Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-16

Cteds TO Question the propciety of M.
Mllison's conduct Win respeCr 20 the Bri.
tsa envoy Iiiksol
BRITISH FAC rI0.N IN AMERICA.
The Columbian Cen.inel, a gazette pab.
SHED at o,stol oy. Mr.. Russell, has D.en
eagased fsr some DIN; past in pro nuiga :.
tnS series of p ipec', entitled, g Tie' d.
htoM1sic Policy Of NJ. N td:son n1vsil.
ed, IN the sixtn ndnoer of wnica the a.
PIiatmeat of MIR. Adams to Russi,, aud
the sincerity OF toe Management OF ches Al :
SnericAn govern nens VITA Mc. ErsSina,
are investigated after the usual federal
manner. r,-'
VITA respect to Ir. Adams, his mission,
is attributed co concealed IA tive. Tnes
non Character OF that gentleman, as well as
ths well known pro5ity or Mr. M adj son, oovi.
ates tae od,unof sucd suggestion. Aai
oAe would suppose that the rame and in.
tesrlty o. tIe ADAMS, b,tn falher and
son, were sdtiiclent pied Sc, pars,catariy
IN NJ tssdcausetts, against the acccp. ance
OF con Mission wnicn was derog to
the nation. Lin point OF propriety 1t is i'm.
possloie tor the BJstol & .ncinel 20 Prove
ny facts tnlr,the en)assy was not y.ry
eligible one. Let Us rrcollect that iona
Qd.ncey Adams was sent to Russia, at least
the third, 1t not the s-c3n1 power of r,:e
word, al empire wnlca contains 10000
iiare leagues, with q poou,dtioi OF 35,.
ooJ ooJ Inaao tanIsj an aptre Vita wnica
our commerce. amoaltS, directly, 20 half a
mall .oa OF dollars pes an III n, and, IN ilrecs-r
u, co five millions more IN IN ,.re whose
aaf.tnne cotsts ex.;DI a.oas the sci Of
hanscnttka in Asia, openhis for fuSurs en- :
tsrprize nie held .or East lallia CO n
'nSrce awloss nlrbors asAd aad border the
oilic ani Hnose po5scsnoaS in the Eri. J
nct inSdre TO ir che co a nerCe of the sea
OF Azot aid that Of the black sea an enc
pre-, wnicn, the mo neat the Turks are
drivea ouL OF Europe (al event no longer
douoetdi) VIII p1ur ler sliadroas through
the Inraclia B,splorus INTO the sea Ut
Marnosa, tnencc through the channel OF the
Dariinelles iaro tae Archipelago, AMI Il :
n t.iy CO a nAId ,ne Mediterranean sea.
Witn her excellent materials for ship
building, vita ace sea .coiss, Russia prom.
SIS to be one Of the greatest IN 4rnins
powers, ootn IN Asia AID EIrops ever
known 20 sae world. Is it Of 10 importance
to Cultivate friendship with such an en-.
pre- is 1t OF no consequence u DC on good
terms wien ner sac ned odl t,Ie maud OF
tsllo|slIp sac first appointed an amoas.
stdor to this country; could We refuse 70
reclproSlte and way not send an a.nbas.
sador II 81 Pstersbursl as we'll as 70 Lon.
don or Pdris! Alex <nier has nos impress.
sed oar seamen, Gu. up our CO n.nerce, in.
suited Us with sIeers, sarC4s.ns, inyariable
PrInSiples, AID wAst not. The federaists
themselves sent the very sane Mr.. Adams
ID Berlin, to negosia,e a treaty with a
power which had Dat one or two>seaports
an1 yet they coad. an president M.d,s,n
forsshlins nun 70 D.. PeCersourgn, to a
monarch OF the third empire OF the world
Reason does MOI bar out the Boston ,yrder
IN his sopnisns, and MIR. Rdsseli Laws hi n
self op IN t) the su>p cha D! being inf1 IN
ced by fersoaIL h1trcI the "a ndv ~
t1e Adsns's because neither the father no,.
the son would join the Esscx Juato; and
because the tatner, wlilss president of.ths
United states, affirmed there Was a British
Fary IN America at whose mead was A !.
Irxtndsr Hamilton OF wnon the present
i'm ny FcKerins, seuator in C5agress,
was the % sdIen: instrument.
AS to the sincerity Of Mr.. Madison in
the arrangement with Mr. Erskne, what
6gtter proof Can be required of it than this
Mr. M hson ALTERED 10 IL, and saY 10. shes
20 adhere 70 Il. l. not that comolese ev;.
dence OF SINCERITY What prok- off
the correspondence with the late envoy
JAcStoh! Nothing more nor less than me
"~f~|eFtc " nc iTeStdeHt 10 me dTFLHye-
msHt, aud the insolencs of Jackson in ex.
cusug his gjvep neao for the vol ition OF
IL. Dies this look luxe insiucerity9 Did
the fed 'rallsts the nss.ves no. apblaul thu
pres dent for mikiAg that arraag .nsn,
ID d they not want to vote him the thanks
OF Congress for making il WHAT abon.
Unable apsurdites do these federal writer's
utter! In one breath they proclaim that
the president IS InSIncere in his professions
OF disposlt on to arra1gs m itters with
Great Britainj and, wnen he had conclu
ded an arrangement which the federal SIS
approve !, he IS, by those very fe seral SIS
dscl Ted insncers be ius. h WISHED u
stick to the agree men and is d .nounced
, by then tor DIS n'ssns an envoy who nsul /.
teo MN tor s'ickInS toitl 1t is 10 vain to
reason with such men Tnev bind ~,
their eyes, stop up their ears ADD then
swear that they cannot hear or see the
itruth.