Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-24


kSiss. Isit no, ridiculous TO raise az OBJ
jeetion against the Secretary OF S.ste be.
Cane he found few fsderai.s.s ID The
cherk>hips whom he suffered 10 teinsin
'h',s, and perhaps appointed me or two
more Is vacancies occurred i bitter,
psrseou ing. annihlaiing intolerance 10 be
the der Of The day Is that principle /?
Nhst harm can dozen such cls'ks do |?
had though, Ihe great object waste ma
mage The government; correctly, and it made
no difference as TO the inferior incuTnben,s
of oiilcez, where they could do no mis-
c'>e!. But the editor OF the Press desires
~. '.sy in every nook and conner every
one mss, be seized Fer force, aud put QUE
neck and heeis, is he does mi GENE up to
tie standard of Prcciustes. his is re-.
publicsuism with q vengeance. If such is
what The enemies r Mr.. Madison tequirc,
acknow ledge he is unfit ror ,he;r use. A
6'.!G would answer ,hcro much better. 1t
is ali uB;ru:h that the Secretary of Stale
courts the federaiSfs, and avoids The re
pubiicans. The uniform tenor of his con.
duct, as far as can .ealyi, is TO Irea, eve
ny decent man with civ,lily. Ills princi-
pies do MT make him in,oleraut, and his
siemeanor is that Of gentleman. He is
neither bear nor ;eeiil maitre.
Objection.
50. he has By his sign. tire, sanctioned
'and recommc nde,l compromise between
She government, OF tue United States and
ia=oo spectators, whose claim is found
'ed u 'niquily anJ was ottsinedby the most
wicked corrupton.'
.Ensgpcr-.
This is topic very little understood,
and very much misrepresen;cd. Mr.. Ma
olson d ests the Yazoo sp< cnIation as much
IA any man. He does, however, sugges,
il TO be erhedienI la settle The dispute on
the best terms possible, TO prevent future
qnarre!s and bluodshed.
Objection.
<. Mr. Madison has been solemnly
charged en- the Hoor of congress with
wishing "a purchase the friendship oil
France by sending her two millions of
dollars - this high charge has never been
'dehird.'
.4nsEcer.
@SoIemnly charged !" by ~hom John
Randolph, WHO n.isrepresents the iIG..
The secretary did not wish 10 purchase
The FRIENDSHIP of France" bat TO purchase
The Floridaa. Itis John Randoiph's fault
we do not now own the FIordus: And
did not The same man charge AIR. jeEer
sen with the same offence 10.
After the experience whieii fifteen years have
Afforded it IS somewhat surprising that the mi
risuy of G. Britain shonid still pnFtue policy
tending 1t once to impovesi.h herself sad exal,
her enemy.
1t il singular fact. that the British empire is
Bow in The same 81 uaIion the French naiicn was
In the early part of It's revolution Az ,lal period
all Europe vase h.r neutral or CO rbned againa'
France-But now ssch has bScn the strange re
verse of shings Gseat Byi ain t.ads alone agisins
al Europe. Il is vcry rational conclusion 20 say,
If, when the European powers we've her friends,
she could make no impression on her enemy, it
is i'm oJsibe she should make asy when every
one OF those powers is her active opponent. II
may be allowed lie siniiie, Bii.Isn policy is the
electric Rhid that has produced all the political
thundsrgusjs in EI!Tore, bus which have only
served 10 purge the Old political systems Of their
impurities, and INTRODUCE more healthy l.mos-
phsFe.
Il is f:ui less 20 stop 10 enquire by what means
Of corruption and blood Bonaparte has attain.
ed his vast asceodancy, Eut as the .ystem so
long pursued has been so fatal. the Blush mi.
nisiTy should hasten to Change III; for III 4
change only >-n ,h'y End their salvation.
The fir, step in the alteration should be peace
with Ari:ies-9'he United Sta.es require po,h
ing from BRIAN that can injare or dishonoA her
by yielding the points Cor which We contend she
gains ncre than she suTrenders she gains our
trade; our f'iend hiF, and our .uDpou in he,
Affections Devoted nation that s.,e is O0e
halt her excr,ioss in contrary conrse that
which she now FufsUes would irju-s France
more than the most feroci.us war. Waris 30.
ns;'ar,e's delight for it affords him pre;ext
for his new organization Of kingdoms. Ub