Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-13
FROM coBnErr's REoIsrER.-FEB. 20.
AMERICAN VAR.


fran from calling the attention of the pt,blc
once more To the gross decisions practised up
ON 1T by the hired prints, with regard TO this
war. At first they said, that there would he
no war; That war was he CRY of the mere rab-
bic; and that though Mr.. Madison was himself,
corrupted by France, the congress were not.
When the Congress met, they, however. actu-
ally declared war. Then our hirelines told us,
that the people were enraged with both Presi-
dens and Congress, and that, as the election of
President was approaching, they would turn
Mr.. Madison out, and that thus the war would
be put an cndto. That election has now termi.
natedi but, until the termnation, or rather, the
result, was known, we heard of nothing but
,he certain defea, of Mr. Madison. He wa.
sure to lose his election; and, indeed, several
successive arrivals brought as the news Of his
having actually lost 1T. 10 which was added,
that his rival, Mr.. Clinton, had pledged kim
sell 10 make peace with England. At last,
however, comes the news, thar Mr. Madison
Ssds re-efected! After this, one would have
supposed That the hrc!ing press would, at
least, have Kept silence upon the subject; but
no 1t had stiil f:Lsehood left; and, it is now
telling the people, the "thiakiag eeopie'' of
England, that, ncxt year, there Will be a re-.
election OF the Senate, when Mr. Madison will
nave majority OF ten against him in that boz
dy, and that, III consequence of such channe
he viii be compelled To make peace with us
What people must this be TO be tht,s deceiv-
cd AID still TO listen 10 such publications;
ayc, and to rely upon them too as implicitly as
IT they had always spoken the truth Nothing
Can, however, be more haitering to the Anne
flcans than these statements, which show how
uneasy this country is under the war with
them; how sorcly we feel the effects of it; and
how ANXIOUS we are TO get out OF it. There is
a coXcomb, who publishes in the Times news
paper, under the signature of vETUS, who
wf.ti!n lnn tra1lra h~t, a.
America, or, at least, the agricultural part of
the Population, are sort OF half savages. IL
Netus had 10 write TO them, he would not find
anaDy fools enough to tolerate his sublimatcd
trash lie imputes their dislike to English
politics to their Ignorance. lie does not know,
perhaps, that they, TO man (if natives) are us
well acquainted with all our laws as we are
ourselves; that they know all about our Excise
taxes, and custom-hosse taxes, and assessed
taxes, and property taxes, full as well as we
do; and, that they know all about our law of
ibel, our siEecurss, and our pauPers. If he
were TO go amongst them, and to have the i'm
padence to t, ii them, that these are prooEs Of
civifscafi0n, they would, or at least, hope SO,
make nim remember the assertion as long as
he had life in his carcase The Americans
have always had their eyes fixed upon us and.
does this foolish man imagine, that they do not
know how to set q proper value upon our sys-
ten OF government Wlien they came to Eng
land, rs some of them do, they sometimes reach
London by the way of Blackzsate-, where,
while they behold immense places for the edu-
cation OF officers OF the army, they see ragged,
or, rather, naked children tumbing along tile
road by the side OF their chaise, CRYING as they
SO, &c Pray 6rsf0zo your charity; bray besto.o
Jour eharfty!' TIE Americans know how to
estimate these things. They are ut no loss to
draw the proper inicrences from such facts
and 1t IS not The trash ofVetus about civiliSa.
ti0n that will cloud their :essoning-The A.
merIcan farmers are great readers. There are
absolutely none ofthem who do not read much
They know, that we pay more in poor rates
only than double the amount of the whole of
their revenue! The fact alone is enough for
them. With that fact before their eyes, they
i'll be IN no haste to attain what this fop calls
a high state OF Observation-Disclosures, as TO the
.fdct, all those who know America will saw, that
the farmers there are class of men beyond all
belief superior in understanding TO those of
England, or OF any country of Europe They
have PieHty; they have no dread of the tax
Sdfherer; their minds are never haunted with
fie fear " Sgdnfs they have, therefore, leisure
to think and TO read. And, as to what he saws
about their being absorbed in the love of gam,
the fact is the reverse. They have no motive
to acquire great wealth, other than the mere
vulgar love OF money, seeing that no sum of
money will purchase them distinction, seeing
even negro. That is country where the
servant viii not pull his hat oil TO his employ.
er, aud where no Gwhite] man will condescend
TO call another man his master Hence it is
that the American farmer makes no very great
exertiOns to become rich. Relies beyond his
plain wants are OF 10 use to him. They can!
not elevate him; they cannot purchase him
seats they cannot get him titles they cannot
obtain commissions or church benefees for hts
hey Al uofh E4r k,,f u.
his acres, which are already, in most cases, but
TOO abundant. lie has, from these causes, much
leisure, and that naturally produces reading,
particularly when the residence is in the coun
try. So that The half lgiid man, whose picture
has been drawn by Vetus, is wholly foreign
from the reality OF the American farmer.
The American farmer does not hate England.
lie hates a taxing system, and lie hates the En-
giish systems but lac does not want wa, with
England. lie wants to have nothing to do zyifh
her; and, though he hates war, lie is more a.
fraid Of connection with her than of war A..
gainst her. lie wishes to see ALI those, who
will be connected with her, expelled from his
country and therefore, he IS pleased to see the
makers oil knives and coats rise up in his own
country. To bring about this, to create manu-
features in America, was tho policy Of Sir. JEFF
& rson an object which has been now attained
Trough the means OF our hostility and oftie re-
vO!ntlon in Spain. The continuation OF the war
Tor about three years longer will forever put an
end to English cOnnexions aud thus, tile grand
object oil Mr. Jeilersuns policy will have been
secured Curing his probable life time. This
sally fellow, Vetus, seems TO be wholly ignorant
OF the sum, CT. lie knows nothing either of the
character or interests Of the American people.
lie seDseiessly urges on the war, without at all
pcrcegylng the consequences 20 which IL leads
lie does not perceive, that it will eAectualiy