Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1802-09-18
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prints eytnccs more and more Zoe vim
ience otopposition to government. Things
the most trivial are magnihed into noun
talns shadows are attempted 10 be per
Nerted INTO substances and poison cndea-
voured 20 De thrown into the public mind.
The philanthropy cancellation, brolheriy
love and magnalimity displayed in the In.
augnral speech; the Judgment, discretion,
integrity, and propriety exempl;iied ia The
recent message; and the beneyolence,
economy, fostering policy ana patriotism
sot1uly evinced IN the measures Of orr le-
glsiature-aii, all, have beeh aimed az tn
be blurred and shadedby the hands DINA
Lightly and 2spersion. The President or
the United States is charged with venality,
perhdy, bribery, corruption, treachery,
iniideiity, Partially, injustice, and every in
ordinate vlce--until at last, one MIGHT
suppose that nc had not single virtue
leit--that he had never one in nm. The
members of administration are blended IN
The catalogue of charges---andleft without
a merit. In the name of heaven, what
for government have we! What are
the people to think! What are they 10
conclude ifthese things are 70 Ok believed?
BIT let US descend to particulars.
The great his55ut OF the moment Is Of
cir. Jefferson, and ts5o hioiired gsllays
Really, Sill, it Is too truly ridiculous to
dwell on ior iaomept--and I snail leave
!tto be consigned to contempt, whittier it
will certainly go whenever the ingenuity
and address of weak malice shall be read
through. The next is Of dispIacin.-, and
OF making appointments. Let MS are-us a
httle. When he Erst president came into
o.i.ce, he bad every thing 10 begin, he had
no one to turn out, he had nothing to
DO but 10 appoint, and he appointed at
his pleasure. The succeeding President
trod IN his shoes, and it suited his
policy and purposes to continue whst
mad been dcne--yct no one will dispute
his right TO adopt complete change If he
had thought proper. The appointments
OF one President are no mere obligatory
upon another, than his policy otherwise
We might establish an aristccracy of Der-
sons and sentiments at once --Every Pre-
s'dent has Alright to begin anew; and if
ne docs not enter into a thorough renoya-
ton. K ought not TO be charged against
him as crime for going as far as he mdg-
es propcr. But if previous appointments
ore 50 much stickled for, what VII be said
OF old YeteranG. old faithful servants. soIdi-
efs OF a seven years long and hardy war,
tried men off76, who have We. never
kaown the balm Of administrative favour,
or o. service, now nineteen yaars Think
OF those who have gore to the grave ne
Slecled, and think ofthose who are living
Count from the year 's3.--ths, count from
She year 's9--and see these mon preclud-
ed, prescribed, and sat at nought to keep
others is (equally uleritorious, equally ca
pablo viii say) to dwell in the sun shine
OF indulgence, and 10 enjoy the rewards
Of prblic duty.
Blu | 'Sonld ask these men how ione
they you'd wish to continue IN Office u
TIE cHcmsion o. their fellow ct,zens, their
brother soldiers, siI their trother patri.
ots Are not ,htiFeen ysars long enough /!
Or u suoliong enough let them ix the
tune Wnen vii they have even the po-
Likeness to end WHAT are rheir senti-
ments, what their minds, what their Jus.
ice, what their purpose, what their policy,
when at this day tye see them all struge.
Silns stillto preserve and p@Ypeuiate their
situations; men who would have apnihi-
lated the present President, if they could,
rather than he should come in; men who
have spit their venum in columns arrairs,
hisn men who threatened 20 rs&gu! And
yet rest under Standardization. Where
are these mighty men, these men Of Coli
ah, these champions Of reGrementl Why,
holding olioes, and outrageous Il but a
single one of their own sacred order Is
touched upon. They will batsen IN Office.
and hold themselves in readiness 70 serve
as q phalanx Tor a fntnre ssasf, or ~
$500. or a '"s"sFss! IreconeA ONLY
one instance Of resignation, and that was
to get q betfer htace. What eFronterv
must these men havel The fact is. tbev
think they can play their game upon the
President, and win stay in 70 be turned
out that they may have pretext 10 make
an @hr5a''-Whst would lhey say, if the
President had dismissed them an at ono ,
tAnd they will not deny that il was in his
power; and if they will be candid, thev
win acknowledge it was his policy.) What
right had they to stay in a moment, and
5ubiea him 70 such ~ alternative. WHY.
II was 70 answer their nercenary ard ma
iignant purposes. To c0os,rain him to
things That they might censure. But let
US 90 on;
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