Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-08-13

with great delight the words lawful kings
and legitimate sovereigns" It is true, he
has not fairly and honestly told us in what
their " LEGITIMACY" cons lists but as none OF
them were elected to the throne we cannot
but presume. it is founded on the divine
4 rights" which monarchists hinge so much
upon II Kings have a I" divine right, |" It is
unalterab!e: ''the same yesterday an to
dav." for the will Of God does not change
with circumstances: and. if the gentlca
man had turned his mind for one moment to
the IS most glorious event in the history Of
England, "the land Of our great and gIori-
ons ancestors" he wsu,d have recoliected
that in Consequence OF !" glorious revolu-
came to the throne, & that George I: held il
while "lawful son" Of the "legitimate,'
king James II. yet lived, brother to Anne,
the immediately preceding Legitimate" so-
vereign. acknowledged as king of England
by the Courts Of Rome, France. Spain and
\ sardinia, but treatesf:as g pretender,, by
the /" ,isurper." and shaated like wolf---
One ofi,;s :" lesitimatsn sons YEAS defeated
by his nwn legitimate sabiects" at Cufio-
den. where such as adhered TO him (the
- lawful PRINCE were treated ass rebels =
and UNANIMOUSLY bItchered. wholesale. by the
duke of Cumberiansi. This happened less
than 20 years ago.
The gentleman would also have recollect4
! ed that William III. invited to England by
faction (for all who oppose divine
rights, must be fac,ionists indeed) fought
and defeated the &c lawful, king at the Boyne,
and drove him into exile: and be compelled
to admit. that William was more of an VI.
surper" than Bonaparte, for. that the latter
was apparently elected by the suffrages of
the people, whereas, with the other, the bay.
onet was the formula by which he mounted
and remained on the throne,--an also that
this William . Of glorious memory . as En-
glishnien say, was as cold .blooded villain
as Napoleon, witness the assassination of the
entire clan of Glencoe, to whom the royal
promise of safety had been made. Bona
! partc never committed an enormity so great
as this" Let the devil have his due"
But MIR. Norris need only have taxed his
knowledge of his own times for the Deposition
OF the authority of a legitimate Sovereign %
and think thave been told, that he himself
lifted his hand against a lawful king, He
seems to have repented of the act. and be
ready TO send in his .. adhesion IfFrance.
SPAN. and Portugal are to rejoice at the
I" restoration OF their /" legitimate soye
relsns" and the {" family Of nations is com.
pieted' through the re>establishment of re,
gular kings. what is the condition os the u
nited States OF America s--That Of MOURN
ing for lawful king" lost, and for an ex
jclusion from this family ofBations.n With
the utmost stretch Of charity cannot infer
any thing else from the eloquent absurdi,;es
of the orator.
lfthe mere accident ofbirth really consti,
tutes "legitinacy" in kings, and authorizes
them 70 riiia q country and riot on the labor oil
its population, what shall we say Of Washing
In n. rfb D Il Al
| king George, the present maniac incumbent rof
4 the throne, the defender of the faitI.o and
= buiwark OF our holy, religionp' ask the
lquest'on seriously, with view that every man
| may answer 1t in his own mind. Kings, be ING
| Legitimate" hold the right of God, or in the
consent o.the people they govern. IF appoint-
ed OF God to rule, what an infamous wretch
mast he be that shall fight against God l''
! nay, how powerful mast he be-. TO oyertb ro "
the establishment of God! What absurdi,y. /
fear IT IS almost impiety to state the propositi.
on. II this "legtimacy' comes efthe consent
OF the people, it is, itse .faefo, their right to
change 1t when in their opinion any part of the
compact has been violated; and of this they
must be the Judges, for there cannot be an UNI.
pre-. These are the only points on which tn.
right OF kings Can be hinged and WASHING,
ton was an Infamous wretch and CAPTAIN Of a
0snd'tt,, that oyerthrew the ordinances of the
Alm'ghty-or he was the father Of his country.
a ieacer OF glorious band Of patriots. that cast
down the power of aHillegitimate king. Which
of these was he, Mr.. Morris
The gentleman has not dared, to reprehend
our revolution, Immediately, for the q fumes,
ni time" tor that has not come I: but its nrinc;-
4 pie Is reprobated in the,most glowing language
| itfs impossible that his idea of "Jee;timats
soyeregns" can be admitted without this con-
I'ciusion. IL Is a. corollary. The wild excuses
OF faction in France d d not affect the right IN
the people to change the form of their govern.
ment--.it this right was in them, their proceed
ingi III that aspect, were "Iegitimate." and
Bpnapartc WIS a. Lawful ruler----but If the
Bourbons had charter from God 10 govern
then are we also liable 60 the condemnation
| for God has not established one law for the
HORIZONS and another for the Guelphs. Blu,
enough of this disgusting, hideous doctrine.
| There is not one dynasty ~ Europe, ,one race OF
| Mr.. Morris Legitimate kings" that was not e.
tablished by revolution or force, the very things
that led Bonsparte, the usurper., to, the
! throne, and supported him. Let him DENY II
Vt he can. They are usurpers all and all neer
| iy alike. Let them restore Poland----le,
! them restore" Norway---iet them "restoyf,
| the Venetian republic--let them restore" the
republic OF Holland, let them "restore" Ire.
land. II these =" legitimate princes" were IN
| restore" what they hold in /" usurpation :,
| there Is not one OF them that would have terri
| tory enough to die and rot OIL
TO proceed. Mr.. Morris has painted in eloo
| my coIors the horror Of the French revolution.
II was dreadful We all lamented il, and were
shocked at its multitudinous crime I well
rernc nber when the news Of the decapit ation of
LOUIS &pI reached this country MANY b,,,,.d