Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-03-28


pursu:;s-She would have yielded tllen,
TO her fears and her jealousy alone
What IS the case now. She lays al ex
port duty on her manufactures, ard there
ends the question. Ii Georgia shall
(from whatever cause) so completely mo
nopolize the culture Of cotton as To be a
BILE to lay an export du'y oil three per cent.
upon u, besides taxing its cu,tivalors, in
every ether shape, that human or infer.
nal ingenuity can devise, is pennsylys
MIA likely 10 rival her and take away the
trade? r-
But, sir, it seems that we who are OPP
posed to this resolution, are men of AZ
nervc,--who trembled in the days Of the
British trea.y--cowards Il presuule) IN
the reign of terror! Is this true ( Hu.
up The journals let our actions tell. We
pursue our old unshaken course. We
care not Tor the paiiotts oi Europe, hu.
make foreigo relations hend To our politi
cal principles aud subserve our counlry's
interest. We have no uish to see ano
Their Acticm ar Phsrsalis, OF .he .lieu,e-
nants of a modern Alexander playing at
piquet, or all fours for The empire Of!
,hs'world. lis poor comtort to us To
be Told that France has too decided q
taste for Luxurious thihss' 81 meddle With
US; that Egypt isser object, or The
Coast of Barbary, and, at the worst, w
shall be the last devourcd, We are eth
amored with neither uat,on--we would
play lhelc own game upon ihrm, use
them Tor our interes; ami convenience.
NJ all II. -.
government, | should aot hesitate be
tween Westminster Hall endz Middle
I sex jury on The one huod, AID The wood
OF Vincennes and q fie of Grensairrs on
tile other. Tina, iuiy.,riaj which walk d
! with Horne Tooke and Haidy through
the flames of ministerial persecution is,
t f.coniess. more soany taste, than the tri
al of the duke d'Edshien.
| MrSChairmsn,I am sensible Of having
detained The commirt-e longer than l
tought--cenainiy much lohger ihsn ! in
i tended. am equally sensible of their
poiiteness, and not less 80, sir, of your
patient attention.. /, is your own indul-
gence, SIR, badly requ;ed indeed to
which you owe this persecution might
offer another apology FOR these unaiges,
ed, dssui,ory remarks my ncSer having
seen the treasury documents Until +
came into the house This morning, /
! have been stretched on a sick bed Blu
when behold the affairs of the na,lon
instead OF being where hoped, and the
people believed they wece, 10 The baDds
of responsible men, committed to Tom,
DICK aOd Hatry,--lo the refuse of The re
tail trace Of politics, do feel, cannot
help feeling the most deep aud serious
concern. lfthe executive government
would step forward and say, such is
cur plans such 10 our opinion, and such
are our reasons in support Of I'LL would
meet It ia'riy, would openly oppose or
! pledge myself 10 support it. But with
oui compass or polar star, will moi
launch iato an ocean of Dexplored nea.
iutes, which stand condemned by ali the
| Information TO which have access. The
constitution Of the United States declares
tito be the province ard tie duty of the
President " TO give 10 cong ess. from time
/ to time, Information of tie stale OF The
union, ard recommend 10 Their consi
! der>tion such measures as he shall .ugpe
| cxpedIent and Necessary" Has he done
Iitf know, ar, that ~ may say and d.,
say, that Ne are independent (~ouid il
were true) as free TO give /. direction To
the executive as 40 receive il from him.
But do what you ~ilis .fote,gB.rs "a ions
every measure short &c VAR, aid even the
course of host'lities, depends upon him.
| he stands ut the helm, md must guide
tho vessel OF state. You give him IN, yney
to buy Florida AID he Jnrchascs l.ouisi.
ana. You ma, furrish mean. he appli
caSion ofthcse mean. Ie.i with him, LIE,
mol The master aud mate 60 below when
the sAIpi IS III .disaess, d throw the re
lponsihiiity Upon The cock and the CABIN
boy, said 40 when your doors were
shut; scorD TO say less now that they
are open. Gentlemen may say wha,
they please They may put an ,nsign,6-
caot individual 10 The ban of the Repub-
/ lic---i shall not aher my course.
I Blush with indignation at the misrepre
sensations which have gone forth in pub
lie prints our proceedings, public aud
private. Are the people Of the Unitsd
States, the real sovereigns of the county,
unworthy of knowing what, there 10 too
| much reason To believe, has been com.
municsted 10 the privileged spies oil 70.
reign governments think our c,isvn.