Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-09

III h 81 attuu vi SIIkFlES is an old GOCv
trine but we find it revived in our day
A Pythagoreau sect of politicians has sprung
up amcng US, whose pis pirs it is almost
impossible to identify in one place or in
oae carcase. before, like coajuror's ban
It has vanished into another. The Shtrif
or 10 Is ot this tribe; 1t seems to be II, A..
King an effort to render the Individuals u +
ms assoc alton gregsrious what has
not little surprised Us is, that 1t hol,:s
I'd Mr.. Gailatin as one of the fraternity.
The letters from a Memoer OF Congress.
published some time since in the Argus.
and which spoke of Mr.. Macon little
cavalierly, have, it seems, awakened the
ocnn'en OF the S1sirft, and excited its pow.
ers OF ridicule. Viii Mr. Stana d be
kind enough to spare the Member OF Con-
gress, from the sharp edge of his cruel Iro.
ny! In mercy SIP arc him With Mr..
Macon's intelligence, with Mr.. Randolph,
penetration, and Mr.. Gailatn's suheriori,y
oUer the whole cabinet, surely d solitary
memoer OF Congress- stands no chance be-
lore the public. But IS Mr.. Gallatin of tn,,
corps? is he of tie new Pytha gorean
school! Has he, In reality, got new soul
since, he FIRST came into Office We mere
iy ask for Information. We could. surely
never have suspected that Mr.. Gal attn ana
Mr.. Randolph belonged to the sane band
Hut as the Sfirit defends them both, Gu.
log'zes them both, aud speaks most aff.c.
tionateiy OF them both, why, the probabili.
ty IS, per adventure, tina, they are both
OF the same peculiar politics. We never,
TO be sure, could have suspected, that an
association would have taken place, su6
rosa, between a cabinet minister of Mr..
Jefferson, 4 cabinet munster of Mr.. Madi-
son, and the man wis denounced Mr.. Jef-
erson and Mr.. Madison. But, this is a
strange, mutabie world-ani some men
when they Cannot get into The pulpit are
ready TO pull tue church down. As to
1r. macon lwhom may Heaven preserve
many years,) the member of Congress
wishes him, wesknow, good appetite and
plenty TO eat, but certainly does not wish
to see him the chairman of a committee
OF foreign relations. And where's the won
der! Mr.. Macon boasts OF ais never read
ing books. and the like. Ii he is iashirrd
that's another affair. As this is a free
country. any man may turn prophet-=out
tue same freedom exoner2tes US from be-
heving all he prophecies. Ii, for example.
ne should prophecy that one nan c6ui d
'noot another man with his FIST, who would
credit him And shall we me more rea-
Oily give ear to him when he comes on,
with a patched up bill of paltry proyisioas.
which he assures us is to shoos eioacr both
the great beliigereuts 2 If MIR. Gaila,in
is represented as the FATHER of that bill.
viii the secretary deny it--that is, will he
deny it, UPON hafer because your deni.
ais, by whispering SOFT THINGS in peo-
pies ears, is conyenient way OF getting
gu. OF ho5bIe, To conclude, MIR. Cd.
latin is congratulated on the developems t
OF MS new connection. One word, as 10
Mr. Gallatin's giving 40 the carrying trade
lit was silly thing ~ him to man ion
1t TO Mar. Erskine at all, before treaty
was on the taps, because il was yielding
a point in advance which might nave bceS
skiisully handled in negeciation-auti. i,
was not only the direct but the circuit.
Gus trade too, (acquicsc,ng in the rule OF 56)
that the secretary OF The treasury surren-
dered in conversation with Mr.. Erskine.