Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-01

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WHOM, ~ Nu'd. The names of The r,ers,,. .,
Henry C,;,l,a'. ness Is to he committed. are Mr.
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1'ee'' ho' only 20 The peop,e NJ ADoer;. So
no,rN use OF freedom and happiness e,nar,I,'.
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q, e noe -'aown TO America, and ihrnu,,b ~. :,
So '@r' OF The weird, what ;s ,oe,,a. y:
.Nu what the conduct of her ,-,ye. ~ ~
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nm as . %n!ch that conduct has produce1 -,
,yha, PS,'P'eh mere, what is our real situation =
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tSI'' 20 ne 10 be likely 20 be attended ,,;,h -
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ana a am asked whv presume 20 EN-,
tose mat my interference is necessary IN ,bie elI
answer lhat though avn we'll aware that A
aI ~ contains many men, whose ishes are as
o., 80 anu %Hpse talents are far superior TO mine
Ie', uiN', irem the local experience which Tb.ye
attlQtiitlV aCOurpl o,J f-,r,
gu SORTS oi affairs IN this country, which so many
yV"'s Oh observation, conversation. and ce,. IN
9uTy S1d application have given me. Funcb
SIN"' "Hetner any man thOuch of ten times tho
tSieois' destitute of these advantages. wguld be
H"ie 10 perform the task with so much effect 90
myself. DE tIns rs IT may, I shall certainly do
Hiucn towards the accomplishment of nv great
Op,eCt ior either my work will succeed. or il
WIN S"N onuer the competition OF able pens d
more extensive knowledge. So that I've ths 80
SlIt whatit may, shall have the satisfaction 20
renee, tnat H. have not been able 10 accom-.
push the object myself have, in some degree.
d any rae. been the cause ofits having been &c.
CoWpHshed BY others Tothose who are dispos.
ed 70 insin'iSle that am about 10 act unfairly m
punhshilg IN another country, statements rela
i've % men aud things in this country, and rela
t"e 20 us foreign allies, I observe that the same
press when conveys my publications 10 the
choose TO become my opponents, with this Great
disadvantage on 10Y side, that III am answered
i must necessarily be several months before can
possibly put forth reply. America Contains
thousands OF fast friends Of the English system
thousands OF British subjects motto mention some
Americans, and these too, having portions OF the
press IN their hands. To Hing down the gaun let
Under such circums' ances is so far from beng un
Lat, That II IS an act against whlch common pfu.
iii an "a anr.HHNA
oy rejecting that truth, If unie tered must final.
~ triumph.-some persons may imagine, taking
the past into view, that am about to resort 10 The
American press as the means of obtainngreueHge
and that shall now give loose 20 my pen let-
ting 1t run on wholly unre strained 10y any consd-
EratiOns OF decorum on truth In he first place
this would be 20 defeat my own object, ior il
would specially excite disgust in the whole Of
t1at people, 20 whom shall immCdistel, address
myself AID IN The next place, Il would Justly ex
pose tie publishers To legal punishment. There.
fore, those who e1 pect that 1 am about 10 graft
y the taste of the f5oSh or the malignant, Dy he
pouring forth Of abuse and cGhspHiy viii find
themselves (though perhaps not az ecab,y) dis
app0in' ed In short, (and this IS saving all N one
single phrase,N Of every essay, or article, that }
shall auu orise TO be Published, the stoutest par
tizsn Of the English system shall be ashamed
penly 10 say: as ought rat 60 BE- fresv Permit.
fedfo De published ia EHgiaad" ii wing now
fully aud candidly explained my intentions, with
out the smaile,1sIese 81 correspondents and
friends may, ia tGe4re, sSFethemselyes the tTou
bic Of puytpg any questions u me ON lie sub
iect andN2 there be others, who have been
making inquiries, whether by themselves o. SPIES
as to whether am having any thing printed
be sent to America" they may now either give
up the chase, or direct their letters across the
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