Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-15

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ven;uTed 10 exercise ;hat authority win.
out The aid OK "a army os ,ncrcena,;ns
commanded bv officers OF his own a,,,n,n,.
ment, Sercite tribe. reaay To sacr,era
every thing, even that VIII oh is most d..
| to mankind, to crafty their master. SIR.
themselves, they are ever ready Tn hr;,
down to their own slAvish condition go
freeman upon earth, bending their nsct,
beneath a yoke, from VIII CHI their own no
exempted. mean the yoke of hal
Iaoor, under which they groan wb;ls.
raising the necessaries of Ike, for their e.
miles, and are compelled 30 furnish cIo,h-
ing, iood ana DAILY pas, for that host ne
idle, insoIcnt tools of despotism, >vbo .N
evidently employed with the sole v;ew e
supporting the royal authority, which ,h,,
royal Parsonage firmly believes cann,,
sherwise be supported. lie canno. rsiv
even on hlace men, f'clssieae1,s, svcobb,,;s
and office -hunters, although h. has ~, ~.
of these. See the difference between vo,'..
Kings and our state governors, and pra
sident of the United States. Thesa -.
no armies at their beck no guards 49,
to defend them against an in.uriated n,oi'
I NO, In genuine republic, there seldom,
can be any pretence for MODS, and ever,,
citizen with his life and fortune is alwars
I READY, 20 rally around and defend the con-
TO enforce obedience to laws, even snch -
they may not approve of.
viii repeat what 1 said when I left
I YOU or, as you said, when ! fed from, YOU.
that no form of government is So cbeos
si,nfiie, natural, and cqay IN fts ossrs5;,
onS; and so strong, and capable. when me-.
cessary, of producing every effect that car
be desired from good government. as the
republican" And this remark is a full
answer to all you said about that form of
government being the best, which best an.
swers the end of governments. I really
am sorry to tell you, that cannot bnt sue
pect, that when men OF understanding an,,
who arc acquainted with human nature.
ana the history OF mankind, prefer a mo-
"aFe|y 20 a Tef7uotc, that the qualification
oil their fade and ambition, and their wish
to lord it over their fellow citizens. are The
causes of that preference But to hear
sech men in the United States, where the
blessings which are attached TO a rennb-.
hcan government, have been supremely
enjoyed nearly 50 years, express their dis.
satisfaction with REPUBLICAN,, and their
Warncst eDSomIums on a monarchical form
OF government, shocks me. Such men
ought to see, that they expose themselves
to the suspicion of having been bribed by-
some OF the sovereigns of Europe, and
most probably by their OLD MASTER
George the Sd. But, if they are honest,
conscientious men, and are only under a
deiusion, why not go To Britain, and rea-
NE their theories and wishes, in that hap
Ply Island, the Mistress of the Seas where
they may contemplate with delight and en-.
Joy In extasics that constitution which John
Adams calls "the most stuhendous zpork
OF amman fnOention." Really il is not no
norGoIe In them TO stay here and endea-
Vor 10 overturn our happy government
nay, l VIII add it is wicked and indeed
foofsh; for should they enjoy their wish.
es here, the consequence would be the Mt
ter destruction of a great mass of human
happiness, and the last hope of human
nature to 1--we under a mild and free gov
erhment, and this cruelty could not be
atcnieved without many severe strue-
Gle, and much barbarous shedding of hui
man Dlood-Io attempt this, surely may
be called emphatically wicked--but it IS
also as foolish as it is wicked, because
they cannot possibly succeed in their at
tempt to bring about revolution in favor
OF monarchy. Unless they were iDfatu-
ated, they must see, that we have every
day more and more reasons for being at
tached to refubfcau government, and
stunning, as we would death itself, rht.
introduction of monarchy. really am a.
shamed of you both; one wishes openly
for King, and the other for royal
substitute :!
But, did you really suppose that could
be at a moments loss how to reply to your
remark that kings were not more vicious
than republican demagogues that repub-
lies, or ours at least, had left religion * lear
ming to shift for themselves that patriotic
merit was left unhonored and neglected, and
that there was no one in republic sufici.
emily at leisure to enjoy literary pursuits
and the pleasures of study. AS to the vices
OF kings, l repeat it they arc great, and
crying crimes crimes ] mean which cry
! tor vengeance-even their most venial sins
having the sanction of royalty, must be pro-
pagated much more extensively by the
weight of royal example, than the crimes
OF demagoBues can ever be, If republics
neglect to encourage religion and learning,
IT is to avoid the dangers Of church esta-
6Hshnient, hyfocricy, and religious tyran-
ny: and with respect to learning, If they
do not build and endow colleges which kings
have done, who always did it by the bye
with view TO rear up defenders Of the.
church, and of the royal brerogaf;Ues, they
have taken care not TO educate a hTf1ce TO
rule over them, whose tutors constantly
train him up in pride, and in such ignorance,
as must render him either the huhhet Of
his ministers, or if, Of an head strong dis
position like G.. Sd, he must become their
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