Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-08-03
From the Boston Chronicle.

] 4, An inv'dious attcppt has been recentl
made by the Besfon Juno, TO arraign tn,
wisdom and consistency OF Mr. Jefferson
IN his governing capacity. The shafts o.
ralumpy have been long dire4ed against
] his private honor, with awanton and I'M
! profitable temerity but they have proved
/ only ruinous TO the party vino gave them
action; they have now resorted to ano-
Their mode of attack, which is more manly.
although it is equally fallacious.
AS this is the only nation upon the Ia.
biiable globe where the deeds and princi-
pies OF the government can be duly can.
yassed, we might presume that desire
"a maintain tina, privilege would prevent
misuse of such an enyiahIe superiorily |:
with the good and the great !, certainly
would; but with the base & The illiberal, *
reasonable part Of society it ce rtainly viii
not. The reason of this detection from
true policyis obvious, as the proninlrati-
on of truth would defeat their dishone 81
purposes. The political existence f,hcir
faction is guarded by sophstry and defa-
nation, and their mischieyous importance
IS interviewer with guilt and folly.
The anglo federal editors have recent.
ly changed their ground Of abuse, and
now inveigh in silly malignity apains,
MIR. Jefferson, hecause a few French pri-
vateers have infested The coasts of.he Ca
rolinas, and exercised spirit of Marau.
ding that has been uniformly common to
the purui,s ofprivatcers ofail nations: bot
in this spirit Of naval speculation, the Sc.
veral governments TO which such priva.
'rers belong, have peecr been considered
as responsible, in any other way, than as
private actions FOR individual maIelac@ion
could be enforced by evidence and the per.
retrators muicted or punished by fne or
imprisonment, or both. Then wherefore
IS this hue aud cry raised against The Wis
dom OF the executive authority, for suf-
ieriog this diminutive evil, and Iaboripc
To- attach The despoilment 10 the govern
ment OF France! the answer will be Brief
and clear. 1t arises frorn tremuicss
hope in this monarchicaI iunto, to make
the people unmindful or furgc,ful, of The
numerous insults and injuries that have
been cossmit,ed agains, their dignity and
prosperity, by The lriga,es OF his Bri,anic
| majesty, whose dcprsdations & inso!ence
have not merely been winked az, or coun
,ensnced by the British administration
but the very insuIters have been raised 10
higher credlt and advantages in their fatal
navy, against whom the most heavy com.
plants were made by the American po
vernment, al the common desire Of The 40.
| grieved citizens of America.
The Censinei, in speaking Of such de-
precautions and offences, affects sosea.
mish regret, that we have not naval es-
adjustment, equal to the resistance Of
these enormities; and would infer, from
It's non existence that MIR. Jefferson was
regardless of the public good vet this
loud yell among the royaIists, for the for
nation OF navy, never occurred when
he Cambrian frigate of England, and o.
sher British ships of war, Of the same
country, were anchored within our harbor
az New York, TO menace our cons;itu-
ted authorities, and carry our scanen into
an internal captivity. On these trying oc
casions the fedcrsllsmbs were either silent
iy enjoying these degrading offences, on
the partot their beloved fricndsS a,lies,the
British or>cntenuating OF spologisine Tor
such harsh measures,by every artifce that
fraud, OF falsehood, or sub,l.ly could sup.
gest-Nay, some had the elEiontery even
10 dare our government on those unplea-
SAINT occasions, and threaten Us with the
vengeance OF those tyIants, whom we had
previously overthrow in the contests OF
popular virtue.
Divesting these insidious labors OF their
false coloring, their spirit and meaning q.
mounts to this plainfa6t--they wish (tsost
the language ofthc Genuinely to have such
navy only put in commission, Gas vii
| prevent the buccaneers Of the present da,
from committing their depreda,ions in tn,
mouths OF our harbors and on our coast
That IS, they wish 10 have force enough
to enbroil oar government with France
Tor the unauthorized depredations Offs
subjects; but do not wish for q naval es.
Enlistment thai could counterael the au.
horised depSedations Of the British go.
vernmenps immediate officers & agents.
The anglo-federElisls contemplate the al.
: tainmeDt oGtwo points by this partial ma.
neuyre the first is to create an mex
tinguishable aRlipathy between America
and France, by a second edition OF John
ADAMS childish crusade against French
happiness; and the second is to create