Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-01-20

4 lost with so .titie regret. my part, as ir
demoiishing the towns of America, and in
"b,rying their unprincipled inhabitants undo,
Re the ruins"
| We presume that they will admi, thew
were deceived, and We hope that they will
pay more respect to our admonition, when
We tell them, that there are more William
Cobbetts in the federal phalanx-B British
Partisans, under the name of federalisls.
Ii IS time for our country 10 look 10 this
course of danger. s.A
But the editor Of the Argus does no,
take into view the fact, that Cobbett was
performing only an open part for which
ne was paid by the government of his own
country: and that although he appeared
IN front, that he was only mask for Ro-
bert Liston and Phineas Bond-,hat he
spent every Thursday night at Listens
house; and that Phineas Bond spsnt half
OF every day in his printing office--tha,
Bond acted then by Cobbett as he acts by
Bronson, who is not an Englseman, but a
Connecticut man-now: odious as Cob.
beti was in the eyes of morality. and de.
testable as his conduct was in relation to
our government, he had the merit of SIM
ceri'y; he was an Englishman he did
not, like Cheetham of New York, wear a
mask he was bloody bold faced villain,
ana you had MIN IN his card he avowed
ms devotion To monarchy, and his hostili.
! ~ to democracy--thisw was candid at least,
| ou' those who supported him and called
| themselves Americans, and voted at cleo.
| ions, and claimed to be the exclusive
trends oforder and regular government
we're IN aeh more detestable than Cobbs,t-
sho only performed duty to hi. &C.
knowledged king and country.
| CoBBErT fairly avowed his detestation
OF popular government, he uniformly de
ctared he Souid not become an American
ciuzen-he would not use The name of c,
| .izen az mask
| CoRsETr would not take an oath of al.
glance to the u. S. and in thi, he was
consistent, he was consistent throue houi-
He avowed his devotion 10 Georpe IN.
| He avowed his hatred of democracy,
/ He avo~ed his hatred of America and
its government.
he took no oath-.he made no protest.
| on OF attachment-he labored with zeal
20 involve America in a war with France.
because IL was the order of his country
and government.
He labored to corrupt the public
morals of America, because morality
is the basis of republics-and he hated
republic; his government hated re-
t!republics-but Goblet was immoral
himself, and could have no hope of
succeeding in the confidence of mo-
raj people; and to serve his employ.
ers, TO earn his stipend, and discharge
the duty OF his allegiance he aspersed
this country, and its government, and
ne proCeeded TO. such an extent as To
make converts on the bench of justice
at the BARN the pulpit-on the
floor of both houses of congress-and
even in the cabinet
Even at this moment the Senate OF
the u. States contains a member. who
(exccrable and shameful to relate y
held midnight consultations in the
house OF Goblet, and associated with
Liston and Bond.
| The measures Of prescription and
alarm were engendered, and broueh,
to maturity in the parlor of a hired e.
missary of the British government
and men honored with high confden.
tial trusts, were participators of those
Infamous orgies.
Yet be it remembered, Cobbett ow-
ed no allegiance, he had taken no oath
he avowed his hostility not only to
American independence but to every
species OF popular government he a.
vowed his devotion TO a monarchy 4.
the man acted as he spoke; he wore
no mask, he did not affect to respect
and at the same time labor 10 DESTROY
The did Not disguise his hatred Of
democracy nor his love of monarchy.
he felt the pride that is proverbial in
Englishmen of the real John Bull
breed he held John Bull to be be-
ing of a superior order, and he often
expressed his sentiment of the superi-
ority of his native countrymen, by hol-
ding forth Americans as a monerel
race, the offspring of transported fell
ons aud outlaws, aud every species of
vagabonds and attributed the success
OF American resistance to the incapa-
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