Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-09
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ssAsoSABLE REFLECTIONS.
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FRIDAY. FEDRuARY 9, 1910.

IL T1E. great laps OF time since any
news has reached the u. States from Eng
land, has gwen rise 10 apprsnensons that
the British ministry, on receiving ntorm1-
ton OF VI RI ,cksens suspension hsts, have
imposed en- embargo OH American vessels
IN the ports OF Great Britain. The dates
via Char eston are down to the 23l OF -
vemoer 1909, which leaves period OF oe-
sween 60 and 20 days, IN which time We
we nave had no adyices iron the seal Of
| the English government. Ine season OF
the year does, Indeed, account III some
measures for the non-recept'on, OF news
| out the delicate posture OF our torsig., ne .
iations Jdstities fearsuiness mat QUE sups,
produce, and seamen, may have become "a
prey to the policy ct tue kings COUNCILS,
which are notorlonsy prone to peril iy.
| We have long tnou IA, that the FIRST step
which the Congress oagnt to have adopted,
| should have been TEMPORARY embargo,
until Il was decisiveiy ascs,.alnei wat
would os the po,Icy ofahe Brush court un-
dsr prSssBt circumstances. FMS view Of
our foreign concerns affords very power
| Iai argument AGAINST Str Macon's OIL,
! Tor it Authorises our vessels To dcpirt on
loreign voyages at the very momem. wnv,.
British squadrons may oc oi the alert to in
tercSpt aud selze taem. We submit these
ideas, no; TO alarm nur TO enoarrass, but oy
Way otsu 5geslion. as'wortay or serious cob.
sidera,ion.
! IL Is believed that the present is peri.
Oh OF vast consequence 10 AMERICA. Tning>
appe@r to have approached tnat Crisis,
winch must tesnllhAte eitner to the per.
HaneGt honor and interest U. the cpualry,
OF issue in way that wall produce degra
datlon and dissster. Whatsoever, taere-
fore, IS done al, presen; oy our legislators
ION ,..sNt A.. n.
noi Of SO MUCH impoftadcs mat the mea-
jsures OF co8gress s..9uid be very strong,
as that, wien once adopted, they shout
0e Sfern;y adhered 70. Our country nas
already experienced the INCONVENIENCE. O.
linsia5.nly. Men OK reflection, woo are cut
OF me immediate vortex OF party, are nov
fully persu .ded shat tn enJ.rso WAS a.
lbandoned at tic very iaslane tnat It oegir
20 operate vita surpfszins and the severcst
eject upon our Ie.iis aud enrn!es A
weak system ABLY sippomed, Is much bet.
ter tnAn a strong sysIem tce5iy enforCed.
we hope taat ali our Congressman viii
inaGe tn.S reflection, aad prone oy the les
SON Q. experiences.
Ii any dining can ruin our happy. frame
oil govern..sdt, {, As hdctuatioa ia our plj.
lie c1u.cas. A FREE government, fluids ITS
ndsssTuctio.ngy IN tas rit,or OF laws wisely
SfEN-Sh N.thiSL d QCS-
p3iic Que exists " tae energy with wnicn
the dispII Is eaaOied 10 ri.ipose his viii.
l. .wS sIouia never be enacted from clam
or nof repcateI trom ca aor. -Massacnu-
sets furnishes a very e.Isoie example OF
the trae spirit or REPUBLICAN, goScrn n enl
/ III tne instance OF q re- eiIiog ~, taat- CON .
! monwealth. fhe law waIEa proddced re-
bellIon was NOT repealed at the l,.stiga,i.
; on o. the reocls, and not Until they mad
b en reduced 60 co,n9ieLe sdljection. Yer.
In the teeth OF a doctrine ;adedt by hersell,
her presses Continue TO hold Inc itngu re
OF menace. rhe p,ess, generally speaking,
is pretty good crilerlon whereby to de
ttermine the character OF the pubiIc senti..
ment, but then the character of the suo-
scrioers TO the newspapers must De par.
ltlCutdriy looked to In suCh Case. Ine
Boston tory prints have TOO many patrons
In canada and N ova.ScotIa to be tar ex.
lpresslons Of AmerIcao sentiment. A state
so geograpnIcIiiy snail as M ,ssachusetts
and winch .cipnos ieXpectsLo increase mucn
in poPuat:ank lbeins already nearly full. J
! does not ac4 wisely an attempting 10 dictate
to the Uniou. WHEN New Y5rk Psaasvt
wanna, and some otlSer extensive and nav
ertul commemorative, twhoss Population IN
a Jew years Will triple th at or MASSACRE
lsettS, aud whose monied capital is at this
time, individually, Twice as great,) are de
voIng taeir influence TO support the gene.
raj governments, it Ill becomes Massachu
sets to act the part of Caesar. These
structures are invidlous, but they have beer
forced from US oy sOne recent seditIous and
even treasona0ie remarks uttered Through
the medium OF the Boston prines.
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~ The General Assembly, having near.
lily finished the business before them. IL -
expected will close their session TINS day
An abstract of the most important proceed
,ngs during the session, will DE found in
tuesdays aud this days Argus.
*s* We are truly sorry to learr
that the Argus OF Friday last did moi
reach the city OF Washington. l. en-
closed sheet of The Joarnals, contain.
ing some interesting proceedings oil
our Legislature. Inc other Richmond
papers of Saturday We learn were re,
ceived and we are utterly at loss TO
conjecture how ours tailed, as the pa.
pefs were carefully packed aad put To-
to the Post-Olice here.
MARaIED,--On last evening, bv the
Rev. MIR. Blair, Mr.. JOHN fOMP-