Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-12

Why wi o4 law giver, not see thu
c aoeistt srscem oi 4 rop-an em
pr l1c, siQsdoms chang snc
that nc 5pm@0 fierce or neo al inre.
'nnify cao ar'pg thrm la k to he 81.
. tuatiop aheY were IN weaty years a.
I 80. Why Ei'; ,bey not see this, and
lWspt their acf 70 weather e Storm.
} . wos' We can from the wreck,
aud keep ug in part III the devas "a
ting sais o. esercilcss anb,sion is o.
yer?
No nan pfetends Il. recon n end
war; bur MIR Randolph desires to
st'ip our foreign relations stark ma
ked to leave uS no clue or mode. by
wh'ch we may get out OF the lahvrinth
he Describes us % be in. Surprising
Ethat we give up all negociasiou, leave
every 'hiog at random, aud suff our
merchants TO roam about the world
WITHOUT even nominal protection. we
ask, WHIT do the sdyocs.es of such
a system, or such no system, promise
themselves ls.A recovery OF our pro.
perry from France or from tire b IL.
ishs Sn adIusimen; of our ,iiifcr ces
WI Ii the tw0e bslligerents? We pre-
sumo nor. We imag,ne that break
ing svery link of commune alton. cot
q 6 OF, aslt were, he very nerve BY
which we tsel aud pro est ainst
wrong, 10 TO safer ourselves to be lost
sISht Of; Il to lose all hold upon the
offending governments, and to mani-
test cowArdly despair, thousand
times worse than our present 'condi
ton. Certain politsians estimate as
nothing acontinued rogocia ion which
does not speedily produce great results.
and thus shew their short iehtedness.
A rue knowledge of human nature
would teaci, them 70 discern that a
weaker nation may be outraged by "a
Estronger ration, as weaker or poor
er individual may be wronged and in
suited by a stronger and richer one !:
but 1t would be the very essence OF
cowardice If the weaker party exhibit
ed no resentment manifested no sen.
sibiiity at the wrongs or contumely of
the aggressor /: And, that resentment
or that sensibility will have its effect.
sooner or later.
But Mr.. Randolph thinks there is
ao'hing in the mode of doing thing |.
II wonid be well for mankina if this
assertion were troe. Mode, NOT only
at Paris, but all over the world. has
more influence than substance. I,oak
at Mr.. Randolph hi nsel,. WHAT is
1t that induces his auditors to listen
to hims Is it N force of his facts
or the strength OF his Arguments l.
i Is neither. IL IS simply that sine ulgr
NODE of spedking hich catches, be-
cause 1t Is novel am striking, and the
faculty CT which nature, always iust,
has bestowed upon han to doniter-
5aiance multitude of defects, which
but for the charm of his elocution
would render him hideous.
IUrn 10 Great Britain, hat marion
OF many ships, that riamphs ike death.
over the dying commerce of the world
Is her own trade ~ better pli hit for
all her wars, for all hsr glorious bat.
lies, for all her squadrons? No
Her trade is shattered to eriov a
fragment OF il she leaves her navics.
aud sneaks, like thief in disguise.
under the American fsg-that flag so
often abused, SO often insulted. bat
destined one day to take dreadful
vengeaoce upon it's aggressors.
Let us 'hen not give up our system
liar system we nov assuredly have.
Ii is The system Of continued remon-
STRANGE and perpetual effort 70 assert
our rights. 1t we do not succeed.
what does that prove? That we do
not resist! Certainly not : for that is
resistance which carriss into negocia-
ton a firm unYieldiDg temper, mani
tested by measures adapted to present
peace and future property and to
the fiscal, Agricultural, and manufac.
turing intsEests Of bGf country.
llr. PleaSaptS, c.L
he following is a sta,ementof
tie articles manufactured ia the coun-
y Of Henrico, viz:
I 81 600 yards Cloth,
400 lbs. Soil rather,
2,ioo lbs. Upper DO.
1882 Gallons Brandy,
1878 lbs. Soap,
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