Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-03

NE most prudea,and effsAuai. They K.
beiled asa'ast the admiRistration-fh ev
/. ,oid gnvernuent they waeled none Of the,r
asslstsnce--,hat trade would regulate il, :.
fseM II ,hen they nov meet With diff,
culties and embarrassment, shey have no
body to blame but themselves I; and II
grievances are not redvessed, they must
look baek to such ind .vIduais for con lola.
ton, as are the. authors Of our trcuble.
From she NATIONAL Iase1igeneer. 3
OfheHoss sceuhation's goae."-T The
tone assumed by the republican prints on
the late. disclosure Of the. .iispa ches has
placed the opposition editors in the most
awkward position. They. have long. been
STRIVING to make the people believe that,
thef are the exclusive cen,iael. and guar.
dlans Of their rights against the aeeres.
sioDs OF ,he French to which end they
have as steadily denounced the republican
prints t1r their tcrbesrapce on this head.
Now % their affected establishment and
real d'smay. hey .6nd lhosespr prints, true to
the principles on which the re publican
cause rests avowipg their reprohation e.,
qaaIly 1t French and English injustice.
~ This they are as angry s,he cur whose'
bone is sna ched from him bv more ~ {
lam brother. Like cs.ebra ed anc ert
philosopher, they had calcula ed on max
'TS this accusation, the powerful lever for
suhvertinE the ~bulwarks of their enemy.
and like the same Philosopher all they
bad to regret for. the accomplshre OF
their gigantic Object, was the want OF
ground to stand upon. Still, exultins in
the hope Of victory. they were sru,,ine,i
and foam'cg and raving, branding every
lr'erd OF the administration with being a
frenchman;a tool Of Bonapar:e when
10! as soon as Il Appeared that France
bad taken gEopad as hostile to Us as Eng
land, the republican prints came out and
hold a language sspiain and 5 ern toward.
France as had ever been held towards
England. The whole pack had Just been
n full cry, prociam;ug the ham,Iia,ing
subservlency of the government and re.
pabIicans 70 the viii OF the great Empe.
roT. ard declaring tina just in proportion
to his exerlion of physical force would
be their submission when cut come he
dispatches, displaying on the part Of the
government an unb-ndiDg imp rjiali,y o.
wards France and England, aud produc.
ing from The republicans an unrquivocaI
manifestation of .pirn as little awsd ~
French as British violence tthus dragging
/. inio day light the great bug a.b5ownieh by
! dexIous management and apastiai ex
1 po>ure, had inspired SO general an alarm,
but which, seen 10 IT'S true cniol $, is in,tan,.
| ly dissrmed Of ell rs errors. Instead OF
humble petitions on the part of General
Armstrong they b. hold indignant ,remon.
strances; while on the part Of the people
they perceive con.picuously displayed re
solution sacrifice. no right TO the man.
| date OF injustice. Such Prophets are in.
| deed unfi fD- heir vocation and after
! such an exposure of ignotsbce, should CO,
YER themselves for the rest of their day 5
with sack cloth and ashes. Should they
thereafter pl.gue Us with their pred ctions.
they mu, be viewed in the light of lying
prophe's, aud viii only be sefvicsable, by
indicating course he very .revsrse OF
(which may b. expected
: d d humil ty. and ccntrition attend
THE exposure Of their. calamities, CHI.
rity woult inculcate forbe france; but
as If despairchad driven them. to mad
ness instead OF beng silent under their
exposti e, vehear nothing bat ERA
Wings of bedlam, anfa J" grave divine
sole my avows his lear that the Ian
guage OF r1probation Ut France by the
Matt pnal Int lIgencer Is inteEIed to
pave the way for hu initiating treaty
with her. Shame, where is thu blush,
when man bY professio, called upon
habisusliv 70 consult the, 1oracles oil
truth, mani.e such depravyd dis.
regard for truth itseli
i Such IS the miserable prediclmen,
into which error leads her votaries
4 we say error, for we viii cling to the
! hope that few of those who fill the
ranks OF federalism are viciou4.
Here then is 4 A., an honorable oc.
easion for those who have the ood o.
their country at heart, Dut have beef
I'D as:ray by desisoing men, to spur
fro n them evil advice and evil advi
sers. and to acknowledge and prac'ic,
|, IN setv sup porting an upright aic
Il enlightened governnen which altno
! il ray, on some bofdinste points
pursue a course thar is nut preclsei