Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-02-11
TIMOTHY SKINNER.
December -, 1903

rThc above exposition OF the unguarded
on JfSsions ofrd G0ding .|eder0Hs!, has oxcit-
ID much interest IN Connecticut and well
, may, f., nothing can more clearly prove
i've trrasope5le, dic5ohcai designs of roy
,list ia lion IN this country and tina, too
against our exec lent constitution, for which
they now pretend so much terder regard
md nous reverence. Should any ono
think this evidence insufficient, he will
fiid The plot more fully disclosed IN the
folowing eHtract from the address, signed,
" DAVID" above alluded to j.
Five or six years ago, MIR. TRACY So
Iici,ed a private intervicw with The kev.
STAHLEY GRIswoLe. Of New Milford; a
man To- whom ii is 10 Battery 10 say, that
IN point of talents, integrity and "verJ eK-
ceilsn, virtue, has not his superior among
his brt thren in Connecticut. The CONVEX
saton was lorg and interesting. Mr..
Griswoid was, as has bSen observed, a
Clergy man he was III his prime Ollie, It
eminent mental endow meuts, and of course
bid fair 10 become extensively influential.
Such an ally TO the federal cause - as 70 be
desired, and il was doubtless expected,
that u view OF the golden harvest that le-
detai,,rl promised tothe priesthood, would
be 81 ic rnt To convince . man 10 Mr..
GIiswoid's situation of the excellcncy OF
I the system. Al any rate, with this OBJ
let expressly IN view, Mir. Tracy convers-
ed with Mr.. GrisW old that is, TO explain
TO him the real and ultimate designs OF
feder1lisIs, aud 10 procure his 90 operation
in support of their projects. IN the course
of the Development. Mr.. Tracy lament-
cd he general condition Of ease ana cqua-
hty, IN point of property, which existed II
The United States, especially IN New En-
gland. This he considered as a ciicum-
, stance utterly Inconsistent with the exist
ence of steady and energetic government.
Aillueuce hv said. inspired men with sem
, timents q independence, and made every
, man politician who busied himself with
s the affairs Of state that a naliun of such
. men can never be well governed, but THAT
= the government will be Is fiucluating as
n the whim and caprice Of che people. That
4 this state OF things mast be done away
Z. not suddenly indeed, but ultimately At must
4 be done away. That other employment:
n must be found for the people than reading
T. and crIticising the measures of govern
ItiCiA-- lAhl W fLOW astE " taUEg NCNC Tux
l. proper emplOyments OF the mass of he
70 people, and that the business Of goyern
ment should be left to those who are ca
- pablo oil understanding II. The prncipJ
D., engine for e.tf-cling this change, lac sd
~ wa5 tzrG!i,H, as by the aid If that, the iGr
. Plus Of the labor OF The people, beycWC
what was absolutely necessary for III 4
!, subsistence, might be dra-0n trim Mfm
whereas II Is now worse jhan tuasfcd o.
an education ,ay iheiy children, to quald
them 10 find fault with TIE measures c
) government.
" he said, that in order to place the 20
= yernncnt above the reach ofdemagoguc
~ e popular phrerzy, the Brush lori
mus; be adopicd. That the Chef aleg
traie end Senate must be invested wi,
The power and attributes OF British KiF
and Mobiles, though under other names,f
cause these names we're odious 10 l'
people. lie said that religion mnsps
established by law, 10 AID the goverrmen
hat It's ministers must receive rich s.
ends independent Of the people. J
,id that aIl his was indeed very diftre
on The ideas Of tie great mass OF %
iiEens on this subj, q, but that still Il "
, a!Culatgd Tor their benefit Ind ifthe) j.
ID sufficient Vlsdem tn discern Ills Il
e adopt it Voluntarily, 1t vas the duty
/, wise and ,he good, "a btirg ], abe
b' srch MEANs as were within their po
e. lie said, that these notions 1t iibei
or ! equality, which produced our icVo
I'd 10 we're Wild AID fautssiic lhatin pr'
tio they were incompatible with ord
arg good government. lie SAID that ~
w he native and proper soil Of The ~
of 'hersy. aud Tat aIi tie Liberty 20
liza had been Crccicd or the face OF
ear wetc bit shoots end branches
this ,risnai stock which Satan had Pla
ed q cultivated IN Hell.
'uch mr'e ol this sort he uttered
Dot IS rs doubtless sufficient 10 prove !
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