Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-20

naught, but also the temple OF the great
goddess Diana Tor EngIand) is like to he
despised, and all her magnikcence d=s.
Woyed Next the ignorkm who are gut
ded by the interested, Sand who will cry
out yes, yes sin exactly right, to all they
heaStfom III use ghoknow very we'll when,
whSSs and who ifey are deceiving. sdly,
Ind e pc ssessed%k an easy. INDECENT and
slothfil dispos,Gontxho would willingly ca,
OF tue kernsk but Hate the trouble or ex.
pence of bee taking the she'll Many will at
que that Ne are notable to dress cloth q.
good as Europe, if we had the wool /, but il
is mo& certain we d dress cloth made
OF Dur common sheAp that is mach
preferable to the cloth made oil the
same quality OF wool OF European Manu-.
iactures but it is impossible for. any
joiner. with all his plains and polishing
Instruments, 10 make as handsome furni-
ture out'of oak, as on, otmahcgony -
neither Can any RULER make cloth equal ia
tihsness 10 the ishportef except we have
the sloth.
chose who think e are not able ID
d,<ss cloth equal 4 Me slaves of old
George, that will /etch'pe cloth made
of the half or archaeological Meri-
noes, if do mo- dress tin every re-
spect equal to hat for whio1 we pay
four and six 4 llars yard, I will give
them ten dollars yard and keep it
myself. But if our breed of sheep and
man features have not arrived to that
stateN perfection which we desire, &
to which they are progressing, let us
improve them b. every possible means,
and wear our coarse coats till we can,
make finer. 1t is not fine coat, a
few yards of calico or muslin ribbons,
&c. that makes man or woman re.
spected by people of sense but it is
their honest, Industrious, benevolent
character and disposition, that ever
did and ever will give the preference
70 any pSrson-nu.h better wearing a
foQ7e coat, and be free man, than to
taVsA waNans laid on the shoulder of
ahpAQne fdr the cost of it-who would
not much Hther wear suit of hand
some durx6le cloth, cotton or linnen.
made by the Industrious hand of his
wife or daughters, than some thin,
5 slazy stuff, made, perhaps by the
hands OF some convict in work-house,
or object of charity, confined In poor
house In Europe! Would company
OF wealthy merchants establish ma
nufactory, and get ingenious and ex-
perienced workmen, the benefit result.
ing to our country would be very great,
and soon plainly be felt in many in
stances--it would encourage the rais-
ing and improving our flocks & breed
OF sheep: often they would exchange
wool tor cloth, and clothe thousands of
those whose callings and situations in
life will not admit their manufa curing
toy themselves, and save millions of
collars on this side of the mountains.
ehas.wNuld circulate amongst US, that
is AND f&ly took over the mountains
Tor ihsforred cloth, that returns to US
no more, and which would be far more
saleable and durable than the i'm por ted
cloth; tor it seems as if imposition is
stamped on the very face of allimport-
ed manufactures we receive of late.
lie time has been when the imported
manufactures of most kinds were good
and serviceaole. But what can we
expect from servants whose masters
are guilty of all kinds of abomination.
fappYe look for justice from servants
#hfwinistry of England they who
AE9oeen the cause of thousands of
Rtrdeys, piracies and thefts, to the a.
Adrns of hillions; yet the king is
Pltned to hangione of his miserable
suB Gets for stealing peek of meal to
support his Starving family, and who
has dragged out and put into the army
and navy thousandyof his honest and
industrious suhjeEs to fight against
those Of their fellow mortals that ne
yer laid straw in their way. And
what Is this all for? Why, to satisfy
the ayarice and ambition OF corrupt
ministry, and LITTLE old crooked, mea-
gre, debilita,ed silly animal, they call
the king; who in bloom of life wo sd
not have got a constable's or corporai's
commission, by vote, and who almost
any rnan would make matter of con.
scNIf;s in swearing he was not mon
key andkyet his silly and duped sub
jects, VIII hail the day and hold iu...
bilee for the day OF his coronation.
Like the OK to lick the yoke, and stile
/ l. Il