Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-11-03

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| OF the conversation between the President
aud ihem, ". should wish TO have an.
swers % a few questions oG some import.
ance. We should wish, in the FIRST place,
To know whethey these Witnesses wer,
! (previous 10 that conve-salion) federaI,ts
or republicans, friends CT foes o! the admi.
nis,raiion. we viii not pretend to say
that a .ftderoi'sf 81 honcf sud veracity. can
no, G'vS faiihiU! statement, sti>gsi such
a statement IS IL, 6e!ieVcs to be faithiull
Of the language and sentiments Of r6.
fU6heon j; bus, when We consider the force
Of prejudice, and the great difference
which he omission or insertion OF few
~0rds may make in the meaning OF q
sentrccc, we think II very probable tina;
person of federal principles cordially
detcNiing the frosidcn;, aud viewing ali
his words ard stNous through iaund,c
Sd nedinnl nigh, without any evil in
teoUou. d'sculor tlem Ia sorar degree, III
representing them 10 ut5sr people. II
those gentlemen are ieGsrs.lsls, i, might,
therefore, be necessary TO cross.eXa.
mine them Gule, as % the more INMATE
particulars which passed in th.ir ioter,
view "iih ,lc President esr,c'aiy IA
they have thought proper 10 coDmuci-
cafe only Two expressions which fell ON
him IN the course - lhai interview, and
have not de,alcd the WHO'S conversation.
We would ask them, when the President
expressed "hIs ferSugs,o;! MGl me Jieghls
| u tlr UatIed States YcTs z1ai3Ks far rrar
win Britain" whether ne did not add q
nr 10
Cludu such a treaty With US as would Sc
cure cur rights from vi laiiou or, ir case
she shonid gersevere IN her career OF ~
preston and injustice towards as, which
had commenced aud continued Amos
without iu.efmission long before the ia't
url0ra Hsf.d ami h,rrid eV,rcgr I; or wortis
10 ihai or a similar eff g. Wien he sad
g France has hihS aud 7re RGU. S. men,"
vas he no; speaking of our resources in
ne CU,nt of wa,, net coos;Aelfd as a
hug 6eferH.iR'd ujisH. bu, coming "a p
II he :posc IN The la Ell sense, was there
any improperly in the sentiment which
lie uttered ?-lf We alc compelled TO go
10 war, will il not he prudent 10 get all
! the assistance which can be rb' ans 4 f.om
foreign powers wi,hru, endangeFicg cur
national SAFETY aud Independence, or com
promitticg any of our rights? And was
act this lhe conduct of The patrints of A
mef'ca during he late revolutionary war
D:d he President talk ol making any ga
{ cglicea 10 f:2 &C, FOR he purpo>e of ob
( isiniGr le' sd y d he even say shy thing
ci AZ aiisece w!'h France. or of any Goa.
nexion with thai country, farther than
you'd necessarily result from Co
! operation With hex against The common
| en=my Did be speak cf furnishing
! FTench 'ss s~la sab o4r sscm,,l, OF of man
ui"g ~ 2 fheAl Ships 20 be- purchased q
! borrowed !uA, F!urcl
Ans9-e5y 10 oil Tie, questions are i'm.
! po''a. I, a,d, inlsaa ii,d:spen.jbiy ueces.
oaTy for rug undsrs.S ii g Of he Prcsi
dsn;'s mtae!"g ---tu,ii ,hcse OTIS aer,
= are fuiniohe5, re mas. BE- lett to lsrm
,sur o"n concln2ioass ard whaa We Goa
s;der the constant psc &c tenor of the
Presidents administrators and the Uni
form iairness AID Eapar'ia'isy Of his Goa
duct towards France aud Great BU;sjn
ne cannot he 81, LIS 20 fprm them sar
recliy 1t u lonl, to tie measures o
The GoYe'nocHl, eh.ch have certainly +.
ways ey.nGcd a sincere disposition 81,
observe good luii aGd jug,lce With ii
netions, and ,ocGAgate grace and harm6
ny wi,h all" and Fan rhess msas4rtts (no
from short. and. perhaps, garb,ed &C
count OF Il few casuai words If The PIE
sident, which may lave been misunder
stood or miJeprescnfed) " may viii
proprie'y decide wheihcr those worth,
gentlemen (whose names are not known
were right 10 calling the President {"
herfect Frenchmsn.'
The remarks Of the Editor Of the I.edt
er are such as might have been expfAec
from the fcdersl or rather British poIilcs
! which nave generally been advoca ed IL
tha, paper. According to bis old Gus
tom (Which at one time we had hoped ID,
outage on the Chesapeake bad induced
him 10 abandon,) he argues very warm
! y for the interest Of Great Britain con
lending against the claim of our govern
ment that all persons sailing under IN,
! American flag should be projected by il
with as much zeal SIS ir he had been en-
pIoyed by the British Consul for that ex
press purpose. But, to make a slloW o
| a little Amertcan spirit at The conclusion
he inserts long sZtraGl from flashing.
TINS farewell address
We shall take no farther notice of hi,
remarks, except to declare tina; inparti.