Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-09-28
Practical enforcement.

Practical Improvement.
We see few men at the present day
who appear to be more afraid of the
truth, than those high priests Of our
country's Disgrace who officiated at the
sacrifice of our country's" rights, no.
|nour and independence" at Washing
ton. This fear implies sense of
IsAame and while there is shame in the
Eheart of man or woman, there is always
Remaining virtue enough to encourage
the hope Of reformation. l bear this
honorable testimony in favor of most
'ot our representatives in the 10th and
nth Congress, that I know them to be
ashamed, If not of their own conduct.
at least of that pitiful, dasi ardly policy
which Congress has pursued. Whoe-
yer can say more in their favor ous h:
to speak In their behalf-he, " no If he
says any thing, would say less, is ii.
mid i'll Judging friend TO them and to
his country. Whoever says that the
{" Truth" in this important subject,
" is not be told at this time, lis a fool,
or what is vastly worse, a temporizing
hypocrite.
Il HANCOCK.
4he British have shewn further
|hostiFty 10 American commerce, byI
prohibiting the introduction into Eng!
land, IN neutral bottoms, colonial pro-
duce and dye woods.
QuERE.-Would not the total pro-
hibition OF the importation into. or use
n,the United States or the territories
hereof, of articles the produce or man.
utaeture of Great Britain or her de-
Tendencies and authorship merchants
men to arm in defence of their trade.
bring Great Britain to sense of do.
lty! The experiment. is worthy of tri.
ale b. Aaas ricaH.
Dibdin, the great chief OF English
wit, sentiment and song, is stated in
London papers to be in such indigent
circumstances, that subscription has
been opened for his relief, which has
been literally filed up. q
From the Trenton True American,
france and England in their strue.
igle Tor power, seem also tn be striv .ap
(which shall exceed the other in rama.
city and per6dy. Caustic's descrip-
ton is but too applicable to them
both -
! ALL solemn treaties in their eyes
Are merely L.iiipu.ian ties,
Go, make compac; with wild geese.
Bind over wolves to keep the peace
Sign an agrs ement, drawn in writing.
With ra tlesnakes to leave off biting
Coax clustering Boreas not to rave.
Blockade with straws Eolus' cave,
BAH dry old ocean with a thImble,
OF pierce she great globe with winabie--
For ali these vast things may be done,
With greater ease by ten to one,
| Than form treaty which Will bind
| Iyrants as faItbless as the wind"
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When Goblet was about Ieay;nr A /.
merica for England, ne boastcd that
ne was going to country " where
thieves do not break through AID stea!
five thousand dollars at once''-allu.
ding to the damages he had to paw DR.,
Rush tor slander.-We suspect siace
1.-THE sentence of the Court of KINGS
Bench, he will feel no disposition &c
tbrag of the superior excellence o.
British Jurisprudence.
The Liberty of the Press,
That "rare device, to fayor'd mortal,
given,
In the full bounty of indulgent Heaven.
IMPRESSIONS terror Freedoms sures
! guard,
CULTS sharpest scourge, and virtues hes,
reward"
Seems equally obnoxious to the do.
tard on the British and the dcspot on
the French throne. While one is
strangilng,lt by degrees, the other des.
4 troys it &C q blow. The motto OF both
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