Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1802-07-17
COGiAipNiNhTIONS.

with e collar O hsnp.
! COMMUNICATIONS.
! Thctca ret macy thi1rs more con:5iap.
Gbly ridiculous tbsp the Inconsistencies
INTO which ceNAla description OF Tie Fc-
deral Psety lranse of the . g .Mzg7g.1gnd
rte" cnt) ere continually Plungins them
selves. Among a thousand instances OF
this sort, the speeca.of Mr.. Rutlcdge, Oh
the Bin Tor th> repeal o. Mr. Adams Judi
cisry Law flr0isies 4 stiisins example.
s The southern States ere attempted 70 be
rendered obnoxious, By Federal Newspa-
/ per Printers = t,ieirsuppore-c in the Eas-
4 tern States, because ~, Z v Unayoici-
ably, continue in t;,i az F twas
introduced, patton ffa, I'd, by
the policy OF the i. .e,4 =, be-
fore our Revoiutio itish u. New
England Federalist N. Yet, .ta:h a
reproacB to the So endea,. a5n ac
count of the exist err 81, With
which those States. are lce,rtunately bur-
dened; leading FederaIst of South Ca
ro!ina (Mr. Rusedgel did not blush TO as
sign, ON the floor OF Congress, as serious
objection to bis voting for Mr.. JEFFERSON,
for the Presidency, that Inc is i,fprcdl 10
si4oe holding Referring to his objections
to Mr. Jefferson, he observed, that, besides
those common to his friend Bayard and
himself, /" there was a strong. one, which
he felt with fiecutiar force - &c 1t results
(said Mr.. Rutledge) from 3, firm belief
that the gentleman in question (Mr. Jef-
ferson) holds ot'inions respecting certain
| description Of PRopERTY in my state :;
which, should they obtain generally, would
| endanger it, and indeed lesser, the Uakue of
| every other .tr
Thus, While Virginia, which gave birth
| TO WAsEINcToE land who was himself
SoVe-hoider) is illuminated by Your Rus
sells, your Morses, and your Dwights, and
other NsFyengiand FSderadats bccopSc, in
| that State, in common with It's sister States
in the South, Negro Slavery unhappily ex-
lists; JEFFERSON Ga combGtriot of Wash
ington) is deemed, by Carolina kcde1oi
! Island 4 slave holder-to be an incoin-
! petept Character for the C9ieF 1fagiatr1c,
I ola free Pe9'ile because (ameng otnep rea-
| sons of less roncnN Mr.. Jefferson de-
] plores, as an enormous evil, thc. necessity
of holding men in bondage. still subsistinp
! in many of our States. What must car
| did and liberal men think of such Federqk
isn, i? Where is the Jt,stice-where the
Candor--where the Pafr7ohisnl--or, let ms
| ask, where is the pretended Religion Of
such Federafsts9
; Lancaster Bitelkgencer.
The Southern States, and especially
Virginia, consider Negro Slaves as an evil
! of great magnitude; and they are earnest
/ lyS1 9us OF diminishing it as speedily
rs pos oy eli the practicable, Just, and
| prudent means in their power. Every
wise and good man must look forward
with satisfaction, TO the adoption Of such
measures, consistent with humanity and
sound policy, as shall tend to tneliorate the
condition of the black people, in our coun-
try. But the means, best adapted for this
! purpose, must be such, as contemplate the
gradual extinction Of an evil, resuItina from
the. actual condition of that Race Of men
under the existing circumstances of the
| Country. There is no reaeeting Ameri-
can, who feels the influence off generous
national pCide---and, consequently, d SIN.
cete wish for the happiness Of his Country
that does not experience owerfiIl i'm
] pulse OF his mind, to cont Ibute what he
can, towards the general welfare OF the
United States. He that is truly attached
to the Federal ConSht,fion OF these States
--of whatever particular State he may be
! an inhabitant--;s Citizen. IL the Ul,fleo
States, III the national character: He is
therefore Interested in promoting the pros
{ Perity Of eVelY State IN the Union, as
consonant part of the Nation. There is
in Fact, reciprocation Of interests be,
tween the several States, tending to then
mutual advantage, resulting from = hy sica
causes; and, superadded to the orerator
of these interests, every Citizen Of the A.
! merican Republic is bound by tie mos
sacred Obligations, equally to stpport the
weliare,. rs the Constitutions of Govern.
ment, OF all the States, separately and az.
Gregateiy.
IN this view of the subieGl, which is a
correcl one, how repreh. nsible--nay,h how
, criminal--are the measures of those men
! who are endeayofing to excite iealousies
| dislikes, and animosities, between the Ci-
tzens Of the Southern and Eastern States
"A few turbulent; disconnected characters,
and who style themselves FederaHsts, e.
, vince IN this way an hostility to the well
being Of the Country, too strongly marked
to be mistaken By The most undecernine.
But tho character Of an Haericaa JIhig, a
TIRE Rctnbhcon, needs no Disguise. lie
who sbstains is, aims at tire honor, the
peace, and The happiness Of his Co1oltrv ;
without any distinction Of Eosie,A, dfldis,
or Southern States. Such mchwill receive
the appreciation, The pIaudiis, end the s,if-