Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-20

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Prints.
"In my next, I intend to put uhon
.ecoro the lies OF a week, published in the
'nnooh daiiy newspapers, to describe the
Oily ana baseness of the proprietors or
'oi.ors OF which rs task that will not
mae rsake, because it would be impossible,
,Ven II could borrow the eloquence of Drv-
'eh OF 'Jtwiv, that any description should
NOT '2ii tar short of the reality. There is
: however one thing which can do, S, which
never vet nave done and that is, to en-
pose, IN detail the venalitv of this press.
:" shew now the proprietors sell their
of praise and what sums thrv
receive for hush-monev."
In another place the same fohicis dwelt
"O0n' III connection with the prnhigate PEE
cn'lation Mt Dawson, the exposure of
whose fraud our renders mav recoIIrct in
the ,mne 'chment of Melville.
"When Dawson raised his corns. b;e
name accompanied with an extolling ofhis
llberalitv. his public shirt and his lovaltv
lnpeAred M the newspapers every day.
The paragraphs were. 7 dare cav. draw,
mp bv inset, for they were illiter,te and
gross; and they were paid for at ruinea,
or, in some Of the papers Mt half guinea.
perhaps, piece. ANY man, or anv wo
nan, no matter who or what. NAV nnrchase
pra1Se ar the same price and at the same
hands. Yet, th S is the press we boast of
rs the reformer Of morals. the mirror, n
truth, the nurse Of science and of virtue.
ana the check upon tvrants and public rob-
ners Never was there so vile traffic as
int Carried on by this press A thousand
thousand times better would il he that IN re
s'ou'd We no press at all existing The
trade OF bawds and pimps have been de-
cred; hut, whether as % its intrinsic base
ness or as to i's evil effects upon society.
IS wren innocence compared to the trade
~ 1'e preSS, when practiccd as above des-
cr'Drd. Nor docs the English pencil Weld.
IN lhlS respect. % the press A LARGE nor
tr.lt vt Dawson has been exhibited ar the
nr'nt shops IN fI0ndCr. by the side of those
ut Mr. Fox, and lord Nelson. hpt ON Non-
dav last, when the third report had begun
N ne subject Of General conversation. II
was taken down What shocking hasencs.
IS this! do not believe that An eou,1 10 !,
rs to he found in the history If INV nation
upon earth. This man has, understand
Neen recently purchasing laroe estates in
northumberland ten nf our hcst ,,irta,.c
ave now emploved hv h IN To paint nicures
| ar an enormous price for the fi,rn;sbipc "a
gallery which he has design of erect
'rP, tohe called "be po7isoy Caller, ~,
tie anpe1rS literally tn roll in riches IN
pend gold bv handfu's, To ,yallov :, Irx,,,
r1H- "fa'l sorts. while hundreds E rbcrs.,,f1s
ut the peon'e Of ENGLAND. from wboee MO
0ertv and labor his riches have heer e,
tortcd, arc. some of them. Iivipp IN con
slant dread ofthe tax gatherer. and o,bar.
wasting qwav fer want of snfTiciencv e,.e,
ct bread. And, fhiS is me stair ortb;,,oo
to preserve which, his friend Mr. cbe.;
dan, calls upon us, in his hours of ;oII;,,,
too, "to sacrifice the nccessaries of lie ,
Good God How is it possible, that wc can
ne worse served, or more cruelIv insuIted
Not word. however, of complaint do we
hear upon this subject, from those base and
'"teStable d'ilv newspapers with which the
metropolis swarms"
we are next presented with view If
the astonishing rise in the price of bread
During ten years ending 1880, the ave.
rage price of the quartern loaf was ri
During the next ten years il was 10
In the beginning of 1907, the same loaf
sells for Is. Sod"
1t is added
" 1t is well known, that in this courtrv
we have not for several years past nro,lnc,
ed enough of Corn for the food of orr own
people, and of the beasts EMPLOYED IN tbe
uil1Se otCur land, and to frIrn Sin meat. ard
there is very little doubt, that the de6cien-
cy IS yearly increasing; for, thouph the
quantity OF corn raised may be augmented
by new enclosures, and AN improved Svs-
TEN OF agriculture, yet there is fbuut.,pt
reason TO convince us, that the demand for
corn IS still more augmented, by reason ne
our increasing population"
we have next glowing picture oF rho
effects oftyranny, addressed to Lord G. ren-
vile, drawn in Cobbet's best stvIe
10 the latter part ofyour Lordshjp's
queS.Ih / nave no answer; for, am de-
cIdedly OF opinion, thar, whether men are
OF blac or white skin, it is abominablv
wicked to deprive the many of the mean.
OF la0oring /or their ozvn adOa1foge. anI
to compel them 10 labor /ot. tie hr. Sf ofrbs
fe7o. And, my lord, such is NV wav of
thinking upon this subject, that tho mn.
preston IS, In my estimation, precisely The
same IN point Of guilt, whether the on1res-
sed party go by the name of pauber ~.
mat OF slave. / attach, nv lori, very H.
tle Importance to mere words; and To me
1t signifies little by what name mr. titIe e.,
eNecTaole oppressor be known. Nor. ms,
lord am j TO be at all amused win Oh!
tax OF freedom, heard from the moutbs &c
some foreign tyrants, as the Devil is e,;d
70 quote scripture more glibly than =. 6cIJ
preacher; i look at the man and he 49,,
a'uon and, 1t find, that he labors solely
Tor the proht OF others that the fruit If
ms TABOR IS drawn away, whether bv visi-