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

Extract Of letter from, a gentleman in
At6emarle 20 his friend in this city, dated
April 5th, 1915.
The election for members to represent
this county in the General Assembly, and
ole to Congress. took place on Monday last
Our friend Yancey had an Overwhelming
majority, notwithstanding there was not
wanting, as is usual, on such occasions, some
calumny to encounter, which he successful.
ly combated and exposed. Thomas Maury,
Esq. is associated with him.
sour friend Nelson came before the peo.
pie, with more than usual splendor. In an
able, animated and eloquent speech, he Jus.
tilted the administration in declaring war
against nation, whose arrogance. rapacity
and injustice, knew no bounds, and who, pre-
suming upon our pacific disposition, and the
incompetency of our free institutions, to buff
fet the storm of war. had dared to cherish.
even the proud and fastidious hopes of sub
jugation aud conquest. In mastery STYLE
OF eloquence he dwell on the achievements
OF our heroes. and the laureDs they had torn
from the brows of the foe, both by sea and
land, and predicted that the blood of the
veterans which had crimsoned the Missis.
sppi, of those veterans who had triumphed
over the best disciplined troops in Europe.
would cast at sightless distance from US
the calamities of war. The superiority he
ascribed to our raw undiscipiined troops
contending against the mercenary myrmi.
dons OF power for their civil and religious
rights, thrilled to the heart of every one
present. he indicated the treaty from
the aspers.oDs, which the enemies of the
administration had cast upon it, and con
tended with uncommon cogency and novel
ty OF argument, that we had gained every
point for which the war was waged. I sin,
cersly regret that the limits of a letter and
my own incapacity, will not admit of nv
doing justice either to the matter or man.
ner OF the talents so eminently displayed by
MIR. Nelson on this occasion.
1t is, my friend. deeply to be deplored.
that merit and patriotism so conspicuous
in our councils, operative upon the best in.
terests OF our country, should ever be expo.
sed to the envenomed shafts Of maIeyolence
and detraction, But as this is a malady.
which has ever attended repsblics from the
earliest ages OF the world, to the present
period, and owes its origin to the moral i'm
projections OF man aud above all as the
blessings resulting from such systems so far
exceed those which grow out Of any other.
we ought not perhaps TOO warmly to repine'
That this gentleman has been wantonIy. and
Indignantly assailed, will appear from the
following remarks, with which he concluded
his address to the people on the day of the
election:
Before conclude my address TO YOU.
fellow citizens, must beg permission 20 say
something in refutation of report propa
gated with view to injure my character.
and, which, if founded in truth, ought Justly
to blast my reputation forever. In the cours,
OF the last winter, whilst | was tojling bv
day and by night in your and the public ser.
Vice-whilst every faculty which possess.
was unremittiDgly exerted, at the mos, try
ing crisis OF our country. to support and
maintain umimpaired, the rights and indie,
Pendence OF this ma iop, there were persons,
who affect tostand high amongst you and TO
be considered Of character and Importance,
propagating the most unfounded calumnie,
against met was stated, as I learn,
that had suppressed win Of MIR. John
Walker, the grand father of my wife Per-
sons going from this county TO Richmond,
did there declare 20 many members Of ,hs