Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-03-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

The friends o. a navy which has cloath-
ed itseil in glory by spreading the flag of our
country, In defiance ON every ..cean. refuse
to send soldier into Canada to prevent in
vasion. What wonderful consistency, Take,
sink, burn and destroy on every nayiga.,e
sea, {" Britain's wide domain") but touch
not a hair OH British soil ! Attack Kings
| ton by water, to prevent the enemy from
destroying Sackett's Harbor. but let not
| man 20 against it by land Suffer the ene>
my to seize and carry off thousands ofpub-
! lie property across the St. Lawrence and
| Niagara and dcEosit it on their banks, but
forbid a sufferer from going over to retake
| it These are some of the u.erits and con,
| gruities of the doctrines of federalism and
| the provisions of our assembly's volunteer
bill. Nezv YORK Coluna6.
| A number of citizens of Leesburg and its
| vicinity, in the county of Loudon. in Virgil
| nia, (almost bordering or this district and
Potomac haye published an address 20 their
] fellow citizens, inviting them to form corps
Of mounted infantry for the defence of our
neighboring frontier. The following patri
| otto sentiments and determination form
| part Of this address: Nat Inf
$" 1t is not intended that this corps shall
| act beyond the limits Of Virginia and Mary
l idnu% His EeStEiSitOiiy iOWSfCISj uOSS HOT
arise from any indisposition to defend our
brethren in other states, or to avenge the
wrongs Of our country beyond its own terri
torial limit. We disclaim such motives, as
| felt only by towards and traitors. But this
restriction is the result of necessity. the ma
\ ture of our association obliging us to prescibe
| it.
4 We will always pc completely prepared
1 to march at a moments warming, and we
will keep the field as long as the presence
/ of the enemy renders it necessary. As soon
as they disappear we will return home, and
be ready again to meet them when and
wherever thy shall attack" MT. Inf.
TOAST OF THE WASHINGTON Be
NEyOLEEf SOCIETY.
] "1i,h. Governor Chit cnden-On his tri'
al for Treason, the Commonwealth of Mas
| sachusetts will be his advocate"
! DOUBTLESS many who drank this toast, and
multidutles who may read it, donot fully
| comprehend its meaning--the history of the
transaction to which lie alludes is briefly
thus "A regiment of the militia of Vermont
volunteered to serve the United States, and
their services were accepted according to
law. About the time the army under gen
eral Hampton, to which this regiment be
| lopged, was taking up line OF march upon
I Canada, Gov. Chittenden sent general Da
Wis into the army with a proclamation, call
ing upon this regiment to desert the army
and come home--the regiment Indignantly
Lrepled to the governor, that they should
neither be allured nor drawn to the COM
missioh OF treason, and arrested the Gene
raj, the ignobIe tool of this nefarious COVER
nor. The United States propose Furnishing
The Governor for persuading the army to
desert--and on this trial for treason. this
toast pledge themselves obe his advocate
they indeed have pledged the state but
their arrogance and fnihcrfinence, in this
pledge, is not more conspicuous than their
folly and madness in n,eddling at all with
this infamous transaction
Sons, ask your fathers; who were in the
revolutionary army, what gen. Washington
would have done to a tory, had he found
him in camp persuading the soldiers to de
sertf They will tell you he would have
hung him AK them what is the differ
ence between the Governor and the tory
And yet the the followers of Washington
will advocate the wretch that gen. Wash.
ington hImsalf would have hung oh wha,
T diciples !--P. Sun,