Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-12-19

y, age eyed the tenants ofhis bsrcm. b. ne
| seems to be improving in the way of hjs
compeers, and deals as maniuhY ia Ceso!U>
ton making as the noted Mr.. Sloan do
| IN ramitytng his speeches into divisions and
subdivisions. In another point of view, RAE
friends OF MIR. envoy Jackson may truly be
said to be the figtferi:es, the G!kers, the RS
| oiEHoH-nen; because, Whenever admn.S-
tration has shewn a willingness 10 resort TO
other measures than those OF pen, ink, and
paper, Messrs. Gu ncey, and Dana. and
that sort OF persons, have never failed "a CRY
out tyranny, deShofSm, and most vocifer.
ously warned the people to bew re OF -er-
cry thing in the shape of bsyone;, or a
sword, or pistol, lest It might possibly in
flict wound. In the latter part of Mr..
Jetfrr on's administration there was an eff
fort made by the government to increase
our regular military force, to raise and dis
cpIne body OF militia, and to add to the
naval strength of the country: all these OBJ
jects were most strSnuousIy opposed by
Messrs Quincy, Dana, and others, When
recrui 8 for tue army were mentioned, they
wre by these precious paper heroes re-.
presented to be cut-thrOats of the people
when the body OF militia was proposed to be
organized, they are intended (qu1th Qain.-
cey) TO cram arbitrary laws down our
Threats; and whenever the navy was intro
duced, the doddlng Mr.. Dana fdgctted Lac
terrapln IN passion Thus these valiant
specch.m makers saw in every measure stron-
ger than resolution upon paper phantoms
the most terrible, too strong Tor their per.
turoed imaginations, and, (f they spoke
what they though, a raw4head and bloody-
oones which terrified them into the moss
deplorabie panic. Yet the partiz ans of these
7frIghted verbalists scribble about the adj
ministration, as II 1t were sh4 weakness of
government that protracted the establish.
meDt or those means which il IS requisite
that every nation should have for the pro-.
lection ofits property and legimate r gas.
Let the opposition cease from their Nv
CATS and their tane-eheattng resolutions
the administration will then move with suf-
hcient rapidly it will move at all events,
oa the true line OF its march, as soon as
Mr.. Quincey's croakiag-ttRle is over.
We have repeatedly called the attenri-
on of our readers TO the Inconsistencies OF
OF the news papers in question but 4mouf
all their absurd.Lles there is not one more
revolving to commoA sense than the charge
against administration of not knowing wnat
70 do, IN relation to another charge recent
ly made by the Federal Republic IN. 20
wit, that the government wan.ed to drive
the nation into war. IT the government
wishes tor war, then, it is clear tue 90
vernment knows what it vail do If il does
not wish for war, it IS equally certain that
IT wishes for peace; and Ia that case, mast
also know wnat 10 be doae. Taus.
these jesuitical scrbolers do not CONSIDER
at one time what they have asserted a, IN.
other they pay no regard to conSis,euc,
and the reason of 1t is, as rnomas T.. ~.
told tne,n long ago, they nave no prlncip.-s.
Ihey are ia politics what the Cossacs ave
IN an army, being guilty OF ell kinds Ut exA
cesses, and always stunning tair and noa.
orable combat.