Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-02-25

ada6rcd--jl is almost unne-
cessary is suggest what nust Se the fate
ofthe federa! t;ci;et, even with Irtr. BNrr
at the head OF it, ag inst such a charac-
ter.
Mr.. ByRR.-The y;ce-presiient, it is
nowwel! known, mas not the smallest hope
'of rc-e,-csioa: he has thereiore turned
MI his attention to the Obtaining some o.
Jhsr alfice: his friends are extremely de-
sirous of persuading he was perfectly in
nocent OF the accusation otnegociatiug for
the presidential cnair, although they know
the public mind has been made M on the
queslioa, Shall Mr.. Burr he our next
vice.president !" this solici,uda Ioust be
considered as the ehec( OF plan 10 place
him in the cnaiv governor Clinton is about
to yacatc.
Here oFore Mr.. Burr has Altered TO
smile u he efforts of an independent
press, uow, however, he has discovered
that theY have been 50 successfully EN-
ployed as to deprive him f,he confidence
Of the republicans as candidate at the alp
proaching presidential elec.ion; he has &C
cortlingiy ,housht ptop-y 10 have recourse
to the law, lest the Same press should, by
continuing 10 expose his un6lness, prSyent
any chance o! Al sieGton 20 the govern
mental chair Oh Ne = Ysrk.--Cn IN, sub
jett We cXtra2t the notice OF the editor OF
the -, \. a ms ccan Citizen, nor have wc
tac sInalies, doubt in, ne viii substantial
Is prove the main Charge, Of negacia,i
on having been entered into 10 exclude
SIR. Jefferson.
con Saturday last iha editor OF this pa
per indorscd his appearance on ths bacl:
of writ issued according to The dirccti-
ons oil he e-presideut. ills presuu.ed
tina. Mr.. Burr has aiken this opDo. euE.,y
OF ifroOiMg the ncgociGfion il Ga court OF
justice" Al present If would be impro-
per for The editor TO say more than that
he begs his friends not to be alarmed for
the event. He feels himself under obi
cations to Mr.. Burr for commencing the
suit. This remark is made on the supDo-
sition that Mr.. Burr is sc,fsps and that The
suit is not an ekecAonesr7ng trick
Extract of a letter from Thomas Cooper.
Esquire, Of Northumberland, to James
Woodhouse, professor of Chemistry, in
the University of Pennsylvania, dated
Feb. s, 1904.
" Dear Sir,
"Your old friend Dr.. pyfessicy, died this
morning without pain, at IL O'Clock. He
would have been Z had he lived TO the
oath ofnext month. lie continued COM
posed, cheerful and good tempered to the
end. For some days he had been certain,
OF his approaching fate.
''P. S.---Dr. ?. desired his son To inform
YOU that water inhibed $50 times its bulk
of alkaline air.
Feb. IL.
We are indcb:ed 10 respectable Friend
at Trenton for the following interesting
letter -
Trenton, sal and. mo. 1904.
FRIEND poULsoN,
Relieving that the underwrit,en will
be agreeable Information as we'll 20 tbyself,
as 20 the friends ofraiou. 81 scriy in Penn
sylvania, embrace The earliest opportu.
nifty 70 communicate (which NAV b.
published as Correct, having been t.ke,f
from the original la1o, and minutes of the
Assembly and Council.
am, respectfully, ---."
Nv 80, t7tttlhiC vi New = sfSS1. on the
18th inst. PASSED a law firth. gradual A
BOLTON of Slavery. II enact, that every
child BON of slave after che Attn d.v Of
July next shaY be }rsc, be. shall remain he
servant of The owner OF the mother in tn,
same manner as il such child had b.en
bound to service by the cverseeFs of the
poor, males until thea Of IS and females
until The age of 81 provides for the reais.
try Of the birth of al such children Within
moths after such birth--and gives liber.
ty TO the owner, at any time within one
year from the birth, to cLecf 20 abandon
his right to any such child, the owner be.
ing nevertheless, liable 10 maintain the
child until one year oil, and hereafter ,hc
child to be considered as pauper, and liza
bic to be bound out to service rs other
poor children, maies until the age of 95.
and females 2l--but While the child re-
mains pauper, and until it shall be bound
out, it is to be maintained bY the town, al
he cCfensr u Me S,qfe, no, cxc.edln,, tnf.
rate Of dollars PEI moojh---the o@ner
moi abandoning The child within fhe year,
70 be considered IS having ciecfeA to.re'a,n
The child, aud liable to its muintsns nce