Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-06-24

lNffPENDENCEi close at hand ye,
no preparations appear to have betn made
in RiChni- nd for its eel bra;icn We dc
not believe this apparent apathy TO spring
from anv want of patriotism among the in
habtants; but we merely give the hint to
awaken their attention to the subject.
HESRHo, June 90, 1908.
Mr.. PLEA5ANTs,..-I, and all my neigh
bors, arerhishly pleased with the patriotic
spirit which is now displayed in the United
States, by the encouragement given to the
manufacturers of our country But we
should be delighted. to firdthat every friend
otthe u. States, would innediateiy solemn
lyeng2gc each to each, and announce TITO the
wTr'y, that taey W II fvom henceforth, alb
Siam from the use of all for, ign articles os
clothing, and viii glosy Ias every hatriol
in'eXery country ought in wearing the
HomeSpm of their respective States.
Were IL once known ,hat the people OF
the United States were thus disposed, nct
only every private spinning wheel d loom
would be Instantly set to work but manl
o. the besi weaNCrs Of ENGLAND. Scotland.
ireland, France, Lady, Holland, &c sc
~euld slip over to US, and manufactures of
Cloth, Gotten. cslicoes, muslinS, linen of e.
very knd, and. even silks, would soon be
brought TO great perfection amongst us
and 50 would every other domestic ANU.
tacture, which we would solemnly engage
TO use in preference to foreign. Then
should We BE- rN'ependeut in fact and rot
IN name. Ehen should we convince the
people OF Europe, chat we never Will be
dependent on them | am
AN ASSOCIATOR OF i774.
Mr.. PLEAsAE1s
VIII r,tfit-ea -
in bis ns X;paper tie following ohscr, ations
on the present aspect Which the contest for
the presidency OF tlie United States presents
to his mind.
THE question who shall be the next pre-
sident OF the u Statesis becoming every day
more and moe interesting. The federal
ISIS battered by their temporary success in
Massachusetts, begin 20 lool. forward Bold
iy (and, may truly say, hresuMh luousiu }
to the complete ascendancy nf their party
throughout. the United States. To sucrr a
degree indeed are they elated with their
delusive triumph, that now, it is suggested
they viii not be contented with setting up a
republican against a republican candidate,
but arc determined to try their fortune
once more with a man If their own stamp
Charles CofeSz0orM Pinckat1y, II seems, is
to undergo political resurrection from the
dead, and To rise all at once into the chair
OF state provided a Sufficient mass of tort
ism, of foolish discomfort with the present
administration, or of discord among the re
pu7licans, can be found in the United
States
UNION, therefore, becomes peculiarly
important at this lime to the tt,zfe HBTc 6
and sound democrats in every quarter. for
the purpose of disappointing the daring ex..
pectations OF their enemies. But from the
bitter opponents of MIR. MADISON, (who
pass theinse YES under false culorS as re
publcaps) from the violent Gin, on7ous and
Cheetha7aites, this desirable uni-- with the
friends ot their country is not to he EXPECT
ed. The Language of the London newsDa. -.
pers is not little remarkable on this coca.
sion. strong fellow feeling and mutual
understanding appears to exist be- een IL,
editors 81 those papers aid the Gin oniqns
tor they take the liberty, in London, (eveu
before II was generally known IN This cum.
~ that Clinton was to be run for the pre-.
sidency, and lioHroe for the vice presidcn.
Cyl Of progncsticatine, (apparently avifi
great Z tcGSNre, J the SUCCESS of - those ma.
derafe characters, Clinton anil Hgonr9e. ,
ascandidateS iOr those several Offices Thi.
orcums ance imports "a great dcil: indeed
II evinfcS IN intimate connection be. ygeen the
tHHfoniH1s and the r. fV OF British parry
to such degree, that thc former viii pro.
ba6iy sooner cnalesce wth the latter and
8.te thciryctes 10 PinckHcv, dian join the +,
cf-aera1t associates, til, SINCERE republi.
cans, and elect The worthy. The wise, al,e
really Sfoderafe l5s far as good sense and
discretion can entite MIN to that eplthet'
Madison.
Ii would no doubt be more agreeable tc
the CheefhaBlitcS to see the aged CI0to,
Presiden., whose eniecb!ed mind they nome
TO govern at pleasure, and from whom they
might get . larger porto Of the loaves arc
fishes; bar, II they find (from calculation,
rather more honestly made than those late
~ publ shed by CheethaBl) that ne canno,
obtain a majority Of electoral votes, I d,
not hesitate to declare my opinion that the,
Wlil sacrifice even hfs pretensions in e. ygl
OF a Federal Candidate, for the purpos,
OF defeating their arch enemy the Secreta
ny OF State, whose enlightened mind is a.
ooVe their reach and whose firm opposi
ton TO British principles is tltogetbrr in
heNible and immutable. 7 hone. bovyever
that, 1t Pinckney is known TO be q candi
a*te, II VIII have the good fleet of pnttine
tne question upon its proper Cootine. AN,
bring the HHgio Federafsfs and CJ;1fo,i
ans on one side to fair trial of strength
"ith the Republicans, on the ofIe, . !,
WuiJh case l trust there. 1s,;ll a.. ,..,t p. -.