Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-09-10
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1919.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1879.
Il appears, from the contents of the Fetlc-
ral Republican of the 9Th instant, that the
assembage at George Town on the first of
September, Convened to play off an electi-
an-trick,) were 50 overpowered with the elo-
quence at Mr.. Gusts, that human nature
could not stand it! The boys, led on by Mr..
William Maybury, had to take refuge from
"sighing and grief" in Crawford's Long
Room, where, it seems, they kept up sort
( sy4kc, drinking Bumpers and blasting the
administration. Parents should caution their
children from going to hear this Mr.. Gusts,
who is so potent an orator, that Inc drives his
auditors to hard drinking.
OF all the orators of antiquity, and indeed,
IF modern times, (with one exCeption,) of
whom VIC have read or heard, each one on
ly eXcelled i'll a particular way. Some were
good at the bar; some excelied in the Sc
nate; others, before the people. But, o.
shades of Demosthencs, Cicero, and lord
Chatham-living geni OF Grattan, Erskine,
and Curran! here has arisen AN universal
orator, "BRED land .fatfcnedl at Mount
Vernon" who can discourse, with equal clo-
quence, on the mortality of man, or the
growth of Merino rams
Gen. Lingan, we understand, was really
an amiabie man in private lifc, and general
ly respected. His fate is as sincerely lament
cd by the republicans as by the federalists.
And just in proportion tohis merit, is the in
dignation excited at the Eoliiicut farce acted
at Georgetown on the first OF September, un
der pretence of doing honor to his memory
That Lingan should be murdered By a mob,
isgrievous enough: That his memory should
be dishonored by a Political farce is still more
| intolerable.
Mr.. Gusts, 1t appears lent Washington's
! tent tn the Chares-strcet rioters TO concert
| their schemes in. This is the first time, we
presume, that the tent of the iliustrious ia
Their OF his country has been prostituted to
the councils of the enemies OF .4a,erican
rights.
| The Federal Republican is quite angry
| with the President Tor not ordering out the
militia to attend the farce at Georgetown
| Mr. Wagner ought to consider, that Mr. Ma
olson could not interfere between the civil
| authority OF Maryia and the Charles-street
rioters, who, IN Common with Mumma and
others of the mob, nave been presented by a
| grand jury for 1lanSla7 lSAter
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| Rhetorical Figure. Mr.. Gusts, enduring
| who the Cnarles-street rioters are, asks
" We're thar shoes yet nezv, since thev land
ed on our shores?'' The only figure that we
just now recoilect to equal this, is thlt of a
celebrated Irish gentleman, who, in his de
fence, said TO the Judge" stuck LuA,trey
up to de in his Bread Basket, nv lord.''-
| Surely Mr. Gusts has "spoiied MS breedine
! at Mount Vernon"
Mr.. Gusts must, on the first of September,
have thought he was addressing a congrega-
ton of Jews. "Why (sald he) are the fede-
ralists Il hersecufed racer Must they seek
a new Moses to lead them out of a new
Egypt" &c. The Moses they want, is moi
such an one as can dfUide red sea, but such
an one as can mike red sea. Witness the
blood, shed by the rioters in Charles-street
" Why are the federalists hcrsecuteo
race" Yes, indeed, why are they. WHY
does republican administration hersecutt
them with Offices Will Mr.. Wagner be
pleased to publish list of those federalist.
who are prosecuted with good fat salarie,
at Washington by the heads OF Departments
If he does not, and continues his abuse anc
ribaldry, we may, perhaps, unmask those
who one minute bend a supple knee to tn,
President, and the next minute are off t.
Wagner or to federal junto, to propagate
scandal and laugh at the success of their du.
plicity. Let them look TO it
withstanding the federal prints insis
that Mr.. Madison has sold his Country t
France, we do not hear that a single federal
lst at Washington (and they swarm there
has resigned his post on that account. On,
would think, if Mr.. Madison had really turn
ed traitor, that such nicely honorable meI
as the federalists are, would hardly confirm,
to serve under him, and thei eby connive a
the treason.
British herfdy,-It would, indeed, seen
that no reliance whatever can be placed OF
British faith; and that the same corrup
principles which prevail in London, prevail
also IN Canadian the extreme parts of tn
British empire. TOilustrate and verify thi
fact, we call public attention to the crcum
stance OF the Armistice proposed by Go,
Provost to Gen. Dearborne. That arms
tice, as we are informed, was to include tn
British forces stationed opposite the Ameri
> can lines at least as far up as Niagara. a
! the very moment that Col. Bayne, Gov. Pre-
vost's aid de-camp, departed from ALBANY
with copy of this armistice in his pocket
the British troops all alons and opposite IN
/ New York frontier, 7vho 7vere inciuaed in IN
: d'vnistice, were ordered to march agains
I Gen, Hull, and dill dctuaiiy march apai,,s
= him. IL Cannot he Ouibhlad tb.t ~ go.