Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-04-15

as Il implies such an exc osive CO Se-n il,
me shipping Interest, on the part rf ia
northern state. Bat, witbou. pspsins "a
| controyert on this part Of the subject. Iet
"a. On ne very premises Of Camilius Gina.
| Is ms ite) enquire. who ought 70 De chaanhs,
one II sAe Uni2n
de seems TO conce3e ,ss Is The trut STATE
Of the csse) hat the Northern ships are %
oepend tor employ, on the surplus producs
OF the south. Now. II this Be 80, how can
any rational man doubt the superior i,,,e.
rest winch ought 70 be felt In the northern
states Tor Continuance Of that connection.
winch suoseryes the purposes Of Al inter-
Course 70 say the least. necessary to them,
ano 10 Say tne most. ONLY couveEiept 20 the
soutnern states. The sopkistry Of the wri-
TER ~ very apparent He shifts the onesti.
On from ITS true ground, 20 z very dffferen,
one, Viz. .-ho could sz5sis. scsf -yisIous
commerce We grant him TIA. no doubt
exists on this head, that the middle and
soatnern states, are the most independen. Of
rIs sio' aud Tor that very reason, their merit
- tue greater m struggling for its rights
onb on the other hand. it shoxlo be borne
10 rnino, That the very commerce. which IN
confessedly the life OF eastern consequence.
is supplied BY southern supe-abuadance.
we do DOT wish 10 press this topic We
are Fe1erahs's IN principle, and enphati.
caiiy Claim the title Of the disciples of WASH
i5gton. But II Is requisite. nov and tReu. 70
nouce the absurd pretensiuns Of the .fna.
reasratsf,, Who have stole7 our name, zaS
70 aononish then, 10 cease from arziug q
discussion, which only proves ;hen iIl-bu.
morec, without showing them fIl-used.
II would seem that sur northern breth-.-
nave ino'ost notion. that The southern
states are more f7feTesfe6in WasainKtoufzu
principles, oeczUse they are more earnest
m supporting them. They are really in his
Hlstake The true reason OF any dissen<
tion IN the America family azs been. thar
A rev restless men in Boston have SEN "a
resolved to strain every nerve 10 Obtain
power, even il they are obliged 10 lssyse
win foreign nations or TO resort 70 rebeI-
non or any other the worst OF means. for his
caring object Nature has fixed the limits
OF Ne" England's growth and coase-
quence New England has reached those
limits, and the surplus population smiyrzt.
10 heids. yet anp.e and oper % en,e-s
prize No political arts, no foreiEn iDan,
enee, no industry, and DO talent, can change
me natural course Of things As well. as
Inooestiy and as effectively, might the
massachusetts Legislature, or the Hartford
convention, have resolved, that Connecticut
River ought TO run Inland, or that the grows
ing of wheat in Maryland was an ATTRACTION
On the rights OF the lumber traders of Maine
as that the reL0tfps consequence of New
England should be as great as in the ear.
lea years of the repOblic
The interest which the mercantile men.
the ship-owners of the east, ought 20 feel IN
the closest and most Cordial union with their
southern brethren, IS SO manifest, that We
are astonished at the madness, WHICH could
ever loose sight oft. Casting cur ewes aver
the hrst Boston paper which comes to hand,
we ind the following shipping ro,ice.
1zarch 25-Sailed this day, f-s, Of
square rugged vessels, fftyiacrsaIty for soais.