Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-06-10

E' '=-=.r, 1892 .s'.z,--.'-,. ss-r-
srowiing nuA grdpmg fcr the u.al,,l.on Of ll,-
i-ShicoJSnesS, .nsesia5lc as hell.
The heart sioaens at this horrid picture I
winoh the imagination has created, ana al !
though such a character may exist, To YOU. J.
,air, rais representation to this c..tont, can
nave no immediate lei'stion and the contrast
J"st t;'mo'tSd can oy..y serve to Shew the dan (
ger oi departure from established moral rules |
---'ef aSlutcmde aeberTa6ons, the slightest
lapse may lcat. 70 the utmost depths ct into-
my, SO ought lao m;,u to trench upon riinci-
PIE or vcn.ilre 10 trust himself in miqGity, and
say = thus far shan 70"
Although / c,Nnot now deisn 20 pursue
yo@r clsct'oncerrg prcgrCss either IN Stone
Wal OF throughout lynchbuig--t!lc uses YOU
nsdc ~ ire pulpit III tho enc Place, nor the
acts pi'%ceiscl IN TIC oiher TO obtain tic pub
i.o e'I' and the public soioe. have never
theiess mcasurably conferred on ycu cclebli-
~ By the notice have taken OF you; nor
VII thai celebrity be trahsrnt---it VIII en-
CO. C eSen lOoger than the lifetime q Jack
SA2c: tcr Your eiccti0nccViGg tricks tius il
part pnt On record Will be held up IN terror
en to tGture candidates fer pcpuiar favor
ana II may serve as n mean ofreprcssing and
fnAilr o2itinguishing enc fthe most inftmou1
practices ever exercised or tolerated in
Tree country, and amongst frccmen /; that Of
sning from hcusc 20 hoiisc and from ere pub
lr place TO another soliciting votes by faith
less promises and whiskcy. Ills true YOU
tod INC Campbell multitade that g Won did
nat como 20 deugc them with wlislzey ;" and
many % them did not like you enc iot the bet
Ter on that account, but ! affirm that van
have done what ~ political, OF moral, iigat
was not less, perhaps more destructive, for
You iniSrcpresonted facts ard asserted what
was net strictly the truth--you attempted ~
sophistry GO impose on the understandings Of
The lSacrant aud uniformed and YEA sue
ceeocd; and had the ISSUE depended or the
VOICE OF t,le people of Campbell, to their dis
grace De It recorded, Won wculd have sue
ceeded T. seas in congress 6; by your chat
terbo,l oratory would you have wasted the
Pnohc treasure Tor the ensuing . years al the
rate 81 from 8 to hundred dollars an nour
aad II mistake not egregi5usly, from ycur
mock heroic manner YOU would be pretty
tauch of floor meTher--often on Your tinn-
bers; and add considerably to the psssilenti-
al maiady, tiat already has proved so much
tire curse and disgrace Of Conglo = and the
natinn, words, words, words, without either
energy or action.
Lex me not be mistaken. am not the al
vccate Of perpetual succession. Civil Offices
SIouid SO rcund-for rotation and recurrence
to hrst principles are Indispensable for the
preservation and purity of the constitution.
ceride not, Ike the immortal, but apostatc.
BuREE, short periods Of public service who
IN his philippe against the French Revolution
iisened the members Of the constituent AS
scmbly Of France to CEIMNEY-Sweeper
thrust out OF Office and disqualified at the We.
rs juactare they became masters of their
trace, but disapprove, & shall oppose to the
uttermost OF nv means, the base, disgrace
ful, dishonest and dishonorable electioneer-
ms tricks practised time imnemorial only by
the unworthy.
J approve from my soul cf the higl-mind-
ed, honorable conduct of the younger Adams,
late Congress Senator from Massachusetts.
When On the Misrepresentation OF Pickering
ana the British Boston par,;zans, enemies OF
the embargo and Of American happiness. and
hccrty, the Legislat nreof that state uttered
censnres on his senatorial services Take
PACK, said ADAMS, your trust--I disCain G.
ven Tor one hour t. be It's depository after NV
fidelity is queStioned,-Such now should be
the language OF Clay, at any rate TO the Citi-
gems OF Campbell County nay to the whole
district, tor although his votes generally, will
bear the test Of the most rigid scrutiny, there
are enough in all quarters of the district not
less competent; and repeat it g civil Offices
should circulate but men of APTITUDE and s,,
pcnor intellectual endowments will not stoop
% TIE ORDINARY electOneering practices ri the
present tlme and as yet no system has been
adopted III this district to obtain the general
sense OF the people by concert or nominate
on.
But Mr.. Carr, although I affect not the in
Hucnce OF Inspiration ! predict with conf
deuce that you viii never FL an armchair
in Congress Hall nor even in tie Legislature
OF Virginia. You VIII probably occupy the
same shelf with DocToR MACK Ills large
enough 20 hold you both New co7nbinations
viii arise throughout this safe before the
nest congressional election that will shake
the seats OF even some &c the Oldest members
OF congress and IN the new allotment Of con
gressional districts, in consequence of the late
census which VIII take place in the Virginia
legislature the session after next and which
would have been organized next winter. were
II mt for the want Of the necessary data.
tthe returns OF some of the Virginia deputy
marshais) new ard unexpected candidates
VIII start up, with professions and oualihca.
tons and support, that would throw all your
influence and exerticns were they treble what
they are, completely into the back ground.
The delegation elected twelve month
hence e the state legislature viii have fniucn
in their power, and no doubt they will make
the most q Il; and however, barren. com
paraIvey, Of intellect any Virginia ASSEM-
ny mY happen to be, there viii always be
i1.nc m IL number Of men Of elegant and
soma requirements, superior to the quota Of
Iepre scntstyes, the state may at any zine Z
a.