Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-03-02

safety S WI VA
Iremain, Sir, with sentiments of the highest
respect, and cordial wishes for YOUR hapt,;I,ess
your undertaking friend.
NJ BENJAMIN AUSTIN.
Hon. THosAs JrrssRsss.
MR.. JEFFERSoN'S ANSWER.
MorTrcFI1o, Jan. g 1916.
DEAR Sia-I acknowledge with pleasure. YOUR
letter of the 9th December last. - > -
iour oPiHions on the events which have taken
pace IN France are entirely Just, so far a. thes.
events are yet developed. But we have reaaoa
10 suppose that they have not reached their LII.
mate term nation. There is still an awful yo;d
oe.ween .he present and what is to be, the lass
snapor OF that history and fear it is to be
filled with denominations as frightfnl 40 ,hos.
whicn have already disgraced it.-Tbat nation 10
700 high minded, has too much innate force in.
.e"lSehce and elasticity, to remain quiet under
Tvs present compression Sampson will arise If,
hs strength, and probably will ere long burst a.
sanoer the cords and the webs of the Philist ne,
Out VIVA. are TO se the scenes ofhavoc and hor,
ror, and how v idsly they NAV spread betvas,
inc brethren of one family, our ignorance of the
in'arior feuds and antipathies of the country
P'aces beyond our ken. Whatever NAV he the
SonVuisions, we cannot but indulge the PLEASING
nope, they will end in the permanent establish.
men. OF representative government govern.
aa % winch the will of the people will be an
effective ingredient. This import ant element ba.
taken rootin the European mind, and will have
10 CROWN. Their rulers sensible of this. are al
ready onerng this modification of their o,over,,
ments, under theplsusible pretence that II 70 va.
iuhtary concession on their part Had Bon.narta
used ms legitimate power honestly for the esta.
.sent and support of free government.
france would now have been in prosperity & rest
ana her example operating for the benefit of man,
hind' every nation in Europe would eyentuallo
nave founded a government over which tbe viii
o., the people wouldhave had powerful controul.
MS improper conduct however has checked The
saiu5ary progress Of principle bur the object 10
Leu 81. IN llle eye OF taions. and they will press
lts accomplishment, and to the general 'am.[-
'l'oratlon of the cond ton OF man. What . oSerr-,
nave the treemen of the United States nIaoted
and how faithfully should thew cherish tn NJ
rent Tree at home Chagrin and mortihcat;o.
are the punshments our enemies receive
iou Tell mel am quoted by those who wish =.
c c our dependence on England for manu-.
,scsures ihere was time when night bav.
been so quoted with more candor. AT y;,s;s
tnethirty years which have snse eIapse5 bn,s
are circumstances changed we wee then 80
peSce-ous independent place among notion.
was acknow edged. A commerce which rtJsrs5
uAe raw materials in exchange for the same mots-
tAi' A er RECEIVING the last touch of industry.
was worthy the attention of all nations II 80
expected, that those especially to whon, MAJ
turing industry was important, would cher;Sb
tne friendship of such Gus omers by every, favor.
and particularly c1ltvate that peace bv e,, -
OF Justice and friendship. Under this rrosys",
'he question seemed legitimate, whether. viii
sucn an immensely OF unmproved land conr.,ng.
.le a'd o. usoandry the industry efaericit,rs
or That OF nia'tiij acfgres, wouIS add moe, a., ~
national wealth And the doubt on the ut;l;t, 90
American manufactures was entertajne,J ~, H..
consideration chiefly, that to the labor oftbe b,,s
odndmau vast addition is made 10 ne 49,.
neous energies of the earth on VIII c., r, . e,,,o
ed. For one grain of wheat committed ~ AZ
ca h she renders 70, 80 & even 50 fold Ybereo.
s.e ~ me manufactures falls most instsn.
ces, vastly below this profit. Pounds ~ a. :,
ms ~, hands, yield but penny weights of lace -
ms exchange too, laborious as IL miohf go,
what heid did it promise for the occnnat;on ~
the ooean--what nursery for that class IF e;t;-
Sehs' VINO were TO exercise and maintain oar q
q e rights on that elementi This was the state
VI i .uu,6s III 1902 When the Notes on Virginia
70 all nations, and their common rights srfnot.J
edged and exercised under regulations ronc,;o--
en- ny the assent and usage ofaIl n yvaS th,,aL,
that the doubt might claim some c n.;de~a,sa.s
but who ~ 1875, cyuld fofesee the rat,,d Ja
viy winch was to render the close Of that ess-
'ury eiSgrace 70 the history Of CIVILIZED soc,-
most distinguished in the rank Of nat5o,s 81.
sHee and citl1Eatfon, would have suddenlv a.
cended from that honorable eminence. and 800
ting at defiance all those laws established h. 49,.
author OF nature between nation and n,t;on y.
oetween man and man, would cover earth s,d
sea with robberies and pracies. merelV becsnss
strong enough TO do itwith temporal imn,n;t,
ana mat under this di, bandment ofnat;ops 60
SOCIAL order, we should have been despoded 81
thousand ships, and have thousands of orr e;,5-
gems reduced to Algerine slavery Aud ALI th;s
mas taken place. The British irlte-dcse 10 on.
vessels all harbors Of the globe, without having
urs' proceeded to some one of hers, there maid q
g1OnfS proportioned TO the cargo, and obfs,ns5
ner hcence to proceed TO the port of destinat;on
me French declared them to be lawful prIzs n
tncy mad touched at the port, or been visited Nv
snip OF the enemy's nation. Thus were we com.
pietely excluded from the ocean Compare fh;s
state OF things with that Of rs, and say whe,ber
AZ oPihon founded on the circumstances of ,hot
DAY can be fairly applied to those of the pre.eoe
We nave experienced what we did not then believe
mat there exists Protiigscy and power enough IN
exclude US from Che field ofnterehange with other
ila'ons-Ihat 10 be ind Peneat fer tis coufsrf, ar
ye, zoe nnst ta6Tens them onrseIyes we must
'i0v pace the Manufacturer by the side of ths
Agrlcul'urist The former question is suppr..s.
eo' OF father assumes new form, The grand