Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-06-10
TUESD Il r, JUNE TO-. 1906.


This the case, To one Of them would i'm
media'ely PROFOUND this question. DID
you or did YOU not, in your capacity IF a
public functionary tell me, in my capaci
ty OF public funetionary that Frauce
would not suffer Spain to settle her DIFF
terences with us, that she wanted money
that we must give her monev, or take 3
Spanish OR French war And did not ]
answer, that 1 was neither for war with
Spain or France, but in favor. of defend
ing my country! would pu, ,ha- ques.
ron TO him would put this question to
another head of department.. Was or
was rot an application m de 10 you
tor money to be conveyed 70 Fur be
10 carry on any species Of diplomatic ne
CESSATION there I would listen to his
answer, and il he put his hand on his
heart, and like man of honor said no, |
would believe hun, though j, would re
qoire grcat stretch of credulily. I
would call into my aid faith, not reason,
and believe where ] was not conyinc.
ed. l would then turn to the first naiis.
trate of the nation, ard say. did you not
buy Louisiana OF France Has France
acted IN that transaction in 62na fde
manner Has she delivered into ynur Dos.
session the country you believed ,y,,s had
bought from herf Ha. she no, eouiyo
Gated. prevar:catea, and played nff Spain
against you, with The view or extorting
money! | will answer for the reply.
mere Cannot b. the smallest doubs IL
bout IT. will put The " nole busness on
this issue. All the difficulty mas arisen
from that quarter.
Yes, the bubble has burst! I, is i'm.
maternal to US whether yuu publish the
Presidents message or not But 1t IS
material to others that you should; and,
let me add, the public will no. rest sails
bed with he conduct of those, who pro
less to wish it published, while they vie
against the publication. The public vii.
MI confideinsu such professions. Gentlemen
may shew their bunch OF rods, may trea.
them as Children and offer their sugar.
Psumbs {; bus ali will not avail them so
long as they refuse 10 caifEpr ine dispatch
ca OF our ministers, and other tiocume nts,
winch. VI published. would SIX stain IN
on some men IN the government and high
IN ctflce, which all the waiers in the.ocs q,
would not wash out. Gentiemea y %
faik OF OK changing, and chopping
and all that. What is the fact 2 2ooo''
wat we profess - be--not C, ave
republicans, aching on the 1901 n ~ oa'
pies We heretofore prosssssed-NsnpoI,,n.;.sS'"-
the sans scale which ne mcasureJ IN
Adams 10 the pressas admip;-,rs,;nn IN N'
gen'ieme11 hiBcn frIur this and nra,. ~
90 ue republicans They canno, he rs
Pubiicans, unlesr, they agree tina, !, oh -,
DC measured 70 them, as they measured
20 others' Sut we are, perhaps, to b E ,old
mat we haze all become federal;4,s
that the tcderslists have become, good ,.-
puoiicshs. This; however, ID charo,e
which, aH convinced, The Ied.rs,,s,. Iii
'o' be more anxious to rcpel, than We to be
exonera'ed from. No, they will never h. :.
come good republicans. They never did.
'uey never WIZ act with US. What has hap.
pe"ea l ) 5'ey are in opposition from sys.
'e'h' O "e quo od hoc---as TO this particular
me ssure. Like men, who have ruled il To-.
getner, there il kind of fellow seeiinp
between US. There is no doubt of ~
b9f as TO political principle, we are as
much as ever opposed. There /, most
excellent alkali by which to test our prn.
ciples' The Yazoo business is the begin
mag and The end, the alpha and omega Of
our alphabet. With that our differences
began, and with that they will end, and I
pray to God, tina, the liberties of The peo.
PIE may not also end with them.