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

t"..ss,' - firitOrtfistttc0 III re rs, q Tar
Congressfo'lai candidate .far hc disi,fc
eomhgses ef Camh5eA. P.sfsyluania, aac
! Aal1ar.
sIR.
Gst piece and wealth, if possible with
Grace
Ifnot, by az ANY Means, get wealth
! and place g!
As you have, without etus,,l.inr me- on Tho
subject, attempted against nv VIII to rei,re-
sent me in CONGRESS I shall avail fnvsesf a
the privileges OF q freem2n, rna~afs;eed by
usage ard tie constitution thToueh the me-
Z qian 81 q iree press chndiCjiy TO examine
yczI aptitude, and the methods Won have IL
sed to obtain popular favor, andsupplaut the
incumbent To this, am rot impellcabv amy
OF the dirty passions that geucraiiy inaacnce
the actions Of men net by envy, svarics
natred or malice; no, nv motives are OF a
superior order. in nothing c..n yen BE-. my
personal Competitor, Us / am determined
neleher to SO 10 congress nor to preach: aud
( my Immediate pursuits aud condition Being
o. That humble, unambitious cast and char
( acter, as not to excite the envy or the odhin
q any one man breathing Hence. as our
/ news ana objects are the very aatioades %.
eaca otner, and rs there IS scarcely a posi-
Only OF caiiission in any shape andas Il ison
! PORTUGAL ground oniy, aud rs respects v.,,lr
conduct in the late contest for q deaf io co,-
gress, thac address you, IN the score OF
courtsey claim from you the boon OF eousI
attention, as paid to you, for indeed I was
attentive during your haraasue e. the IIth
Of Marta last, at Campbell Court House, the
nEst' and may say the only, time l ever saw
confined rs am within prescribed limits,
proiiXity must If possible be studiousIy avo;-
deds and yet it will not be irrelevant to re-
| mark mat nature has not acted towards vau
! the part or an inyidious stepuother; aItho'
your STATURE be not Gigantic, yoiir presence
IS rather pleasing than otherwise. protest
not against your KING-WILLIAM NosE-
nor yet complain because your tongue is
] somewhat crampt as toulouse room. NV OBJ
J Jsctions against that member are quite of a
Inherent kind, and shall be presently enunc-
rated Your ccuntenance tho a good ore
mamiests a cectain air of archness, which III
nature might denoninatc cunning; but as |
KhoW out little more Of you than what YOU
thought proper publicly to reveal on the day
r:asntieaedi, tout Of thine own mouth shai,
thou be judged
Ill speak of you as you are. notbine. ex-
tenuate, nor SET down sught in malice
Wirh Orators IN all ages, whatever NAV
nave been their end or aim, objects or pre-
tensions, 1t has always been Chief point 70
engage an attentive, patient hearing. by 2
modest concise view Of the proposed Subject
rounded at least on professions of cai,IoT and
I OF truth. Whether or not you reouited your
4 hearers according to their merit, Won succee.
Z dedeminently ia The principal aim for tic
+ regard paid 10 you was truly deferential--
and you ought not TO have been disine-sni,o,,
Z when You made the most of it by taxing 2
brletreview Of your past life. To the ycry
TIP top OF tbs clouds you eztolled your. own
democracy, humanity, honesty, correct hs-
DIS, sound PRINCIPLES, &c. &c. and YOU blush
CO not; and by the most forci5le cont-os,
ana antlthesis, as Tar as you dared under The
favor OF law, you condemned the conduct
he0its, ana principles OF the man whom yoi
wished to supplant.
am, you said, :" and have been since ]
was Capable Of forming an opinion On the spt-
ject, a Democrat at home and abroad n =
the relations oflife, as ueiehbor, husband and
master L have been Democrat. I haze
iwroh9ed no man. defy the world To say
that ever defrauded the widow or the "a
.ieriess OF 20 shiilings in my life. ] am nc
tyrant either at home or abroad. The man
that plays the tyrant at home, in his own "a
mliy, would be the tylant out OF il. Il he dar.
ed, or had the power"
Now, Dir, this iftrue is all very welf--b,i,
You produced no certificate Of its altllsn,ic;t,-
lis banked assertion; and by the ptir.insr
person Interested in the farce and to max r
the most OF IT, extreme zeal, not discretion o.
modesty Constitute It's principal characte,ie-
tics. Your lmportunate ardor to establish
your own democracy, honesty, &c. &c. by
yguf own assertions, put me much in mind
81 the outrageous virtue Of some strait laced
prudlsh, aHtiquated fair ore, who. after la.
wing enjoyed the stolen sweets Of errins Inn.
manly, nercilessly condemns the occasional
iapses OF iraii sister, win design e. screen
her owo trips andbiemishes from importation
or heprying eye Of curiosity. Your own cla-
moar GA tne subject and Che politics Of ,he
men by whom you arc principally suDDortct
(thctcderalists) eXcitestrong ouspicions In cha
minds OF rejecting men that, your democra.
cY IS put q name. a lure 60 inveirle Che ere.
ouiols and ncautious U place You I'm sta.
ton FOR which I deem yo1 totally ircoh,no.
tent, AID unworthy.
four occupation as preacher for ten or p
( dozen years back, has impaired Go Won con-
I hdence and facility In Che delivery az vour
sentiments, and pretty smart dash ~ thea
tical generalization and rrimecc dives voo
somewhat thc air Of sacerdotaI comic
actor which 90 some WIS not d.gaprceaf,le
and mas aided you admirably To- your election
eefinS iroi.c.-Wl.h "a face fhl Of fun, yau
tod enc multitude at Campbell Court Icus,
tn-t at the Sc ct Is ycu bad a call q