Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-12-09

to avoid Injuries and obtain favours, or By
an arttul management of their fears & their
hopes, under the influence OF some future
executive minister the evils of loading the
general legislature, already oppressed by
the weight and multitude Of general affairs,
with local concerns, oil perpetual session
OF Congress, and of perpetual separation
between its members and their constituents,
which such an accession of business would
produce, are quite visible.
I The general government was instituted
to prevent, not to foster, struggles among the
States tor advantages over each other. -
he proposed amendments will enable il to
produce that which it was instituted To pre-.
vent. Such struggles are as likely to ensue
from its regulation of LEGAL concerns. as
from regulation of foreign by the States
The tendency of either aggression upon our
policy, is to dissolve the union, and to sub
Ject territory nearly as extensive as Eu-
rope, to the caamities sustained by thai
quarter of the world for want Of one,
Majorities that entrust themselves with
dangerous powers under conviction of
Their own honesty, provide weapons for des-
potism. Human mortality is the witness 10
prove, that grants of power to patriots are
grants of power t. usurpers. Bad men have
Saiiy aNdl.S0 lilSflSSlNeS OF all m(tlg-
Greet concessions made By nations TO good.
Liberty can OILY be preserved by an adhe-
renee tn immu;i,lle principles, and is GER
talnly lost by a confidence in trlnsitory NOR
| tails BY throwing into the heaviest scale a
| vast amount OF money, patronage aRd infu.
ence, parity subtracted from the highest, in
humorsome MT ot confidence the nation
would experience the fate of a wife, who
| shonid be coaxed out of her jointure bs a
! husband whom she loves, and and herself
| after his de sth, married to one whom she
hates.
OF that species determination obtained BY
France. not glimmeriag would be visible
IN barter of our liberty, for an accnmula-
ton of power. ,Shocld monarchy. I e ma
| tural toe To repub.icks, by its provocations
oeguile US also to mistake the fury of a ma
MAC for the magnaninity of patriot, we
may initiate that country in cutting off our
| own head to hurl at an enemy, but we
should want both the means and the thea
ire for acquiring the poor consolation tor a
voluntary civil death, to be reaped from in.
| fiictng multitude of evils On the human
| race. Not in the provocations of this ARCH
Toe, but in the use he makes of the passions
they excite, by suggesting as remedies means
| tor advancing his designs, turks our danger.
10 these passions have been succ essiye-
| ly indebted for the notions, that our repub-
| lick perishing fur want of credit. and
Could only be revived by turning ne shil.
| iiHs into twenty and twenty into thirty. for
the sake OF begetting taxes and dividends
that II ought to be engaged in a war with
the french revolutionistS /; that il ought to
be guarded AT home ny a sta ding army
that ought to be gagged lest il SHOULD bawI
Itself into a phreDzy /; that it was becoming
/ q .rSNca ot,1 - -, k.N 4.
| nd now tina it ought 20 b. sucked by a
| litter t banks, strengthened by destroying
Its principle OF Nv ding power. and periect-
cd by an exchange Gifts freedom olexpor.
ta'ion .or the stupendous funding system of
england. Such have hitherto been the sue-
SesuoHs OF The passions cxef cd by monarchy,
and If the proposed amendments succeed.
| the suoversion OF the State governments.
and the transformation ~ CLUsless INTO a
British Parar ent, viii prove thar the ma
| tur3i enemy 10 repubhcks has here too not
aDoied in vain.
How distinctly does this catalogue of mea-
sures all thought wise by zeal, demonstrate
| the subjecton OF passion, though Justly ex-
cited, TO error! flow forcibIy does ,hls de.
moDstration Impress upon u the INV s. pre-
ciWiancy OF deciding questions vitaily im-
portant to our future liberty, during the
| tempest of war! How strongly does il dis
! play the folly of hazarding the commiss,-
on Ola ruinous error, for the sake Of an o.
peration, unable to produce an effect until
peace shall open our ports! Then we can
deliberate calmly and decide with genuine
| loyalty 10 our true ntrre,t and then "a
inenaments to our constitution may be sag>
gested by our soundest Judgements, x not
by Temporary passions nor fluctuating pros
jects.
MULTA MILLIA.
.7fa Meeting Of q Committee, ahhsmted BIZ
ne 65rd Reeiment of Yirgfnia Ninifin nr