Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-09-05

great n'aa," twio made Governeur Norris
agreat MANI Had not Forgotten The young
hero (flamlton) who, early in the revolu
ton, had attracted his notice. lie viewed
him rs worthy Of the secohd in command,
and he wasappointed Major general of our
army" AS our Orator had no deeds OF
" h9nor and glory" TO rehearse, on this dan
geriess occasion, he closes his account of It
by saying, - Washingtou deemed him, in
case oil accident'--it must be all accident,
where there IS no danger-" perhaps the
onfy man IN whose hcads, 7phich i;oq2 lie
coll IN The cojIs"f-tnis is paltry at
tempt ~ the pa,hetic--'' the sword and
purse OF America could he 50 safely EN-
trusted" IL IS ching DINO consequence
10 Va, what Washington thought of lIa
mn,2n, when he appointed him 10 Office
or CoCIUa0d or What Hamilton thought,
Of Washiugtop, when he called him
an Old Foot: Thank Cod, those times
are past, and better are come in their
place.
As to the danger, of which our Orator
speaks, 1t marks one of those well.remem.
bered circumstances which show, that the
politics of that day were either foolish or
worse. No man who possessed "a grain OF
common sense could have supposed, that,
while France and England were engaged
IN war, especially Il land war, either could
spare regimenh much less an army, to
/ send against America neither WAS il ever
thought of by either of them. The i'm.
possibility o! the thing q d not permit the
existence OF such thought. What then
was the army wanted for?
When we consider the parties engaged
IN 1t, and know what their politics were,
we have right TO conclude, that it was to
accomplish, by ain armed force in the field,
what had failed OF success by projects in
HE convention. the chefs, however, did
not draw cordially together. Between
Washington, Adams and Hamilton, there
was reciprocal jealousy and distrust, and
some specimens Of hatred and they were
well founded.
Our Orator concludes his account of
1amliton's public career as follows: I" He
tolied necessarily, with manly firmness, IL.
gainst fohular zeal and snafchcdyOu, IN $Jiite
" yoarSetOes"-this is AN afiIront TO the
audience" from im.f!cadiSg ruin ~" II
some body ouid br kind enough to snafc}i
Governeur Morris from his {" worst enc.
! iny," his J0olish self i, nigh, cure his o.
| lherwise incurable folly. Experience is
! lost upon him. IN business, he is babe ::
and in politics, Visionary aud the old
er he grows, The more foolish he becomes.
.. civil 60 c.nnent he knows nothing 4:
He nas yet To learn, that the strength of
government consists in the interest The
peop'e have III supporting it. The pre-
seut administration is, for this reason,
stronger ihan any that preceded it; and
The next presidential election will show it.
Were politicians of the old school, may
talk OF alliances; but The strongest of al
frances IS That which Tie mildness, wisdom
ard justice OF government form, unpe.-
c''ved, with the people it governs. 1t
grows in the mind with the secrecy and Fl
deity OF love, and reposes on its own en-
ergy. Make ii the interest of people 10
live IN state of government, and they will
protect that which protects them. But
when they are harrassed with alarms, which
time discovers 10 be false, and burdened
with taxes, Tor which they can see no
cause, their confidence in such govern
ment w'thers away, and they laugh at the
energy that attempts To restore il. Their
cry then is, as lin the Sine OF terror, g Nor
~ your tents, O.! Israel; but, to the NEXT
ELECTION. O.! CITIZENS" his Mssg Me
REPRESENTATIVE System corrects 7wones, and
f!rcserves rightS.