Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-23


OF ,he government 10 5e brough, into .his |
house, with all The influence and pa, o.
mage attached TO them, TO extort from Us, !
now, what was fused az The last session !
OF Congress! ihope not. sir. Bu, If they
are, and If The abamina5le sillainy prac
tised upon. and by the legislature Of Geor.
gia, ~ 1885, is now to be CLOSED over,
Tor one will ask what security they, by
whom IL shall be done, can offer for their
regulations, better than can be given for
the character OF that legislatures I win
pin myself upon this text, aud preach up-
on il as long as have life. II no other
reason can be adduccd but regard for our
own fame, il il We're only TO rescue our
selves from this foul :mpulzdon, this weak
aud dishouorablc contprosaise ought to re.
ceive prompt and decisive rejcStion.-
Is the voice Of patriotism lulled 10 rest 7
tina, we no longer hear the cry against AN
overbeaTing majority, determined To put
down the. conslitutiou, S deafio every pro-
position of compromised Such were The
dire forcbodings 10 which we have been
heretofore compelled TO listen. Blu, If the
eam!tv OF such men be Formidable, their
friendship is deadly destruction, their
touch pollution. What is the spirit a.
gaiust which we now struggle, which we
have vainly endeavored To stifle A mon
s,cr generated by fraud, nursed;n orrup-
ton, that in grim silence awaits his prey.
! tits the spirit OF FEDERALISM! That
spirit which considers the many IS made
only for few, which sees IL government
nothing but a Job, which is never so true
to itself, as when false. TO the .na,ion.-4
\ When | behold certain party support
| ing aud cling;ng TO snch measure, al
! most to oian, see only men faithful TO
their own principles; pursuing with stea-
dy step aud untired zeal, the uniform te.
nor OF tbe' political life. But when see
| associated with them, in fism compact
| Others who once rallied under the standard
OF opposite principles am filled with an.
! pfshcnsion and concern. OF what conse
quence IS IL that man smiles in your face.
holds cut his baud and declares himself
the advocate OF those political principles
TO which you also are attached, when you
see hLu, aching with your adversaries up
on other principles which the voice of the
nation has put down, which ] did hope
We're buried, never 10 rise again in this
section OF the glohe.--I speak Of the plum
der OF the public property. Say what we
wiil,,he marrow and pi,h OF This business
will be found in the character Of the great
majority ofhs friends who stand, as tbev
have before stood. on ibis floor, the I'm.
olushing advocates of unblushing corrup-
ton. But this it may be said is idle de.
clania;ion. We may be told, as we have
/ been told before, that the squanderers Of
the public treasure are The guar6;-rs Of
| the people against their worst 'epen.;es.
themselves: that, to protect them from
! iurIher d;lapidation, II is necessary to give
! lbs Cefberus OF corruption, this many
headed dog OF bel! sop that il is 10 vonr
'ir'eresr 10 pacify him land this senti.
! meat is. rc-echoed by his ycIs. Good
4 God Sir, ern you believe, can any man
believe It's there woman, or child, il
; The country weak enough TO credit it,
that set OF spectators, out OF pure re-
gard 10 the public interest, are willing 10
sacrifice thirty millions Of acres of land 2
! That they press their offer TO accept . Sc
venIh or a tenth Of their claim, from mo-
! tives of patriotism Can yon believe thai
their love OF country has got ;he be,terof
their avarlce, thai their virtue is equal 10
such sacrifice al the shrine of the public
welfare ! Such men | rrpea, IL, are Tor
midaoIe as enemies, but their frieadshipi is
iraught with irresistible death. fear in.
deed the +" Dana os ct dona ferentes." But
after The law 10 question, shall have pass
ed, what security have you that the claim
ants will accede 10 your terms of compro-
misef That this is not trap, TO obtain
from congress something like rccogni-
ton of their title TO be hereafter aud a.
gainst us Sir, with all our wisdom, Sc
rlously doubt our ability 10 contend with
the arts and designs of these claimants, If
they can once entangse US in the net &c our
own legislation. Let the ect of March,
1901, of which already they have made so
Gextrous a use, be remembered. They
themselves have pointed out The course
which we ought TO pursue. They have
tod us, that so long as We refrain from lc-
glslatiDgo on this subject, their case is hope.
less. Let us then persevere in "wise
and mastery inactivity"
Whenever biz shall be introduced in
conformity to the principles of the report,