Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-09-12

IS permitted cultivation must cease, the
Improvements of a country be destroyed,
ana The great. river resume its empire
over our ruinous fields and demolished ha.
citations. -
IS. Another subjea not Indeed growing OUT
oil tins law, bui of great moment to rs, il
'he sufdsn change oflsngnage 10 II the
Puoic Offices and administration of Justice
The s. cat mass OF the Inhabitants speak
nothing hu, the fr nch the late srlrnsnf
was always careful in their selection OF Off.
GERS, 10 ind men WHO possessed our Ian.
Buage ard with whom we oould PERSONALITY
communicate--their judicial proceedings
were indeed in the Spanish language, buc
being carried on altogether by writing
transactions were easily made-at present
Tor the slightest communication am inter.
prefer must be procured-in more impor-
tant Concerns, our in.ersst suffers fiom not
being fully explained; phrase, a oircum-
stance seemingly Of little moment, and
which person .uninieresled in the affair
Will not take the trouble to translate, IS
frequently decisive, ,audproduces The most
important effects: that free communication
sonecessary iogIve the magistrate a know-
ledge 81 the people, aud to inspire them
with confidence in his administra;ion, is
Ivy this means totally cut eff ana he intro.
duction of viUa vsee pleading in he courts
OF justice, subjects the patty who can nei-
iher understand his counsel. his iudg6, or
the advocate Of hi, opHoI elt, TO an en-
barrassment the most prrplexing, AID of,
ten, to injuries the most serious.
We have thus stated the greet sources
oil discomfort, which have arisen f,om the
measures your honorable body has been
Pleased to pursue; did we suppose them
the eifect OF settled design to Cypress,
oil determination to disregard our natural
and stipulated rights, We are persuaded
we should do as much injustice 10 Your
views, as me strongest expressions wou,d
DO 10 our feelings Of indignation and grief
but we Will not insult YOU by suspici-
on SO injurious TO your motives the want
OF true information with respect to US, o.
P'nions founded on Superficial acauaint-
ance WI h our country, and prejudiced re-
iations OF our habits and manners, on re-
ports the most unlounded, even as 10 our
language, these alone have given rise TO
The measures of VIII CHI We complain, aud
when these impressions shall have been
etiaced, We have the fullest Confidence
that their effects viii cease and the Lam
guage of remonsirance will be changed
10 tina: OF congratulation and thanks.
Deeply impressed, therefore, with a
Persuasion that our rights need only be
stated, to be recognized and allowed that
the highest glory of free nation 5 a COM
municauon OF the blessings of freedom
and that lis best reputation is derived from
sacred regard to treaties. We pray YOU
representatives OF the people, to consult
your own fame and cur happiness, by a
prompt attention. TO our prayer-we invoke
the PRINCIPLES or YOUR REVO-
LUTON, the SACRED SELF-EVI-
DENT AND ETERNAL TRUTHS on
which your governments are founded, we
invoke the SOLEMN STlPULATIONS
OF TREATY, we invoke your own PRO-
FESSIONS, OF YOUR FATHERS,
and we allure you not to disavow the one
or dishonor the other, By persevering i'm
a plan so contradictory toeyery thing you
have said, and they have tau ht so fatal
to our happiness, and the reputation of
your country, 10 generous and free peo-
pie. We ought not to urge any motive of
interest, when those of honor and duty
are so apparent but be assured that The
true interest of the United States consists
in cultiyatIng spirit of Cancellation with
the inhabitants Of the territory they have
acquired. Annexed to your country by
the course of political events, it depends
upon you to determine whether we shall
pay the cold homage of reluctant $ b cSls,
or render the free allegiance of CT izens,
attached to your fortunes by choice. bound.
10 you, by gratitude for the best of blessE
.ings, contributing checrfully 10 your &
vancemeu,, TO those high des,inirs
which HONOR, LIBERTY, JCSTIC
will conduct you, and defending as we a.
lcmnly pledge ourselves to do, at the riskY
Of fortune and life, our COMMON
CONSTITUTION, COUNTRY AND
LAWS.
VIZ, THEREFORE,, respectful
ly pray, that 90 much OF the law a.
bove mentioned as provides FOR tie
temporary government Of this coun-
try, as divides it into two territories,
prohibits the importation of slaves be
repealed.