Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-11-14

more mingle with our great ones, guide
our councils, and rear the ancient stand
ard OF prosperity in our forssKen land -
\ Fearful, solemn, and important, are these
inquiries, land melancholy, sad, and poig..
nant, are the reflections their con,,derati-
ION aggravate. Plugged IN an ABYSS of
foliy, grief, and imbecility, Bf,tons who
once adopted cond1ct that won the adj
'niraton OF wondering world, are now
the slaves of imbec!lity the laughing stock,
the scorn. and ridicule of ma Kind. rne
natien that once, great in integrIty ADD In
named by patriotism, boosted an indepenx
o:nce tnat hred even the abject vsssa.lags
u distant and unfavored c!ines, has now
| forgot her ancient bir,hright, and become
| Il siave to the basesc most destructive
pashions--Does yet a spark of thas bright
| nanfe which once ilumioed our isle, re-
nam unsmothered And is there in the
People OF this country feeling pouri shed
! winch bids them lament their fallen stat
which leads them to wish to shake off heir
Gegeneracy and urges them to seek aud
to acquire their pristine. vigor
oh 1T there is yet, may the Patrior voice
avail, and still may some proptious spirit
guide them on to happiness and glory Az
things have a CLIMAX and this is even the
Crisis OF their destiny a pursuance in the
mistaken Career they have so Ion & followed
terminatesin perditisn a wise ana detsr-
mined aoroSation ot their errors viii p).nr
them to happiness. Awake, then, Eng.
lishmen Awake, shake of your fa.ai,
your ingiorlous, slumber Rally found the
standard OF treedo N, of virtue, and row
atty preserve yourselves and save your
King, project him from your Joint enc
mies keep an eye over your foreign, bur
shake off your most dang .rous, your d..
nestle foes avail yourselves of the exam.
pie which has been given you PROSTATE
yourselves before your abused, Your delu.
ded Sovereign, and with one united voice,
ISSUE your complaints, and warn him of
the danger with which himself, his throne,
his People, are enveloped.
Mr. John Wormiey, of Cumberland
souaty, Pennsylvani :. planted twJ Pumpkin
seeds, |h,cn procured IL punDx rs, the
weight of which were as foiiow, ist, 1913
pounds; I'd, 100; 81, OF, An, 95: 5th.
30; 9th SO (; oln, so; ION, rs: 18th. SO
12th, 65-Total 1O02los.
But IT Pennsyv tuIa IS bearing awty the
palm trom New England with respect to
Pumpkins, the latter may challenge CON-.
petition from the former IN regard 20
Corn--as the following article will evincs.
Seth Hall, OF Fairfield, Come ctlcut, ac>
qnaints tue rea ders of the Bridgeport Ad-
" liz
single stalk o Ihdian Cora. wncn grew
IN his field this Sc ,son, with 81 years uDon
IT, which will be shewn 10 any person who
may doubt il
[Demoeratie Press.
1t mas been conJectured we have not
fair statements from Spain. l. the popu.
iation be II 200, goo, and the Spanish and
English forces nearly 100, 900, and the
French not above two thirds Oh tn II mum
Der, and in the heart OF the enemy's coun-
try, how can 1t be possible tina: the French
should hold the ground, if the Span sh ma.
ton were generally opposed % them The
French have all the disadvantages in re.
gard to their resources. 1t IS TO be presu
med we have not al the facts ami that the
event OF the war will give US DETER ini or.
NATION tnan We now possess. -Ess X ~ e,
Departed this life, OF Wednesday last.
after long and lingering illness, Colonel
JAMES CALLAW The first consi-
deraole act of this worthy & ,nilemAn mark
ed the disposition of the nan, aud strongly
presaged his rising and honor able destinies
he has spent lDng if ~ the service of
his country, toiiing for the public COED,
during the revolutionary war as firm and
excellent militia officer--and all his re
naming days in carrying into effect, the
most extensive and useful establishments of
Iron Works, perhaps, in all the Southern
States. Surrounded by his frieads--bless-
ed with extensive possessions and IA nune-
rous family of cnildrsn, he lett THIS vale Of
tears trusting IN the nercies of G I'd, as
revealed IN the mediation OF Cars Jesus
our Lord. -Lynchburg Press.
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