Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-13

twas discovered that in defiance o
the penalties ofthe existing laws. aoains
the expectation Of refused tobacco.
considerable quantity of that article
found Its way out of the state, through
the medium of a corrupt portion of GU,
society, and to the great injury ofiou,
pranctpal staple in foreign markets. A
olli was introduced, containing addition.
al penalties. In It's original shape. this
blu Prevshted the delivery of refused
| tobacco from the place of inspection.
10 any but licenced stemmcr or manu-.
facturer. This we conceived would o.
Perate very lnjuriously to the owners OF
refused tobacco, at the upland inspec-
tons as 1t would expose the planters
holding tobacco of an inferior QUALITY.
to the necessity, either of bringing 4
Tor inspection to this, or some other
distant place, where there is licenced
steinmery or mandatory of tobacco. or
Oh running the risk ofloosing the fruits
OF his labor entirely, in the event of his
crop being inspected and refused at one
OF the upper inspections where those
establishments are not TO be found,
we, therefore procured an amendment
TO the bill, by which the planter is al
lowed to transport his refused tobacco
TO any place, where there NAV be a IL
cenced stemmery or manufactorv. on
his giving bond at the inspection where
the tobacco may be refused, that it shall
net be carried beyond the limits Of the
state.
Ihe only other measure of general
nature, which the limits of letter will
permit US &c mention, is that of the res.
buttons approbatory of the conduct of
the general government, in the late ne,
gocIa'ions with the belligerent powers
OF Europe.
these resolutions will appear in the
gazettes OF the day, and no doubt Will
attract your attention. They were
brought forward by us from deep con-
vlctlon that the disavowsl os,,.e arrange
merit concluded in April last with his
Britannia majesty's minister, Davi.l M.
Erskine, and the naughty and insolent
conduct of his successor Francis 7.
Jackson, together with the artful and
accountable appeal made by the latter
minister TO the people in word. that
the continued and INCREASING attacks
upon the rights, honor and inaepen-
dcnce of the United States, by both Bri-
tain and France, take their origin in an
opinion, entertained on the other side
OF the Atlantic, that the Americans are
no longer what they were in the year
i776; that they are now divided Deo
lPle that it is only necessary TO amuse
them fora while and to play offparties
against each other; and that ultimately
they will do the work of their own des-
truction. We are profoundly mortified
to say, that the spirit of opposition in
the eastern states, and the sudden and
extraordinary change in the measures
OF congress, (the unfortunate effect OF
that spirit ofopposition which were ex-
hibited in the course of the last winter
and the late most astonishing attempt
made by certain party in congress tc
Pa'ilate, to excuse, nay, even to justify
the understandable conduct of the late
British minister, are acts but too vel
calculated to give countenance to such
an opinion.
Uede such circumstances, we con
sidered it highly important to shew tc
the world. that amid the great event.
whirh have marked our career in the
course of the last year, and in the ere.
sent extraordinary state of our affairs
( the Old Dominion remains faithful to hel
ancient principles that she will support
the present virtueus & iehtened adj.
ministration Of the II. 5. in the patriotic
stand which they have made against
the open and insidious assaults upon our
rights, our peace and our honor, by TO-
reign governments, their agents and
emlssaries, and that whatever may be
the excentric tendencies discovered in
the course of other states, Virginia will
cling to the union as to the rock of her
salvation.
Wit this object in contemplation the
resolutions Of the present session were
brought to the view of the general as.
senIolv. We are happy to inform you,
that they have passed b3th branches
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