Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-23

merce OF the world would wage eternal
war to accomplish their purpose. The
death Of our too celebrated minister has
|however materially altered the state of af.
fairs; if their sentiments are not chang.
ed their influence is annih;lated they
have no longer the power 10, embroil the
world for the furtherance of their own
specuiations and pecula,ions.
| The new ministers, more moderate
and more enlightened, will think pursue
different course of policy the door of
investigation will at least be open and the
American minister will not again com.
plain OF injuries without being attended
10. Pitts satellites deprived of all their
lustre by the extinction Of the meteor
whose infamed rays they only refieeled,
are sunk into complete obscuri,y and in i.
significance. There is great deal of Ia.
lent, hope of integrity too in the new
administration. Their plans are not yet
developed, but il is understood they mean
10 govern BY acquiring The confidence,
not exciting the alarms of the people !;
they mean fairly to disclose TO them all
the dangers of the situation in which the
folly and rascality OF the late ministers
had exposed them, and call upon them TO
exert their energies to extricate them.
selves the system of alarm is 10 cease /;
the suspension of the Ha6eas Cor,tus ACT
is TO die natural death, as it has already
done IN Ireland.
~ Is rumored that the king who is
growing the old man very fast, mea ere
long TO retire from public business; the
prince will of course be appointed regent !;
such measure will create a new era in
British politics the demon of secret in
Ifuence which has during the whole of
the present reign SO closely beset the
throne, and the banefu effects of which,
have been SO widely and unfortunately
felt. is already nearly broken ;-and re,
gency must complete the work; then mi
nisters will go TO their work unfettered.
You know am not sanguine in my ex-
pectaiions of much public benefit from
The services OF any set of men. Power
kno1r 10 be dangerous thing, even in the
hdnas Of The most virtuous, in 20 much as
1t is OF all things the most likely to temp;
them 10 swerve from virtue. A reform
OF system therefore is the only radical
cure for our evils. There is, however,
one circumstance in favor of the people,
with the present ministry !; they have
characters 10 lose, and SOME of them high
ones. Mr.. Fox / think canno, and will
not, at this time Of life, pursue measures
that will hazard his well earned fame; he
must act upon those principles which he
has for SO many years been looked up 10
as the great champion of; he and his col.
leagues have most arduous task before
them, to retrieve The country from tho die
astrous situation which the errors Of the
iass forty gears have plunged i: into, is an
Hciculean task; time only can she's how
they will perform it.
"Piu died most oppoftunely for his
own feelings; he could not possibly have
stood the present Session of parliament
he knew it, and died broken hearted.
The total miscarriage Of all his schemes
and the i'npenetrable gloom that hung
over the affairs Of the continent preyed
upon his naughty spirit and completely
broke it. The world must Judge Of his
talents Better Than friends or enemies,
there can be no mistake in saying that he
shone rhore In speculation than in prac.
tee, and tia: although his eloduence rave
cur ency to theories that were plausible,
their reduction TO practice dissolved the
charm aud the deception stood exposed
to view in features of horrid deformity.
He has been held to be a great 6nancier,
and il must be allowed he possessed grttt
skill in the arfs Of The fnancier, for he has
raised the national debt TO an amount
which has surpassed all anticipation and
which must excite establishment to con-
template it, he once you remember too
boosted of his love of liberty, he found
the press free, and the constitution unim.
paired; he has left the one in fetters the
other in jeopardy; it must be allowed in
one word that his talents were only prac.
iicai in evil and speculative in good.
",fbe committee of the commons is
proceeding with the impeachment Of Mel
vile (Iate Dondas) they have clearly trac.
ed the 10000 pounds, which he refused
to account for, and have grounded ano.
Their article of impeachment on it. Trot.
ter persisting in his refusal to answer
questions, they last week committed him
to the custody of the SERGEANT at arms I;
this brought him to his recollection, and
he has made full disclosure, and having
BUNDLED Himself before the house they
discharged him ---they will yet | trust