Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-02

/. power VIII permit YOU to be. w liisi
you are fluent in the Roman .angu aiy;e,
z you are destitute of every patriotic
virtue OF that brave and iiiusrrious peg
, lple.
AS yau rail at the Smiths becauS.
a female relation Of theirs is ma,ri 81
nially allied to the Bonapartes, it Is
singular that you have not discovered
n late marriage of the General
daughter more inmcdia.e danger to
the commonwealth from s., close an
affinity to the nobility al Easlaaet.--
Can you not perceive, sif, in the soa
LOT lord Mansfield, thr ger !, of ana
.ristocracy thal is TO ruinathe A MEXICAN
, constitutions! fdo nat despair of see-
at some future day, a very severe
philiPPic from you upon this themes
tor as yo;, are of the lineage OF tha
princess Pocahontas, you will hardly
suffer aay other dynasty to reign over
the land of one of your ancestors than
your own. IN this you display a
COM nendaolc ambition; and your ex-
erlons to gain a throne conyiace US
that you are serious in tue pursuit OF
&c. Ifyou should succeed, per nit me
to recommend Mr.. GLiatin as prime
minister. know oil no man 40 "a.
pal'le o. serving an lndiin king. he
has very few scruplesse Of coas cience.
and is never disturbed bv those sensa.
tlons Which hu slanize the Il arts
I our secret acquaintance with tn ami.
aole Sscretary, w;ll convince you of
the justness o. nv panegyr;.. Ecte.
r'ence ought to convince you. that wo-
nan will oestow ;heir hearts AMI .heir
hands where they plea 3 and that no
blame can attach to the Smiths for 4
hymeneal connection which they nei.
ther sought nor promoted. Accuse.
tons OF p ,rt:ality to France hav. been
strenuousiy advanced against the Sc.
crVtary OF stare and his brother, be.
cause the emperor of the French had
captured their prop rty: if this or =
crl'erion whereby to judg them, hasy
friendly ought they to sc 60 Greas b.
tain, considering that her cruisers have
lately seized in ASH several hundred
thousand dollars w nth of TIA ,ir pyo.
party! And, sir, what will even veur
partizans say 20 the rumored friend.
ship of the Smiths for France "a ca.
lc'nny which they have enjoyed in com
mon with 1Ar. ferson,) when th-y
read the recent Official declacatio os
the Secretary OF 5 ate in relation l.,
Frenca captures, wh-rein he distinctly
states, that property to a conyitera.
4" bic aneunt, belonging to citizeHs of
" the United Sta1es, has been captu-
~ red anc seized by the French, for
4" violations OF the Berlin and Milan
f" DEGREES and under other rretexts
F." that IN some Instances The m.rchaut
4" vessels OF the United States have
F" been burnt at sea oy French cruz.
g sers. and, in others, the indemnity OF
p" the vessels and property has been
4" purchased by the means Of bills of
" exchange drawn by the cGptains Of
4" the American vessels upon fheir
" owners at a rate imposed by the CAPE
4" tors" This, sir, is rot the language
IF man parcial to the court Of S..
Cloud. And, I must remind you, thar
the Smiths aave neither paid tue int1r-
est OF the Dutch loan IN hard doliaeE
to Louis Napoleon, nor pro nised M +.
Erskpe that the carrying trade sAeulI
De sfyen up.
hope, sir, that have not irri as.l
rour temper nor been o b ID as co
weaken the fairness Of yoar studied
sarcasns. Bullet me solicit voa 70
spare your friends. Abov. oil s7are
tne learned and profound Mr. Macon.
i for although his celebrated bill. which
ne modestly styles :" navigation law .
s notoriously the performance of an
ingenious bediar in embedieafs behind
the cur ain. yet it is craei in you t.
| proclaim that " the manufacture OF
g oHr laws should be entrusted op!y 70
&c the master 1Uofkmca of the country. "
Mr.. Macon feels the severity offae
! reproach, aud will think II unkinG z
a man VINO has flattered him int, his
| present ridiculous course ct pOfi,ics.
GA MILlU-.
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