Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1802-08-07

wound you are about to give i VIII be I
mcrtal; It may lahgaish Oh; 4 miserable $
existence Tor u few years, but it will surely ! {
die. Il viii neither serve to protect It's ,
friends nor defend itself from The Omnip0- ?
tent energies OF It's enemies. Better al
once 70 bury it, and with it all our hopes.r
MIR. Henderson was !ollowedby MesSrs.
r. Williams, Thompson, Davis and l}a-
con, in favor Of the bill, and Messrs.
HemPhiil, l. Morris and STANLEY against
it.
On The 18th NV. Giles deferred his
sentiments in speech OF about two hours I.
in leagtb. Considering the responsibility /,
ofpubhc agents to The people as the great {
questions involved in the discussion, he !
took a retrospecliye view of the operations ,
OF the federal government, as tested by
this leading principle, from which ne had
occasion to mark a succession Of lmpor-
! tant dcyiations, previously to that cvinced
! in the passage Of the judiciary bill pro-
posed to be repealed, which he viewed as
/ intended to afford illegitimate protection
10 the principles Of the then existing adj
J mmstra.lon, by creating new corps of
Judges OF concurring political opinions,
and irresponsible to The nation.
Mr.. Giles SAD, g be reloiced that this
subject Was now 10 be discussed; he
thought the crisis peculiarly suspicious for
the discussion. lie said the European
world with which the United States have
!; the most relations, is now trancF.ilizee.
The tremendous scenes of blood and re-
} voIution, which had agitated that portion
, Of the globe, had at length subsidized ,inso
. profound peace and had left mankind, in
f, silent amazement, to retrospect the won
> deriul events which were passed and he
, hoped with calm deliberation To improve
, the lessons they had furnished FOR the be
nett ofmankind in time so come. The
, interests and syT1pathies which the neo
, pie Of the United States felt in these events
: no longer turn their attention FROM tiei,
4 own Internal conceTnsi arguments Of Tho
= highest consideration for the safety OF tins
, constitution, and the liberty ofthc citizens
no longer receive the short reply, French
. partizans! Jacobins Disorganizers Anc
l although the gentleman from N. Carolina
sees, or thinks he sees the dcstr11 ave
/ sfliriS mount in the whirlwind and clireC
+ the storm; LET him be consoied ty the IN
Z Formation, " that all these our actors are
mere SPIRITS and are dissolved into thin air.
Yes, Sir, these magical delusiens are now
z vanished, and have left the American peo
pie and their Congress in their real per
! sons, and original American chara cters
, engaged in the transaction OF A,nc. icar
concerns.
y Upon taking view of our internal ST
tuatioR, he observed, although party rage
may not be done away {, 1t may be said
its highest payoxism is pasA And al
though The gentleman from New-Yorls,
\Air. : Hsoffis) yesterday Observed, thaJ
the President had commenced system OF
persecution SO ignorant, he said, he was
Of the existence of such a system, that he
could not conceive 70 what the gentleman
alluded. IL some time, Mr.. Chairman,
since member ofthis house, and simdrv
printers throughout the United States,
have been amerccd and imprisoned to ap.
peaSc the vengeance OF an demonstrations
al sedtion act, merely for publishing their
own sentiments, which happened TO be IN
! Palatable TO the then existing adnuristra-
! ton Ii IS some time, sir, since we have
seen Judges who ought to have been indie
! pendent, converted into political partizans,
! and like executive missionaries pronoun-
cling political haFangues throughout the u
/ nited States Ii is some time, sir, since
| VIC have seen the jealous Judge stooD from
/ The bench to look out Tor more victims for
judicial vengeance! 1t is Some time since
we have seen the same judicial impetuo-
siiy drive from the bar, The most respect
able counsel, who humanely proposed to
I interp0se between fpiendless and unpro-
teeted man, a1d the judicial vengeance
to which he WIS doomed Its some time,
sir, since we have seen the same judicial
zeal extending the provisions of the sedi.
ion act, by discovering that il had iuris-
diction Of the lec nan sc,Ihto, OF common
law IL is some time since we have seen
the chief executive magistrate doomine to
humiliation +" in dust and ashes" great
portion of the American people Yes, sir,
these terrific scenes are past. These moi
~ deciamations, and this judicial zeal are
hushed into silcnce by the audible pronun-
citation Of the public Will. He said, we
may even indulge the hope, Mr.. Chair
man, that cur pulpits will not much lon
ger be converted into political forums
and that the meek and humble teachers Of
the christian faith, instead OF stirring tIp al
the angry and destructive passions Of the
human mind, will ere LONG, once more
condcscend 10 teach those preccps of hu- !
mility, forbearance and toiefation, taught
them by their divine preceptor. Those
prcccpts 50 essential % the discovery Of