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thinioh OF doHarS year, was con-
tinued, although the occaGon for
which it was eitablifhcd had ceafed-
The encouragement to Miro,ltis, to
invade the Spanilh territory Of Car
raccas, {although to fave appearan-
ces, a Proiecution was ordered a.


gainft the owner of the Learder for


aiiilfisg him) which will undoabted-
ly, foon bring JUS, into war with


Spain, and of courfe with France,
are recent iniiances Of their mode
Of deceiving the people,


The purchaie of Loailiana, or


rather the bargain made for il, ras
we have NOT yet an undifauted title,
aad leading member Of Congrefs
(not Randolpb) has lately been heard
20 fay, that it was I'D cheat.
This isa fad.l This purchafc, I
fay, will be cusie to US, even if


We ihould hold the territory which


has already colt the nation inmenie
fums, TO etabliih government and
fupporr its officers there-and for
which the people are or will be tax
ed fifteen millions of dollars, beiides


nine hundred thoufand dollars a year


for the intercf. This is an at of


the prelent asminiftration which is


MT deaied, brcaufe it cannot-it Is


too notorious-and no arguments


that are not fophifticsl, can be ufed
| 20 jufify it. A thoufahd previous


initances wherein either opPrefIlon,


folly, weeknefs, malice, hypocrify


or wickednefs, form fome trait in the


character of Jeferlon, might be


mentioned /: but they have been fire.


quently publlhed, and need not


now be repeated


Shall we barmomze with fuch All
sdmiGiitration as this /? Shall we


difturb the peace of our own fate, to
fupPort man of fuch a character,
as preldent Of the United States 2


{" Tel it nat an Gsfb."


have now done with my obferv-


ations on the Little Argus. If Ihaye


been fevere in any of my remarks, |
plead zeal for the intereit and hon.


or of my country, as a jufi6oation.
| plead a concern for the evils that


till await Us for the impending
judgments of GoD, which fear will
be brought upon us. We profefs
| ourfelyes 10 BE people who believe


in the religion of CKRisT, and in


one felf-e1iitent, everything and on


ly true GoD-and yet we have for
our chief ,nagiitrate, one who con
fders it a mater of indifference whe-


ther we believe III twenty Gods or


no God--one who has deemed as


"ufcfdi labors," the writings Of a


notorious inhdel, who has .blafphem-
ed the divine laviour-ridiculed the


fcriptures which teitify of him, and
endeavored to bring bis religion into
contempt


Have we not reafori to tremble for
the fate of the nation, who has fuch
a ruler } Letthc inconGderate mock


at the ohfrrvation, if they pleair,


but we have the word of Cob him
felf,. as revealed to US in many pla-


ces Of fcripture, fubitantia'ly inform.
ing us, that if we honor him and


perform his will, he will delight to
bIe(s US bat if we be difobedient,


and act contrary to his will, he will
forfake us, SPECTATOR.
p. S. The horrio conduct of the
prefent ruling members of our legif-


lature, who have invaded the rights


of the people, violated their contti-
turion of government, lighted tie
folemn oaths which they had taken.
trampled on the laws of GoD-and