Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-05

peror Of the F;cnca, why Should ths-
King 81 the Englsh in..rfr,es G..
Britain Injuries us by her o. j. RS, which
are an outrage upon public law. Sic
told us she would repe,I them wScn
France repealed her DEGREES Frsnce
has repealed her DEGREES. Win.
therefore, not exact the fuif,lman, re
the British promise (.
but, repeats one, " will you sacr;.
hce your still remaining trade with
Great Britain for a rcp@al of Fresch
decrees.by which yon get nothing ="
answer yes. Because if France
chooses TO relinquish trade with ali
the world, that is no reason why G..
Britain should violate our rights.
rights not to he estimated by the paI-
try profits of day; bnt which ought
to be protected at all events. II VIE
sufier the little advantages OF priyate
adventure To weigh against the great
Interests OF the nation at large, we
give the country at once into THE
handsof SPECTATORS and Danish from
our hearts the sentiments Of hoacr.
We barter away broad and ralpabie
rights Tor .retty gains, which, upon
prineiPles OK traffic, are not an equisa.
!, ne tor the, interests we surrender.
Our government, firm in It's pur-
pose and true. to it's contract, pnrsaes
the course prescribed by the acc uf
the first of Nav 1s1G If it has ,aken
occasion to remind the French An
bassador of what his sovereign owes
to friendly and reciprocal commerce.
| IS well as what he owes to public
law, that is measure not em;rased
by the contract for the repeal OF the
DEGREES: it is proceeding applicable
to the state of trade between two ua,i-
ons, about to become reconciied TO
each other on basis of mutual bene-
fits.
1t is in vain, then, that the Pede.
ralists rail. TIE thousand words tkey
daily utter pass for nothing with men
who reflect upon the subject, and who
have not hidden ac!ieu TO the unbiased
dictates OF their own Judgments. The
current of American Indignation sets
strongly in upon the Thames and is
not, by any little eddy, arising from
confusion of ideas, to be diverted to-
wards the Seine.
PETER JOHNSTON, ESQ (ofP. Edward) was
on Saturday last elected Judge of the General
Court in the room Of Judge Brooke, appointed
Judge of the Court of Appeals.
| rz
| Col. JouH PuRNALL, of Prince Ed.
ward county, was on Friday eIsceed
Brigadier General Of the militia Of
this state, in the place of Gen. Peter
Johnston. appointed Judge of the
General Court to supply the vacancy
in that court occssioaed by the promo
ton of Judge Brooke to the Court Of
Appeals.
CENSUS. Population Of PtiAaaei.
Phid.--In the city, 53,T =, suUurbs
$685., total 81, 247 OF whom two are
slaves. In 1900, 61,9s7.
Not less than twenty capital fai
lures have occurred in this city in the
course OF forty-eight hours! tSays a :
New York paper OF the 23rd ult.)
The populations Of Old Massaehu-
sets not including the district of
Maine, IS stated in the Boston Chro n
iole to amount 10 All $40. Il 1900
the population of the same district was
422,845. Increase 1925.
Mr.. Blodget, Of Washington, estimates the
present number of the inhabitants of the United
States and Territories, at 6,955,0G0 winch is 3
persons to each mile annual births 39J, 900, an
nual deaths 10000, dwelling houses 1,27S,0O0,
colleges IS, academies "a, improved land 49,
$4,000 acres, horses 100000, horned cattle 81
$4,000, tons shipping 10000, imports 600,
900, exports 1920, 900, banks e5, bank cspitals
54,O00,O00, custon-house bonds $500, OO0--totaI
valuation of the United States, $50, 100000.