Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-18
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
RICHAlOAD :
THURSDAY, JUNE 10. 1919.
Erfract ofa letter TO tie Editor, dated
WaShia!gton City, Junc 14th, 1912

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WaSAiRStOn City, Jtt7ie 14th, 1912
g have not written to you lately, because
knowing nothing with certainty of the secret
legislative proceedings, did not wish to lead
you astray by conjectures; and without con-
lectures on the great question supposed to be
pending before Congress, letter would be
quite insipid.
The general inijtresSion here is, tina,
7var, or something IKE syar, will soon be de-
cided upon.
" MIR. Foster has been throwing in coolers
to the body polite. He makes no impressi-
on on the Executive; and l trust he vii!
make none on the legislative branch of go
vernment.
You will obser, in the National Intelli-
gencer certain notices of who 7yere and WIG
zYere NOT It The Caucus tina. nominated the
candidates for President and Vice President,
and OF who voted and who did not vote for
Mr. Madison. | am sorry to see this; be
cause ii Seems to imply the necessity of a
Caucus nomination. In my opinion Mr.. Ma
Olson stands upon far stronger ground than
that of nomination by Congressman and
believe the real truth to be, that many
members of Congress are rejuiced a,eShe op-
portunity OF sustaining their own popularity
by declaring they approve the conduct of the
President. Mar. Madison is at this moment
by much the most popular man in the nation
who has not retired from public life and
many broken political reed ieansupon him.
Depend OH it he is, at this time, the Atlas of
the nation. If he had wa, cred during the
present session OF Congress, nothing would
nave been done. With all his known and
expressed esclution, YOU see - has been off
ficuit to brii'g at least branch of the legix-
lature UP to the war point
" Speaking OF Caucusses, will take the
occasion to say believe them to be unconsti-
tAtionai; and it they are not suppressed they
give the constitution 4 wrong bias. MANY of
Mr.. Madison's best friends ale of this opini-
on /; and although they viii not oppose him
merely because he was nominated in that
way; yet they exceedingly regret that the
mode was resorted to.
petitions arc coming in every day against
war But the most marvellous of all things
IS the memorial from New-York, which pre-
fers the embargoto war: And this, TOO, al
ter al the sneering and jeering about COM
mercial restrictions! such petition, from
such quarter, proves a little more than
meets the eve. 1t proves, 10 my satisfaction,
5hat zUar IS the remedy for all our VIKINGS ::
or, II II were nol,- you would never md
wealthy tederalsJs Offering 70 accept e,nbar-
81 in the place Of it. / should not be at all
surprlled if, on finding war inevitable, and
at the very instant when 1t is about to be pro-
claimed, Foster should pull out of his pocket
and present T. Col. Monroe proposition to
repeal the Orders in Council. You NAV have
remarked how well advised the British were
OF all our proceedings. and how they watch
ed the return Of the Hornet 10 America. A.
bout that period the British declaration as to
maritime law was published, and Mr. Foster
makesit the basis of fresh Correspondence
with the Secretary of State. This was to
have broken the force Of public sentiment;
bu YOU will find that the scheme will fail Of
success"