Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-20

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"May every Baoius, havo his Bufo
| STILL"
PopE.
As very plain man, cannot pay
you a compliment without violating
my taste and nv understanding. Your
oratory have always deemed !, Corpus
sine Pectore," and your writings can
not but pronounce Z" Calce sine ARENA
1t public conjecture has not erred in
Its attempts to indemnity your person,
you are young and inexperienced
nan, somewhat read in books, unvers
ed with mankind, disappointed in an
early expectation and acting from the
impulse of strong resentment. AMI
'hu' far right? You have retired from
your honorable seat in the House of
Representatives, and to crafty you,
petuiance, have resarted to the news
papers. In this respect, my good Mu.
Gus, you have acted wisely, you have
obtained some attentive auditors. and
nave some devoted Instruments. Eve
ry tory'in the community from Geor-
GA to Maine, from the shores of tbe
Atlantic, to the banks of the Mississin-
pr is olamorous in your praise. Thev
see IN you the united good qualities Of
Thersites aud Seentor and believe tba,
theyoung Harry Hotspur, of the south.
cannot fail to accomplish his great &
glorious purpose of destroying the
country and the government.
Sir, YOU have written two long ESSAYS
& lhave deliberately read them. Thev
have travelled the whole circle Of fe-
deral and apostate prints. What effect
have they produced, and to what do
they amount? Figure is heaped upon
hgarc, and shapeless imagery croud-
ed together, IN 8 all the mazes of meta
phoricai confusion They are redun-
liant, IN declaration, barren in facts, &c
devoid OF argument. One single intel
iIgibie speech, like that of Mr.. Sam
mons, IS infinitely more expressive.
than millions Of ranting sentences, Ell
Their oral or written, which are bet,er
adapted to the sports of the theatre
than to the solemn gravity of the Sc
nate chamber or, to be presented be-
tore the majesty Q! an intelligent peo-
pie.
90 quanta species, inquit, asst cere-
brum non habet." / repeat the onest;-
on, Sir, what authenticated fact, or what
solid argument, have you in the course
{ot two laboured essays exhibited to the
public ihatyou were inimical to Mr..
jefferson and aGironted with him. the
world very well know. That Won were
equally opposed to Mr.. Madison. was
also notorious. Your own protest a.
gainst his election, is blasting evidence
OF your attempt upon this occasion.
winch entities you to excIaim with
Horace ESegi monumentum acre pe-
iirenmus." 1t is several years since you
presented your declarations of back
star influence and French dictation.
those vagaries ola hea.ed Imagination
have run the whole gauntlet Of public
inspectloD.--They have been stripped
and whipped naked through the
world" until they have become the OBJ.
Ject oFuniversal adherence & ridicule.
! There are but few intelligent men If
the nation, who seriously believe that
either the late President, or the one
who now Presides, exercised an undue
influence over congress or manifested
an unwarrantable partialiey towards
France. They are justly deemed idl,
tales intended " adj captandum'' to pre-
Judice, deceive and inflamc the passi
ons Of those who are not possessed of
The means Of superior information.
I You, Mucius, must not consider i
as acomqliment when assure YOU tina
your eHdsions are unanswersble. The,
are unanswerable because they contain
nothing to answer. Historical exam
pies void of analogy, thousand un
connected facts jombled together per
sonal abuse OF individuals, and a con
fused strain of invcctive, without or
der or arrangement, is the best charac
ter which | can assign TO your publica
ton. Ii, sir, you aspire to appear b.
fore the public in the light of true {
lpHexible patriot. lf, sir, YOU had mo
nentous intelligence TO c1rlnunica,.
If, sir, YOU bad vast and hidden crime
;, unwhiPt OF justice" to unfold,