Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-10-23

ther we have done well drill. Tie suprrcssic
OF unnecessary Offices: Of useless establishment
and expenses. enabled us to Discontinue our ii,ei
nal taxes. These covering our lana With cl
GERS and opening cur doors {, their ;a,susicn:
had already begun that process Of JomciIiar
veAaiion, which once entered. isscArccly 20 be re
strained from, ,eaealng excessively every aT,icl
sfprodrcc and property"
| What conirasti the American republic, han
! py, prosperous. aud growing into mghty impor
tance; while destruction, bankruptcy, and op.
ptessive burtlens, threaten The annihila,iou O.
the British nation. Tax upon tax are levied UP.
on all classes of people-they must be paid, and
the payment robs them Of tha, which thousands
want TO procure the necessaries of life. But in
America it is very different. We may use the
language OF our worthy president and ask,
"what farmer, what mechanic, what lab6ircr
| seesa S.gatherer the United States p' Our
wise and economical internal and external regu.
lations have enabled government 10 discontinue
all internal taxes, and a, the same time rapidly TO
diminish the national debt Blu, in Great Britain
with revenue of Is 00c. 00oi. sterling. loan of
nearly that amount is required to defray the or
binary expenses of government. y prodigali,y,
where is thy blush
Who then would exchange our pure represent
tative system of government, for that of monar,
ehy or aristoeracy The unfeeling wretch, who
would riot on the misery of his fellow citizens,
who could obtain some permanent Office near the
throne, and be placed beyond the caprice of for.
rsne. perhaps will answer l. But the philan.
thtopist, the man whose breast glows with a
patriotic ardor tor the happiness OF the human
race, whose soul has been taught " TO feel ano-
thtr's Woe" will excaim not Z. Let then those
who snarl at our administration of government,
VINO look and speak conienptuously o.; our re
publican government, who contend that there is
no virtue in the mass of society, and who say
that the iron rod of despot is necessary to keep
Them in svhjeaion. Fly TO European countries. let
them visit every country in every climate, and
they will be compelled TO say, if they speak the
truth, AFRICANS, you ARE TIE MANIFEST
PEOPLE ON EARTHl-Cent. of Freedom.
: Federal RumdritJ. There is no greater ey:-
dence of the maiignity of the fsdcra,is,s than
their finding fault with every f6iny done cnher
the present administration. They appear desi-
rous TO make difficulties and excite ealousics en-
all occasions. Who could think. that the irnpor-
TAM business tTripoii in the release OF our IN
happy Captives should now become the thsmc
of dissatisfaction That Gen. Eaton and Mr..
Lear should be set 1t variance and conieau.es
OF the most uucandid nature, should be raised TO
make a difference between them The letter of
commodore Barron, IS en- authentic Document,
which one would suppose, " opld place this trans.
aesion IN proper point of view. and that the
Ex-bashaw and Eaton could nor have any rea-
son efcofnPlalnt after such ar explicit avowal of
the intentions of government in sidlng their en-
teTprize. The fedeYalists say, the Bashaw would
not have executed his ;hreatc ofpu,tiug our mi
soners to death, in case we drove him to extre-
mites; but the lives OF 500 Citizens 10 be thus
placed at hazard, when they could be secured at
me sun Of $1,000 dollass IL the present Ba-
shaw was capable of driving his brother from
the government had asurped his authosity-ta-
ken his wife and children prisoners, and exer-
eised every a6 of cruelty to maintain his prsro-
sative, how absurd IS it TO suppose thathe would
not sacrifice in ioyoSisn of revenge our unfor, L.
nate citizens If he was brutal enouph to do
what he did 10 his own brother for ne rovc-r-
"'cnt, why should we not appTeheud he would
put IN execution his diabocal threats when in
dangrr OF being Grove iron, e. The fsasralis,5
are very humane when IL serves their purposes.
BEFORE fbe peace, they were constantly exclsimina
agsinst the government for not Transforming our
prisoners, and no sum was drought TOO exrrava
! gaHf Tor their tedemptien. Now fSrsoath, 60
Thousand dollars is'considered an enormous SIM,
for their entire release, and promise in fu,u,s
that our citizens should not be subjea 20 slavery
our exchanged ic- their prisoners. If we had
not closed with 10000 dollars, ard 4 mas,acra
mad commenced. then the fecie.a;sss would be.sx
claiming against the perfdy of the adninistra.i
on. Thea "Eeenop.y'' woa,a have been Dor.
tIayed. as the price OF our slaughtered citizens
rhen the fathers, wives and children oe the CAP
i,yes, would have been reused to anathema,ise
the cruelty OF the govsromsnt in suffering them
20 oscome the viefims OF an iEcenses Tyrant.-
Cease ye federaiists, yonr constant glamour
The ci,izens embrace their returned Sfathren
with aheSion, and pay with chearfulness he
price OF their redemption. But the federalists
delight in garments 70 led IN blood, and with
pleasure would hear that the dead corp. Of ory
unhappy eaptives were enriching the soil of Tri.
poii.-Bosfoa Cbron.