Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-24

With Timothy Pickering's project for
cheating the national creditors, and the a.
vowed doctrine OF delivering up all natural
lied citizens to Great Britain, this Country
would be in hopeful way from a federal
| administrator. Happily, there is ITO fear of
that. -
A correspondent takes occasion to conpra-
tula,c the state of Virginia on the truly con.
stitntional procedure OF the Executive of this
commonwealth III forbearing TO organize the
military force contemplated to be raised bv
an Act of the last General Assembly. it
would have been perniCious example,
which the disaffected in New England would
have taken advantage OF. Connecticut, we
observe, intends to persevercin raising sort
of State Army. That littleN community.
which goes doddling Slbngsat the rear of the
Boston Jun,o, Will one day repent its subser-
viency to the tories and mopa rchists. What
has Connecticut toeSain by a convulsion of
the Union> Shefwehld be crushed in the
conflict az any ratc and inthe end, perhaps.
be taxed tor the liberty of selling onions and
cheese. But as lor c0nyulsioiis in Massa
chnsetts or Conneeticut, the notion makes
rejecting mem laugh People begin to cal
culate, and the resultthTows the tories com
pletely into the ridiculous! Suppose the to
ries were to declare themselves in a state of
rebellion to morrow, it would only be neccs-
sary to prevent supplies going to them, and
then leave them to the mercy of the mass of
patriots north and east of the Hudson. That
mass, let ii be rccollected, are ALWAYS suf
ficient to curb the outrages of the tories
The Boston Junto has played Bobadil so long
thatit is the object of general derision-
HE deprayed ambition of Quincy, who, We.
ry unlike a game fowl, has retreated to his
own ground for personal safety, devours him
like Volcano. He can give no reputable
ecfai 10 tiie Junto. But as he collects COM
Dus'ioie materials, he will Continue, nodoubt,
to furnish sruptions, such as we have recent
ly Witnessed from him.
The editors of the Federal Republieau saw that
they ought to be UNIDENTIFIED for their losses At Bal
timore, &C the same time that the state OF Mary
isnd feiH,burses the money expended by the Balt-
noreahs ~ defending THAI City against The British.
lhere isno doubt but that those editors ought to
be compensated for the destruction Oh their printing
establishment. they legally entitled 10 it as
Hanson aud l,s associates to punishment ter
invading B2ltimoie with arms. Our opinions have
always been decided on this head but Il is proba-
lie that the inammatory and ternieious conduct Of
lne iettpfs d the Federal Republican will defeat
hatIntitee would otherwscaward them. III, how
ever, the ie6lsstre of Mari hnd should determine
y" ''"'c'atf"H tbeuS tileTe cOulu not be more
appropriate oecaso,s 90 IrosiJe for them than in
BAL providing for the enein5 IT can never be wrong
TO incorporate Mcssrs. WasseT, aud lIsuson with
u'e Brush forces IN any tissshe ef,Rpbiic safety.
Timothy Pickering has written letter TO prove
that the individuals who have lent their money to
governmest ought not TO be repaid. This, from
the republication OF his letters ia the tory toned
federal prints seems 10 e-adoped sound federsl
doctrine Let il, then, be borne in mind ut ali fu-
turc elections, that to choose fcdersiists Com
gross elsew here is to violate the faith OF the natl
on and defrsud the public creditors.
| The same men who formerly cried out dgainsi
gun boats, now cry out for them. What are you
! Ia do Win such political babies Tie best way
perhaps, would be 10 scnd them to the British
] sqUdron, 20 be dseiPlsed n Tie gepgwAy Of oh'
OF thoir 74's'