Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-07-29
FROM THE AURORA.
@LOoK OUT FOR BREAKERS"

Ertract ola letter from gentleman IL,
the City Of Washington, dated lSth Ju-
.iy, TO his friend here.
" At this critical period, when the natl
on is again threatened with an attack from
our deadly and inveterate foe-I presume
you have no objections to receive OCCASION
ally, letter from your old friend, contain
ing some information of what is going on at
the seat of government. Our last news
from the southwark, states the sailing of
the piratical feet Immediately after they
had recc we'd the Presidents proclamation
They felt no inclination to taste some of
the Norfolk red hot forced meat balls,
thanks to the spirit of rs, which continues
to animate the sons of patriotic sires.-I
am firmly settled in my opinion, that the
state of things in which we are at present
placed, has been produced by the leading
federal and Burr Partisans. They have
not ceased TO represent in the miserable
prints devoted to their use, that we are 4
divided and discontinued people, that the
executive of the United States is at the
head OF desperate party, despised by the
great body OF our citizens, that he posses
ses no energy, that he is willing at all times
to offer up the sacrifice of national charac-
ter and interest, for the preservation of the
presidential chair, and his own personal
ease and emolument, and that our next ma
tIonal existence depends upon close uni
on with Great Britain. such have been
the disSraceful sentiments uttered by riem
who are enjoying the blessings of liberty
and ease, under the Only free government
on the face of the earth->and such are the
sentiments re-echoed within the walls Of
Congress, by some men calling themselves
the representatives OF the people --Calcu-
lating upon this Information. BRIAN has
made the experiment. She will be convin-
ced OF her error. After such characters
have brought US to this s!tuation--it might
havebeen supposed, that a conscious sense
OF their own trditerous conduct, would have
induced them TO retire before the frowns
of an indignant and insultcd people. But
no! we find those Political 7oeathercocks
Can, at all times, accommodate themselves
to a leading wind They are now The most
forward in procldiming their attachment
to the admlnistr alton They can pledge
their lives, their fortunes and their sacred
honor, with as much fdcil ty and ease as
they formerly could drag from his family
poor democratic printer at Reading, and
infiict murderous punishment upon him
at the public market place: with as much
facility and ease, as thirty armed ruffians
commenced the attack upon VIM Duane,
and left him almost lifeless weiterIng in his
blood: with as much fac lily and ease, as
an acquitted murderer could discharge the
contents of pistol into the breast OF an in
nocent and amiable youth, in the face of
monday: with as mich facility and ease,
as they could force maniacs and murderers
into the loathsome cell OF prosecuted pa
triot.
81 wish it to be undertood, that do not
mean to apply the observations n. We made
10 the mass of federalists--a Uast mGjori-
ty Of these deiHded people, have been led
astray by the arts and designs ofthe impo-
sing feS0---and are fast returning to a sense
OF duty to themselves, and their country.
/ cannot sufficiently admire and applaud
the patriotism Of our fellow citizens in for
ming military associations for the protec-
ton of our country.
"But | wish them to appoint for their
leuderS, men who are knogUn for their m
DEFEATING attachment TO the present adui-
jstratiOn, & not those who deserted them in
the hour of danger but can you my rcpu5-
lican friend, for a moment suppose, that
some of those would-5e-leaders here, some
of those who arc now the most 6oisterous
in their expression Of patriotism, declared
very short time since that Burr was an
innocent man, a Fcr8ccUlcd character, and
SNp'~.r' VI 'i"t'S' '''e' WV tic"chS dt tbe
scat of government would shew their at.
fachmsHt TO him By public dinner Among
these is choice Shirt of the best bLood
under whose kind and hos1ifubie roof Urea.
sons were hatched, tire bosoDi friend of Day,
ton and the devoted tool of the profiCatt
and abandoned traitor Burr---a suyknt
eTtEgiHg ycC'lhaHf---yet such is the fact
more of this hereafter.
"At some Of the meetings that have bees
held az this city for the purpose Of raisin,
volunteer corps many cfthe most inveterat,
enemies 81 TIC Observation-Disclosures q IN,
advocates and devoted tools of Aaron Burr