Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-08-31

VIII any doubt whether these lead
ing people are federalists or repdbli-
cans? No, our Washingtonian Pick.
erings, Cores, Otises and other lack
sonians are all for dividing the union.
Whenever things do not go according
to their mind.-Mr. Pickering told
Mr.. Erskine all, these fine stories. and
the letters are So much like ,Pickering's
famous letter, and so much like the
restof federal nonsense about division,
that Pickering is probably the author
of the letters said to be Erskine's. 1t
is impossible fer q Briton to write in
such way without help. He married
an American wife, he kept federal
company, and would naturally learn
some of the language, but he could me-
yer write SO much in Pickering's style.
: The letters however bear the name
of Erskine, the British minister, who
will soon be made earl of Essex, (from
his intimacy with the junto) or have
some other title for his faithful servi-
ces in this country. A French minis
S ter may travel from end to end of the
& continent; he will find very few of his
nation and language among us, seldom
one who takes any interest In politics,
and no republican who will fail to re.
probate the outrages on our commerce
in the ports of France and Naples.
Far different is the condition of Era
kline. He is hand & glove with Pink
ney, as much as Pinkney is with Gore.
Travelling the. country he sees thou
sands of British subjects, most of them
violent federalists and sets other thou
sands offederal Washipgtonians, who
feel, & talk & toast as ardently in favor
of Britain as he does, and whowould d.
vide the union, if the interests OF Bril-
4ain required it.
= Who told Mr.. Erskine to write TO
MIR. Canning that the non-mtercourse
law would, if continued, operate SO
upon the eastern states that il would
not he submitted 70 long, and that dur.
ing its continuance his majesty's sub
jects could run their goods through
Canada into the United States. Does
any one believe that general Varnum
, told him to write thisl
Who told Mr.. Erskine to SANDER
Mr. Jeherson on the authority of Mr..
Callasin The federalist, who did it,
made dreadful mistake as apo rs
by Mr.. Gallatin's reply, in which ia
the following memorable sentence,
Eight years OF the most intimate In
tercourse. during which not n act, and
hardly a thought respecting the TO-
reign relations of America was con-
cealed, enable me confidently to say,
that Mr.. Jefferson never had in tina.
respect, any other object in view but
the prdo ssson oathe rights OF the u.
nited States asainst every foreign ag-
erosion or injury, from whatever ma
ton It proceeded, and has in every in
stance, observed towards all the. belli-
serents, the most strict justice and the
most scrupnlous impartiality,
Erskine had chosen his own witness
in the presence. of Mr.. Galla,in, to es-
tablish an abandoned charge against
Mr. Jefferson. Coleman had given dark
hints OF storms In the cabinet. Or,
Park, Major Russell, and the pestle
posnder OF the Palladium, were all in
the secret. The editors of little bitter
federal papers Suspected something,
and last, and least of all, the Indian
doctor and his Ariel knew all about IL.
His knowledge is most perfect, where
there is1no subject or fact. The nigh.
" ,seefet OF MIR Gallatin's testimony
agsisst Mr.. Jefferson was gathered in
. federalism like the contents Of NIGH
pay boil, nourished by inward corrup
bon, till at length it burst from the
diplomatic ori6ce of the British minis
ter, and discharged copioasly to the
lasting modification of New-E nsland
federalism.