Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-05-27
VIRGINIA Argus.
RIG NJ 20 N d,
MONDAY. May 27, 1911.

MONDAY. MAY 81, 1911.
All the late proceedings at Boston
and in neishboring towns. in OPPOSITE
on 10 the laws of the general govern
meut, can only be considered as mere
acting. The heroical personaees who
have taken the lead in the business are
trying very hard TO work up the thing
into tragedy Blu, il is the opinion of
the best theatrical judges that the
whole affair will turn out a miserable
farce.
1t would seem thae the good old
Spirit of rs still prevails in Massa
chusetts, Notwithstanding the contri-
vances of the 1Uire-7vorkers at Boston.
The town of Salem has, in the midst
of thousand articles, very handsome
ly given toryism the go-hy. sT- Ii
notify Pickering lives 1--WE are toId) in
that vicinity, and has been recently
employed in writing a number Of very
silly letters.
The old story of French influence
appears to be nearly at an end. Like
the fellows voice (who boosted that he
could make any thing of ~ the tale
appears to have b en- kept up for these
ten or twelve years in variety of
shapes. We may compare it to ahort,
on which the tories have played num-
berless tunes; to a r1tI2e on ragged
shirt, because it has enabled the fede-
ralists, when they were ont Of argu.
ments, to keep up gay appearance T;
| and, lastly, to pair of bree ches, which
Timothy Pickering having pus on, will
soon wear threadbare. Who is TO be
the inheritor of Timothy's tvriting
6reeches, it is difficult TO say but ho-
ever he may be, he will certainly gain
no great prize, for the inexbreSsibies,
at this time are SO tattered and torn,
that they do not hide Mr.. Pick ring s
nakedness.
Extracts of letters }r0ns Norfolk to a
| gentleman i" tbs city.
May %.
" The supposed fight turns out to
! be poth;ng-no Que now believes there
has been any. A pilot boat report.
that the President and brig Argus
were seen toge ther on Friday-,he FIR.
ing was on Thursday night"
"MAY 25.
A horid murder was committed
this naorairgby Sszaj Myers, second
sen of Moses Myers, who went deli.
berately from his fathers counting
house 70 that Of Richard Bowden and
put pistol to his (B's) breast and sho
him through the body, when he i'm.
nnediately expired. Myers has rur
eff, and greet number are in pursui
of hlm.--rhis shocking outrage OF
society occasions universal indignant
on. Bowden had nor spoken one
word to S. NJ. but had offended hi.
father--indeed they had fought in ths
market"
The efrontery of Mr.. Pickering ha:
never been more shameful than ia his
last letter. In attacking the great mar
at the head ofour Il republic, something
more might have been expected from
any other man, than the base insinua.
tions of a party man in Congress
Not shadow of evidence is brought
for the highest charges. This MAJ
has said, and this has been believed
but no man has proved, th at III thought
word or deed, Mr.. Madison has de.
scendcd from the high character which
has been attributed to him. The
English nation has succeeded III
bringing every power in Europe iuto
competition with France, al the ex.
pence OF their reputation and indepen.
dence. Great Britain has not succee-
ded in her designs TO involve oul
States in the same ruinous measures
nor has she yet connected us with
herself 50 az 10 involve Us necessarily
IN the same ruin. For this enligh-
: tened policy which has been our sal.
walton, we are indebted under God
10 the great men that this Calumniatol
Of all good men reviies. Our Govern
merit has pleased to negotiate wild
England, and it has also negotiated
with France. 1t has done nothinf
with the one that it has not done will
the other. In the present system o
our policy, every hope IS directed t.
| the advancement If our commerce