Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-01-31


| and the grnss would stiH grow and he did MOI,
perceive any substantial reasons why our e.overr
.nent should 70 abroad, seeking. for treaties. rs
Hudibraswent a coloneili ", or as Don Ooxotte
sailed forth in search Of adventures and expect
in The process TO give blows and not 10 rece W.
any IN return. If they thought that they could
Sse ue-Detter m uiat warfare. they were greatly
inistakeif-they must look to he more or less the
loses in every negotiation they must not only
give a9Hd pro quo,but give NOE han they get. VI
had long been held as MAXIM Of Eiirone found
ed on Let and experience, tina. what Britain tran.
ed by her superior valor in tile field, she general
~ lost by negotiation in the cabinet This Mr.
~; sa'd, grew out OF the form Other government
winch Beng more free anl her acts more sub
!ect to popular investigation t,a,, any other, was
less hited tor the lily and occult operations of
the mcgee ator; sid, as our government w,s
still more popu an aud FREE than thxi of Grea,
sftsin. we must pay well IT whatever treaties
we s'laii f'r long inc, alis 81, able 60 ob
tala from the willy minis >ers oftiie Vii nations of
Europe, grown gsey in diplomacy si@bich icon
sider sad III. Il rs only another n,inefSr dupli
CITY, immed lately after the pence, saul he. min
| listers were sent abroad, treaty.mskine. as,if IL
were thought necessary 10 try our manhood. like
young heirs, who have Just como To the inheri
vance o. fortune and are impatient to display
themselves. 10 such raw and nexpe fenced
y Jug men res RANT could not be iniuro;is-nor
did Mr.. X. think, that measures which danned
the ardpur OF our 'reGty<nakins po,vs,,-at ic st.
TIL ule country came to years of discretion. could
eJuspy thought injurious since. no hinr wa,
more certain than that we should never be abl,.
| TO get any thing without giving more than an e..
qaivalsn for it.
IL often happened, that the question star ed
was not the question run down. aud Mr. II. sa d
tfst 1t would in all Likelihood happen so in the
present instance. When, to the due execution nf
treaty. legislative enactments were absol,, civ
necessary, the legislature was bound to exercise
us power for the purpose, undsr sound di.cre
! ton me question at present calling for the de
clslon OF The house therefore was, did The tres.
ty require fegislasiye and to carry il into efec,,
and ths Question Mr.. 4. considered as decided
IN the iirst place, by the fact that existing laws
| stood IN the way OF the execution of the tre,,v
ana ana IN the next place by the bill Just received
from 'he senate, removing those Laws.
though 1t was ADMITTED that there were trea.
a.es wi'ch IN uieir nature were selfexecutouy and
as such, required no Legislative aid to carvthem
INTO effect, and that naked treaties of We
| IN general OF this kind, yet thee we're cases in
WHICH treaties of peace thsmselye, might he
treated as breach of the national confidence,
and as such, not capable of being endured oi
/ tnis sort was the case the treaty of lY78 with
I france under some OF The provisions of which
'e eouitry mad at subsequent crisis been near
l ~ sucked into the vortex of the Freuch revo,,,
ton. II was known that large body of na,nIe
III inc Cnlted States were aaxiously desirons IA
piuhSe their country into = war with Greai I.r,
tam a.o array her on TIE stle OF + ace, uat + A.
.us " iSio'ds, or comIaetre or ierr,tor@ bts N
l,e more sacred name Of lie inp-esciaii6e rights
/ MAJ 10y the wisdom OF him WHO alone c lul,l
IL soch an awful Crisis, rem IN the pubic mad
| ness The plague was stayed" and the nation was
saved from sharing III all ule calamltles, and the
guilt OF the French revolution But ,finstead al
| st"hdhS forth IN array against that temporary in
sanity, reversing the words of tne poet Gti;c
qua dehrdit Regis piectamRr .lcAioi," Wash.
| hS'on had nilop'd OH the digs of war, + sun.
pose that a hat juncture he had b EN- Removed
and succeeded IN Office by am.n &c +, 4, aer.n,
| chafaeter who could have pAtched no such a
tFea,y as would While peace vas preserved viii,
| England, provoke war with France. would he
pubic have endured ~ and would not the House
OF Representatives have been made to renew the
| war wan Great Brian
| IN order 10 give further force to this auimad.
version upon the ds ger IT c1ui mr. fore ~, conn
tres to treat, Mr. Raud,iph Instaoced the ,e...
mlAa'ion OF the severe gut of the nouse of S II.
~, or a. ne called q, The most CORRUPT re,sr, nj
nc hUSt corrupt race tnat ever ruled An eJnI,re
6y me base ubservlency of the two last ,,rnceq
% ul'l house 10 fore go courts, n meiy Charles
me cond and ms brOtner james, the la; err lost
.il' 'nro'e' anu that too at t.ne hen preroga-
! i've WAS Carried to II he Int long since sDurnel
at ia ihat country. It such was The truth WIN
respect 10 Great Britain, how much more strong
~, ne said, did 4, intimate to US the necess tv If
o. never dei''tlveiy rat fyng treaties without the
| Previous or tne subsequent concurrence of the
/ House OF Representatives,.
! Mr., {fUILoLDh then made some obseryatio,a I'm.
| on an expression OF Mr. Pinkney's ,ylnca seemed
10 carry with IT censure, by Inuendo ON tile IN.
| Pescpuent OF Judge Chase and its cnnseduence.
| Whe dwelling upon tie effect that u. ror ,,f
| Impeachment must necessarily nave upoa the
conduct Ot the Presdens--and which by tDe ave.
| ne ME R) believed to produce about A. much
sensation as leader or fake of snow wound
| on Tie hide OF RhlnOceros; the honorable 49,
! ueinun had said that the power OF lmDeach6,en
! had been tried and found wanting rnis Mr.. n
| Considered TO be nan seoQiur, 81 c. II bv NJ,
mears followed that because one rmbeacllel Der
son was acquitted, the power Of imye,c h. 6ent
| Would M other cases be found inadeatia,e e. lie
| never would admit It TO be q NECESSARY cons.
| quence, that because fclon was acqultted ne
iaY must be Intellectual Tie acqittal n,ah
arse tom some defects OF lila law, IN its .p1L
eaton to that particular mislaice, o. from !, de.
tect an the taients Of The prosecuting attorney. =
In many cases this was bat 700 true, and psoce
one OF I've crying sans OF Ouf government :: dat
because felOns can gre weighty fees TO law yers
OF great abilities, willie the law business of tn.
commonwealth is LEI out to tue lowest b,udsr.
the guiity escape wish IMMUNITY.
Mr.. x. sad, he should De wanting in resoeet
and proprety # what ne sad vas INTENDED q,
pear any application to those win whom ne was
associated IN The impeachment OF huge Chase
nc bad AZ that moment ~ his eye a much more
true cause OF the acquttal; Qookiag al Mr.. Il,,,
kinson) IN the defence that was made on tpa
/ fra IL a