Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-06-15

! Alter the fall ofRobespierre and the cs-
adjustment ofshe directory consultation,
! those two gentlemen and myself MIR
Monroe being recalIed} had better o?por-
tnni,ies of knowing the sentiments and
intentions oflhs French government With
respect to America than other persons
had; and they can be evidence equally
with myself, that no Intention existed in
the French government 10 invade Ameri-
ca; nor was any preparation made for
such an attempS or could 1t be made.
The possibility ~ sLch thing did not ex-
ist. The French navy at that time was
nearly annihil tied; her ports blockaded by
the British and she had to Eight by land,
single handed, against almost the whole
OF Europe. She. had it not in her power
/, to spare regiment, much less could she
spare an army, to send to America and
if she could have spared one, she had not
the means oftransporting il, nora convoy
| TO protect it. All the circumstances as
we'll as the evidence that can be provided,
will sbew that the administration of John
Adams was fraudulent andexpensive inn
| position on the country; and that the ar
my to be raised was intended for some Sc.
tcret purpose of defence. IfJohn Adams
was not CONSCIOUS of something wrong,
and apprehensive of some consequences,
why did he abscond in the hasty and pri-
vate manner he did J or why did his parti-
| Fans want TO put Aaron Burr in the pre-
sidency. In the days Of black cockadss
John adams had one 50 enormous and SO
valianliy large, that he appeared TO be sus-
pended by it; but when his midn ghf hour
arrived, his valor fed and himself also.
The vsianfary embassy af DR. Logan to
Peris appears 70 have disconnected Johns
aol.airislratinn, and discom6lted its lea
) dcfSs becauseit served TO expSse and put
an end to their pgoie9s. Whea DR.. To-
gan called on Tinotsy Pickering, secre.
iary of state, With Mr.. Ssipwlh's dia.
pa,ches from Park, Timothy, before he
knew their contents, though Logan knew
the whole, began to talk of invasions and
dangers, and the necessity of trekarafion.
'' IL may be very rel" said Logan, I" 10
"aatc the militia Gi;v1ys ia good ORDER"
"'TsE stiIfia, SIR :" said Timothy, I" the
"naffia neper did any good and neuer Mill.
F" re mast have an army Of MY thousand
"meH." When Logan was coming away,
Timothy said to hin at the door, 6 Sir,
the government, don't thank you"
When Logan waited on general WASH
'ngton, who bad been then appointed the
lieutenant genera, of the army then rails
ing, of which john Yves commander in
chief!--the general received him colby
| aud s.ernly, and said to him ina naughty
| tone. " and fray sir, ~haf right haze you,
"thaf are QUE a friusfc citizen, 10 Interfere
= ia MATTERS of yoreTn,.ss... ~. .sxa.. --.,z
lprudentiy replied, "I have no answer, sir,
10 make 10 that" and withdrew.--The
| state OF Pennsylvania, soon after this,
) es<ctsd DR.. Logan one of its senator's in
: congress.
l, Circumstances often unriddle and ex.
plain fhenisstues, and it happens so in this
; case; Tor il the administration, and those
: leaders connected with it, were sincere in
I. their belief that the danger vas real. and
/, that the country Gas Governeur Nor,i.
expressed il, in his funeral Grafton or
, Hamil,on) was g h1enaced scilE dangers
J from zrs0out," and that France intended
: an invasion; and if, at the same time.
Z they had 40 concealed objeSi in contesl-
: plstion themselves, they would welcome
tie messenger that should bring the n,
ip'NN 49, - 'bot NeS NVNJ Iycft- nut III OIL
, The contrary, they kr.ew they were aching
, fraud, and heating the country with
r talshoods and false alarms, for the purpose
OF procuring loans, levying new taxes,
and raising an army to accomplish
> some concealed ftafiiose that could not be
2 accomplished withou, that trcachery, they
T would be evrageG az him and this ac-
y counts Tor the rude reception DIR. Logan
= received from that administration Thou.
!, sands who supported that administration
: from a belief that it was acting right,
D have Stree abandoned i, from conviction
c That II acsed dsceitfully wrong, and this
: also accounts for the great majority az
S The last presidential election. We have
no alarms now, nor should we have had
n any then, IT the present administration
!. bad existed at that time
q Timothy Pickenngs reIie SfCn on The ,niI
c re dsservssa rebuff. II was the militia thar
c fought At Bsaksr's biz undtr Warren, a militia
; gencfai-lt was by the aid of numerous rein.
forcements Of militia TO Join general Cafes tha,
nwgone was taken 1t was by a volunteer mi
u ira under Stare, volTnteer general, that col
e Barn. Hessian officer, was defeated at Ben
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