Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-01
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Mr. X. unless sore better reason is
given for IL, than his i.avire differed
from that administrati IN. None bet.
ter, has ever Yet been produced, tina.
4 have seen, and the whole accusa-
ton rests upon the assn ned fact. thne
/ ous former adlninis;ra never did
or indeed could act Inconsistent,
point, by the way, which / am y.ry
tar from being prepared to conccdc
IN favor OF any administration, that
could possibly be organised. There
are a lew questions, applicable to this
point, which | must, here, bsg leave 70
PROFOUND TO Corvus. In estaali,hinc
the claim of his favorite ad,n;nistro'
ton to the merit of consistency. T
should be much gratifed to learn.
where and how he would bceiu..
Would he commence with their IA
nous nor-inlportstion act, OF x orarr
oottie emory---cote,np nrapeous (as
ne says) with the schism? This law
originally intended, as measure O;
Coercion upon G.. Britain, according
20 the rtlteratcd 0oasts of all its fri oe.s.
remained upon our statute boot.
thihS, for three or four years, until j,
was obitera,ed By kind OF eide bio r.
In the law repeating the embargo and
enactinS non-intercoi,rse lava
thing merely nominal. During far
me greater part of TIN. time, this mar
Vicious non-importaiion act. was a
mere dead letter, not being an opera.
NV law, more than few week. or
months, it you please, Oil account of
IT'S long SUSPENSION. Would this be
one 81 Coryus's proofs ofthe consisten,
" OF The aiministra ion? Was II A.
ny evidence of their consistency, thas
after strainipg their EMBARGO fetters.
up to the highest point Of tension, ca
Paoie OF being bsrne, and p rtinacious-
iy refusing all enirsaty to unbins US.
shst all on sudden the system was
abandoned entirely; never, in a.: bu.
man probability to be tried again
rave The alternate ooaxirgs * threat.
enings used towards Grcat n i,ain.
ever since 1866, during tie whole
period OF which, the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
or their friends for them, were CRYING
OUT, tha. we had received ipiu les, nor
% be endured for moment. have
-nese things, ask, been any mapiFes.
alton o. consistency Such queries.
actually arising out Of the past state
u things, might be multiplied to
vast extent, but [ have done; nor
mould have offered these, bnt 10
'he'y, that those who approve AlrR's
conduct, have not formed tn II opi1i.
ons upon, quite such slender grounds
as many have imagined.
ought now, perhaps, 20 apoI pise
70 the Freeholders of Mr.. RanIoISb,s
district, since l do not belong 10 If.
or appearing to medcle with their af.
AIRS but L trust, their candour and
good sense will rather ascribe all
nave said TO that desire, which every
'ne ought to feel, to viodicate an in
ured man, by exposing the maEgnitv.
md the want OF veracity in his enc.
MES; than TO any disposition to inn
2te Corvus's example, of TEACHING
neir duty towards themselves. IN,
IN this point, / am well persuaded.
hey want neither Corvus's jrstror
ions, nor mine. And 1 am eauallv
veil persuaded, that although their =.
unions should not happen to coincide
WITH that oil Corvus, as to G. gentle
nan pre-emlnent for talents, for pat.
'lotism, for consistency, and pre- emf.
tent for mis- manly virtues vet. that
hey stand full as good n chance to h..
light, as Corvus himself. There .
me hit, of this most Jealous pertleman.
which cannot but remark, before !
axe my leave Of him, as somewhat
inluoky. Amongst various other
compliments, which he paws IA
he people of his district, he very
'luntly, tells them, "thst until bt,..
y, they have had no man Of dis.
ipguished abilities amongst thrmn
% oppose to Mr. Randolph which
declaration must be understood. either
IS reflection on the whole disirict
1r upon that portion of IL, hostile 70
MIR. Randolph. 10 the last sense, it
seems tacit admission that all the
gentlemen of distinguished a6ilites
we're Mr.. RS friends. As this il 81
'oint OF much dellcacy, L, who am 4
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