Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-01

Whea la the midst OF profo Ind psace
she attacked a national ship, and crim-
,onrd the waves o. the ocean VITA an
| ,iood of our coudtrymen, ehey sill
found excuses for her conduct. are
| they accused OF tai. dishoaoraoie p ar
TALLY TO Britain; they PretsnI M. TO
controvert the accusation, oue retore,
that the Repu ,lican party are cri.ni-
nalT bpssed by French inaueace.
WIN = y&bear tais reply, we arc as
to0xeRtne weakness aud wicked
ae'eii0w men.
The following anecdose, quoted
from the eighth volume of the invalaa-
BILE history of Francisco Guicciard DIM.
is worthy of Remembrance and not un-
Apostle to my subject. When Charlie.
Duke OF Bourbon treachsrously deser-
ted his king aud his country, he Ard TO
the imperial Court and allied hims elf
20 their inyeterAte enemy Charles the
fifth. The Emperor treated him with
the greatest respect, and conferred ON
him the greatest honors but the Spa
nish nobies, could not be induced To
regard hin In any Other light than az
an infamous person. One ofthein be.
ing requested by the Emperor, to per.
init Bourbon to occupy his palace, all
swsrsd with Cl,tilian greatness of
sou that he would refuse nothing to
the EpT fOr, bar that as soon as tn.
hpid leave has palace, he would
reduce itto ashes. as a place infected
with his iufamy, and unworthy to be
Inhabited BY men of honor. Nohl.
Cas.llian venerate you for this re-
ply! L respect you for your honor
dow diHereat! an, now glaringly diff
terent, was your conduct, iron that.
which Distinguished many of our ca.
tizsns on the OCCASION Of thu late dis
missal OF ] ackson! You tho lsht your
palace p >liused by the touch OF a trai.
tor to hossil. couu.ry, bat the active
friend OF your sovereign. But alas
how many OF our cisizena have been
found sufficiently base, 10 countenAncs,
to advocate, and receive into the
bosoms OF their families, the ambassa.
dor OF nation (Which has violenly
struck az the root of our liberties, VIC.
Lated our sovereignty, and iufring.d
our d7aEssf rlsnt) specioasly commis-
stoned PHrr redress TOR our in
Iries, heal or wou ,ded honor
win tht5AsIm o! an eq4.l tr a,y
out really, with insult az mis- tongue
hostility at MS he',rC, aad corruption
in his purse, to kindle discord in a
peaceful land, anu rend asunIer uni.
QUE sacred ties.' Distressing is The
contrast, noble Castilian, between
your immortal exe!tion oil vir;ue, and
ms CONTAMINATION of dcgeaeracy.
y temPora! " mores!
Inc Gil max of Federal infamv. is
ehe counsenancc aid support they have
Siv-n to Jackson. L: shews that the
spiit OF parry, can operate the entire
iubyerslon of justice, of truth, and of
honor. When we reflect upon it, We
are made to trem5le for the stability of
our government, aud our thoughts
ars propelled with "ominous coniec-
turs" 70 thsprobable period when the
sPirittok fSction shall unsheath the
swordNofcivll desolation, and march
in min lsd ruin and slaughter over
our snsanguined plains, until our wea-
risd country shall sink exhausted with
the "strong contention of her tolls"
and her liberties be strangled by some
( willy, ambitious mons:er.
He who does not look with friend
ly eye on the cause of his country NAV
think himself good citizen of the
world, but l am sure he is a bad citi-
I'm OF that community to which he
more Immediately belongs. Perhaps
our citizens may suppose that they are
displaying tho Independence of their
spirit, sd lat they are Frustrating the
dearest lights of their country, advo-
eating the encroacAments of an mimi
cal nation, and ejecting their morbid
approximations against their own go-
vernnent. They thus display the iu.
dependence of our constitution; bu.
they are very far from displaying aay
independence of sPirie. " lie 1Vho
IS not Ter his country IS against it,"
was tfs ssntimeut OF a sage, which
shouldNbe impressed en- tina mind of
| every IN erjcan