Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-02-08
From the Baltimore Patriot.
BOREAS.


hagitious and infamous numbers which APP
pesred in the Boston Centinel, under the title
of The NeEv States - filed with incentives
20 a separation of the union, under the impos-
ing aspect of mathematical calculation; are
extracts from Privateiy circulated, anti federai
Pamphlet, entitled BoREAs." In this villai-
nous publication the president is called the
" Scourge Of God" The northern states are in
vited to "comc forth, as a strong man, ARMED"
and abiding to some part of the constitution
it SAYS, not "that it should be altered, APPEND.
ed, or modifed-but AMPUrATED! The
veneer bic John Adams testified, it appears, his
indignation and disgust, not merely by stopping
his paper, but by sending back the obnoxious
Centnei, with an expression of his strong feel
ings on tile occasion
How mean are the articles, by which the
vile consprators are endeavoring to effect their
eXecrable project A pamphlet sent round to
the adopts in their horrId schemes and pub
LEGATION pretendedto be original, in their news
papers for promiscuous circulation, the same
general mass of insidious incentives to disuni-
on; emitting some OF the most gross and glar-
| ing expressions, which might alarm those Who
have not been initiated in the whole art and
mystery of TREAsoN The means antkthe end
| are perfectly adapted to each other. The skulk-
| ing imcendiary ever prowls by night with his
| dark ianthorn and cloak-and the cowardly as
| hand. Who is the Guy Fox in this deadly plot,
we neither know, nor is it important that we
should. PusseH is the willing instrument of
| the gang but we do trust and believe, that the
| good sense and fidelity ofthe yeoanauyy of Mas.
sacusetts, will yet bring to their senses the Bos
ton madmen; and to private stations, the pre-.
sent mis-rulers of that state. No fair minded
and honorable man can fail to detest the pre-
sent conduct and language of the Boston iunto
l - al h.
may. They have found an arcanum in politi-
cal guilt-the art of compromising the most
mean and crooked management, with the most
bold and barefaced audacity of aim. They have
| not the merit OF even consistent vileness An
| advocate for the dissolution of the union
| should have the nerves ofa pirate or a highway.
man-not the cunnins of a counterfeter. Like
| MoEoch, he should make open war against the
constitutions; and not like Belial, dead in wiles
! and tricks.
But, let us wait the operation of this fer
menting and agitating spirit at Boston 1t will
| work itself clear. Let the schcmers plot and
| circumvent and scatter incendiarv publications
| let them whisper treason in the dark recesses
OF their blasphemousy mis- named Washington
| club-let them sound r:,blic sentiment, by al
ternate audacious invcctives against the const
tuition, and expressions of pretended attach
ment to it-they cannot bring the people O,
4 W,
would aid their schemes Of unprincipled arnbi
ton. They have too many dupes for the no
nor ct the state, but they have not enough to dare
| muster their forces. We speak confidently
| Tor we know something of them when We saw
that Massachusetts, feGerdiists are not all " Bos
| ron Rebels" Accustomed to march under one
banner, they have kept in the ranks, until their
hle leaders have led them too far--but they quik!
not pass the Rnbieon. The habits of distrust
~ A - 1
| honest federalists from the republicans, will
lose their effect; before the attachment, with
which the former have adhered to the consti
tuition shall &c overcome.
! Let RassetPs prompters try the experiment
rs cunningly and as meany as they please LET
them garblc their own productions, and deny
their own signets as long as they can; the fede.
ralists will be startled, when the Junto men
| come TO their disclosures. TIE union severed
n neTo union with Canada, eipii 1Vdr, and coioni
| Sation under Britain, are projects, which will
slartle many; who have not perceived the end
| ofthe course into which they have been led
The dormant spark ofaftachment to their coun.
| try, to union, to- WAsHINCToN, will be kind
| led to a blaze Of patriotism. The blasts of u o.
REAs will be blown in vain. Let them fair.
! ly avow their 4" AMPUTATIoN" scheme-let
them honestly (if the word can apply give to
their followers the detail of their plans-and as
| surely las they make this public avowal, so
surely Massachusetts,, at the next election,
sDurns them from her councils; and returns to
the faith, once delivered to the patriots Of the
revolution. We are not sanguine in our ex'
| pcctations ~ Boston. HeNyyispl there seems 70
bave contaminated too many, 20 expect speedy
convalescence. We know the merit, the Ia.
Tents, the faithfulness and the zeal, Of the re.
publicans in that devoted town. They have
breasted the tide Of Junto influence, with no.
norabe perseverance; and " stemmed it with
hearts Of controversy" They deserve well Of
! their country and their country honors their
fidelity and their exertions.