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

uiOutCd more than any other to thu cap
ture oil CDrnwallis, it was the French fleet,
OF 81 sail OF The line, shutting CORVALLIS
up M the Chesapeake, and preventing, The
English neet ta,,ing him off; aud in aGdi-
ton To tins, frigate loaded with money,
brought from France By Col. Joku LaHreus
dna Thomas Paine, arrived at Boston the
25th oil August, almost two months before
CORVALLIS surrendered. This timely sup.
ply enabled Congress to so on, and the ar
my To proceed to Yo,h- Town. Cover
neur Knows al, these matters; tlor lac was
al that time Il sort ut Deputy -fnancer to
Robert Morrs) but it did not suit ms
tricks, even 10 allude to them; and
therefore h sacrificed them all 20 ths
nerit Oh taking a redoHbf. But Cover.
neur is no Soldier; he did no, lose his le,s
ia Rate.
Ftom hence our Orator conducts Ia
milton 10 the Convention, which net AT
Philadelphia, i'll 1857, To form the Federal
[, Constitution. iacre," says he,f " sa7v
! Aim iabor i'adctaiiga6iy"--.F For what? 80 For
his ooHnt'y'S S'ooe," continues the Orator
No. sir. He iaborei TO establish Consli
luton that wou!d have depriyed the Gill
zens, OF every description, OF The Right of
Election; and have put himself, and you
too, MIR. I9ydfc a PACE, in possession ofualt
OF the Government for life.
When," continues our Orator, e. the
labor, OF the Convention were Chased, he
l;anhiy expressed 4 doui), Of the fitness of
the constitution 10 maintain, " IN necessary
r1srSy, pubic Freedom" Governeur Nor.
Il E
government: but ne sriH talk abou, Il for,
4" Ou all things :,kabie he boldly talks"
GoVerneur Morris, and others Of his de
scription, who have conceits Instead of
I'riacities, and vaaify instead IF gpisd9,a. are
very fond OF this word Energy but they
always mean the Energy they are 10 ocf
Themselves; not tl.at which they are 10 suf
Ter The same persons who were for
what they called an Energetic .goUe,na,eat,
and President and Senate for life, in the
time OF Washington (wIo was of their own
party) would oppose it, now The Preslilen.
cy Is in the hands of Mr.. Jefferson, and
. the Senate IS no longer Of their Faction :;
which shows thatthose En- rgy-Schemer6 co
not act from principle; because principle,
ii right, is right ali times. The Eueygp
OF the pecp'r has overthrow lh Sc schcm
ers; bat we do not hear them p,aise This
sort of energy No No! II is The encr-
gy Of themselves, over the psopIe, that
they mean When ,he constitution for
The Federal City was 10 be formed Go.
verneur's hrst article was, There snail be u
d----1led strong jail. He certainiy did
not mean II for himself; bot had hr staid a
few days longer in France he would have
known what a strong jail was, and Energy
TOO; Tor the committee of public safety
had intercepted some letters, and they sent
guard to the house where he used to
live, to arrest and take him to prison.
But, fortunately for him, he was off, with
all his Wagon. loads of fine French fur
'Diture; ior Goyerneur knew how TO feather
his nest.
The constitution being established, and
Washington eiected President our ora.or
thCs proceeds with MS harengue Wash.
'ng;ou, with whom he tlIanll,uu) had toll
ed, and by whose side he had travelled
through every stage of our revolutionary
contest; Washington, @lo saw h, manly
@fr"ggt'S in liz c1nre1N or. and best knew
how to promote his counlry's welfare,
CaieH nun, WCcr me new constitution, to
preside over an important department Of
our government" Secretary ofthe Trea.
sury.
Washington's choice Of officers for The
principal departments ofgovsrnms nj, was
neither judicious nor fortuuale; nor could
IT be sos for, excepting Mr.. JsfIars.n
(who had just arrived from his ministry 10
France, aud was appointed secretary Of
state, which he soon resIgned) Washing.
ton appointed those only Of The convention
who had supported arbitrary measures.
" The manly Sfraggies-" of which Cover
neur speaks, "that Hamilton maie in Me
ccnUcni1n," and which Washington saw
with appreciation, were exerled to III.
Washington above his feIlo rs, by making
him Pres dent for life, with a Senate ofthe
same description, or something worse.
" Here" continues orr Orator that is, in
the treasury Hamilton displayed all the
talents Of a great fDancier;" ror, at this
period, We had no credVj but we had re
sources." This is putting the cart before
The horse, which Governeur is very apt 10
do ; for he seldom begins at the right end
OF any thing. The old Congress had M