Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-01-21
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From the Democratic PSess.
TREASON against the United States shall
consist only in lcvying war against them, or
m adherinG to their enemies, giving them
aid and comfort."-Sect. III. art. I.
Such is the language of the constitution of
the United States and ofcommon sense. 1.-THE
government Of any country will permit any por
ton OF its inhabitants to furnish the, enemy
with munitions ofwar and with ;,rovis ons, then
all the world must conclude either that the go-
vernment is crimnally negligent, or is unable
TO enforce the laws essential TO its own preaer.
vation. But what will be thought by the ene-
my and by The word OF the stale OF depravity
| and abandonment of all honest and honorable
feeling, when it is made manifest that 4 whole
section of the union are busy in feeding the enc.
mr., and engaging in his manufactures, and do
ing every thing in their power to give him " Did
| and comfort
The facts, Ramcs, ti,xss and places are all com
| municated TO a member of the government, and
he-what does he do lie neither returns the
letter to the district attorney, nor lays il hes
iere the attorney general of the United States.
nor does, So far We have heard, any one
thing to bring the traitors 10 condign punish
ment, or cut off the traitorous intercourse which
is thus shamelessly, and, to use the language
of the writers, )" in the day time," carried on.
We VIII not, however, permit our detes,ation
or those who commit tres son and misprisIon of
treason TO induce as to detain our ne aders from
the psrusal of the letter.
The letter of which the following is a correct
copy 10 addressed, AS it is headed to one of the
.na'sdehusefts delegation, and is post-marked
: Northport, November 81. Free" The ORR.
o1NINAL LETTER is now in my possession. |
am not satisfied what is the best cours. to be
pursued to arrest the evil and punish the OWL
doors. Whether the letter should be put into
The hands OF the attorney general, or whether
the member who received it should be examin.
ed at tha bar OF the house, or what olher course
better adapted to promote the public veal,
should be adopted, know not, but shall hold
myself responsible to pat the letter into the
hands OF any otthe constituted authorities that
shail call upon M for the purpose of investi.
eating the subject.
Hon. John Wiis0n, Esq member conereis, ei
~ WgshinSton.
Belfast, 2lst Nov 1914
Dear Sir-I have not had the pleasure of
letter from you since your departure-was this
moment in uause-thought the only wav TO
Obtain one would be to write you, although no
thing Of moment just now occurs to my mind
snail hill my paper with something you prosa-
Oily might not have heard of shall first be-
gin, and contradict paragraph in the noble
and excellent speech of Cyrus King, nv old
shipmatc from London. lie speaks with great
energy respecting the distressed state of the
district OF Maine under the present govern
ment. Its not so since you left this: the p;o-
duce Of the farmer, and merchandise in The
hands the trader, hath taken very great and
unexpected change, say from the line of New.
Hamshlre to the river st. Croix. What will
you think when tell you there hath been 500
head cattle drove in this little village & butch.
cred the last 90 dasS past-at 80 dollars each,
would be $4,000, all cash-no barter here at
present, say for the same length of time back,
on All average $500 per day, in -four, VIII eat,
rye, corn, and potatoes, and beans which will
make $4,000 more, women supply in but
ter, cheese, poultry, &c you may call it at least
1000 doilars-more, the above articles all ven.
dcd 81 this market, and all disappear in twenty.
tour hours after the purchase Every sea mort
from Waderborough TO Bangor deals proper
tonably to this IN same way. About four weeks
age went rom here, IN the morning, after tsy
'lght; went 10 TASTING; tarried there four hours;
returned am! arrived home at ten of the clock
evening, same day, which made - miles. One
week alter my return took Mrs. Leach into
chalse went through Mount Epom, and Frank,
ford TO Bangor tsrried there two DAYS from
there TO Cas,in J tarried there three DAYS with
our friend Judge Nelson. The farmers WIRE
bringing Their wheat great distance into Ban.
Sor markets, Tor sake of receiving two dollars
III cash. les very easy sending articles from
Bangor to Castinc. Going from thence to Cas-
tine We. passed several droyes cattle, some from
Kennebeck. What will you thlk when tell
you Seth Elliot, OF Knox, crossed at Frankfort
with "a head cattle, which he sold in Cas,;ne
while was there. lie had also two horseg.-
Mr.. Anderson was there with 2 they were not
ready sale as beet Reef at that time was So per
cwt. The market is now glutted us hard
work to obtain four and one half per ewt. When
was last At Castne there was a number
vessels arrived from Halifax and St. Johns,
under convoy; about 20 Scots and English
merchants, with immense quabtity Of goods -
That arrival raised house rent sad store rent
to monstrous price store tbat rented for SiOO
dollars now reiGs for $500 houses in 5ane
proportion. All this hath bad a tendency TO
increase the trade Of Belfas;. Every store il,
town is taken up and full of three strangers.
lately arrived. which occupies Doct. ilobtrts,
the old store Of Judge CrOsby's, and B. Viii.
theirs, sil tall OF goods. English goods of e.
very description is lower than ever before in
Belfast West India is fallen some considera.
bie.-Mr. Anderson was at Gastine few days
ago bought three hogsheadJ Jamaica sugar AZ
~ CT. for 3 10 50 at same time lie IN Joint
concern with x. Johnson bought trunk calico.
al short cr.sO low that they are able 10 retail
them tor Is. Oh per yd. tOicrable decent goods.
The increase Of travel from the westward to
this place IS or will be incredible to YOU for
most part tour stages comes into town every
wees, tour horses sseh, besides some transient,
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