Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-16
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VIZ ter in a Virginia paper, m sesl TX.
ing OF ar. Jstf:rson's CHARACTER aaI c)n.
duct, has SAID
In me neg Jci:aion 1pith Great Brian
ne fnslsted aF7S cer.ai1 demI1is, bscluss
ne knew taey zvould NJ. be grained -
Fnss dsciaratIoa - made i'll rel ltion TO
the rsjscsel ire aty concluded oy Col NJ m,
roe, tnltit enosAses Ia ils Consequences
n vial poicy OF lhe FEDERAL party. Ac.
cordinS to the wr,ter, it WAS wroag IN ths
late president to insist upon what would
nos be grained. Aud To what does this doc
trIne ie@d { Si>iaissioa AFFECT, base sa).
mission. Ii We are 10 demand and lns,s.
Iupoa nothing gu. waat GreaS Brlraia will
grant, wnatIs t'ie Us of dem andng aud in.
slstns at All If We are to pash for no
po!nt ous Whtt We can get with Ius push.
ins, We nlsn as wcll sis down quietly All
give u2tac gov: aal country at olS.
to'ths king ia Council. Would no. Pa
tr'ot Father say, let Us INSIST upon our law
tai riSn.s and trust the eveat to Heaven
Bat, no; aceoraing to the writer IN quss4
ton, l. as al ab0nmADie ou rage to seeS for
risats, because they Will De dsnied TO Us,
and because no tseaty can be made abodt
rights. WHAT does the writer want ? ShAll
We NIKE d treatyto secure wrohss ? Silil.
We ID gam f1r ol.rase, wnen We get s
much OF iI for nothing 2
But what did Mr Jefferson insist u ION 2
Tue safety of our citizsns AZ setj the IN
vol ,bilGy OF our heuirali.y; and repara-
ton for Injuries done and acknowle ICED.
Aud these the writer o. '' 4 A .c.tons''
deems a h inoas offence. H w9iit, il
seems, have waved these points, aud guar
tn.eed the continuance of iujuries Nv A on,.
tic and solemn comp act. Wnen a nan
writes Ia sue a style aad such a = n,e.,..
it is easy to discern what are the scronE
preju1ices of his neart.
the treaty, says the same writer, ought
to nave been adopted; the f" inconsidsr4-
Die tax" which It imposed upon our con-
lnerce was nothing Let us see how this
KIND OF logic will bear he test. Fac wrr er
| admits that the treaty did stipulate TAX =
ne calls It an inco0slderale tax" Bltif
you admit the rlgnt of Great Britain {,
tax one branch OF Dmmgrce, let the a
mount be ever so g inc onside raoie." the
principle is established, and she has a pre-.
cedent for taxing o,her branches, AMI for
taxing them higrer--becaase, the right 20
tax oeIns once stipulated, th-re is no slc1
thing as amaCtnu'R, as Tia British govern
ment has shewn in relatiDa IL ner oTn SUD-
Jects. Was It the smalness OF the t,xuJ.
Wv va Nht PAO1uI u Lnt AmsflC an rGVJ4
luton! Even IN the Colon al state we resi-
ted the right to tax and 1t is really sdr-
hprIsiug to hId the doctriae advocated A
TINS time of d.y IN Virginia. Ii is not wne
tnsr the tx shall be more or less. bu. re !.
distance 70 British iaratioH altogether, for
winch the republican parry contends. f.;
would be IN van that war OF seven years
had been supported against the rlght TO
tax II we are 70 suD.n nit to It ow--and az
to the mode of do ng 1t, that is altogsth. r
imnaterial, for to tax cur commerce. is TO
tax oar Farms, inasm1ch as the surplus
products OF our farms and plantations IS. in
! one way or another, invested in commerce.
Tue idea expressed by the writer from
whoa we have quoted, is enough to make
the grave IF General Washington cape ami
render up us trust an idea so moastrOus,
u was hoped, would never have found Ut.
teraOee IN the state Of Virginia.