Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-06-10

" w natever real grievances America has to
urge against us will, we are persuaded be re.
dressed and asoned. There are points however,
on which we cannot fa,'er her W III much hopes
OF success Sne c,nno' expect that the English
government will 80 far concede to The C amors
OF het merchants, as To rfice the principles OF
our navigation laws 10 their pre,ensicns of W hat
they call " neurai rights"
The New York -Ev-riug Post, contains the
following ar'ice, VIII this difference that the
Post reidices At what ,eg-ei &c entirely agree
in the conclusions deduced Il ON the fa6is which
that paper states:
'' The resolution of TIE Society IF sbie o,asrs
81 G'eat Britain, we think s9uln, very strongly
athwau the Interests of neutrais -Notvithstand-
ing the exec a ions which some of the leading
demoe'0hs p ints among us have heaped upon
Mr. Pr. we do noi believe the netu ministry viii
be found one with more a's6OSed TO jGvor our PIE
tensions hban .5e last. What nave we TO exDsS
iron i0rd Crcnville the most deie' mined and p-o
6a6fr the a6les' daversay If aeuiyat yig6,s of any
man in Europe! Let NOT deceive ou, se.ves -.
There is great point in issue between the coun.
tries; one the other nut yield--it viii nor be
Great britain during rhe existence of her prescott
Cabinet" How long her eabnei or her yJvern.
nie1t may exist as prague mankind, Is aow.
ever very probematicai.l -Aa,o,a.
The Legislature of Massachusetts, met
on the 2sIh ul:. In he sena,e is votes
were given to jain Bacon, (republican)
and Is 10 II. G. Gus. Qedera,ist) as
Speaker. Ofcourse there was no choice.
The same attempt was repeated, attended
by the same result, four successive times,
when it was determined thai the senior
member ofthe body should preside pro.
empore. In the House of Representatives
463 members attened, OF which 257 voted
Tor Perez Morton, trepubhcan) and ao4
for Timothy Bigelow, Qedeia) as Spen-
ker.
1t is hence reduced to certainty that
the House of Represcn auves al, decided.
ly republican,. We Offer our cong, atula.
tons on this event.
The election in New-York has termi-
na,ed in the choice of fifteen REPUBLICANS
and fzYo federaLSfs and not in the choice
of three federaiists, as stated on the autbo-
rity Of New.Yolk Print. Is not this
complete triumph of the republicans a
demonstration That, however divided the v
may be on local concerns, they are firmly
united in the maintenance IF national
principles. and the support OF those who
administer their national cocerns in the
trne spirit at republicsnism
The following is specimen of the a.
Dimaied and jryful stream in which The
National Kgls ha l. the new political era
in Massachusetts,
PROUDLY triumphant be the spirit
OF repubhcanis'n. Yhts d0y is Massschu
sets regenerated in political pr,uci
pie. To day .EederoEsm is disrobed of the
attire OF Office and the government res.or
ed to the confidence Of its friends and he
custody OF its trainers. Let the hearts
OF freemen be cheerful, for We have now
Joy over ,epeDiant sjuner. THIS day shall
be an epoch in lbe history of ,he nation.
America will be enlivened by the return of
an important member TO the family of the
uuIon. The prodIgaliiad been long enstran.
ged from domestic harmony-thrice vel
come be her restoration to the paths Of
integrity. No event since the change in
The national executive has been more pro.
pitious. Massachusetts, the most veal
Thy, the most extensive, and the most
powerful Of the United States, has been
for FIVE years arrayed in hostility against
the administration Of the constitutions
Intelligent and independent as are Der
citizens, they have been made the suieets
Of deiUsIon, subscribing the designs OF
ambition. Deception has been their guide
falsehood and folly their leading strings.
The pretensioes Of federalism were plau.
sible, & the honest yeoman was uncoBsci.
Gus of her articles. She boosted Of ds
| interested motives, and the idustrious ma
chaRic suspended not her measures. She
| arrogated an illustrious reputation, ano
assumed the name of WASHING ron, would
fain have persuaded the world that she
inherited his mantle also. WAsnIYGroS
became the rahyIng word to eleelioneer
ing asperity, Of as much u3e in the con
test as the incarnation ofjuggters, diyertins
the attention from the vileness of the inn
posture But the principles of that grea
man were as abhorrent to the policy of fe
deralists as the virtues of his character I,
their arts of basepess. He cultivated
spirit OF harmony, they speak the Ianguag
OF discordance. He died in praxsss 70