Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-17

arinnosities engendered by the war.-
Mr.. Dickinson managed his opposition t
the motion more adroitly. He observed
that the holy war Powers. now in Cougres
at Vienna. were, she had considerable rea
son to beIiev C. engaged in an effort to mn
rivet the chains Of the african slave, and
therefore, he could not consent TO any mo-
non that might seem 10 glance against Mei
people being free. So, MIR. DIcKINsoN
concluded, it seems. that, if the sacred
cause" powers should settle upon some ge.
neral prohibition against tae increase Of
slaves IN me IYest L1dias, there can,o,
possibly repain any thing like slavery II,
Russia, Prussia, Poland, Germany. Bohe-
mia. Transy lyaria, Sciavania, ItaIv. Spain.
or Portugal. should Ike to have heard
the chain OF argument. through which this
member for Somerset arrived at such a con.
ciusion from saehprenises. suppose that
it mast have been something in this way :
That the " sacred cause" powers are all
perfectly sincere in their professions that,
being so, 1t is impossible to believe. that
they wonli shew so much anxiety for the
friends ct the Africans. while they held their
own subjects in slavery and that, therefore,
It IS impossible to believe, that the people of
Russia, Germany and Hungary, are not all
r. )
,nson said great deal more upon the sub
ject, and produced facts as well as arsu-
mems to prove. that MIR. Hua IS motion was
au unjust attack upon those powers /; and /
Confess, that it woul6 be grea, treat to me
to see those facts upon paper,
MIR. BINNs, a publisher in Philadeitthia
LIN the COURIER of few days back,
there appeared an article from an Ameri-
can paper, pointing ont the means, which
tue government OF that country ought to
SIMPLIFY to annoy and injure Eugiand audi
the courier, at the head of the article OBJ
serves, that it is taken from paper. mus.
iisned by one BINEs, who was engaged in
sine TREASONARLE plot of O'Connor. .
Inc article contained a very urgent recon- :
mendasion to the Congress to pass efficient
laws for providing comfortable means of
subsistence for English deserfcrs ard also
to pass laws for the destruction of Eneigh
commerce by american Prioateers. Nav.
u does and 1t, must give one pam 60 see an
shGHshman exerting. with so much yea,
AIS talents and the powerful means of III.
press aga'Hst his native country. that COINS
Try being ours as well as his, and contain.
ing' as we knew It does, so MANY excellent
liu Vid,uas' such mass Of industry mtegri.
w. ana virtue oieTerp sort. But, let US be
Just let US look at the otherside LET ny
consider tae Cause of this hostility in Mr.
h'Rns and every candid man, though he
my Sun. and win still be sorry To see tina,
cngiand has such powerful enemies flor a
press really free is all powcr) IN her own
Children, will be less disposed, / do not saw
20 ofanler bni Certainly less disposed to a.
6use Mr. Binns This malignant writer
cars MN traitor, This is false. He was
indeed tired Dn charge OF High Treason !:
but tn ugh the greatest talents were EN-
pioyed against han, he was found 70 be nor
s'IHty,, and was accordingly DISCHARGED by
the Judge. He vas taSenup in yirtne of n
warrant from the Secretary of State. the
f1aoeas Co'fRs Hcs being then sushended:
nc was imprisoned in that Tower !: he was
conveyed TO Maidstone to be tried !: he was
there declared be be NOT GUILTY. and
was discharged and then he Quilted the
country, went to America, there became a
Ct'zen OF that country. carrying with him
the recollection Of what he had actually nm :
deTgone, and Of the risks that he had run
IN ms native land. Besides, we must not
overlook the state Of the country at that
ume' ana the dangers. to which every man.
caiiea 1acobia was exposed A strong
ana mos curious TACT, relating 70 this point.
came out ON Mr. Bnn's trial. Mr. PIONEER.
who IS nov the Vice Chancellor was a
CoucseI for the prisoners, and a mos, able
Counsel he was Jdst as the jury were a.
bout to be imPannelled, he applied 10 the
cours to have read the following AFFI-
DANIT and LEI FER, which letter as
the reader Will see, was written I'm n Ger
sy9lan Of the Church of ENGLAND named
Arthur Young, to a Mr.. GamajieI T.IovJl
MS acquaintance and friend | shall inseri
thetwo documents. just rs they stand in tbe
State Trials, published in i7os, by Mr..
Quincy.
81 KEN 20 nit--The King against James
OCoigly. Otherwise called James oujeiev y
thcrwise called James John Fivev Srthur
o'Connor, Esq. John Binns, Jonn Allen. and
jeremiah Leary, on charge of high trsa.
SON."
:" Gamaliel, Of Bury St. Edmunds. In the
county of Suffolk, Esq maketh oath and
saith, that he this depouent did, on or abot1,
the third day Of May instant, receive the ,et.
ter hereunso annexed from Arthur Younp
of Bradheld, in the County OF Suffolk. Clerk
and that he hath frequently received letters
and corresponded with the said Arthur
Young, and that ne verify believes that the
said letter is written by, and ia the proDey
baud writing Of the said Arthur Young
And this deponent further saith. thai be
saw and conversed with the said A Young
on the 18th day Of May ins,ahs after this
depcnent had been served with writ "A
subpoena requiring his attendance at Maid.
stone, in the county of Kent, on the 2Ist day
otMay instant, with the said annexed let.
ters, upon which occasion this deponent in.
formed The said Arthur Young that he was
so suhp@naed for the purpose aforesaid, &
urged the said Arthur Young 70 come to