Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-17
From cO66ett,s Rieekly Rcstsfer.
NO. u.
AMERICA.

Mr. HULL's motion and Sir John Cox HIP
PISLEY'S Sheech resfecfng her, THE
Copier's attack on Mr.. BIEEs. fu6,
Usher at PHILADELPHIA.
AT Meeting of the county Of Scmerset.
on the OH instant, a curious occurrence took
place 9TH regard TO the peace with Anne,
RIGA ! viii srSt give the account of it from
the TIMES Hezyshaf1er ofthe 10Th inst. and
make on it Such observations as most natu>
rally present themselves. The reader should
first be informed, however. that the meeting
was held for the purpose of Discussing PEE
tiiion to Parlianeut against the Proherty
Tar, or 9ar uhon Income, which tax
ought by law, 10 expire in few months
bat which tax it is supposed the government
means to propose the continuation, or reUi-
yat The following is the report of che
TIMES.
On Monday last, at the meeting of the
freeholders, &c. holden at Wells to pehtion
Parliament for the repeal of the Property
tax, sitter the business Of the day was dis
posed of Gan account Of which has alresdv
appeared in this paper. y Mr.. Hunt re-
marked. that the meeting should not dis
perse without expressing it's thaukfulness to
those by whose efforts peace had been made
between us and America. He therefore read
resolu ion, which he submitted for their
appreciation "That the thanks of this
meeting are due to those by whose exertions
peace with the. Americans, the oniV free re-.
manning fleohie in the Tporid has been res
tored TO this, country" Sir c HIPP1sLYY
could see no reason whatever for calling the
Americans The ontyfree heotike tn the world,
and should certainly divide the mestipe if
TIE motion were persisted in. 1t was a IL
BEL on our own country; for his part, he
HATED THE AMERICANS. Thew were
& SEE Of siaUes to the Government Of France.
asd-- Csone erfreSSions of disafhro6ation
arose J when Mr. DICKINSON said, that he
certainly must join in deprecating the reso.
luton. lie hoped the meeting would not
consent to compliment any nation at the exs
pense OF our own, and of every uther in the
globe. lie had confederate reason for be.
lieying. that the Congress at Vienna was now
employed IN endeavouriHg to unrfvet ths
chains oftbc suffering africans and en- !.
gagged, as the powers Of Europe were, in so
sacred cause, he could not Consent that
any aspersion, direct or Indirect, should be
cast upon them. MIR HUNT, then request.
ed the Sheriff 10 put the resolution, which,
upon the shew of hands, was negatiyed by a
very considerable mqjorifg.'
Whether there be any free counfrg in the
zOoTid. still remaining, besides the Republic
OF America, is question that d. not choose
80 decide, or to give my opinion upon. But /
cannot help observing. that the question was
decided in the negative by meeting of the
county oil Somerset, only by I" comfortable
majority J" and, must further observe, that
the report OF this comfortable majority"
comes 70 Us through the Times newshaher,
that channel Of skunk. like abuse OF Anne
RIGA and all that is American. Let it be
remembered. too, that the power OF decid
Gliding who had the majority, lay wholly and
absolutely with the Sheriff, Who is an officer
appointed by the crown. This being the
case, the words, "cousideTa5Ie majority
will be pretty well understood to mean am
Ahi1g- BIZ large majority AID, perhaps