Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-01
Dirgs1ta GrFai.
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TUESDAY, Aususr 1, 1899.

MEN VINO are disposed 20 mai ftltt at
all events, may suppose tae executive 70
/ have been guilty of IA hasey indscretio, in
laying up tue yun boats, and in dsniss,ng
the leo .0oo volunteer militia: bat t,.oss acrs
can surely h I've NJ othcr effect than [, rem
der T., President an oljectos iowa and yes
pect TO The whole nation, seeing that ME de
sire was 10 lessen the eXpenSe % the GOV
iernnens and the hucdeh of the citizens du-
~. Every man in Congress ap ,rsVei OF
his conduct III this respect; AM if the re.
collection OF it pcaAucss any seis@sioa a,
all, it must be such An one az viii inluce,
the Americ a seopte more pro np,iy tori;-i
. " round the cops -ltitcd authorities on tho
drss manifestation OF danger.
Rhesysr has pad tbs least attention Co
the h Story OF Gresce during the reign az
: onilip of Macsip3, viii perceive ranari5--
able si.n,ltade betw cen the eorrupting arts
i.os Philip AMI those OF tae Brip.h minIslry.
Let ~ briefly draw the parallel;
! the iSreek naticu was composed OF va
7 rieIy Of Inferior ce.nmonwealths, the chief
] of which were A:heus ANT Spsrta: the de-
! sign oe the Macedoniaa Ria, was to usarp
/ dominion over the Whole OF the Greek
state; and 20 that effGrcne corrupted taerr
senator's, he Il stributeJ; his laf gsssss a.
! ta7ng taeir orators, there, ~ creaJ,ns in the
| hsaCt 9f Their country a fsrmJ laie sac.ian
ia Hi2 -e-N.si va Jti-7.t J1IIs ~. WOti
oc1asioaaily intrld- upou taeir natioaai ter.
rIiories ana insult thar c tisens +: aaen tnc
linisrsd Greest were irrirAted az his ont
F2ges. ne would propose % .reat OF peace,
iinyte snem - .2po nt y nbassallrs 40.
ppllitieg a'sDassstiars also on his par :.
then, asan, he wodid ,aJrigue win sne
STATE agaia3e suocher s,atc, inst.l isto
| lRs5es suspicious against Arle1,. an iato
} A:hsns sasPicions agains; ihsnes; anal,
IN tii.S 'yey, no ned sogl Al ~ ~ ag.ish.
seie JcNiofisy 81 sara oS,ter aGolg ~ the
4 coin'n1a Nsatshs ot Steet=, S.l;ch even.h-
ally was toe c.use OF their destruction.
Z Great Brit2in p,rsusd the &Acelonita No.
hey ~ Our senate she Il - her D1rtizans !:
out OF doors, among ar people, she has : +
: orators and writer's "an pre- &C., 90 tao CT =.
t'zensj and whenever aly tang is propos-
ed FOR the iaSecsst All rle honor of tue j
otlsfs, 4 faction aPpacen,y deyo.ed 10 her,
rise up and vigorously clt mar - her fayor :
HrsaS BriIajn aas like wise o.aied our ter.
ritorics, insgiteI aud even slain cur citi.
Sen' and ~len W: have conpiained of
her injustice, Sc nis invited Us 90 4 ncgo.
cts'ioa, ~ tie 81 IL; Il NJ intr,s dns Dy nsr
secret nSe rs IN one state s.4inst another
state, 10 eating lc iipIsies, and On al occa
sions attempting to distract our coaasels.
So exact Is ,ae parallel, so precise ti,4, sj-
miiltude, Of the NAce lonian aud British
policy Even tn. pr.text of viniicatiaz
the rights ct Apollo, under which Paili1
connitted 50 May cXccraDle crimes, iinis
) an humble imitation ~ the excuse wnic
i3ri1atn offers f0r hsr nu-acrods excess 81
wlen she declares sne ~ cJutenling for Ehe
liperty Of ths wofi a.iinsttne emperor o.
she French !
Happy foreune Tor the United States Of
haeF.ca rpcy are neither corrap,sd tx,
0rceSc; nor are ghe BRITISH ministry st
cuiniss aud 30 fJr njda)le as the MacsIo
tntan monarch. ,5rct Britain has had bo
few 'aliips; an they were certainly mo-
OF .Iis aoIss Of Hauover; neither Is ever,
insossnt nrhister Oh forefEn aiF.irs Al An5t
pater or a Parnenio, NsvErtaelcss, We
should not ne elect the lessons of experience
Tor Il Instracts the PeSpie in the nature o
bngiish policy, an enables them the more
eFectdaiiy TO o5yi4te It's evil tendency.
Il is no, aion, the avowel ptrtiz.ng q
b England that Il tYf induced the British nj
, nistry 20 act towards the intel STATE
With 50 MICA perdly: there are in thi
3 country set of polite ms who have as ef
: fcctaaliy ssTvel the ministry OF Great Bri
tain asltthey had been bon mt by her gold
SHah are those who, By their wicSedness
, bY their writings tsndiag 10 lessen the au
Jaorlty of tic American government. b.
: their yersa,ile ana pseW5i dccle n alton
: tenl to thTart AMI perplsx the proceed
inss Of THE cabinet OF the United States
Sacit IS tin1yly Piclering; such IL tn
yinllcatiO1 which cpl. Monroe pu5lshe
~ tha Sntcr of 1878; aud SAGA is Jon
isag lolph the latter of w1on, .withou
perhaps the Corrupted heart o. Eschine.
+ has been w ms turbIielt harr41sIes a
asefai % the Bcltsl .rinistry, a. ever TIA
unworthy Hnt dense A;asaitI orator wa
. to king PaiaP.
I ave ate, 1t ap).Irs, u have a new Eng
'isl munster: DiS wat sscIrity have "
Cltt ne val u1f-rstl11 h,s ilstracti11
uJre Clearly t1t ur. i-Bxibs! II u
. 7e2ils ~ ETY,t ~ yoIi pie ! g thsir fait
% sle opssrvtasss ii ile AKA Ut As c. al
tnS anp9istlw, t1sn, nissl, ~ sI,Il
ave 81 iicis1t sIlr tots.: - the vie CT
liaet OF D.. ia les IIsre cal - ~ rshAacs