Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-28
We have no Offices in our gift.


Supreme Court of errors, nor can they
plead before the courts, oil which they are
Judges.
None of the military Offices are at our
disposal
We can neither make new election
laws, nor can we break up the steady Aa6its
Of an oil election law, in order tn intimi-
date the weak and to place our creatures
III The chair 10 preside and 10 count votes
given Tor and against themselves as cam
ditatcs.
We have no Senators and Members of
Congress, dependent for their places onthe
obey us or TO lose their seats.
We have no aid from the thousands of
our brethren of full age and capacity, who
pay taxes, do military duty, and labor on
highways, but who are deficient of that
portion of property, which in this state dis.
tinguishes freeman from slave.
We have no cities, which we have incor-
Porated with host of officers at our COM
niand-we have no privileged banks or
turnpike companies, or other monIed in
suIutions under our controi--we have
no colleges nor academies reared and
tosiered by us from the monies of The
State.
We have no missionary society, nor as
sociations, nor public dinners al our COM
mand--no titles of exce.lcncy or honora.
bic annexed to our candidates. We have
not - Newspapers under CIR control.
We cannot appoint Fasts and Thanksgiv-
lngs Just previous to proxies. We have
not the treasury of the State at our dis
posai' nor have we any privileged or
ders or aristocracies to contend for us.
Whatever OF wealth, OF patronage and
power can be combined against us has
been opposed TO US. Supported alone by
the strength OF our cause, exhibited in the
wise measures ofNr. JeHerson's admins
tratlon' we have increased, we have ad-
VaDced, and WE SHALL PREvAIL-therc-
f-re will we rejoice.
We will Rejoice,
In the unity of sentiment and action,
with which the republicans Of this State
nave advanced with their principles. In
Our addresses to the people we have not
vaunted Of faith or infidelity. We are
like the federalists. made up of different
materials, but we unite on the subic6 of
government in firm, systematic, and in
tel!lg1bie opposition to the politics of this
state, az they respect the general govern
ment and our interior concerns. Hinder
The last administration we exposed ;airly
that tram ot measures, which, protected
ny seditlon act and a standing army, and
sustained by enormous expenses and accu-
mulaIIng taxes, hazarded all the BLESSINGS
tourrevolution. We expressed freely our
adherence Of that political system, which
protesting to be republican, was highly a.
rIsiocratic, and was daily tending to that
iavori.e point Of federal perfection, A
PRESIDENT AND SENATE FOR LIrE.-
The voice Of our country has declared
that we told you the truth. The people
OF our country have no attachment to the
mighty plans ofpolilical enthusiasts: they
prefer the blessings of their own fresides
and the fruit OF their own vines, to the idle
paseantry of national glory and of balanced
energetic governments. When Mr.. JEFF
terson was advancing TO the government
OF the union, we expressed plainly his
pretensions and the salutary consequences
OF his being elecled. The fedcralsts de-
houhced him and his political system. and
alarmed the people with prospect of de.
molished churches, of entangling allan
ces, OF wild uproar and anarchy. Not one
OF their predictions has been verified, his
measures and the voice Of our country
have pronounced that we declared the
truth In our opposition to the govern
ment OF this state we have not been a6lu.
atcd by improper zeal FOR the PLACES held
by lederalists. We have no want Of re.
spect for the private characters Of those fe.
deral men in Office, who are generally es.
teemcd good men. We wish to replace
many of the valuable steady habits, which
have been dismissed by men in place.
We would have the old election law, a,
1T formerly was. VIEW WOULD HAVE THE
CLERGY DEVOTED SOLELY TO THE WORK
OF THEIR LORD s. MAsrER-,We would
have the Lawyers confined to their pro-
tession, exccp, when the public voice shall
call them to seat on the bench Of oul
Courts, or to a seat in Congress We
cannot admit the proprety Of their being
Legislators, especially in the Council,wher,
the power is confined To few.