Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-19

u" 'he waters canno, au'ct cur real HAM;
ness SO much as despotism upon Lana
oue wnich nave we most TO apprehend il
question st'ii 'eft tor the contemplate of
tne ed't"r, whether Mural or am Hum
phries! 1t is not our wish to act accor,Is''..
to anticipation, that if more danger is - hss
apprehended from C reat Britain tb.t
should Immediately unite with Frame
II more danger is to be apprehended fron,
the last that we should unite with the Grs.
Our policy is to keep ourselves Mt homa -
the enjoyment OF peace as long as we can
and that altho' we may speculate upon ,h.,
lightning as it flashes, we ouyh, no, ,o -
so fool-hardy as to throw ourselves i, ~; ,o
way. 10
Here is the true understanding spirit of An
glo-Federalsm. VI Th"-
--" The sepulchre
Wherein we saw it quietly inurn'd
Hath Cpd its poRderous and marble law.
To cast it up again..
From THE VIRGINIA CAzErrr =.
COMMUNICATIONS
When fcroCious tyranny tramnles f,IIcr II:
"berty in the dust; when SAVAGE tvrant ON.
presses resistless people, and when Ncr,
"holds the reigns of government in his b,nds
tits time for each patriot 10 come forward "a
= an opposer ct TYRANNY and rs an enemy oftbe
tyrant This is the time for e.ch noble anil
" rit to shew itself, and make each virtue plar.
transparent This is the time for Brutus Ia
"unsheath his dagger, and strike it home"
The discerning eye will perceive, on cast.
ling the slightest glance on the acts oftbe adj.
ministration. that the people have lust grounds
tor COMPLAINT. 1t will ike wise perceive thar
the administration have laid 4 plot to ensnare
"the unsuspecting, the unthinking the tame
and crcduous Americans, and to deprive them
OF their liberty, their rights, their privileges.
their riches and wealth. Yes they have laid
aplot, hellsh plot, plot blacker thapTar-
"tarus nay, a plot darker than any that ,v,x
lever cogitaded by Nero, or perpetrated by
e" Clotfus plot which would make Luci-
" ter's self blush and cause the crimson glow
OF shame, TO flush the cheek of the swarthy
black. B'rSs plot which Jefferson can die
" tate without blush, and Madison agree TO.
" without anv compunctiun"
=" Great Britain the only nation that could
"save us from Che all overpoweripg strength of
" France, by series of inconsistent AVID incon.
"gruous measures, is likely 10 be forced into
"war with us.
Jefferson, Gallons 10 the calls ofnature. deaf
" to the entrea;ies ofhis countrymen, and re-
"gar'lless Of their cries and solicitations, is pc
" solved to force us into war with Great Bri-
"tan, the firmest prop and stay of our Iber-
" ties"
Who can read these pompous hbels in shining
brass, and bloated imagery, without blushing
when he reflects, that thev appear In an Ane.
rican paper. 1t may be we'll however to do so.
IN order to expose all the various hues and Ii
ncaments that belong to the character of anglo
!euerai'Sn' which are only necessary to be seen
IN -order to be-despised We have not a sum,
cient share of creduIity TO believe that these
wanton asPersions and ppppet-show tricks
could. have been made by an sc American in
heart and sentiment % There is a sedateness
IN ITS malice, a temper in its composition and =
design IN its view which can scarcely be suffi-
cIcntlv defined by the word treason The most
o"'d and offensive language Of our most bitter
enemies IN Great Britain falls infinitely short OF
this The honest federas,s of our country
cannot be surprised when we say that there is
an exotic and poisonous vine creeping around
the native plant, which can only be preserved
by tearing IT away. So long as the corruption
OF foreigners is suffered to entwinc itself with
American federalism and to pass under the
same description, it will be impossible for the
people to draw that respectful distinction which
they could wish. We are not yet ofthat class.
who place honest federa!ists in the fables of the
centa"rs and the chimera, we believe their ex,
IS cnce, but IT they continue 10 be connected
with dishonest politicians of every sort. we
shall be as much at a loss as the G7ecians ,yere
to solve the riddle of the Sphinx "Suhat ans.
MAJ IS thar T0hich goes upon four feet in the morn
ing, upon f1oo dfnoOn, and Rpon three at night" II
U.s. unnecessary for the republican, c;ese that
such self destroying libels as these should meet
with any kind of noiice, but it is necessary that
those whose honest federalism IL not a sc Fairy
tale" should convince the people of the fact BIZ
denonncing such men and BY proving themselves
to be at least Americans in heart. We would
advise this scavenger of federal filth to Be ST.
lent.