Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-23


have justly elevated you 10 alofty eminence
In society, and aware of this, they are anx-
ious to make you an inst rument in thsir
scheme o. reform. IL we recur to history,
we shall ind that the salvation OF a state,
has not unfrequently depended upon single
individual, and the present crisis, fear, is
about to afford additional evidence. You
are forced into delicate, an interesting and
slippery situation upon the political dra.
ma, and it is essentially necessary that YOU
should know something of the machinery
behind the curtain. 1t is common with
great men, to turn an "Adder's ear" To
communications, unoiled and unsort d To
their greatness, but feel confident that YOU
VIII be at least an exception to this commune
noot"fdffs NAHUM You have, yourself, ex-
perienced the >btterest persecution of po.
Stical sect, and you know better than il be-
comes me to repeat, how many arts and ca
lumnies were forged, 10 dash you from the
arpeian rock of federalism, into the deep
est lgnomlny and disgrace-thank Heaven.
they were toiled in their attempts, and they
became the victims of their own perfidy.
You cannot have forgotten these circum.
stances, for they must be treasured up in
YOUR memory, as the triumph of virtue o.
yer vice, and as ample evidence to prove
n w far the Vaccinations of partvism will
extend. With these facts deep'y cut uDon
your mind, You surely will not sSthrow away
pearl richer than all it's tribe" Won sure
ly will not abandon tue administration to
crafty the ambition of an unquiet and de-.
signing faction Sir, recollect when this
evil deity first arose at Washington. under
the auspices of French Far and back .slo;r
influence, that it excited unmeasured exc
Grafton from some of the very men who are
now pleased with the charms of apostacv
and deiuded with the hope of self-elevat,on.
We are told that defornlity and vice be-
come agreeable by familiarity, and so II
would seem upon the present occasion, from
the increase of It's advocates II lam MT
m'Staken, you were unfortunately, at this
period, performing the functions of a patri.
OF abroad, and of course you cou d know
but little OF the mean parentage of this enc
my at home. You heard of its existence.
but you knew nothing of its birth You
heard of its object, and if / am not mistaken,
(Which God ferbid) it met with your md g
nant repronf.
Your return TO this country was Inpatient
ly wished, as it was fondly expected that
you would remain in your place. as one of
the main pillars of government These
FEELINGS were evidently shewn in the heart
lowing salutations of your countrymen, but
Vt they had thought that the Atlantic breezes
mad cooled your attachment to the present
administration, which YOU helped to raise.
and To those old principles which YOU assist
ed TO lncucate, they would have been silent.
and lamented your fate. Your return WAS
likewise eagerly wished by certain psrtv
1T the seat of government, but from motives
far differen, and with views that would ex.
! cite crimson blush 70 hear expressed.-
Sntflce It 10 say, that you may get a kew to
their characters, by turning to the d,anutis
fersonG of Venice Preserved This far
realty may be unacceptable to some. but
when assure you that is mentioned from
the highest veneration and esteem for you
II cannot be unwelcome. We are now upon
the margin of my obcS: The presi entail
lelectioneering events of the last winter,
Here let me avpw that at this time, was
| your tervent and decided advocate, and tor
some time after the anDunciation of the eau
Gus. IL was my most ardent wish that YOU
should succeed the present illustrlous man
| who is about to retire. MY preference of
YOU, however, was not of that stubborn and
Innhepd.ng cast, that it would no. Weld to the
! reflections ofjudgment, and the wishes oflhe
| people, for have always conceived It du-
| ty to surrender private prediction 20 pub.
| lie choice. 1t was some time bef re this
preference was dismissed, because IT has
L ~ ''NNih 'hill until Ia civ, III AT
| MIR Madison is the undisputcd choice of
the people There was thin party to the
I North IN favor of Mr. Clinton, but the
stream of public voice was TOO strong,
and some of the most eminent of his advo.
Gates have confessed the prNprety and ne
costly of adher,ng to MIR. Madison f.
very effort which ingenuity and calumny
could invent, has been induStrously prac
tised to lessen his popularity, but they fnu ID
that in attacking his character, they were
! playing with sun beam, which would shine
upon their faces, while it baffled their touch.
| This has been precisely your situation, and
you surely must "p ty woes SO like your
own"
IT then this is the fact, which but few viii de-
! ny, that M Madison is the cho,ce Of the peo-
PIE, why should there be ary opposition, ex-
| cept from tlI"se who are actuated by malice
and deiuded with the idea Of selfargrandize.
mcnt am confident that you are not Of this
description, for the slightest review of YOUR
life will forbid even the approach of its con-
lecture The only opposition then which the
people will have 60 encounter is formed Of mi
nority men and fedcraists Il cannot be ex-
pected thatthey will divide thajrlittle forces.
no, the secret link Of alliance is too stronr. an
union will be the result, and in order 10 rive
flaus'bi'ity to their schemes you will be their
candidate. Here / should pause to contem.
| plate tho dangers that surrounded YOU, but for
the sweet conviction" that your patriotism is
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