Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-15


hope, on the other youtsiave .nothinp
to fear, the people AHavipg lorg ago
improperly decidedeth was a de-
graduation of the M $bhrseter to
clorhe you with he ors Ind th&t YOU
were too contem binslk be hated.
You see, Sir, I evi ee the sin6trity of
my friendship at e very offset, by
telling you what Your staoding is in
the world and what the generality Of
mankind think of you. But this is the
way most sffec,ually &c. serve you; for
1 scorn to hatter, and it were neither
to fatter nor to tell the truth, should
have to be silent, and could not for.
ward your views at all. Besides, as
this correspondence will be altogether
between yourself and me, with only
the privity of the Editor oc the Argus
(whose print is not read by above four
thousand citizens weekly the affair
will be quite secret.
l confess have been frequently
staggered at what the scribblers saw
OF you; but, on reflect ion, begin TO
think your conduct reconcilsable to
the public welfare, and that YOU are
much abused politician. As / am posi-
tive you do not spend your time in
reading the idle paragraphs in the de-
mocratic newspapers, (although it is
confidently affirmed that. yonr chief
business whilst Secretary ofsState was
to promote informations<and bros ecu.
tons against their conduEkors. II / will
in vein eff friendship. lea, irulate
some fsw of the aceusSeidfS ai vanced
against you. reqeireuaDay for the
amusement 1 shall.aford You, being
perfectly satisfied with the risibility il
will occasion you, and TO which you
are so much prone. At any rate, if
you insist upon rewarding me, must
request you to defer the favor till
you become President of the United
States.
The scribblers say that YOU are IRE.
JUDGED in favor of Great Britain
tha' you are obstinate, malignant, and
stimulated by the spirit Of peraecu-
tor; that you were born out Of time.
being iutended for works of cony.rsi.
on by FIRE and faggot; and that Won
have even the look of an official of'the
lnquisition. They go further, and saw
that rather than desert the cause of
Old Englsnd you would sacrifice the
Interests OF New England, and would
prefer dissolution of the Uaion to q
dissolution of British connections. On
ali these points / am Your adyocate
and defender. With regard to your
alledged prejudice and obstinacy. d
answer tor you, that II Cannot be trne
that you are too good a ,christian-
thar being sod oi|slStian xon CO. can
not hate your <nenies {, and .hat of
course, you c$Dnoss,1 "a Ia ii,sanv pre-
JUDGES against them; thafEthis was
manifested IN anextraoreinary degree
by you last war, when, on a particular
occasion, so strong was the spirit of
christianity within you, that you could
not find in your heart to attack the
enemy at advantage, and preferred
stopping a corps of our army to sing
psalms for the escape of the foe. On
the charge of your affection for the
British, silence your calumuiators bv
matters OF fact / say that YOU are
too plair dealer to benefit the Eng.
lish |; that you let the world see what
you are at by the bluntness Of your
manner and the boldnees OF your tenn.
per: l refer to your letter during the
embargo, and to your late reading OF
{ Ialleyrand's letter In the Senate 70
shew that you are more of French man
than of an Englishman, because il is
evident, ifyou were not in The French
Interest, you would have read some
OF Mr.. Jackson's letters and not a let
ter Of Talleyfan and besapse. #
you had favored England, you would
not have opposed the en- barge, which
you know all the tories said did NOT
hurt Great Britain at all, but thar Il
benefited her by compelling ssrsub-
jects 70 pay eighty dollars per barrel
for -four. Inrelation TO yotr physioo-
nomy, ] contradict the general report
--Iassert that lambept smile perpetu.
ally plays upon your countensnce--
that ypu delightin the society of The L.
! dies ~ IA afex n m. 80 sa. q. - =.