Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-01

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i your official capacity, that the Pres.
dent should be thanked in the repre-.
sentative voice of the people, for rhe
wisdom with which he had discharg-
d his duty, and the Willingness with
which he had acceded to this bepe.
fetal arrangement. This conduct
oore an inposing sembiance. 1t held
forth the idea of patrio ism genera
ted. 1t implied the dereliction of your
wonted course of systematic oopositi.
on. But ii was a false and deceitful
semblance, subdotrrSimilitudo ct prava
ct vitiosd. All was hlse and hollow.
delusion and not TRUTH Permit me,
sir, to relate some facts which will
! serve 10 illustrate your conduct ON ,his
occasion, and will place both it and
your character in point Of view, in
which but few persons have suffered
themselves to behold them.
Immediately consequent upon the
execution of this treaty BY our govern
ment, you were accidentally at Buck
ingham courthouse, when il Incl.
dentaily became the subject of CONVEX.
sation, amongst number of persons.
OF whom you were not the least i'm.
.tPortant. Whether you were called
upon tor your opinion or gave it un-
snlicited, do no, know, nor perhaps
IS It material, but do know, and will
assert without the least fear of reruta
ton oreven contradiction, toat YOU on
this occasion, advanced opinions. ma.
Iterially vari snt from those, which you
shortly after gave utterance To on the
| floor OF Congress. 1t is an incontro-
vertible fact, that you SPOKE of the
treaty in the highest teSns of Iisap-
probation I; as a surrender Of our most
valuable interests and as sacrifice of
eur deares, rights. 1t is impossi lie
that can be mistaken. / disrinctlv
know the words which you used to
convey your sentiments Let them
speak. 6 Britain has obtained eperu
thing she could 1uish or demand and
has sipen us nothing an return but
blank paper. II Such was your Ian
! guage, and such your avowed opinion.
| You seemed to GLORY in it, and were
apparently soiicitous that every one
should hear it. You repeated and
reIteEated it in distinct and audible
| va and indeed many persons
Mdtawho. Unnecessary, shall attest
thr trntiI of what advance.
H.ss$he4 lie, u, pause. and fix our guest,
fSr here Is much of doubt and ambiguity,
Iupctting much OF guile, and treason foul.
ferjuy'd and unnatural
What glazing inconsistency en-.
shrouds your conduct! AT Buck
ingham Court House, you dcnounce
the treaty as sacrifice of our dear
est interests, on the floor of Congrs So
you extol is to the skies as the grand
panacea OF all our miseries, and as an
able guarantee of our rights. At the
former place, you declare, that it
gives to Britain every thing she could
wish or demand at the latter, you
say 1t ensures to US every right and
interest for which we could con.end.
At the former it was exclusively adj
vantageous to BritaA; Of the latter
vitality and difusedlyA 4e6cial to us.
Strange contradictiop %Glaring in
consistency! How shan we resolve
this doubtful enigma? I can only
perceive one possible mode, that is,
to regard one of the avowed opinions
as the dictate of conscience and of
truth, the other AZ ahs offspring of
distinct causes and Considerations.
Which, then, shall W. regard as the
honest effusion of your heart, which
reject as the ebulltion of passion |!
Wheresoever we rest our belief or
conviction, your character is deeply
implicated. five adopt the opinion
avowed at Buckingham, as the die
tate OF conscience and OF truth, we
will be necessitated to consider YOU a
trator, whq forgetful Of the parent
ties which fndsRhim 10 his country,
Invites her fifth asyreh'sAoice to ann
pushed RUIZ and Aasked misery. If
that whiav Twas avowed IN Congress,
we will forced to look upon you as
a manfwho could meanly stoop to
premaitated falsehood and delusioo,
for the base purpose of perver;ing and
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