Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-08
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
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Richmond, liay 8, 1916.
THE PROPERTY TAX.

lHE PROPERTY TAX.
The question on this important point lately
pending in the British Parliament has been final.
ly decided against the Ministry bs ,ority of
81 votes The friends Of Representative govern.
ment, throughout the world, will rejoice at TIL,
result, which proves that the Great Nationa,
Council of England, though " tainted and sckeo
Ger W tn the cadarerous hue of corruption, is
not yet totally rotten al the core, not yet degra
ded to Court convened only for the purpose of
enregistering the royal, or rather ministerial,
edlcts " Amid the RUNS ofpoliticai and civil lib.
erty, with which the various countries of Europe
are now fatally and deplorably strewed, il is
somewhat consoling t, behold, a. lea t SOL c faint
remains OF that anc ent freedom which was the
proud boast ct the country from which Amer,
cans have sprung-Happy it is for Englishmen
that no assault OF ministerial strength no strata
gem OF Insidious intrigue, no shock of open vio-
lence, could yet undermine the foundation of the
vital principle that no money shall be levied ON
'he People, without the consent of the PeopIe
themselves, Trough their representative this
IS one Ut the strongest bulwarks of British prospe
rity-and no real philanthropist will ever wish To
see that nation, however hostile to us i'm general
deprived of that sacred Palladium. On the CON
rary, good men would exut a, see ng the enjoy.
ment OF this and other fundamental rights, exI en-
dec to every human society.
THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
Whilst the English Parliament presents the
gratifying spectacle ofthe popular part of he ro.
Vernment resisting IN manly and succe stu
manner, the schemes ofmlnlsters for the apqran
dizement OF the Crown, another scene, of very
different nature, is exhibited Oh the same theatre
a young woman is to WELD the destinies IF the
Br'tIsh empre-an empire that boasts of giving
law 10 Europe.and, perhaps to the whole world. a
least IN commei cial and maritime afF,irs w.
ire not wiling TO recur to first princ,ples on this
pont--to enquire how far sound policy require.
the sacrifice ofcommon sense and the irnm,Itab =
laws OF nature, to a pretended expediency-to p
lsuFPosed necessityof pres ervIng unInterrupted
the order OF succession to the u rome. Such O.
discussion would carry us too far Let us oni,
he permitted to ask, unless, indeed, all reflection
md philosophy be banished Is from this free
and happy spoil. With Z, c Difference to fe.
male charms and attractions has not nature ey
! lently subjected woman to man, in her admira
bic economy animated beings g. IF this be
lie case, as it certainly is, If every woman be- by
lie deilcacy OF her physical frame, and by her
moral constitution, inferior TO man in general !
IT not palpable solecism in law and politics, to
| 'nbIec whole nation to Queen VIII ma
| fure aud natures God say to woman SO Thou shall,
| 'hey!' and the constitutional rule Of AN artfic
\ al government says TO the same, 'Thou shall
reign J" Speak OF wisdom, of religion, of accord
| ance with the eternal dictates ,f reason -
| - ANiG 10 oN lncln All
u sets at defiance every intellectual principle
Our rude ancestors, the Britons the German.
| the Sauls, entertained, IS Tactus and other au.
thors inform Us, boundless veneration for wo
lmen-cOnsulting them in their most important
Misunderstanding TO them div ne prescience, and
oracu ar wIsdom-The creek the Romans, and
other cations of antiquity had heir Ves,als (her
Pr!es'esses, their Sybs &c. &c Very well -
! Thus far If was right, perhaps, to honor Lad es
| But IN the present ate Of society, when ed ica.
ton disqualifies female for deeds of arms and
poiltlcal emnence, shall Young princess assume
me relns OF powerful empire and f she as
sumo them, IS it presumable hat her feeble han.i.
can guide them with adequate strength and a
IbIIty The time is no more when the warJ,ke
Boadicea led the intrepid hotdes Of invaded &
Iinsulted Britain Ito revenge and VIC nry--Ir
vain one may remind US Of Mary Of Scotland-o
the English Elizabeth-aud Of iher Queer,
Who, 1t IS true, were just as good national re-
ers as many Kng-perhaps beter.-The tra;,
vt artificial argument usually employed TO r.
Iconcile nations to the sway of female sovereigns
appears 20 us sufficient to set in violent mot,or
ill the r'slble muscles of the gravest phiIoso
Ipher. --Dominie Sampson himself would excIain
m merry mood, while is enng to such con
Icatenaii0n ofwhlmsical reosons," Surely il j.
Ipro-dI-gi-ous
AID then that lovely, graceful, manly hero re-
nouncing the superiority and independence oFbi,
/ lsex-abJurng his iJrrli < SIC IA. ripbts-'o he
come the husband ola Queen-and The subject
u his wife Reader YOU who claim the priv
ege of thinking for yoitseIf-You, whose unec
oh,sticated sense rejects whatever is intrinsica
y absurd, chmerical, contrary 70 those law.
which emenate from the constitution of things
and consequently from the will of God. how
would you like TO see some fair Daughter q
America, nominated by caucus at Washington
as ~ candidate for The mex Presidential Elec
ton DO not laugh II is a serious point How
would you like that I've understand YOU,
! looks, and can translate the 4, we think --Yor
yenerate and love w0men--you venerate and low,
them mothers, wives, and help-mates-bu
you would not disturb the sweet harInOnies of he
sexes-put the dstaif into the hands of Achille,
and he sword into those Of Hebe--What God
has done s we'll done ifwomen'reign, it must be-
only by their graces. their gentleness, their viz
tues, their irrsis ible moral asceudency such i,
Their emplre-and they will lose it, 50 soon a.
they aspire TO any other.
FRANCE.
Some faint rays ofclemency beam through On,
4 piOOm Of DOlificai rierepCutiOu in FroCre Som