Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-02

tizans or ma, ambitious republican, ?.
" niong Us, must now see The islacy OF
I"their drss ms and The absolute necessiiy
''of comm King all car npb.ic concerns
'alo The hands oftbosr.'' no vii, be least
likely 10 encourage insoient req,isi,iuns,
"& invite a foreign dictator, auihorily."
This. Americans is plain language.
You msst withdraw your Confidence from,
ADD abolish the power OF those, who have
most happily preserved you FROM fore ign
connections, and from foreign wars--and
put your confidence in others, who are
ready TO surrender the independence Of
their country TO our ancient task fsas,ers,
because they pretend to entertain fears
from the ambition and strength Of Bona
parte. Was there ever any thing more
absurd than to cx2eG that the people Of
the U. States, in order TO guard against
unauthorized fears from Bonapaftc, would
surrender more TO the king of G.. Britain,
than Bonapar,e would ask even if we
we're vanquishcd and depended upon hi,
mercy1 Nobody believes that he would
even If we were ovsr,hrown in war
which We had provoked, be compelled to
submit TO more ignominious terms than
were granted to Austria. He would mol
aay THAI France should govern the seas;
thatthe subjects of foreign natious should
be seized and compelled 10 fight again.,
their consciences, their rights and their
country. And yet NE find, that thers are
Americans, whose prejudicies induce
them to surrender all thi; and more TO the
Ssi,ish, because Bonapar.e denies these
usurpations to that government.
Terrible az the prosra6ts which are af.
forded by this measure wouId be. It's
admitted that a co. opersUos with Groat
Bri'ain ought 10 be desired If Bcnapar,e
by his conduct, proved that lie did really
intend 70 snbjusate the rest of Europc,
and to render himself the universal so.
march Of that portion of the giobu.
Ssrasge indeed thai the most feeble un.
dsrsteodiag does not teach these deluaed
draa,ners siiak Bonsparte cannot be eun.
wise, as to indulge in theories ard pro.
Jscss which would not filta dsrest them.
seires- How often has it happsnss ,hs,
such esfcnsive and gigantic proiet, l,aye
been overthrown by thsir own weight and
incnngrn;'s THE pages ofhistory have
hvought before US, the extensive empires
of the Medas, & Pertains, the Habsiony-
ara, the MacedonSsns, and tn. Romans,
ard inlstsr times the donations of Clovis,
Caariemagne and the proisSts Of Lewis
the fcurtsenth--at this moment the
empirs ofthe Turks, so IAtsly the acourye
and terror OF half the woria, is sinking into
state OF inb;ciliiy and will aoon Sytt7,ap.
pear.
THESE empires have srasped at too
much Honsparts takes caution from the
great examples. He has circu7nscr;bed
the lirni,s Of that empire over which he
Prssides, and nsither suffers the ,.rrors
OF conisderatsd nations, nor tbs saYant2.
ses oil bis own succsss to change his
plans. IN this consists his wisdom. In
this consists the prospects of Peace and
na1icnsl concord in Europe. Were il no,
-, would hs have surrendered twenty
millions Of conquered Germans to Ger.
man ruisrsl--Would he have retrsceS
his Victorious steps and given to ths con-
quersd countries examples of clsmency,
which cannot fail to endsar him to their
hearts -
The defaRers of Bonaparte, pretend
taat the princes ct Bavaria, Write mburg
and Baden, are no more than Satarps or
Viceroys or Governors of provinces; ,kis
is necessary TO their projscis, because, if
they should, in single ins,anc. adult the
truth, it they ever allow the people of Il.
merica to understand the details. and that
Bonapsrte has 10 fact siyon up to these
princes great dominion, that he a4ks no.
thing from them, except en- honest and
honorable dissIarge of pubic du,ies,
thsn it will be impossible to persuade
them that he entsrtAins designs which are
hostile TO the Americas stales, and threat.
On TO endsnger our Independence. II
will be equally impossible TO prove ,ha,
Eonapsrte hes not most honestly observed
his promises, so solemnly made aud 90 of.
ten repeated ,"fhafhe commended for ne
retiose ofFrance, and fae hsff.i,iess of ne
world" .As .dMFsIcxy.
Returns Of votes for Governor Of Mas
sachuscits had been reeaiyed at Boston
on the 25d ult. from 40i towns; from
which appears that
Mr.. Strong had ss,2os
Mr.. Sullivan SASS