Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-23
FOR THE ARGUS.


ftention upon ourselves. 1t has been clear
NV shewn and historically proved. that G.. B.
has no claims upon the moral, the political,
| or religious sympathes of the American
/ people. That her ambition under these Sc
veral pretences is equally as great, II not
| greater than any other power in existence.
That, not Content with an overpearing am,
insulting supre macy at sea, under the plea
| OF self existence and the welfare OF the
world, she conceives It necessary TO CONF
! mand an ascendancy on land, There never
was perhaps any pretext either individual
ly or collectively assumed since the first
dispute between nan and man, so fragrant.
ly false, so shamefuily deecitfii, so destitute
OF every air of plausinlity and so easily de
tected and proved in every instance as that
ct Great Britain in aft citing a respect for
| the rights OF nations, a regard for social or
der. and above all. "a love for the precepts
Of the christian religion, In regard to the
| first, she has practically proven, that she
viii sntfer no rival or competitor on thc
watcr-that she considers herself the deity
| OF that element, to whom every other natl
en-, no matter what her rights NAV be, must
| pay homage and subSeryieGcy. In regard
to social order, she has declared herself an
enemy to all republic III institutions, on ac.
Count OF the contagious, the nnsociai and the
dem"ralizing example win Ch they set-of
Course no social order can exist unless It's
base i fixed upon the slavery of the people,
AMI its capital is decorated with all the in
! signia Il royalty and the spisndor of q Ising
In regard to the christian religion the same
ambitious spirit requires that fxth should
be Swnrnto rubric f her own invention,
and to images OF her own waking. The
! Slavery ofohicrs and The SUPREMACY Of hsy-
| seq is the end, tferefo.e c. of all her views
~ regard to nations, societies, and ildividu-
| ais. But we are told that these thoughts
are unuataral, because @e draw our desc eut
| Doth or national and individual existence
from them. That we should overloui these
conSld 1ra.ions. because we speak the same
language, possess the Same habits and man
ners, and the same style Q6acting and think
| ing upon most subjects. IT indes.d on these
| accounts we should bear with quietude and
submission every outrage, insult, and wrong,
we should be very apt to think them, in
stead OF being SO many blessings, so many
prlmeval and pecturable curses. And that
because we use the same language. VIC sh, uld
| on that account learn To speak with revcr-
ence and humility of the rod of oppression,
| we should likewise be very apt tn lament
that we were ever acquainted with our mo-
Their tongue. 1t is to be presumed that these
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gree of vigor upon the minds Of our revoiu-
uonary fathers, when they were first tear
ing themselves away Som the fatal embraces
OF the mother Country but they were dis
daintully rejected when they rose in conflict
I with their political rights and their natid&al
sovereignty. Let their descendants l6k
upon this Contra t, aud blush at their own
degeneracy.--It is possible enough that
upon some ordinary occasions of difference
these considerations might serve to soften
their roughness, ard to smooth their aspc-
rity but tits hardly possible, that after so
long series Of wroHgs and hostiIties, re-.
sultinG from no tissue of circumstances that
could give the least excuse or exiennation !:
having no origin in passion, mistake, or any
thing else that could render their conduct
even doubtful but originating in deep &
studied plan Of cnmity and destructicn, that
apY-man shaIld feel the touch of corsan-
. guinity SO string, or the RECOLLECTION of his
! ancestry so Powerful, as IA make him un
true to his couhtry, forgetfnl Of himself, and
treachcrouS to his posterity. No,ahese can
, not be the meSves. They are too Weak to
produce the efRct The want of patrSStism
or the peryerslsl of it must rise frem a
, source Of more urpitutle & baseness shan
this.--lnterest, dther direct or in expectaei.
on is the masterkey that has found is way
into their Affections This is the Absalofn
tina, has stolen tie hearts o. Israel. Ten
thousand are the Nehiclcs in which this dead
ly poison is prepaed and communicated TO
them, and by soEe arsfal hands. tits done
with SO snStlc andpice an infusion, that il
is net to be tasted, pr DISCOVERED, but NV is
effects. From this quarter, fellow citizens,
you have more really lasting mischiefto ap.
pretend than from nc open hostility Of any
foreign power. We al know that our governs
mcnt was from its f;gin the free choice of
the people, & that patriotism mus. put forth
! OF It's own accord, unfan,ed s. unnourished
BY the hands OF powell and that IL must ar
: rive At maturity and Pg!ection by the oriei
, nal virtue which gavet birth. No, SO, in
8 other countries. Thee It is planted and
, cultivated by the suresmeaus Of making It
true TO It's author and Rotector. The gilt.
: tering honor is held befoe the eyes Of its in
c FAINT inheritor, and nc iSaught and rear'd
az to adore and to fear tlApower ofbestow.
) ing and taking il away. THUS an heridita-
e ~ set Of patriots or government supporters
; IS raised and establishedhnd in this way.
we may say that all the Oilers of society hv
a necessary chain Of depcslence and inter
est, are bound 70 staLd bysiircovern in
. alllts difficulties, no mattesCom What wick-
, edness or weakness they nc sDrine. oar
! own government has none othcse fact;tieus
Conirlvances about it It's bis is the virtue
r OF the people; and its own podness is its
only fort. There is no syste or establish.
ed orders in society ofactingnd thinking /.
nothing hat looks like presiding feelings
for the mind, ndthoughts fothe tongue !.
4 DOthinc- in short lii n a .sarJ;,t-t