
Traction, fill neglected in many OF the de-
parnents, has aAcned in others be,terdi.
, rettiou, AID higher activity, New sGy-
iums have been opened tor the children of
; thoie who have fallen in defence of their
country. II the holpitaIs are n III in dRreea,
decree lecures 10 them ~ leaf the pay
nent Of part of what 10 due to them on the
cepiial OF their rents, Of which the redemp-
zion was sa.horiled by law paiied during
the lsll fslion. Meafures have a<en taken
! 10 hiSFtlstN lhc GuWDet or CSiCTted Children,
The number OF whons bias very much in
created OF late, sad plans are adopted 10 fuc.
cour their wants. Some manufactures which
are peculiar to the nation, and which honor
French iududry, begin now to rife from that
langour in which our former misfortunes had
PlOnged them. Painting and lculptpre have
Obtained encouragement and are prepared 10
traniHli, 70 poferity the traits and aaionu OF
thoie heroes who have conbated for our 10
dependence aud glory. The monuments of
art are prelerved and offered to the public
admiration, in places worthy Of containing
them. The high rosds are alnoG thro'-
out 10 fare of alarming decay, but the adj
minitration does every thing to remedy this
which the feeble refources eutruIled 20 ,hem
enables them % excite, The right ofkeep
ing up The public roads hes received certain
notifications which public iuai:e and pub
lie intcref, demanded. The PERCEPTION Of
this right, Separated from the obligations o!
keeping up The roada themfelyes, hsa been
confirmed, and fund is now provided 90
proper fSeuyities, which viii not be vain and
AL "a.