Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-08-25

'niilos. CoSii peal m the ;lind CT w 1TluaStcc
when the call of his Country was Insufficient.
IL. TWAS Hamilton, then. who saved this ccum
Try from war. A'as were there not enoueh
virtue and Independence in the country to l,erri,
our cf war without the aid of Han,il,on. WAS
Hamilton The sole say and support OF Washing
ton AMI The arbi;er OF peace and war for our
country
II. The western insurreaion. with the sage
aud humane policy oflaying Pittsbur sh in shes.
&c. is understood to BE- the plan of ii amton. but
nos of Washing OIL. WHO we believe preveni ed
its execution. contrary to the wish of the secre
tary, who was 4 strong advocate for erScjic
measures, and abused president Adams for par
doning an insnrgen, condemned contrary, 20 law
Is That 3" no people is injured by the lber ali.
~ OF It's civilli may be HAM. oman doctrine,
but cannot go down with republicans who are
convinced of the ruin Of so many nations from
large salaries. pensions, sinecuTes. &c to"swarms
OF Ulcers eating the SUBJ lance of the people"
and contributing ,hc means of self preserva ion
20 the government
IL. !, was very unarhbi.ious and disn'crested
IN this prime mover of Wash;ngton's actions to
consent 10 the ex-president's taking the command
on tho sole condition. Of his being his associate <
successor. But il is well known who was the in
s,'gator or fomenter Of this "new distress" The
| army raised on the occasion was empha,ically
called HamilIon's army" and was most doubt
| than from any external necessity. Had the pub
! lie sentiment permitted. Har>i!,on's army would
have been continued and augmented as one OF the
efficient - means OF self-preservation the go
vernment"
IS. That " ne wanted no oGice in the gift OF
Tie nation" is evident from the stipulation men.
| toned i'' the preceding article. Modest mani
To- So this universal genius cxcelled in whate.
ever he was pleased to undertake. Washington,
Adj
ry, Pendleion. Jay. Ellsworth Marshall, Living
s,on, &c. Jefferson, Madison. Gai!atn, Clinton,
&c kitIenhouse, Rush, Trumbrl, Barlow, Hum
phries, frenean West, Ramsay, sc. retire from
| public esteem, hide all your diminished heads
philosophers statesmen soldiers, poets painters,
physicians, lawyers, orators, &c Hamilton is
perior 10 you all. in whatever department. of sci.
ence he dire6led his attention TO, he exceed all
competitions. Ifhe had condescended to have be
come preacher. i.e. previous to his conversion by
Burr he would have shonc superior to the right
reverend bishop Moore. his father ccnfessor, or
| even the learned and accomplished oratorhimself.
IL. 1t Hamilton has not left his equal behind
him, men are strangely degenera,ed within few
weeks A few months ago Aaron Burr received
the suitrages of more than twenty thousand free.
holders CT this state as the worthiest and fittest
man for their chief magistrate. The panegyrists
of Hamilton. in April last preferred b rr TO him
Ill Their votes for governor Adams, Pinckney
and l. ng. were thought more eligible TO ell The
ilrst Offices III the country than him. Nor to men,
ton some hf'y or an hundred Citizens of the Uni
ed States. OF different politics, who are as cara
bic, as useful, and rs dear their friends and he
country as Alexander Hamilton
~ The rev. orator apologized for speaking cf
the naticn III this manner by declaring thar the
language (Which he quotet) was in the Bible.
Still we hoie, however, that az children are not
our princes" nor weak and simple men our coun-
cillors.
ID If Hamilton was a murdered, ;" who would
have been murdered if he had Tough, al the per
sons lad chalengedi and was he not, is not e
very duelst, accessory TO his own death, muir
derer suicide
20. The orator might have spared his commi-
seraton of our distracted nation " as i is hoped
under the blessing of Heaven, we may still retain
our senses and en- JOY 4 tolerable degree of pros
perity, notwithstanding it has pleased the Al
mighty TO take Hamilton from US, BY his own
nleaEs.
co$cLUDiNC REMARK.
1t the reverend eulogist be considered merely
as venai speaker, exerting his great talents for
reward, his enlogium entities him to much credit,
for the very able and handsome manner in which
it was executed. But if the Performance isto be
understood as the honest and voluntary effusion
OF preacher of the gospel, and holding up irs
hero1lik the federal ediiors) as something su-
pernatnra tor us to gaze at, admire and initiate
possible, we must give opinion and our reasons
against this injustice to the sages and heroes of
our country, who are insulted so grossly by ele-
waiting Hamilton so far above their heads.
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