Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-08-07
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lory'sn,.---NVe have not be fore ,rent;.
oned that The commsn council OF the city
! OF Albany pass, d resolution sgainst read
ing the declaraiiono OF Independence i'm he
pubiic celebration of the 4th nit. II he
tories had recon- u,ended the snnpress,o,,
OF this instrument; but few Americans
supposed municipality existed in the u
n'ted States capable of coubtenancinpr.
much less of sapelioning such pronos0..
'ion And for the corporation of the seat
OF government of the state of New York
was Reserved the distinguished infamy ITO
speak in plain terms) ef first prohibi,irp
the accustomed recital Of the charter Of
our liberties. There is no fear that The o.
aious example will ever be followed in re-
publican America: for though many Of
our municipal bodies arc entirely federal.
yet no one of them has ever hsd the har-
aihood to propose so'dating an outrage on
he spiti, of the county as that decreed
by the Albany council--the REPUBLICAN,
members of which, WITHOUT doubt. nrs
suiitiess of asc sh~re in the t,iema. Were.
the principles Of these irnpndent tories 20
prevail, we should next see The asstayet;or,
erased from our staru,e-book, and It's place,
suppi,etl by the aet of oblivion the oath
oil aoluration struck out OF our laws; spd
every thing destroyed which can remind
us that we are no, still subie6 to the rner-
ciinl and liberal dorniDion of the Bf;ti.h
monarchy.
p. S. 1t should be added that in conse.
quence OF the murmurs Of The citizens
meeting OF the corporation was called bY
The mayor on the morning OF the a h, when
The prescribed instrument was restored 10
o forced favor; and the declaration ordered
to be read.
| The Albany Gazette of the 8,b pI,l
gives US (in ironical language, detailed st
lenglh) "sx reasons" why the to,v f.d-.
ralists of that city object to reading OF the
! declaration OF Observation-Disclosures are.
i. IL excites unpleasant sensations to-
wards the British aud their old friends in
this country.
2. IL characteristics the king of Great
Britain 10 an unamisble light, even as Tho
mas PANE does, while ne g is considered
ia the United States, as very virtuous nd
good man."
3. 1t contains principles of rcpublcst-
ism offensive to certain federsi,s.s, who.
tho they may have fought for independ-
ence, are not so weak al to wish To eu,.
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of affairs.
: d. 1t gives occasion 10 emierant repub.
lIeans to describe their dsearae sove,e on
10 authentic terms which world end N, %
, TO the pillory in England, and 10 speak ir-
, reyerently Of majesty, which ought not TO
; be permitted in this country, wbete onr
S liberties should be regulated by the British
r standard.
5 S. II was written by Thomas Jefferson,
, and may revive ideas OF bis talents and pa.
2 lrlotisn3 subjects very much desired 10 be-
forgotten by certain old fashioned people.
) O. Ii IS odous 10 the corporation OF Az
! bany, which is federal, and as the federal
/. ists are one tenth Of The citizens of the
state, i is pleasant and glorious 10 carry
heir measures in the face oi the" great
body Of American republicans and ,Lere.
lore the " obsolete manifesto" should no.
be called TO notice.
u this IS not faithful account Of the
SIX Albany reasons" examine them Cor
yourself and see if truer one can he
drawn.
4! $780,