Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21


long since have observed that the very
sight OF my pltbeias face has had am un
? pleasant etiecs or the gen leman's nose 10,
0r. ofsesPea 10 this house and to the sta,s
ne represents, viii yet occasionally ca,
h'm gentleman. say, sir, these cha
have ueen brought egainst me by persor
nursed IN the bosom Of opuicuce, inherit
ing the lite services ola numerous ,rair
81 the human spccies s. extensive fields
the original proprietors OF which propert,
IN all probability came NO hones,-r by /
tnen the purchasers OF the Georgia land
did by what they claim. Let that gentle
nan apply the table OF the thief and The
reeciverhn Dilwor,h's spelling book, so iii-
geniously quoted by himselsf tn his own
Uase, and give up the stolen Tnen in his
pos essioo,
fsay sir ,hess charges have come from
q pe,son whose fprturc leisure and geai.
US, have GRABBED bYn 20 o5Iain great
shsIe az lire wisdom Of the schools, bat
who IL years, experience and ihe know
ledge az the world. and the ways OF rsn,
IS ,eary, many years behind thpse he i'm
Iiicsscs, person who from his rant In
iais' horse Gems %. have got hi, head as
fllluf itril,h contracts and British modes
ofcorruptHn as ever Don Quixotts's was
surposedto be OF cliivalry. enchantments,
end kiyh! errauiy, a person who seems
10 ihsak 10 mar can ne honest an iatle
.lcnpsnt u0less he inherited lands and ne
sro-s, nor is he wil.ipg TO allow MAN to
vote rs he peoples sleelioas, ua!ess he is
q .aad holder.
can tell that gentleman, am as far
from oher:ng ar receiving bribe, as he
or any osher merroer or this haor, /. is 2
charge tia, no man ever made against me
beiote him, who from his insulated sl,ua
ticn, rhconvcisa,it with the world, IS per
Eaps as little acquainted with my charac.
ter a. any nnem5er of this house, or all
most any man in the nation, and do mos
cor,ilcl!y believe iha; had nay back and my
fnis,d beeu sippte enough 10 rise and fall
with his motions: should have escaped
his esnsure.
|, sir, have none of that pride, which
sets men above being inegc hanls, and dea
lers,the caliipg of meychant, is in my
opinioa, e1ualty digniHe1 with that OF a
farmer or a manuia6tGrer. have for
geess par Of nay lie, been engaged in ali
shy s.aiisas 81 naarchan,, farmer and ma
DufeflnTcr IN which have honestly earn
ed sHd,lost a grea, deal of property Ia
tie character OF merchant aei nke o.
thes merchants, Look GU, for customers,
with whom ! car make bargains adyapia-
geous to 5o.h.psfi,es; it is all the same
10 nc whsgses e5nlraa W III an ipdiv,-
Cieel osih pohiic ! see no con sli;u,ionsl
imred N nj 10 negn5tF oil this house
sowing abe 1ubilc for The same reward gh=
public gives another, wherever my con
s,i;ucn.s CT myself shinki have contracted
Inconsistent with my duties, as 4 member
oflhis honse, @iii fe,iie from il.
( came 60 this house as the Representa-.
tive of a free. a brave. and a generous pco
ple---I iha%k r,y creator tina h has given
, NE the face obs man, not thS of an a;e
or a monkey----and hat he gave me h,
heart of man also heart which viii
spare 10 its last dFop'in defence of The dig
ri,y of ihe station. my generous constitu
ents have placed me in. | shall trcnbi
the house no fofihcr a. this time, tina ..
observing that shall no, be deferred b
the threats OF The member from Virgini
from giving the vote thing the intcrcs
and honor nf,he nation requires, and b
saying IL that member means 20 be undo,
stood that rave offered contracts fr0s
the post master general, the assertion q
insinuation has no foundation IN truth, an
owchallenge him TO bring forward hi
boastea proof.