Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-11-21
lcoRREcTKD WEEKLY.1
GENET, No 81!


Ertract Of q letter. taths Edi,or Of the
.&rgus, dated Washiagton Ci.y, Nov.
1871, 1909.
"Since wrote you per this days mail,
have read in manuscripts an !hheal TO TIE
heohLe OF tie Uaife I STATES from me de-
tcrMiaaion Of their S9Uernaep by the We
ry honorable Francis James Jackson. 1t is
in the form of an address to British com.
merciaI agents in IL = country, and bars
every mark of c0Hcs mem and faisehoca.
The mail is closing, or ! would send you
copy. If it does not appear in the pers
of to day, will to-Norrow, send you
manuscript"
Il is fact worthy of being Particularly
noticed, that since tine government Of the
United States has ordered few vessels of
war TO stretch along and examine the Ame-
rican coast, we have heard OF very few Of
any, violations OK our maritime Jurisdiction
by the cruisers of tdc D;,iscreutS.
The Htdehcndct .gDrericGn, published
at the seat OF the general govern nent ad
vises the pubic to iFcld opinion respect
ing the insult offered 20 thee xeCulige by
Mr.. Jackson, until the whole corresDon-
dence between that minister and the Sc.
cretary of state is made hV5!ic. One m "
very fairly infer from sHch an admani lion,
that the said independent American hasno
Discrimination to viudjcate Mr.. Jackson.
In some Countries OF the world the citizens
or subjects have patriotism enough to sup
port the government o. their own natlon e.
ven when it is in the svrong; but we have
men among us who oppose their own go
veTnment even when 1t IS IN the rkgllt.
..-.
Laban Foger, thGn whom there does
not appear TO be many more accom-.
pliShed sinners, has iHv3'na:qriIu ser.
we'd the Cause of repu;,icanIsn IA Ameri-
ca. He certainly merits d reward. We
recommend the presentation 70 nm of
gold medal with the figure of the devil
twInding French nan. SIrely no man
will deny him this small acknowledgment
!or, if a person VINO does a good action
:oiEniy deserves reward; much more
(loes h. merit recompcnse who does good
action egainsf MS 5aiR.
The editor Of United States Gazette not
long siGce asserted, and asserted 1T very
saucIly, that none Of the editors os the f..
?eTa{ hresssS IN the United States are TO-.
reigntrs, This is the severcst remark
that could DC possibly made in relation To
the opposition newspapers for, if their
editors were foreigners. [EngIshaen for
instance. } their conduct might be justified
by lave OF country bur, being native a -
mericaus, Gfl indeed, they are SOL they
have no such apology roe their adherence
to the British monarchy. il they were
subjects of George the third, we should
think better OF them but as IL IS, according
to their own shewing, they are base trail
tors to their country's homer, and are not
warmed by single spark of amor ha'riQ.
1t the editors ofsome republican gazettes be
foreigners, they evince at least q no.He spirit,
for they vigorously maintain the rights of
their country, whose constitution aud whose
laws they have sworn to support. Native
wclters of foreign seuameHt3 are much
worse than foreign Vriters of naiive scpa
HnlsHts.
Mr. Jackson the dsgraced British mi.
nlsterJ IS like an exhausted Comet. At CO.
penhagen he appeared in the Diplomatic
| atmosphere with terribly flaming tail :;
but az Washington, IN his approaches TO-
wards The great republican lumihary, his
IRE has been entirely fut our.
Some Of our democratic friends were We
! ry much alarmed at the arrival among a,
OF such reputed tire brand as Mr.. Lack
son. They may now dismiss their fears ;
4VI TIC tulh9 Out 10 DC n miserable chunk,
! dHezV fact in Surgery.-By an hy,nene
! al article IN an eastern newspaper, Il ap-
] pears that a Young lady has lost her Rrayn.
and IS still LIVING. ". Is. The lady's mai
den name was d" BTaine."
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! Bv London paragraph We fnd that the
! English have pens,ened writer IN Germs
my by the BapIc 81 Geatz. - The Br,tisn
/ writers IN this country are more liberal :
they scribble without pensions. rhis role.
however, IS general add, Of course, there
! are some crcch'ioaS,
The English are calcuLqhny nalisn.-
| The tact IS proved in their policy toward,
America. We have a popular -agernnen,,
popular governments are controlled Nv .,op
ulsT opinion newspapers influences po6ullr
oPinion; and money viii b.ty IN or Sc, IN
Inewspapers. To fight the Amarlc ans in
! the newspapers, Is much chsahey. 60 the
/ British than to fight then with the bayonc. :
and john Bull nas found cut, Lhat a.. can
sometimes elect his object ,y,Ci "a as. we'll
! by 'yhe IS by Tiggsr Both modes OF o.
peraton have sOme things rt common -
lead IS an iogrsdient in each, and tb.v bo,o
tmoVe bE rgtu~ane. 81 he ILL.,