Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-10-27

OF knowledge to oil classes OF people the
ar % printing was not discoveiei. 10
use the words If an eminent writer. then
democracy 7eGS ne:hing b'.l az n, i4focracl
II orators, interrupted sometimes 5yfhe rem.
horory n1orareiy 81 s,ngie 9,utor." In
those dark ages ofth- world, when the arts
and sciences were confined 70 lew indi
vidoals, he passions OF the muin'udc were
the ladder on which few anil iuous and
. aspiring demagnSues assembled 10th. sea,
! OF power. That spirit of ambitious rival
ship which exists in all ages, often hurled
/ them from eireleyaied situations II mske
room Tor others, whose oraiory had ou;vi.
ed theirs in working up the passions ofthe
people.
1t is observed hy celebrated suthor,
that if we attack the oppreasors before we
have laugh; the oppressed, we shall risk
the loss of liberty, aud rouse them TO op-
pose the progress cf reason. The reouie
OF The Cni,ed States have been well taurh,
on this subjsGt by long experience. 1t
may also be observed on the ether hand,
that Wherever an attempt is made 20 cree,
monarchy on the runs of Il republic, as
mas lately been the case in this country, It
Is necessary to prepare The minds Of the
people beforehand pcaccably To receive il.
10 this cad every possible s,ra;aeen mus,
be made use Of to deIude and dece;y.lhem:
national ecclesiastical system must be
established that may bear sway in the adj
ministrstion fgovernmrnt . pecu}iar pri.
'ieges rnustb given TO The rich the pro-
sre9s Oh knowledge among The lower c!a,
aes and RANKS Of people must be dsccu-
ragged; the freedom Of the press must. be,
cur'ailed: the dark intrigues ola corrup,
administration mast no, be enouired into {:
there must be an alien law for the bani.b-
ment o! those Foreigners who have aet hi
ther To lind an asylum of safety, haviny
tasted The NORWOOD and tn. gall Of mo-
nafchy till they have justly become its
most in'eterate and dangerous enc mics.
IL .there, be public debt due, il mus, be
INCREASED By all possible means: s,andino
armies must be raised, which will no; only
I greatly help TO increase the debt but will
also be very convenient, if the people
should peradventure rise and assert ,hcir
liberties, 10 re2el iherr by shedding some
innocent biood %,,d making 4 lew widows
; end orphans. 10 ,; cmcte the grand Oh
iect, mIliinn7 of money must be hired 4,
~ e''orbi'anl interest, and squnndered Tor
. 'oie and useless purposes, or layor;,es, pa-
ra5:lcs, &c. &c. There must he excises.
stamp duties and perpetual land tax,
wait hosts Of assessors and cole Glors. crate
tui Tor their Offices. and sufficient tn t.at M
what they coIec). C.elsss iuag.s also
must be created TO en eternal existence.
with rewards established: foreipn Il,if.;.
stcrs must he sent to Cons,antnoDle, New
Holland and Aamtscha,ka, 10 negotiate
with the pagans. Drains must he rrovid.
ed every way TO .ake eli the peoples spare
money, so thar they may intin1c relinquisn
those idle curiosiiies OF reading and obtain
ing information.
II all this Tremendous apparatus should
prove ineEcGsnal, The TEX! ching s to have.
Recourse to systsia cf universal caluranr
| and misrepresentation. IF you sill lons,,
/ ground, let the vsfi1IeS cf SANDER b. On.
Lar@rd, and cause them to be -ep'ete with
the iou.est aad G!ecAssI l2!shooGa. Dou-
Die your diligence n proportion to your
sPer9'ic1--!.t Extra E4uhiista b. Ci,cu.
lated calculated TO deceive the ignorant,
and be careful that the giided bait cove
well the hook.
ifthc people of The United States can
ever be deceived and dapc3 by tive above
stratagems, the Pniai raay be carried; bu,
not I'LL then will thlg ts:Geiy sut,ni, 10 lie
yoke OF tyranny.
Il TRUE IEMCCRhT,