Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-03-17

there is no personal attachment-it is noe
men the people follow, it is measures, and
both parties have given sufficient evidence.
that their highest characters are dismissed
and debased as soon as dere!ictioa OF prin-
c'ples IS Observation-Disclosures none.
could succeed to mislcad the people. That
the only thing which would favor 4 usurne,,
would be burdens and rcstraints-which
begct discontents and dispose the peoole.
to join any leader who would pror,;se ts
redress their grievances. That so far
from Bonaparte, Cromwell, or Caesar hav.
ing taken advantage OF weak governments.
or governments without energy, the trutly
is, that each OF them assumed their row
eminent, when the energies of their nations
were at the greatest he gat. That it was
the energies of miserable armies whicI,
formed the ladders upon which thew
successfully mounted to the thrones of their
respective nations, and which they could
NOT nave done, but for the armies, and
therefore proves the danger of such.
tempted by the success Of these HIGH ex-
amples, and this opinion OF federalists, col.
Burr, late the second in-ofIice, and second
to no man in talcnts aud intrigue, has bro't
on the trial of this disputed point. His
means we're such as were to be expected.
hign promises and expectations to his fol-
lowers. But although his attcmDt was IN
the weak side of the government, vet he
never found place where he dare to ra;s-
ms standard. He has fed before the peo-
PIE ne went to revolutionize, and is at
length induced to surrender himself their
prisoner. Here then Is decision. This
question IS no lonSera point ofdspute. It
is not now question about safety without
he
It's relative-.4re rve safe 7uh ene5.ev ?
In answering this question, let it be re-
membercd colonel Burr had no army
General wilkinson was tempted and fell
not : but let it he supposed for a moment
burr had had an army, or Wilkinson had a
| i'ttle less virtue and carried his army To
relieve Burr, what might have been ex-
| pected a small army over-awes a great
many civil men, but whatever mirht hsve
Oeen the issue, we now behold clearly. that
an the danger which existed, arose from
the army, that little patch of energy and
that II that army was ten times as rrrea+.
our security would be ten times less than
tnot regiment existed. Put a general at
ne mead Of twenty thousand men, and even
the president Will not dare offend such ee-
neral but it the president and general unite
! the people are 1T their mercy.
J but what wi!lyou do in time of war
says man OF energy.
Keep out of it, SAYS man Of reason.
Inc nation which rue5 on jus ice and reason.
mas me same securi'y for peaoe w en- a quak p
mas III ms soce'y and NC see 10 4 ceriain'y that
/ HenS prepared tor war has not saved ore of the
| governments Of Europe from It's calamites.
II Is next 10 impos III hat he United siatse
can nave cause Of wiki any power of T.u-
! rope unless II originates abour foreign c,,,
'ne'ee and It'll equally Impossible TO f,.ce a
commerce by a war. Hence war IS no measure
Tor us and no wise administration will ever pro.
pose one,
! On the other hand, we find even I ~e,,.5v f,-.
restraints on commerce. in reason. il, Justice
though this too, has been sputed bv ,hc mar.
| ties. While the one has denounced non. in,nor.
! iaton. as weak. foolish. provoking measure.
the other has relied upon it in preference 20 :.
nersy or war and the result is complete proof
| of its efficacy.
Eng and 'rcats under ,hc existence of a non.
| lmPor 7'ion law and Yields to Jefferson and
| republican administration what the n.roc at,,ap
Warrington, nor war king Adams with he
unanimtr of the first, and Partially of the last
could never obtain.
Here then is proof positive in favor of Justice
aud reason. and against enerry.
10 deny the force OF these decisions in set-
Ting the qTestions which have divided tbe n.y.
ties, IS as unfair and unreasonable as for the
deotor 10 deny the payment of = debI, when a
bond becomes due
Asto France we will say morning, becarse we
nave no reason TO complain Of nor to ceaf her
power rs we were prosecuting no measure a.
ga'nse her bnt the contrary, for even her all
conquerlng emperor voluntarily exarnDts y.
from his decree Of universal BLOCKADE which
| can only he viewsd as mcasure Of Justice due
20 our peaceabe habits, and ,he importance NJ our
commercial Influence and to dat s., stem, which
torbids our sending ambassadors TO Cons:as.i-
nople. or to Lisbon, 70 Prussia. or 10 Swis,er-
land TO be the emmissaries of other govern.
ments.
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