Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-04-21
From fhc aurora.
WHO ARE The CULPRITS.


There is no man in the community, who
more heartily contemns the little. mean &
envious taunt,, that every day we hear cast
out against foreigners, who have fixed their
residence amongst US, and are amalgama-
ted u Our community.
When m IN of talents, industry, * mo-
rality, makes choice of this happy coun-
try, instead Of that of his nativit when
he demeans himself with becoming decen-
cy and respect TO our institu ions, perhaps
he is even a greater acqu sition to the state,
than If h. had been bora in the country.
He generally brings some improvements
with kim--he h S reflected, and having
adopted this government as the result of
reff cton. and no; because he happened to
be born under the becomes by every
motive its supporter.
But FAR different IS the case with those
foreigners, who came out here avowedly for
the purpose of acquiring fortunes, and
then returning home to speed them.
They are he very bane of our political
weifare-in order to attain their objects,
there is no deception which they will not
practice-no ia seho ID that they will not
propagate-no law which they VIII not find
metns To evade.
the capital with which they are inves
ted by their principals, by being applied
necesstous merchants, makes them their
abject slaves, their subservient echoes.
Let one of these mon,ed agents make his
appearance on exchange, and happy is the
man who can Catch his eye, or touch the
hem OF his garment-he is absolutely an
oracie-he knows the secrets of the Bril-
fish cabinet-of the cabin of ST. Cloud
and he has pretty good dea of what is to
happen at Washington. A London paper
of the 18th of February states, "that no
lose Than % SHIPS had, wthia few days,
arrived from America, giving enem
q seasona6te sukfiy of cotton, grain, and
m ny other vaiuabe commodities that on
enquiry it had Oeen found hat all hose ships
were Consigned tos,r Francis airing * Co
that they had come n like Their precur-
sors, with the stigma Of viol ting the
embargo, but under the licence and au-
thor.ty of the repu plican government"
Whatever amusement the fact of the %
ships nqusstion, having violated the EN-
birgo laws, and the london editorial re-
ma ks IN IT, may afford he tories and the
Brl.ish agents resident amongst us--t is a
fact that must, in the eyes of foreign
nations prove highly injurious 10 the pup
lie and private IN eresis of our country,
and IL must bear most heavily on the feel
inSs OF every honest merchant, who, in
suomi son to the laws aud necessities of
his Country, has borne every pr.vatlon with
p ttience, u perez We our object frustra ed,
and cur .tlon depressed by a few unDrin-
c,pled mtriguers. TAlt our govern nent
had any coDcetn in, or knowledge of, the
TRANSACTION, does not even desire the re-
mark. -Vho hen are Mr cRiarikS? Is il
possible tn sir Francis Barring & CO. the
bankers or the republic of the United
States, the bankers for The baak of the u
States, en- have any concern, directly or
imdirg city, in this business, and yet how
does it happen that all those cargoes should
be consigned u sir Francis sring & co.
- And why is it asserted IN New ,rk and
wnert, That tn agent of Barring * Co.
an tnis country supplied Mr.. George NJ
Wonlsey ot New Yofk with the funds to
load fourteen vessels which cleared out at
Perth Annoy Tor Boston, &c. and sailed
f W days before the passing of the entorc-
Ing law, with the aforesaid Mr.. Woolsey
ON Board, md which vessel composed part
o he % ships sttted 10 have arrived in
Ehg.anl. In,s IS IN affair that ought to
undergo the strictest Investigation. Every
individual merchant and trader is interest :.
ed IN Il 1t we suffer foreigners aud run
awaYs 10 violate the laws, and to make
fortunes by mmopoisng our trade and DE-
grading our nltiono! character, nothing
but the contempt ct foreign nations awaits
ns-the Consequence VIII DE An exclusion
fr"m AL trade with the continent OF Eu-
rope then poverty and ru ~ will be tue
result 10 our merchants. LOOK our.
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