Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-17
of twelve thousand eight hundred and for.


OF twelve thousand eight hundred and for.
lty-four dollars.
There was a time when suspicious ex.
listed, OF designs to involve the United
States in war, 10 aid ope or other of the
two great European powers who rank first
tof contending nations. IF such designs
were, they have been abortiye. Expert
ence during term, Commencing With the
fourth day of March, in the year 1901,
hath evinced that we, the peolsle of the
SfnteSs' States, can be happy and PROSE-.
rous, without the aid Of var with anv Eu-
( ropeantpower without the aid Of great az
mics and na1ies. to protect US from our
selves; that the extraordinarily accumu-
lated debt OF the United States can. con.
sistent with the most rigid moral princi-
pie, be discharged, inyir,ue ofthe revenue
laws now in force ard that honorable
peace with all European nations can be
preserved withou, sacrificing TO The poli-
tical phantom, heretofore named in Eu-
rope, the balance of power.
! Peace may be said TO be a completion
Observation-Disclosures. Peace
with foreign powers, preserved by faith.
full pcrformance of al treaties, srm and
unyielding adherence to the laws of natl
ons, and AN inilexible neutrality,
The late grand Presidential election, is
a declaration olthe will CT the people IL
carries conclusive evidence &c The public
opinion respecting the ad,pjnislrrtion OF
the chief magistra.e. Administrative aGs
OF several years past have been brought in
review, contras,ed and cp..spared with
each other and the sovereign people
by vote nearly manin,ors, have pro-
nounced the solemn sentence. OF the
whole number, only fourteen votes have
taken different course, but It is hoped
that before many DAYS they viii return to
their friends, and al the nest great cleo
ton be numbered With their brethren.
The societies of people int, which the
human family is divided, noassaiIed by
ambition of individuals, would seldom i'll
ever, contepd with each other. If a natl
on, people, or a class of.men, :sting in
any capacity, rel'nquishiHg the unaliena.
bic principle ofindependeo: wight wil!, goa.
dually submit to insinuating, enc soachine
ambition; thai ambition may become IN,
,yrant of the country, and sirs.l. = ,.,s,s,rat,.
every sacred right before the shrine Of
dsspotism. The virtue of republic NAV
be said to be composed ofthe virtue of e.
very citizen; in this point OF view i, may
be defined to be the exercise OF private
Judgment; as long therefore as every ci-l
tizen, aching in any capacity, and subires
only to the laws, will preserve iny;olate
the exercise ofpriyate Judgment, so long
may republic exist--snnihilate that ex-
ercise---the repubiici is no more.
The territory of the United States is
bounded on the east by the Atlantic. on
the west by the Pacific ocean. and exteu-
ding FAR tn the north, inciudirgSarieiv ofI
climate, generally fertile, and productive
OF every thing necessary for support and
convenience. More than one half of Ina,
territory remains waste and uncuI,ivated.
me number OF the people, in proportion
20 their territory, is comparatively small (!
oct they have made great progress in a.
gr'culture, commerce, and in some na,t;. |
cnlar cases, ofmanufaGiory.---Aq
IS the first Object; il provides for animal !
exisience'---Manuiactory altering the form |
Of the raw material, prepares it for USE
commerce transports TO foreign coun- (
tres, the articles, which are not required
Tor home consumption A time wiz he.
when greater portion Of the people, will
reduce the price of the labor, which is ne.
cessary 10 carry on manufactures exten-
sIyely. When that time is, the people IN.
hSoiting the several regions Of the terri.
tory, will supply each other with most. Isl
not all OF those species Of articles. which
heretofore have been, and for some ,;me
Iocome, will be imported from other conn.
tries. ~Ou''-
l am, with esteem,
Your obedient servant.