Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-06-05

iplied by polite letter to his pariiaments
ry accuser, signifying that If ne. could h,y
an opportunity Of making reply to III
charges before they were aeled upon. h
was persuaded that he could shew by tn
most corvi,'eins arguments that the obiec
OF the prosecution was mistaken and couls
not be supported, and that it was due e
to Mr.. Dandas himself to make the ex
! pertinent.
| A copy of the charge was sent by Mr.
Durdss. In few days it was returned
to the lord advocate, carefully sealed up.
directed to be delivered 10 MIR. Dundas
| in person only.
The charges consisted, five recollea
right, OF seventeen and it was understood
that there were to be charges supplement
tary. Mr.. Dundas ON opening the book,
tound that it was the original copy which
had been sent, but that by accident there
had been bank notes. placed on the sheet
opposite each Of the charges, which APP
Peared to be graduated in amount by the
weight or the magnitude OF the several al
iegations--against one charge there stood
am answer in the shape of50oOs f--against
another an argument in the shape of
10000 and SO on through the whole !;
and il closed with AN answer by anticipa.
ton OF further charges with sum equal
IN amount 20 the whole of the preceding
aasz0ers and argumentst II is only neces-
sary 10 add, that sir Thomas Rumbold
was never tried-that Mr.. Dundas was
conuinced-and became the friend of the
man he persrCuted--and that Sir George
Kumbold, who was some time since seiz.
ed by Bonaparte near Hamburger, was a
son Of sir Thomas.
From 1882 he has had principal share
IN conducting the desperate politics OF
Great Britain: on his first entrance into life
he was needy Iaroyer--and in parliament
he brcame a dcshctate adyenturer he was
" all things by turn, and nothing long,"
the friend OF North while North was min.
'ster, and when North failed he was Fox's
euiogist: the memorable coalition Of
'"orfh and For, was said TO be the Joint
work OF Dundas and Eden--(now olids d.
Melville and Auckland -he went in with
the coalition ministry, aud he remained
with Mr.. ttibe triumphant intriguer, To
WHOM re IS supposed to have then and
since acled as the political Mentor. II
was th's gentleman upon whom Mr.. She.
ridaH exercised on one occasion the spor-
tive local allusion of " zyha' zvants me -
& on another did him the public Justice TO
declare that he acted among a most incon-
s,stent body OF men--the only consistent
characitr-ior be made no pretensions TO
morality and acted accordingly.
Mr.. DuDdas was the protector of the
expedition to Holland, which ended in the
ignominious capitalization of the Holder,
and the rclea.e of 5000 French prisoners
IN exchange for the duke OF York-and in
the release OF Napier Tandy in exchange
for general Don.
The authors Of the celebrated produce
ton, " Public Characters of 1905" saw
MIR. Dundas since his employment in
" Office has enjoyed one particular adyan-
tage, which is rather of singular sort
"--shaf of neyer having attained the rehu-
: ration Of f'oiticat integrity. Yet he has
risen rather than fallen III the estimation
"of his country"
1t would be superhueus to offer any o.
iher comment on that government where
lit was not necessary to possess even the
REPUTATION Of integrity in order to rise 10
stations of the greatest eminence.
Exactly such arguments as this would
suit certain politicians among us--but po-
liiticalintegritys still continues, and we trust
in the people will ever continue as me-
cessary qualification for men who aspire
TO public lrust.--Aurora.
In the American Daily Advertiser of
the 25lh inst. the public were presented
with an account of an intended sale, at
Charleston, South Carolina, of six ship
loads of SLAVES /; four of which contained
by the enumeration, eight hundred and
ninety fiye--ihe other two doubtless, one
third that number, making in toto, one
thousand one hundred and nincIy-fue. Oh
inourniuI consideration when will this
stain which SO grossly furnishes the glory
OF our western empire, be wiped of b.
When will rulers and Legislators convince
the just and sovereign srbiter Of the earth,
AID nations thereof, that the solemn de-