Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-05-16

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FROM THE BOSTON PATRIOT.
To THE Hon. HARRISON GRAY Or1s
President of the Senate of MS
sachusetts.
SIR,
The resolutions adopted at Fa-
nueil Hall on the evening before cleo
ton, would probably have passed with.
out notice If trey had not been sane
toned by your respectable nsne.
In the moment Of preparation for
election, some allowance may pener.
ally be made for the zeal of the par
tiZan and the artior Of the advocate.
Cannon mi Ids should co. o. h,lden
10 too strict account for the hustle of
time; & small alterations rom propti-
ETY. should b. considered with lenien.
Judgement. In lividuals, whose .npor
ince ceases with the coca ion tina,
convened them, may be expected ito
strut their little hour upon The stage
md disguise their insigniicance with
hustle and noise. The votes OF az
assembly on such occasions, are gem
orally gwen sithoat information, and
infer little personal responsibility. -
but the sanction of distinguished
character, as conspicuous as yours 10
.oriety, TO written propo itions, which
must have been read and examined,
IMPLIES deliberst. assent to the prin-
ciples they certain. IL pledges his
geracity for heir truth, and involves
him in equ j Accountability, whether
ne theatre If his defamation be the
Senate Chamber of the stats, or the
Caucus iiaLl IF a party.
From the gentleman BY whom those
resolutions were Offered, no violen e
of language would surprise Us. NJ,
Pollard, undoubtedly wished 10 shew
his good vii, and talents; and his
speech was probably pre- pared before
b nd. Mr. Quincy grarified himself
ana his constituents, by cleverly get.
ting through his harangue. But for
Nj Ois, what apology can be made !?
That splendid eloquence which always
inmates and charg s--whiLh on eve
w sublect is equally ready and bril-.
liant, and by the magic OF its voice so
often "makes The worse appear the
better reason," would d mean itself
BY stopping TO common excuses. No
SRI We rarely have found you sac,i-
ficing p udence ard discretion at the
lar Ct political reveDge. We never
saw YOU bound in the leading strings
Of FORMAL Grafton, from incapacity
for novel elccption, or through fear OF
being made ridiculous by failure in a
bolder flight. We arc then reluctant.
ly compelled to believe that the spirit
of the resolutions YOU appreciated, is
wholly IN unison with your own, and
with the views of the party you pow
riully support.
Let me ask your attention, now the
coniusioo Of election is over, and the
mind he's quietl, settled into cohvic-
tioo of the uselessnsss of such violent
Efforts, 20 The nature and operation oil
the resolutions which you advoca.
ted. l. IS thereby,
" Lastlc Resolved, that such ar
unjust, oppressive and tyrannical act,
we consider the sta ute passed by Con.
! eress the 81 March last, tending tC
the ruin or impoveiistmsnt Of som,
of The most industrious and meritori
Gus citizens OF tn, United Sta es--auC
hat the only means shore of an appea
o force TO prevent such a calamity
| (which Heaven avert) is the election
. such men TO The various Offices il
he state government, as viii opp 81
! ~ peace4bic, bot firm msasur g, tn
xecn;ion Of the laws, which, IL per
dsted IN, must and viii BE- resisted !!
From men who till Wi hin q fewyea
save advocated the sove e.grty of tn
rational sovernmen, < inculcated sub