Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-09-13

fo-cs shall remsin one year. 10 bear date
t m heir restitution to the KDlgh's; and
If ,at the expiration at this term. the qr
der should not have raised for,e suffi
ent, in the Judgment Of he guaranteeing
powers TO garrison the island and de
Tendencies, such as is specified in the pa.
ragraph, the Ncapolitan troops shall con
tirue there. until they snail be replaced
by force deemed sufficient by the said
powers"
Every reader who hes allowed his mind
to take an upfet,crei range who has TO,
been entaogled by old and petty prejud,
css. or duped by the dog,nas of popular
damagogue, must be satisfied that he
foregoing illustrations are unanswerab'y
true He viii even in despite of his owa
wishes and habits, be C mpeiied 20 inn
bibr new opinions upon Questions which
have been heretofore oSscuscd and per
pl xrd by the mos, malignant N srepre
sensations. If all readers were OF this de-
scrlption, there would be no rational in
ducement for adding to the force OF what
has been said, or to give additional lustre
to those things which appear, as resplen
deut as the meridian sun, or as pelucid
a, the lmpid Stream. Unforiunately for
there are other persons, who are either too
stupid to understand, too proud TO acknow
i.dge, or too ,ndolent 10 reject; who like
magples parrots, & mcnkie., chatter and
pcate, what they have head, chartered and
pIaied by others WHO ei;her do not, or
will no, comprehend the most positive
facts, or mos plain proposil'ons--and
FL up, by degrading and dsgraceGul
Glamour aud vor.lerayion, that vacancy
which is accustomed by ignorance and OBJ
stinacy. Ii is 10 repel The Impressions
made by these AID 'heir conf1deratcs, that
the writer has found it necessary TO dc
scend from hat elevated position iroIs
which his nnd has taken into It's scope,
the wide range OF historical aud political
science, from whence he has viewed at
\ glance, the grand iational ties and the
grcs, Just and benevolent relations by
which civilized man should every where
indent,iy The high attributes of his nature,
by aih, atoms with his fellow man. Yet
Il - for such as these that il is necessary
to use repelng ,esumny. Il is thai The
delIdcrs may be driven into the shades
of Jbscuriy or overwhelmed by resistiess
t'u.hs !, IS 10 compel them 10 fly 10 81
rl~nce for refuge, or 10 extort some hnnora
inade and established authorities have
been referred %.
This eXa!.ed and triumphing stile will
be imputed 6y sons, either 10 arrogance
OF vanity. Be- i, SO. Il was well known,
before the frs, sentence of these discus
sious was written, that the aubjeSt was
unpopular, that the stile and endcncies vt
,he writings wour' BE- equally so, aud that
il would be impossible, TO Oh an gene
raj apprehension, and particularly with
those ca Is sc char tGteis which have been
motto d If the truth should be revealed {:
Aud as we'll known that ,hou4ard, would
gladly embrace an opportunity of expos
ing eYciyttans gccssion. Lex them s ye an.
'swers 10 ,he following lnterrlgatories
VIZ The iemporafy circulation Of few
rplsusible folsrhoods 10 relation 10 the c.
vents 81 tur"p-s change their conavquen
crs! WIZ nos the great revolutions and
charBes Of The cas- ern hemisphere, 20 on
without interruption N spite Uf all tina, c q
be aid nt done by The united forces &C. IN
America? SVh2t are the benefits which
car bt expected by propaga,ng hat ne.
Yer happened, or believing wha, never
existed Is it good tina; The Americans
should be deceived aud nisled, that they
Inay be entangied III he Ieud, OF E.ifope
l.el hose whose hearts are devoted 10
such miserable shifts offer some sort of
iu>i,hcaiion. IT'S impossible Eyemhar.
dih0od usclG has not We, arrived at such
a heIeht - Oh no! Coffee houses. layerns,
courthorses, or other public places,
whereeve"y nc says ~hs he chuses are the
The tie, where these chaiterers and pral
fe's fepes. he vie lessons which they
have either pb,bsd, ar Been insiiucted TO
retsi' DotheY believe illem selves! Then
LEI their opinions be defe,.ded. Do4hcy
utIef ~ha. they disb=lleve Then let he
nestY * candor prevail Iel ,be mask be Ia
hcnoH; letthem throw themselves upon he
Inercy Of an of nded and injured public,
aud by the caudor and sincerity Of their
recaDtsiions enu,le themselves to the be
Eeii o!lorgiveness.
PACiFICATOR.
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