Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-04

ot tna' power, snhrasorco to promote
the interests of the people; whilst
our ministry ever attentive to the ina
Iterest of the empire thought it pro.
iper 10 attempt to coaciliate the minds
LOT Americans towards England and
iEogIishmen and as a part ofthe same
system TO SOW the. seeds Of discord
between Americans and F,cnchmen.
This could only be done by m, ans of
the press 1t was about this period
|that arrived in philadelphia, where
1 attended congress daily CHAINED
a little knowledge of the leaders of
each party, and meditaSed on my
future method of attack On the repnh.
licans. To make the name of Eng
lishmen friendly sound--.o recon-.
mend an imitation of our government.
our fashions. our propensities aud
hnaliy to make. them pay tribute to
England through the medium of h +
manufactures, was the object nearest
my heart for thi, purpose France
Frenchmen, repu5licanism, and all
their partisans, were from thence fore
ward to become the objects of my
keenest satire.n
In speaking of Mr.. Bache, the
grandson of DR.. Franklin, and ar thA.
time editor of the Aurora, he snys-s. I
took advantage to. represent him and
his party as pensioners of France, q
battery that did great execution.
and which was seconded by Robert
q. Harper, Otis, Rutledge, and Da-
ma, In congress. This attack we kept
up with unceasing assiduity until all
America was convinced of its truth, :.
and the Aurora, the name of and e.
ven the words republic aud republican
became so odious and were used az
terms of reproach. IF in all n,ys, =
tasks, had been az well seconded as
in this, and the black cockade busi-
ness, an hereditary 6rse magistrate
might now have ruled America, and
an alliance offrnsiye and defensive
with Great Britain would have pro-
teeted that countIy from foreign iu-
suits.
Again" Thf political engine which
we call addresses, and which has been
so successfully used here to give a BIZ
as TO public opinion, was resorted to
and found extremely efficacious and
to give amore sudden impulse to our
system. that hit upon the lucky idea
OF mounting the. black or English
cocksde--I was Immediately followed
by all the English pa, the federal.
lists, and all the veal inded and ti-
/ morous, even among tsE republicans.
had hopes by this means Of bringing
matters to crisis aud did not,
doubt, but an engagement would take.
Iplace between the men with, and
those without eockades. In this. how !,
lever 1 was disappointed. The repv.b-
| 'icans were determined to ren.a;e
l quiet, Notwithstanding the iasuIty. anrI.
lptovocations weconstantIy gave them.
at every opportunity.
II Again--" The opposition to th..
j war system, by the republican srnem-
: bers OF congress, was too strong RI
warrant John Adams in going apv
Z greater lsngths than ne did, and too
; weak not to give great hopes that be
would hnaily succeed what could nor
be accomplished by fair argument.
j wac attempted by alarin and persesu'
ton. Atraising the first, Our frieuy
; Harper (Robert O.. Harper) had -
, excellent talent The public mind '
kept IN suspense--and no sooner -
/; ne lost the end of one clue, th, ma
{ found another which led him 10, a
/; lwlth false bottoms, ladies !: :, .up
and tailors shops. -oiiette'
q Again" Il was in va -
(, the Pretensions of those ~ ~ 80 SIM
{ stood forward in the revo .n VINO On ma
> had befa active and a, s u.;on' ne
{ interests of America .nJ: e 70 IN
easy whatever mighE be ,h. !. wds nc
olto command the ;n,o ~, 'a'ent
r that their eompanj ons - snence; s
ell them not to iot,rms1,a,s' snou'
affairs Of sbatc0 untrv which ' ,h. 10 [, n
: equally sndes sorea 70 srs ~ .nsy na'
! hence 'iae origin Of the tsns ,naI Rs.s
E Parues which agitste North A 1919 o,...sa
! the republicans appeared q rs Ga,
J strongest, and to have the ben, rs.' s''
on their side because repn6I;r 1es:oi
2 situations we're already Formrd ,I..s IN
4 OFT the statea. fhe o,....-- w Ougn