Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-19
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| y, which is essential To political life, be-
cause Il nourish.s faction, ,hu,, il would be
10 wish The annihilation OF ar whicn is ca.
sentiai 10 animal life, because |, imparts 10
hre ITS destructive agency" This is a pea
neral answer TO general charge. When
you give that charge definite form, il
shall receive a definite answer.
| Tut you wish tor your president ga man
not suspected OF undue Partially or ell.
m'ly 10 elmer OF the present belgerent
powers" Susiiecfed? And by whom is
W.T.. Madison thus au.fected? Not by tho
peoples tor they have seen no ACT of his
IN relation to those powers, except in con-
cert with the administration, which they
entirely approve. by whom then is he
nus susheefed? BY your honorable selves.
And why do you suspect him Because
you suspect the administration ofwhch he
IS an officer. Yes this insinuarion is
! merely a continuance of that war which
you have been for some time CARRYING on
against Mr.. Jefferson. L, seems TO be
one OF the articles of the treaty of amity
which you have lately formed with the no.
norahle Timothy Pickering, and his asso-
c'atcs, 10 bark in ard in the old federal
cry oil French fnRnen 10 our councils
ne Time was wheo you repealed this a.
trocious and unfounded calumny, as il
became men. But that lay is over & with
1t, your standing & influence n this coun.
Try. Alas how fallen !" We pity you
bn, our confidence in you is gone forever,
| Where your regeneration will end, we
cannot calculate. The shades Of discri.
lninalien between yourselves and The f..
deralls's cannol now be distinguished.
! Your republican blue has melted into
the federal red. ADD since the hono,a.
bic Timothy seems to have come forward
with the view of convincing us hat New
Englad Is not quite such blank in point
OF Talents as she seems 10 have been sup.
posed, that there is man there capable
OF the highest cilices, and who alrs ady
| iancies that he has distant scent Of Pre-.
siden'ial honois, we should not be sufpris.
ea u your next plunge were to support
ham for that Office. lie seems already 10
nave convinced you that our seamen and
our commerce ought 10 be sac.IEced TO
British insolence the transition is easy
10 the next absurdily, that he is fl for our
! PRESIDENT. What glorious times we shall
/ have then Our illus,riuus President
] Win no. be at all suspe eled Of undue par
ua'ity TO either of those European pow.
ers. lie may indeed acknowledge the
| British supremacy upon the ocean, strike
20 he nag In every sea, surrender our CT.
| 'zens 20 her Impressml nj, our commerce
20 her rapacity, and, soone, than incom-
mode her by an embargo, carry his d.
hsh 10 he coast Of China--but wba, Of
all this II is Tor the good OF the British
1 navy THAT navy is our shleld"--and tho
that shield may bruise or break the arm
which II ahecls TO coyeT--still il is shield
and u cover--and what rs more-it is the
brii'sh navy and the adversary ofF,ance!
such IS the new policy wb oh you seem
TO have learned Such your idea Of i'm
Partially between the Reliigerents I'VE
WIZ suffer the aggressions OF neither with
ImPuni,y; and although We have not ma.
| w 10 cope with them, We have the means
OF making them feel our dspleasure and
ihey shall feel IL equally and seyt rely
we VIII sacrifice TO the arrogance neither
OF The one nor the Other. This is our creed
and the creed al the administration.
we have done with your charges a.
gainst MIR. Madison. Would to Heaven
II were IN your power TO remove as ea-
SHY those which you have drawn upon your
own heads But before we take our
leave oil you, it will be proper TO notice the
sentiment with which you close your pro.
test. You have given new attitude and
new face 10 the republican idea of rc,a.
ton in Office. The advantage ofthis pin.
ciple, you understand il, is that the sue.
cessor may impartiaily review the nets of
the past administration, adopt those which
tend 10 promote the pubic good and ADAM
don those Of q contrary tendency. Aud
whence are we TO get this successor, whom
you suppose so ignoran, of The a6ls Of his
predecessors, that Immediately upon his
election he is gTsvely to SIT down to re.
Uie1D them and TO examine their tendency
Tor the first time, to Gull from among them
the beneficial acts, in order that he may
Iadohf them, and to reje6t those which he
thinks ough, not to be adopted. Are you
men who write thus or are you children
We had thought that the aels Of The
administration we're exsmined as they
went along; their wisdom and tendency
decided upon by the opinion Of the nation;
and that no man would be called to the
presidential chair, so ignorant of past e..
! vents, as TO have TO learn them by rum.
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