Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-03-15

:e"P'', nre eNc'as'yeiY seih'h. ms aris'
~. 'hS oi'i"s 10" 'rr,e passions IN govern
nm a'y"lsS "ee' oec>sxned by scranb
VI P'~eI' S1eseih ttccnie's' scuhing tor Il
| 'cF' mo themsefves nearer their obJec
me more partlzans they have To secur par
| ,<aus, therefore, is their principal business
ne mans OF securing them being always mat
'ero mn ar importance, and generally corrup
| IN proportion to the impatience of the incividu
| al to attain the post he aims at Thus, the
man who S in haste 10 get into parliament,
Buys. fine cannot persuade the voter; and the
minister, to secure the fay of his sovereign,
purchases the parialacnt-man For this pur-
pose, lie iavishes piaccsA.nd nension,. accord
.ng 20 the prevailingAnassion OF the creature
who sells hinsel fo6s,e. who is ambitious OF
dis, inc,ion, he giyeso iirh Office to another
Who loves money, he 6trn2aAes a lucrative con.
tract. In proportion as a nicinber of parliament
has influence and connexions, in that proportion
i, his price The leader of a formidaple faction
sells at great rate /; because, commonly, when
ne sells himself he Bargains for al his fol-
overs. CO.
Autbis, which we callu~,ryxbtion. and against
which our Journals yaiiv &cla;m every dav.
is ablorred bv the S, atcsrricn of America Yet
it is by such m thotls that . ,ra;or;tyis secured
in parIamcnt tor the measures III the crown
We're mos, of the REPRESENTATIVES, in that bodv
not biassed by bribes. either honorable or pecn
mary, Their passions Would follow some o,h.r
attractions, congeniai TO. the peculiar desires
OF The rsspcct individuals, and a multitude.
of differing wiiks, beng beund bv no general
cord .. uhlpn, the minister could NOT Garry
into operation the sen, OF the kim and ca,
Dinet, and INC proceedings of parliament would
be a scene Of inconsistency and iInbeciIity. we
frequently see somerhing ot this kind occ,,r.
when the prime Misunderstanding exhausted tb.
roll of PAGES he had to bcs,ow, and OF cours,
the power of political attraction, is ab.n6onsd
by his adhf rents, and is fJfced. to resign.
Why, then e it be true{<zthis 60, ry., n,r+
of the British cNnstitut ION ybe~in reality the
strength of the government, d so manv ta,y;ot,
rise up against i,.in Engiandi l answer. first
because they are batAois orr ofoAfce. In The
next Mace, the chiei'hnagistrat Is heyel;to,,,.
This last circumstance gives STABILITY IN the
government, G,nl enahles il To sustain the
shocks of the most vioi&t opp .si.ion Ni,bout
material injury. The ciiapge If min, strv is
not aiwaysA change OF mel>sles and the Rims
who, tor the most part, ora seeks for IRE
micr that can bring and keen too,.tber, So
rity in parliament, holds The esen ienn, ~, i,is
way to whatever object delibe A.e wisdom, mo,
direct, or ungovernable passion oicta,c li.n,c
an opposition in England never end.po,oro ~
safety of the nation. Faction itself d,;cs tho
liltle harm.
What, then, YOU admire this f.a,rr. or ,,,o
British constitutional Believe mn, a WON, of;t
detest, at once, the traffic and tle ,r,tT;ctcr.
tile parliament-man who sells himself. and the
| minister VINO buys him. have d;fferert We
in drawing the public attention to the sub;ec,
Could YOU imagine it? | am renrescnt.,,v y,
| IN Congress myselfl Experience has tanrb,
me lessons winch wish 10 teach to others-
| have long seen a friphtful .na,o,.,, -, u.
fish parliamentary praclIce. ;,oaie
| into one or Two b. anch of our n,t;ona1 ,.o.;s
lature II it is 10 prevail. our g,,;t,e,
| ton will at no very distant per;od bscnn..
merely a nominal paper
| We Lear 1t necessarily incu,oa,ed IN ~. ho,s
of the Congress, that there is the most 49,;
nent danger To theiiherSisssaft TN, ,,.o,Io e..
the prevalence of execukiSe f-,fye,,cs RI A.
is perpetually repeated bs multitude NJ =,
| zcttes, the silly echoes of ignorance and eoti,
This idea is feature of the erow;oe. an. iow
at present so observable in the speec6e. f s,,r
I orators, and the paragraphs OF The scr;bblsr.
In recommending war, the pres;dent of tbs
| United States is checked by Congress e, ~
| is in the raising of revenue and The .xn.nJ;-
| ture of money: The Senate are a cbe,i upon
him in the appointments which he me- u,Io
| every important point of administration III,
| ,vha,a ,s he dunrnr arnoDo-