Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-11-14
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
&c H NJ o n d.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IA, fso6.


The repiczv Of hoi;tics by Mr.. Barrere.
which appears in this DAYS Argus, contains
. some passagcs which may lead. toa conjec-
ture, that the ambitious views of Bonapartc
are truly stupendous.
II is remarkable, that all mention of
Spain as an independent power is omitted;
She seems to constitute a part OF what is
called the fs1sruii0e entire II is said,
that there ought II be no other boundaries
between nations, but those OF great emtires,
ami it is plainly limited to the emperor Of
Russia that lie must seek ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and enHire in Persia and India. Austria
is commended for being solely occupied IN
tho regeneration Of Turkey. If it should
be Bonaparte's intention To exclude Russia
from ali iniiieacc in the aff,lirs Of Europe,
, to deprive tie emperor Of Austria of1,is do
tniniops, and to throw him uDon Turkey
! = indemnity, who can saw that it is not in
his power to accomN;ish his designs!
As we feel the most perfect security
respecting any attempts which may be
made to, ALLEVIATE the minds of our western
brethren, we entertain no other sentiment
on the dcvelopcment Of this conspiracy but
curiosity We only venture one conjecture
or a subject so delicate rs it respects indivi-
for the runors which have gone forth, it
viii be found that the object Of the conspi-
racyh has been, not so much a co-operation
with Spain against the authority of the u
niscd States, as IN attack on the Spanish
Possessions, in defancc Of that authority.
We call the attention Of our readers to the
exaggerated ACCOUNTS OF Spaaish wealth,
which appear to be circulated among the
fcople of the west,
There are two opposite methods of gain
ing access 10 the confidence Of those whom
we address The first is the most obvi-
Gus one, and ono which ho7est men usu-
ally prefer, that Of protesting to believe
what we relate. The second is, BY pre-
tent.ingnct ~ believe it, The two follow
ing extracts one from the Philadelphia
Gazette, the other from the Aurora,
furnish st 4 ing examples of these differ
ent kinds On eloquence.]
It is reported that a spirit hostile to the
sovereignty of the General Government is
manifesting itself in the state of Kentucky.
The report has net reached Us in an anthem
tic shape; neither are we, from our own
knowledge, disposed, to believe that there
is any just or reasonable ground of alarm
raj ofihe hah-rs tr7ntedin K-utucku have
CRY oheniy' the right and ethe-
nisncY Of dissofuing their c2rnerio7 7oith
The Union. The SANE o7'fnion qvr knozv,
7trevaiic NTH manu- with regard to me Eas-
tern and Soctfhffn Stairs. Kcntucky is at
present afflicted with the curse of two yio-
lent and inveterate parties; but their strug-
gle is confined to local and state politics.
Nothing has appeared in print, either in
that state or at the scat of government, to
wcrraht the expectation or 50 serious ca
lamity as civil war.-Pha. Gaz.
4. The Philadelphia Gazette, which has the
JSHcifg II o5scuIrS every subject which it
touches, has venturcd II say some7vhat a.
bout mayor Lackaon'a revolution in Kentuc-
Ky. It is not true that aqy hdher in Ken
lucky has advocated or now advocates o.
penly or indirectly a separation of that
part Of the union from the CiS-nio7tane
Country-the idea has indeed been started
by men who are of what is called the third
1'artv-for example Granger suggested to
the editor of this paper the sorm1t of a
party composed of the qocSte,n 6tctes and
the ToeSteyu hart of Pennsylvania, which
with Jersey and the eastern states was to
give the law to the union but no idea of
separation was ever started excepting BIZ
The IcderdkSts who rather titan not rule
would DESTROY the union 4 senator of the
United States did also mention the subject
to the editor of this paper; but the whole
project had in view the sole purpose of cree
ating an interest favorable to the Yuzoo
speculation: member &C congress did, in
decd, declare ~ Washington, that If the.
Y zoo spectators did not accomplish their
purpose through congress, they would car
r. nm armed force into the country and take
possession By force.
Kentucky is not at present afflicted by
am .facffoa- the developcnent OF the
Shaaish association" has excited much
temporary feeling, but it has nothing to 10
with either Of the prominent parties, de-
1iocrats or federaliSfs !; an attempt has
been made indeed To form third hdrty
both in Ohio and Acknowledgement has
employed all his resources in the former
state, and Bnrr in the latter, but we very
much question If both would not be forced
To qait with the r0gue's march, if their
place Of residence was known in either
state.--y4urora
Vavious erroneous statements respecting
The expiration of the British treaty having
been lately circulated through the ncwsDs-
pers, we think it may be useful to repeat
what VIC observed on former occasion,
that according to the limitation expressed
~ the 28th article, il expired on the 1st of