Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-08-14
from THE BosroN pATR1or.

FROM THE BOSTON PATRIOT.
The life. of Charles Tames Fox, an
excellent and instructive work, has the
following sensible observations on A
merica So
Mr.. Crenville first conceived the
plan OF deriving revenue from Ame-
rica. a Stamp. Act was the first modi-
ncation, which, "a bad aug,lry!) was
rebutted, &repealed; & a new duty on
certain articles of commerce exported
from Great Britain supplied its place.
but the project was bad spirit of
collaboration obtained agents, (of
whom 'he respectable Franklin was
one) were sent to England to adjust
Cor contcnd) the point and in the
meantime antiPathy ripened between
the inhabitants and the officers OF 90
sernment. The dispute now appear
ed 10 resolve itself into. TIE duly OF
three spence ON the pound of tea. X
The Inhabitants of Boston, who had
already abstaIncd from Its use. deter
m'ned4pp preventing its Importation,
and therefore destroyed the next car
go that arrived. At length the pre-.
Parations for hostility on tire part OF
the colonists, demanded manifest viei.
lance ON that of the governor, and the
consequence was open war, a,aar which
continued under every disadvantaee
nntil 1885, and ended wh-res it should
have begun, in the Acknowledgements
OF American Independence. Such
are tue consequences Of opposing on
unequal terms in the field, men who
hghs under the banners OF real or sup.
posed liberty. The Congress which
had assembled from the different parts
OF the territory, now became perma-
nent; and arepublic established ofthe
thirteen states, under constitution as
similar rs may,b 10 the British Co
vernment, havinga Senate and presi.
dent triennialIy elected. 1t has thusI
long continued, & is likely to continue, i
IN very Aourishng condition not
wishstanding external disputes, mari
time and territorial and, internally,
the most violent agitations of party,
under the denomination of Federalist,
and Anti FederaliEt; irregularities in
those appointed to the most Important
oiilces OF government, and violence
o. temper and manner in the higher
orders not easily reconciled 20 its cher
acter."
* LalprcsSmentS, Orders ofCouncil,
licenses, to go 1Ohere zoe have right
10 go, bg Poying fer them } and paper
Blockades--are now the substitutes for
g me duty Of three pence b pound on
tea'--the simple cause of that dispute
which terminated in what was once
our independence OF the mother coun-
try. 1t would be matter of curious
and perhaps useful enquiry for some
OF our great political calculators. tfor
instance Mr.. Gallatin,) TO make an
estimate OF our present grievances 10
quantity and quality, and of the re-
sources oil our country---and compare
the former with what we suffered, the
after with what we possessed in rs
land see how far, in our retrogade
marcia of dependence on England we
rave fallen in the rear OF that memo
able period-The result might be,
hat it would become his duty to
stop the wheels of government" in
he course IL is running.
from the BOSTON GAZETTE oil
August 2.
Extract Of a letter from the Captain off
the snip Ganges, at Gottenburgh, to
his owners in Boston, dated May
%, 1910,
Ihe1 day after my arrival, Admiral
'aumsfez communicated 10 the British
hat no vessel would be allowed to pass
ne Sound without British licence |