Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-09-27
DlrUlnla Nrgu8.
r 1 c H M o N d :
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER %. 1904
Mr.. PLEAsANTs,

hYreeaoie to your invitation. we. in he
nan OF our selves and our country, must n, -
a few enquiries, relative to our presert .a
lamities, and a few relative 10 ,bs ~
preaching presidential election. Nov, s:rp
we planters have had full confidence =,
you, with an expectation that ven who
nave so many eyes, would have kent so,ne
Oh tnem strictly watching our rulers. bur
instead OF this, you have constantlv -
telling us of Burr and Treason. sc NJ
since you have told us you will. hear on,
complaints, you will not forget your conn
trymen, we hope, and f1atter the men in
power no more, remember these who h,vs
0rough; US 10 this calamitous Situation 70
fuse to give up one cent OF their saia,;.s
when John Randolph brought i'm a hill e..
that purpose, they instead OF plying our ST.
tuation and bearing part with us, passed
Dill, making their salaries perpertual--
Does these men deserve hattery! Again.
what causes produced the EMBARGO. rae,
this question is answered, let us look hack ~
the passage of the non -import,tion act \
We rccollect at the commencement, rs
TINS business, John Randolph asked for in.
structons from the eXecutive-Now. sir. in
candor, please inform us what information
was, at that time, in possession of the ex.
ecutve? Did the executive know of the
change OF the ministry IN England at that
time, did Mr.. Monroe's communication
from Fox, reach Mr.. Jefferson before
the passage OF that law? Did Mr. Madison
recommend the sending of Mr. Pincknev af-
ter Mr.. Monroe's communication. reIa,;ve
70 the assurance that he had from Fox, that
ali our grievances should be redressed. had
reached Washington CITY.
we, sir, VIII ask You few questions re-
speeding the approaching presidential cleo
ton.
First.
Why you consider Mr. Madison the onlv
person, at this time, that will carry us thro'
/ these difficulties with safety
Secondly,
J Why he considers himself too high to an
swer the charge of John Randolph, respect
ing his wishing to furnish France with mo-
ney
/ Thirdly and last.
How 1T can be possible Mr. Madison can
be better acquainted with the politics of
Europe, that Mr.. Monroe, when Mr.. Nom
roe has been in Spain, France and England,
as minister, for several years, when Mr..
Madison never was out of this country in
his life, nor does he know the geography of
his own country, only from history.
/ HALIFAX.
/ The above communication processes
to be the offspring of many progentors.
WhetherIt is fact or not we are unable t.
ascertain, as they remain perfectly incog..
MIRO. ihey appear to have adopted the
tortoise policy of hiding their heads in hopes
to escape detection. You are known zen
tlemen, by the checkered colors of Your
smell, and 1t is no difficult matter to tell
who you are. You do not appear as yet To
be adopts IN the skill and intrigue of the
! minority; you have the lesson by wrote, but
4 IN %l,a
| would not have exposed the weakness ofthe
battery which is 10 beat down the present
administration. But for this circumstance
We shou'd have forborne to pass any COM
| ments upon your essay, which reminds us
OF the Old kitchen proverb, thar TOO manu-
cooks sIioH the broth.
We shall hold forth our hand, and if vow
| VIII not take it, you must sink with the
/ sinking minority.
} fouteli us, that we have been too much
/ occupied with Burr and treason, as if these
SUBJECTS were too unimportant for investi-
CATION, and too trifling indeed for public AT.
tentlon. But the fact is otherwise. Yo,,
have seen nothing in the Argus upon this
SUBJECT Tor three months past, unless per-
maps there may have been some awful suuin-
| ting that way, in speaking Of those infuria.
ted parties who wish TO overturn the adj
mmtStrauon as a sacrifice to ambitious dis
| Apo ntment and envious res ntment You
wish 10 make some enquiries about our ire
seHt cdLamifies. This enquiry is indeed
vague and indefinite, and seems to present
us "choce of difficultles.'' Ii we were
emphatically asked, which is the greatest
Calamity We should without hesitation
point to the old and new factions which from
some strange principle that untcs contrari-
etIes, are coalescing in-the same scheme.
n scheme whose only design is TO excite
coDmotion, and 10 rum the administration.
We look upon this, as a copious source Of
the most balefu consequences. five were
certain that this was the enquiry you inten-
ded, we should expatiate upon the incon-
sstencies and nhammatory features of thar
party which is so extremely odiuus TO the
people. But we fear that this IS not the on.
quiry, and that the true object is nothing
more nor. less, than 7Chat gave rise TO the
embargo! which is consids red as the ar
thor OF every evil, physical or moral, poli-
teal or divine. We might answer TIN.
question in the most satisfactory manner
by referring you to the iniquitous decree,
| OF France and Great Britain. We fear
thatit is waste Of ink 70 endeavor to con
vince any person, who can reconcile il IN
himself to ask the question, what produced
the embargo!