Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-09

! Whatever the sovereign can give. consistent
win ti.c terms of that sove reignty he can take
tawzy
When the people have delegated power, thence
they can withdraw IL at the term agreed ON a.
| mong themselves.
And he is neither more nor less than a rebel
who resists or treats win irdisnity < insuit tho
constitutional mandate, fairly expressed by the
people.
In republic, man rises from the body of tho
people as cloud rises from the ear,h that the :
wisdom and virtue condensed in him may be dis
pSnsSa Tor 'Ae reIsshmeni of the ground whence
he sprung -s1
How beautiful, how welcome. when he de-.
sends gently from his elevation and giides
peaceful TO his original element,
How terrible. how dreadfui. when charged
with lightning he roars as he falls, and basts
when fallen: when he bursts in a tornado. and
descenis TO his original level rather as yisitati.
on than blessing!
To speak without aliegorv--
HOW noble spseeace does exhibit.
when he resigns placidly his power to The hand
which bestowed 1t /; and minscs wihout 4 muir.
rlur in the mass from whic;. nc has been seiea.
ed
How odisus and disgusting. on the contrary,
when Ne leaves the char of Office reluctant and
grumbling and curses the voice which awakes
him from the dreams of power!
Extract Of Letter from New. Orleans,
dated the 18th Jun.
shall leave this IA a few days, as the
place is becoming very sick,y from eight
10 ten die of day--i'Le fever has made
is appearance in the Fauxbourg
" rhs day>l counied The nurpher Of
flats here, which amounted 20 257, IN! 63
ships-4 loaded with AT cans tina, dis
graceful trade 10 America. The ma kes
here is much glutt.d with Hour, tobacco,
bacon, cotton aud hemp. Flour caunot
be sold for six dollars, tobacco s.o. at
hive and half, cotton slow a. twenty,
bacon cannot be sold at five dollars per
hundred-upwardso of $4,000 pou, d now
at market Pork aud LARD do we'll Purh
is from twelve and half to fourteen dol.
larsper barrel lard thirteen 10 fourteen
per hundred-whiskey seventeen cents
peach brandy one dollar.
On Friday last, the secretary and some
OF the attendants Of the Tunisian ambas-
sador, arrived at Boston. They arc 40 EN-
bark fer Africa in the United States brig
Franklin, which came to anchor off Fort
lndependence,( Boston harbor) on Thurs
day last.--Bost. pap.
The American intercourse bill after re.
cciving strong opposition in every stage
OF It's progress, has passed both houses of
the British Parliament. This bill lows
the governors of British colonies to open
their potts te American vessels, whene.
yer they shall think proper.
Mr. Adam AUX, of Hanover, Pennsyl.
vania, has made a clock which plays IL
tunes every quarter on the plan Of a hand
organ. He has made Two very handsome
chamber organs, and IS now making an
organ to be a part OF The Piano Fo,te,
which can be played separate or double.
Capt. Harvey, arrived at Boston. from
the havana, Informs. ,nat he left tnat
port on the 18th July, at which time there
were in The harbour 40 sail of American
vessels, SO of which arrived thece IN ,he
course Of two days. This circumstsncs
accustomed an immediate rise Of sugars,
and tall OF American productions. The
advance OF sugars was about so cents per
! quintai. Doliars very scarce, to per
cent being given in exchange for dou.
blooms. The article Of hogs lard, sold at
dollars per qi,lal, on the arrival of the
| above mentioned vessels!
Capt. Harvey further advises, that on
the TIN July, an English convoy from Ja-
malca, passed the Moro, win $50 sal,
under convoy of!hr 74's,4 frigates, and
sloops OF war, VIXEN they fell IN with
Hest OF Spanish sugar coasters, on their
way from the windward to tiayanoa, and
took and destroyed nsarlJ the whole
They were under the proie 6lion OF seve-
raj Ingger brigs aud gun boats.