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

Silss, and he enjoys the undIlninish
[ ed confidence of republicans. Yo
ssPoused the ca1se OF Col. Monroe
md he instantly became unpopular
| You praised Mr.. Macon, till his poll
tica! standing has become contempt;
th.e: and your secret connivance will
| Albert Gallatin is already olninous o
his disgrace. So pernicious is the in
duence of your panegyric, that, werl
iinclined TO superstition, I might at
Tribute the failure of Mr.. Erskine'
arrangement to the malignant fatalit,
Iofyour friendship, ostensibly avowec
for that compact. From the pest
ience of your applause there is no es-
Gaping with honor; no refuge but If
algas from the sphere OF its contagi
| on.
The report of the, secretary of the
treasury appears to be subject of ex
liltatiol with your few adhsrents as
well as with the fe1eralists. Ii has,
indeed, sir, not little surprised the
friends 9th country and of the ad
'ninistration, that Mr.. Gallatin, WHOM
lyolrnewspaper pronounces s'the great
est 6nancier now living" should no.
have been able to produce more re-
spectacle budget of the national re-
sources. AT time like the present.
when the kingdoms of Eufope appear
70 have consp,red to do us wrong, it
was naturally TO have been expected
thSt the boosted TALENTS or The sccrcra
~ o!tae treasury would have produced
a system OF 6gaance Commensurate to
the occasion. The report which he
mas made is probably the performance
OF Que of his clerks, ana the public are
yet to be astonished, perhaps, with
sonething more prsise-wort,y from
the fruitful invention of the honorable
ssc:etary. l am 10th 20 slspec ,his
capacity: but if he does no. specdilq
produce some respectable evidence OF
his ability, his talears or his integrity
will undoubtedly be- questioned.-
II must he confessed. that his official
estimates, during the embargo ami
now, give great scope for theinpeach
ment OF his intellectual vigor, and the
sudden growth of his priv ate fortune is
nufsyoraple.te the superstition that he
is the most disintsrest=d of ministers.
Wnen secretary OF the treasury,
from yearly salary of four or hva
thoasand, amasses in the short com
pass OF eight years the esor.nous for.
tune OF too Kindred Mausd'7a a3liarS,
we are authorised TO enquirc hosU he
has Effected it? If this were a go-
vernment of England, and hfr. Gala
tin lord Melville, there would DC no
didicaiss IN accounting for the circum
stance bat it would be too has.y
determination to decide, without fur.
ther investigation, that Mr., Galla,in
had made use OF the opportunities
which his station AFFORDS, to spe-
culate in the funds for his Individual
beneht; or, that he availed himself of
the same opportunities, to become the
proprietor of lands whirh have been
sacrificed by the artful representations
Of the man who purchased from the
public. 1.-THE honorable secretary has
recently transmitted the interest of the
Dutch loan to Holland, in specie, we
may be assured that he has his reasons
for l.; and il will require, all your
Ingenuity, sir, to demonstrate that
Albert GAiiAtin, who mas drained the
coua ry of hard dollars to pay them
mo the hands Of one of tne Bona
parties, would have been proper cha.
racter to h,l the oaice of Secretary OF
STATE: 20 which he aspireG? 1 am not
teariol Of contradiction when | affirm
that he did this ACT contrary to the in.
clinations OF the president.
Because the seeertafyo the trsasu.
ry has made a feeble representation oil
the funds OF the nation, you awkwardly
conclude that it is impossible to make
better one and with your usual 10.
lgical precision, you attribute the po-
Iverty OF the treasury to the proceeding:
lot the admi~ stra.i1n. If we had mo-
some experience of the duplicity o
Mr. Gaila.in, we might be deluded by
your sophistry. But, sir, alter tn,
Icoslusion between you ADD that man t.
dishonor Mr.. Jefferson, men of dis
cernment have regarded Mr.. Gallalr
lwlth suspicion. You certainty havt
nos forgotten the declaration whIcl