Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-01-31

| national coulci,s--afSer CONTINUING viii,
the mo,I vie and proaiga,e abuse, Il, which
he dcloaacss tbe as:eniant pa-tv as acSr-
| spiracy OF traitors, he concludes by observS
ing that an January 9th, 1909, liberty re.
cc,ved mortal blog.
Fac Prime Insigaror Napoleon Bona.
partc.
rhe accemplces, the heads of depart
meat, and
House Of Representatives
We take notice of these traitorous
remarks merely with view to hold them
and tue editor up to public cxecratiop, and
20 Convince some increduious tederalisss that
there are presses IN this country in British
pay, aud that there are men lost anil alb N
doned to every sense OF virtue and tn every
feeling of patriotism. 1t is well for this
BeeisebuD OF British adherents that the
measure which was so much admired in the
Adams administration, does not exist az
this time we mean the Sedition Law
but even this would be too mild for such
misc;eants.
The equipment OF the frigates, the for
LITIGATION bill, the bill for raising so 600
volunteers, and Messrs Nicholas and b..
cons resolutions, are all Indicative of the
determination OF congress, to maintain the
rights Commercial and terr,torial) of the
nation. L. remains to b. seen whether
the opposition will not, as usual, thwart and
perplex the contamination of the system
OF measures of wa CHI the embargo is now
evidently about 70 be changed. The oppo
sition has certainly been mainly instrument
tial in proeracting these energetic measures
N this late period. 1t is time for them t.
relinqnish their schemes of procrastination,
and suffer the majority to move on with
more rapidity. -MoNIroR
The collector of the port of Boston
and his deputy have Just Afforded a
shameful example of per6dy t. the
gov, runent. Mr. Lincoln had, IN the
carly years of the present adminlstra.
ton been con;inned in Office by the pre-
silent, fro u a spirit or liberality which
the executive mas uniformity manifest
ed towards revolutionary characters;
and as requital, the Incumbent aban-
dons his post at moment supposed by
a party men to be critical for the 90
vern IN MT, shuts Up his Office, aud leaves
the respectable port of Dos; on exposed
to aagrant evasions OF the laws bv sor-
did men who prefer wealth and Great
Britain to honor and the cause of the
United States.
Mr.. Lincoln will be Judged BY men
ut sease, not by party reasons, but by
| ais lnhdelity to a sacred obligation.
Ii was his duty to have ned MS Of
fice at all events, until government
had been duly notified, and had tina
to have appointed successor.
The Essex junto, already ashamed
Of the proceeding, have endeavored to
ind an apology for the old man BY
limPuting to the chiefmagistrate of the.
United Safes an unworthy motive in
refusing for eighteen months past to
accept SIR. Lincola's resignation. Mr..
Qaincy, to this effect, introduced two
resolutions into the house ~ represen-
ta!ives yesterday, which the readers Of
the Monitor will find under the con
gressional head. But the eifort was
to silly to engage the sufrages even
OF the federal party in the house and
Mr.. z. was left, a solitary unit, to vote
to- his own absardities. The house
had uncommon patience, ! think, to
sit one whole day, and listen 20 ludi-
croaS proposition, upon which its au-
hor proclaimed his inJention to build
an Impeachment OF the president but
which, In truth, was calculated only 10
lnjure Gen. Dearborn, to ex ite stupid
cianor, and to prolract the mere i'm
Portant deliberations # the Legislative
body. Ifby an understanding between
generals Dearborn and Lincoln, the
latter consented TO become hcum re
mems for the former, and afterwards
furnished Mr.. Quincy with the evil
dence OF his own weakness and passi- |
ons, men of candor will not hesitate to
pronounce sentence Of condemnation |
upon the ex-co,lecIor, who at the same
Moment has been guilty of double trea-
cherry, betraying, as he has, the conf.
dence of his friend and that Of his 90
vernment.
If the president interfered from
friendly feeling TO gen.; ID lrborn, and
desire to furnish place of honor & !
repose to an old soldier and patriot, to |
induce MIR. Lincoln to retain his offics |