Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-08

part of the day with closed doors.
Congress have adjourned, after pas.
sing, among other acts, supplement
tary law to the non-intercourse act.
What influence this law may have up
on the belligerent powers of Europe,
a few months must determine. Ii is
desirable, no donbt, with the mass of
our countrymen, that it should effect
a restoration of harmony with both
France and Great Britain: Bat, after
the experience OF the last four years,
we should be uncandid if we were to
say that we continued to pin our fai,F,
upon mere parchment. In small AS
we'll as large communities, force is es-
sential to the due execution of all laws.
What would be the effect of judicial
decree, but for the sheriff and his
posse And what is the virtue of
Legislative act, the perfection of which
requires force, when no force is pro.
vided for its perft ction? Congress
have added nothing to the physical!
power of the executive, although IL
has conhded to him functions, and
fixed state of things, which may be-
fore long render the employment of
naval AMI military force actually ne
cessary. How are we to enforce our
non intercoefse.:AP The smugglers will
laugh ac the {" Be it enacted, &C."
VIII Napoleon accept as ful6lmeut
OF our contract, the passage of law
without any force to execute it, VIII
he not regard such law asa nullity
Will the British not re gard our pre-.
sent non-intercourse as war. as far as
1t goes? These are questions that
deserve consideration And we beg
gentlemen who have got no other an
swer than THAI our suggestions arc in
imicai to the administration, to look
back into the annals Of nations before
they reply: Aud We say moreover, that
our friendship 90 the administration
does not consist in hiding weaknesst S,
but In curing them; and thatwe should
not speak so b'untly, il it were not for
the regret we feel at seeing the best
intentions ofthe Exc utive defeated by
a disinclination to furnish him with
the necessary supplies.
INFORMATION TO BRASS FOUNDERS.
Extract Of letter from Samuel L. Mi chill,
Representative in Congress. TO Mr.. l. Curtis,
4 Washington, Feb. ~, 1911.
The petition ofthe Brass Founders OF New
York, has been Considered by the Committee OF
Commerce %rd Manufactures. The prevaleu:
opinion here is, that the existing. law admits
4" Zinc err "Speter" free tom duty under
tiH name OF Brass Tutsnague or Trtensgue.
rs IS ono OF the forms in which S,5eltec comes
60 Ns;kct, and ia the name By which that metal
seems to be known in cur statute. If ord ers
and invoices were made out by this technical
werd, no difficulty is app ehended o importing.
1T, upon terms IS liberal as you wish / hope
ynn va; value very highly this early and gener-
ocs regaiation or our government, made for the
purpose OF faoi!itatinsA q, d fostering the Metal.
lie Arcs IN our counuE .se obiiging enough
to inform the trade oiA&S k,iew Of a sahiect
winch '"ey have SOM A.Ahsart."
a Curious sGSgan. Agiven in Rhode
Island paper offhe Emperor of Russia, IN
passiag along cne streets of PETERSBURG, On
s 6a!a-day, being Sc struck with The appear
ance of Clsude, black fellow. belonging
TO the American snip President Adams,
that he alighted from his carriage, took
Claude ffecticnateiy by the hand, examin-
ed bis jetty phis aud woolly head and the
next day had him conducted to his palace
BY royal guard, arrayed in gold lace H. :.
very, and assigned TO a high station in the
imperial household. Claude informing the
emperor that he had family living in Pro.
Vidcncey the latter applied to our Minister,
who wrote to Mr.. Gray, to send them out
TO Russia but Philhs declines going, de.
claring that she prefers living in a free
country. Il Is supposed Alexander had me-
yer before seen Black.
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DIED OH the 90 n of last month, in
the 45th year of his age, WILLIAM
Bra DLEY Of Cumberland. In dis
charging the various duties Of husband,
father, master, neighbor, and friend,
this excellent man has left an example
truly worthy of imitation. Charity was
leading feature "a his character, and
strict adherencetb - most scrupu-
lous principles ofjastlee governed him
ID all hIs pansacuoh his course oil
MY@was i3korml YlBlaf'sed with a de.
gtee 0 "a etion { the laws of virtue &
mpral Nv which few indeed can boast
OF. AAdIsk essing illuess afflicted him
for many months, but he bore it with
the fortitude of a man and christian,