Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-10-09

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I N.shc- notes ofthcseiacoherentf remark
They have already lIlsi more space ',.,.i
they merit. 1t is, however, bn, issiice 1,
the administration TO say, that from The ex
posure OF their conduct with all the woris
they have heretofore appeared 10 have
done their duty. From what they ha,,
done may be Inferred what they VIII do
They have abandoned no right, they have
sacrificed no interest. Can their prede.
cessors say as much!
FROM The INDEPKNDRNT CHRONICLE.
There is no more ludicrous exhibition
than 20 see man in passion when eve.
ry body round him is calm ard contenied.
When the malignity of revenge is restrain
ed oy the impotency Of power, the unfor-
tunate subject is Justly the object of mirth
and derision. When men are disposed to
do mischief, it is not frequently the case
that they meet in.ire disappointment.
The devil is very fond Of his favorites, and
generally INDUCES their maleyclent dispo-
sitions but as it his power was not al
ways equal to his wishes, he sometimes
leaves them before their designs are com.
pieted, contemplate for the baseness of
she'r attempt, and ridiculous for It's nom
execution. We cannot but think he is
playing some sport Of this kind with the
federal editors. According to their geno-l
ri rule, every a6 of the national gowern-I
ment, and every thing connected with it,
Is not only wrong by design, but never e.
ven right by accident.
When our squadron was Victorious in
the Mediterranean, they said ii was for.
tunate event, but no credit was due to eo-
vefnment Tor as they did not send all
The ships they could muster, they did not
DO every thing in their power. When
peace is concluded, it is desirable thing;
but as it happened under Je6erson's ADM.
nistration, there mustbe something wrong.
At last they find HAMEr BxsHAw in ,hs4
case, and as it would no, be very polite to
have bound ourselves with him in all e.
vents, they charitsbIy presume such ar
rangement was made, and are more con.
ccrncd Tor poor HAMET, than for all cur
prisoners
Having thus found out that an alliance
must have been formed, because such a
measure was wrong, they find fault with
.ie peace, because that could no, be right!
ny and by comes Com. BARKoN's letter
denying the power of making such ALI.
ance, and of course the faet. Now some
thing must be contrived to blow that IN
the wind, and one able editor" luckily
fnds out that il was dictated by personal
jealousy and envy Of superior merit. This
does web for time but then another dis
coyery is made Barron is a feder,Jjst-
and as jealousy and envy are contrary to
tho moral and political creed Of that party !!
and as no good fedefalist was ever Jealous
orenvous! but does everything from pure
uprlghtrfess of mind. why these motives
could nbt operate on the Commodore.--
Something must be Matched up however !;
and at last it is found that Gen. ExroE
had "powers" as we'll as the naval com
mander; and a. nothing is ever right
Apw a-days that comes from Washing on,
why these powers" mus, have been diff
fefent. itcould not have been otherwise
the administration was certainly wrong,
and this must be the cause.
Such IS the weakness into which ma.
levoisnt censnre leads degenerate minds,
never feeling correct motives hey believe
nothing is executed from patriotic inten.
lion; and giving no credit 70 desires for
success, they seem 10 think nothing ex-
ecuted By judiciou, desigos. Yet their
attacks are SO weak, that their malice IS
con,emptibla; their zeal so great, that
want OF success makes them perfectly IL
dicnlous.