Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-05-08

Gland should iuib be a strong prcd,lreti,
Tor 'heir own Institutions, and give The
teciced preference.
II moving, probably TO these caus.
that there has existed in the eastern M
oi me union greater stability OF cen
i"ent than Ia ti.s southern aud tina, the
,scs been entertained q deeper sencrai,
iofthe habits of their ancestors. At ID
commencement OF our revolution The pee
pie ot New England were un4uesliorsbi
tire most united OF the continent: ant
their devotion 20 liberty knew no abaie
Inrnt during the loag period oil Tariaie
tha. ensued. This CORDIAL union, IN o
cause ca whose issue WA iiazarded every
lhinr dear to nun, naturally drew then
still closcrtogether.
a. THIS ,imc tl,ey either formed, or APP
proached very nesr to being the majority
Of the nation, aud in prSporticnate de-
gree enjoyed the power of the ceas:nun.
~.
The time soon arrived, when the Access
sions Of population to The other states bro't
with ia correspondent accession of pow
CIR; until great ascendancy of numbers
gaze them decided control of public af
fairs. The only effect Of this relative
change was TO produce still closer union
ia New England; and this enabled her
during The greater part of tn. admins
STATIONS of Washington aud Adams TO
keep the reins OF government in her own
hands.
Tsere were not wanting, during this
period, rssnbitious and designing men, who
did no, fail to avail. themselves of these cir.
cumstsnces 10 further their personal or
poii,ica,vie Various INSTITUTIONS were
devised, not perhaps so excep,ionsble in
substance as in form, all tending to buih
up a powerfu. interest independent, in
high degree, Of the conirol of popular opi-
MON. Such may be considered tie natl
unai bank, the funding system, and The ju.
dic:ary establishment. The former OF
these were principally upheld by ;he peo-
pie OF New England, who derived rich
harvest from them.
That people, when the constitution was
Submitted 10 heir Consideration, were re-
publican, and were strongly attached 10
order aad good government. D.pendins
gira,lg on sheir enterprise on The ccean
ios s,c:. subsistence and prosperity, they
had long wished far SYSTEM q. govern
ment which by concentrating me National
au,hoiiy should command the respect Of
foieign powers, and BY Inspiring cosG-
Jence among our uwp citizens, draw their
resources into ac.s.ily. They thought,
they perceived =, the proposed plan these
impor.ant ss2,ases, aud u.c,slose espous-
e.l It's ratification wrh an ardcm zeal. II
went iaso operation. aud, as we have seen,
The dominant counselswtrc those of New
: England, and the meas.tes pursued re
ward.d her with great wealth. This /.
urost manifest from the fsci Of lhs great
er posiiap OF the stock, boil, of The bari
and OF the funded debt, beng held By he
citizens. On the former, os,sinsd q: par
she soon received en- advance Of thirty o
forty per cent. and on he later; pt.,chss
ed in many instances For an eighth psrt Q
its nominal value She received par. Tn
effects oil these txo measures were instsn
tapocus. a new criterion imaeiist.s
arose. Commerce. suddenly acquired
VAST extension manufactures received
new sp,eg and lands rose IN value.-
The whole population Felt these rfra,
although toe specnlators aiors ~ere the.
who reaped the direcs ard the create.
profit.
These adventurous circumstances She
Story round The existing administration
ti.al attracted the homage OF The people
VINO, for the most part, without snsiisins
the causes, ascli5ed the effects produced
To tho magical sgency Of the ccDsiinlion
andihe Sill more magical wisdom OF ,hose
who administered IL.
The opposition, winch ihose measures
received ~ different parts of The union,
produced sli,i closer alliance in The Eas,
and. az the same tins excited a disirust
of the icaGing men in the other states.
AZ these causes aided By many Others
scarcely lcsspowe,;ul. consolidated an hos.
tile intcrestin New England TO the sdn,i
nistraNoI raised 70 power BY the voice o.
tbeir country in 1900. The citizen too
IN whose hands the chef power was depo
sitcd, was Virginian, placed in the very
chair, from which citizen Of Massachu.
Sets was exTudeG.
Thssuhfage. whicli effected thischsngc,
was not so dvcisiVess dnequiyccaliy to IN
dicate IS pcfmsneUcy.--.Ilcnce every cf-
fort WAS tried, by The friends Of the old adj
Sniaistration, to regain their lost power !;
and they were pleased, not so much to re-
ly on defending ias wisdom of their meg