Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-25
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OF different minds. But when we find Won,
organized into corps against the ;dminis-
ration, and pursuing Your opposition with
as much sysfen, lFe1ibsxfy. and win
add, fGRcoui' as ever YOU manifested tow
ards the federal administrations. we rar
nave no doubt that you wish their ann;b;Ia-
ton MS devoutly as ever Won wished thai of
me fedcralistS,--Yes, 1t is not MIR. Madison
ohiy' " IS the administration which offends
! you. 't Is 'Aeir united eifuigence which Dro.
I uuCes al ms aS!taEon and screaming snono
t"v olrds Oh night they long for the ta,,.
faii' which better spi,s the dippeSs of tLc;,.
sight; for the season Of t.arkn.ss VIA, ~,
J peculiar conformation or ,ha;,. o,-sns 49,.
give them an advantage, and their 6e-cc
! ana predatory spirit may have full scone
Tor indulgence and safety.
but before we take a final leave of tbc
SUBJECT OF caucussDg, permit us to reou;tr
I's confession OF faith, which has done ca
huch honor TO your heads and vorr besrtc
| oy giving YOU our sentiments on the sa,,'
| SUBJECT We have before said, that we sne
no danger In a caucus we will now CIV
mat we see much advantage in it. The
constitution 80 where prohibits such q con.
IeTehCe' either expressly or By implication
~, 'ie contrary, we think tie principles Of
the constitution promoted bysuch confer
ehce, if it ba managed with TIA, honor 81
| Soou falth which was. heraoE.,e, 10 hav@
Oeeh expected from evely member of Con-
SresS ii IS the object of tie constitution.
u'@I ehe president and Vite-Presiflen+ oF
,ilS - .. should De chosen n the manner
nrsl pointed out in the second article Of hat
| instruments that is by eier,ors chosen h.,
c'l9 people ~ the several suites, expresslv
lor mat purpose. It is OILY IN the e.
vent OF failure to have al election deci-
Geu III TINS hrst and favoritt manner, that
! Sonbress is permitted to interfere at all
n"t unless there De some previous under.
5''''pHS among the people, here is great
Nid' TINS order will be disappointed,
anu enat nine times out OF ten the election
VIII be cast on Congress .7or v,i+bort,h;
concert and mutual understanding escb
I state WIZ probably present It's own favorite
C'IHens Tor those appointments. aud tbusno
ore wiz nave amajOrity.of the whole npm-
OCT o. electoral votes What diss.n+ione
a"u near t-ournngS such a mode OF proceed-
ing would be likely to kirdlo arao,er tie
states and what intriguing and corruption
among members of Congress. (if that hoty
oe' as you represent them, TANGIBLE bv cor.
!uPtion,) 1--WE need no ghost TO telI us'' It
Is 10 prevent these effects, by cota,aTinqr
me sentiments of the people IF she union.
ana ascertain ng the majority, that con-
N,ehce among the members Of Congress, is
advantageous. That conference is a uedi-
um communication between he 90 go
IL sheWs TO one state the opinions of anotl,
er, and 10 the United States the resnlt of
the whole. Those who, on the comparison
una 'hemselve IN the minority, if her BE- the
genuine JtIendS oIrCkiubHcapts7n ofhcrno-
ny q ofthe H'l'on, will sacrifice their private
pred'ieciion to those great public object
ana thus, by reciprocal concession. rcuds
between the states viii be prevented. con-
greSslonal intrigue will be avoided. ard
these elections will continue to fall, where
the constitution intended them to fall, on
the people, by their electors Such W ii all
ways be the result while the people conf
nue. fratC rnal, united, virtuous and p,triot-
IT, VT say tnat country is cursed with
a congre ssional minority, who. instead oS
thus sacrificing to the public GOOD, vsonjd
sacrifice every earthly and every heaven-
~ consideration to the views Of their own
lnoroinate ambition then, there IS thu.
more occasion for concert and good UNDER
standing among the yirtuous and pacific
majority. 30 that whether in times of in
ternal peace or trouble, the conference il
constitutional, harmless and advantageous,
When was it ever more so than on the
present occasion? When Go say the least
OF them) a parcel ofhot-braiued Young men,
aspiring to reese mble Shakespeare cbarac-
ter OF The earl of Warwick, 20 I've the - huiI-
dcrs-up and pullcrs-down of PresiGcnts.'
confederate themselves together Co traduce
and ruin one OF the most Virtuous and able
pubic servants that ever blessed Tree
nation And did you suppose that il would
be IN the power Of such men IS YOU are.
to shake the gratitude and attachment Of
the people 90 such q mar as Mr Nadisopl
What could you have thought o as /: what
could You have thought OF yourselves! OF
Mr. Madison, VIC had Supposed it misht
have been trnly aid, as Doctor Johnson is
reported to have said OF SIR Josi ua Rey-
nuids that he is one OF those men w,th
whom, if . person were TO quarrel, he
would be the ulust ~ "a loss how 10 abuse.
But in this sentiment Doctor Johnson went
upon the superstition, that thc abuse should
proceed upon facts, or at least have nc
small degree Of resemblance 20 lhcm.-
The powers Of invention and ofdstortion.
which you have displayed, were altogether
beyond his calculation. Lctus hesryou
{" We ask for energy, ard we are told e
CHS moderation We ask Tor talents, AMI
sFthc reply is his unaSsuming merit w.
"ask what were his services in the Cause
"of pubic liberty, & wc are directed loihe
"pages Of the Federaisf, written n en-.
"junctiou wih Alexander II milton and
" John Jay, IN which the most extravaralt
g Of their dCctr e J.. uain,a ned an pr-