Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1802-06-23

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tance took place ia the bnlsh fiouse "'
Commons on the ri5nt u AsoLGSy 1h~ -d
Nay. Mr.. Windhaln statcu his reasops
Tor giving notice OF = motion respecuij.
die dehnlUyc tre9t; ano onevsed in.U = tU.
toiiof the obiettionswhiC bad been thrown
ont At different times al LOtu houses ~
gentlemen Of lis opinion. Nj. Pltt d.
tended che deimitive treaty against Via.
Wmdham's attack, but reserved inc iuli
statement of h.s arguments until the pro
missed motion should be matte. he Ia,
however, with respcct,o oPrrchensioDs
expressed for the safely -, an bsIusn
East-India dominion, Ia consequence oil
the non-reuewai oil former uvates, that
not only no English member OF parliament
could ind any solid guupd o. objection
or uneasiness, but hat 10 rival could dis
cover plausi6ls .Pretsncc iCr cayll or that
account. He defended generally the non
renewal treaties, and conteuded, that the.
advantage OF the omission was as area,
on the part of England as. France. MIR.
Windham's notice was ola motion for
Tuesday the 18th Of May; bit Mr.. Adj
dington moved, as an amendment. Trss.
day the llth. The reason he eays {oy t6is
was, the necessity OF TERMINATING the work
of peace (already so long suspendedl as
speedily as possible.
In the course of his observations rec
pe6ting the dednitive treaty, renlarking ON
the cession Of louisiana 10 Che F,eTch
Mr.. Wint.ham SAID, " by this acquisi,j.
on the French are established in a SPACE
as unbounded as the view It opens, whe-
ther north or south. What q present bav,
we made in it to the Americans We
have placed serpent at their feet. n,
which they viii ultimately be deyoureJ
We have put them in that state in yhicI
they must become willing slaves rnd p
the dominion OF France. We al lrcu,
something of human nature. We kngr,
that men detest the instrument iess -,
the cause, and rurn tieir resentment mo-,
those whom they can make to icel itrors-
/ hey Will not Of course hesitate bAtw.s,,
us and the French; ana lhus we shan
yentually forieitthe friendship of Ane,iro
by the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF the French in
that quarter As TO the wealth which
that establishment opens to them. :; ~
no limits but their VIII. On the conf;n-,t
OF south America there is no bower tbat
can resist them. There are the sA,,,ra.
OF the wealth Of the world b,,t e oe,,tI.
men do not feel the consequence of fbe;,.
passing into the hands of TIA. French $
would be III vain Tor me TO impress the,o
with an idea OF their Importance
To this part OF Mr. Windbs,o's sb.c,l
inc chancellor OF The Eechequer, (Mr.;ad-
dihgton) replied:
In the climax of reasons that The hon.
gentleman had gone through. he isid con.
siderable stress on the dangers who's me-
naced the independently OF the Amer;ra,,
states from the French heyiry -a4,i-.
lilvht IN Louisiana. Undoubtedly eyerv
accession 10 the French power in dat oar,
OF The world, and every thing tbat tbrsa
tened the independence OF the UnitrI
states was ground Of serious aoprebe1si
ons: but was il only from Ionisi.Ta ~
france could make the attack, If che IA
spch power and was so disposed3 ~
The hon. gentleman pretend 70 sav ~ =,
a large military force was sent ~ I,,,;as4
II may not from thence be rna1a - aS
with altogether as much eHa6&t nj
mean to say that the attempt roiohf mo- -, -
MADE from st. Domingo, If that island ~
D,Ioughtunder proper subjeGtion, and g,ade
the Depot of an armament intended - sar
that purpose; finally, the countriesth ~
selye 5. we're not disposed to assert their
own independence, and C. Britain was
cnned 10 look tamely on? II was -.
lore not from Louisiana alone thar tbs
power OF france was to be dreaded. buf
rom many other quarters equally
AT the date of our last accounts from
Farls' new code ofpublic instruction had
oeen agreed to by the Tribunate. and ,ras
under ti,i discussion by the legislative Bod.
he revolutionary names by which ,,Sa6v
OF the public hospitals were distinguisbsd.
and which tended to destroy those $50,
i,ectons that encourage beneyolence ~
dong honor to the benefa6tor, are to 6e
abolished and the original names res.or-