Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-06-24

At the celebration OF the Russian Vcto-
ries ut Georgetown, in the District of CO.
lombia, MIR. Gusts delivered an Grafton
in Church, and Mr.. Harper, of Baltimore,
pronounced an harangue at the dinner ia
Bile. The performance of MIR. Gusts was,
in relation TO its style, what has been cal
led hrose run mad; that crazy kind fcom-
Dosiufen, between common conversation and
tISate literary language, which men OF
sense have agreed TO denomina,e 5tkstiua or
rant. 1t was, nevertheless, as much as it
could be, pertinent to the occasion, referring
principally to the achievements of the Rus
slams. Mr.. Harper's harangue was an at
tempt to vudicqse the cause OF @. Britain.
Mr.. Daschko of, the Russian minister, Just
Iy considering Mr.. Cpstis as the orator of
the day. and making proper distinction
between the man who<had confined his OBJ
seryations to Russian events, ON an occasion
when it was intended to do honor to Rus
STA. and the Individual who, on that occas
or. discussed the merits of the British gs-
vernment III opposition to the rights and in.
forests of his own country-Mr. Daschkoif,
making this discrimination, wrote MIR. Gus
It's a complimentary letter, and on the 9TH
inst. presented him with a medal bearing
the likeness of Alexander ]. This was too
much for Mr.. Harper, and his humble adj
mirers to endure. That Mr.. Gusts, the
shepherd of Arlington, whom the whole fe
deral party had considered as a mere tool
of Il. .tion, should carry off the golden prize
Of distinction, be honOred with formal let
ter If thanks from the ambassador of the
SOVEREIGN of ali the Russas and Mr.. Har
per. the political bully and champion of the
marty in MARYLAND, be passed by with cold
neglect, was shockingly provoking. An eff
fort was TO be made to re trirye him and
the nuLlic, it was detcrmined, Should be i'm
pressed with the idea, although Mr.. Dasch-
kof should suffer by ity mat MIR. Harper
had received at least some Iffark of apprO-
baton from the legation Of the Russian en-.
Deror. Accordingly, on the 18Th of thi.
month, out came the Federal Republican
with the hn6 direct, and MIR Harper wa:
made to appear, by the daubing Inner, a.
the very essence of political erudition-be
fore him, according to this picture, all o,hei
men shrivel ed INFO nothing. Even the deat
were robbed OF their reputation to feed the
vanity Of Mr.. Harper. Judge Chase, mar
Of great abilities, now detunct, whose tai
ents we're only equalled by his passions, i
renre e1ted as not having dictated his owl
defence ON his impeachmentb before th> Sen
a,e. MIR Harper, who pptOriossly acted a
tire nGlG CtC8h W WI 49, N'' Nh"N ''s1ftoA
ON is stated To have fran ~ the defence en-
tirely himself. The dead canuo, answer
bat the living ought to deknd the memoir
of a Judge who, into wAhtever arbitrar
measures his passions might betray Linn
was amply competent to pour instruction
into the mind Of Mr.. Harper, without tn
uossibiiity Of return. After this base in
Justice 10 the character of the decease,
Judge, the Iuf proceeds, in blaze Of pa
negyric, (pro6abiy the effusion Of MIR liar
per himself, who is we'll known to scribbi
Tor the Federal Republican, until we ar
brought to the following passage, which VI
presume to have been the single object O
the whole production, to wiz:
The minister Ct Russia expressed hi
surprize that any gentleman in his eoun
fry should have a knowledge so perfect,
q" accurate, and which he thought conine,
'to a very fer in Earcfe."
We do not hesitate to say that MIR. Dasch
koR never made use Of such AN expression
u is altogether impossible that he shoul'
have paid 50 poor tribute Of consideration