Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-03-05

countIys or LOT tmputing to the people Of this
commonwealththe rapture Of negotiation &
the continuance Of the war. although both
should IN facs result from their own insince-
rity. The report recommends to the people
a further exertion of their patience, and sup
preston Of their indignation. and concludes
with various resolutions, expressive Of their
sense ofthe expressions of the measures of
government. and recommends that the me-
MORALS be deposited with his excellepcy, &
by him submitted TO the next legislature in
May. at an early day ofthe session.
The reasons which these traitors give for
saving their Recks from the halter. are no
less lulicrous than their attempt 20 appal
Congress and the Executive BY means Of
their puny threats and their silly gascomade
Their frat reason h, .that the people
ought to be formally consulted npon . sub
ject SO momentous.' 1t appears then the
people are yet held in some consideration
- the people mist be consulted'--a very
wise determination indeed-<the junto have
all this time been calculating without their
host they have perceived after all that
they cannot proceed any longer without the
People-ahd they have also discovered thar
out Of 400 towns in Massachusetts, only four
teen could be firduced tn pass the treasona-
BILE resolutions which had been circulated
over the state. We heartily agree. hove
yer, with the junto-we really think il good
policy, on their parts. to ascertain how far
they may venture in safety, for
"A little treason is dangerous thing
The second reason is quite as conclusive
lit isneither more nor less than that M,
England and find tsem
selves too weak to accomplish any thine 3.
rious of themselves-and mean tn wa;t .
while-until New York shall join them -.
Slow work=sure work, saws Poor Rich
ard. How it came that PennsvIvan;a x,..
denied the honor of unitiae with IN. ,,ro,,I1
of New York and New ENGLAND s, ,bs s, rn., !,
work does not appear- nart;cuIariv a.
20 DAYS have not passetl over since 4 MSS !.
| serted in the Massachusetts, Ie-;sla,nr.
that Pennsylvania was ready to io;n ~. :,
England in separating the Union. Ant ner.
haps the resolutions Of the pennsvIvar;a I a.
gislature, together with a due con,;dera,;on
of their being backed By a majority of th;r-
ty thousand Democrats NAV have derived
this state Of the honor intended. We canno,
promise them much better lpck even IN N. w
York. p ~ =
The third reason IA No Iess rroec,,na rs
| il SAYS that New York will NOT ne this Aim.
separate itself from the Union. becanss 4,
might afford an apolovv tn tbe oover,, ~ :,
| for making a treaty sacrificing the hes, IN.
terests of that part of the co1ntrv.s WIN
need they care what treaty Cong ress ms be.
after they throw themselves INTO the Arm,
of the mother country--tbe nsore Cnr
gress relinqnishes the more they wou,d ga;n
but perhaps their fear is that Congress
will permit them to form separate govern
| ment, q trade lit trade they must) on their
own bottom, and IN their own productions.
The recommendation to the people to sup
press their indignation manifests so much
OF that Christian Charity and pious fcrbear-
| ance which governs the actions of these
wondrous peopie, and teaches them to love
their enemies better than themselves--that
/ hwould have been an injustice to pass It O.
yer Hhout giving due credit to The authors.
but we apprehend these men alone will
have reason to dePrecate that Indignation
whlch they are so DESTROYS to aliay-when
| once excited IT IS not difficult to perceive
on whom it would fall-tbose only need fear
u who have been misleading and abusing
the people, and for years trying to goad them
into parrcidai contention with their own
government--a measure which could not
ran 10 terminate m the entire destruction Of
the leaders. ana IN the utter ruin of such
persons as should have the temerity TO join
them. We therefore think it was not un>
wise to recommend &c the people the sup.
precision OF their indignation the more par>
tIcuiarly as An important election is APP
preaching, at which the people may incline
to take their affairs out of the hands of the
tac'ion, into their own keeping.
Suppose, now (for argunent sake) that
congress would repeal the embargo law. SO
far as regards the New England states. &
at the same time to interdict all communica.
ton between those states & the o;hers-how
long would it be before starvation would
compel New England to adopt and enforce
an embargo Iawi
Suppose congress were 10. permit the free