Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-07-18

VIZ ~ en- ittoI' 10 fIalce lhe uihcrSnCS
between the c0nspar aid imperial autllo-
ruy and government will I've only III the
naWs--the organization OF TIE system Of
govcrnmen, viii undergo NO change the
Prefccls under tie Komanco,amonweal
and under the Caesars exercised similar
functions; Augustus united in himself the
characler OF tr,bune, consul and emperor
--and The senate 0tfiedred TO exercise their
accustomed functions. That Which was
performed iii Rome has only been reacted
in France.
The result on other nations may not
however be the sane, because The str,c-
t'ire OF modern nations and the institutions
by which modern nations have been form
Cd mo particular characters are different
from those at antiquity.
The emreror ism Tor empiricism) OF
Bonaparie will be more formidable ,hanihy
IGcoi'HfsRi OF France IN her euemiee, il is
10 longer the NUminaii.--ihe modern mi
IoSohhers, with which she threa,ens or So
duces; France VIII torn csncordaf wish
the MOBILES, as she has aIready formed w:th
he hriests OF Europc--tnG at the !o;tatoal
OF the royal and imperial, aud prircei,
tnrones, the e1Tferor If Ghe CGais VIII hnJ
allies, whose Interests, OF nassions, or train.
does, or all together VIII partalle ola com.
NOV interest, IN the support Of 30 power
lui Al adherent and PROTECTOR - the si,fe,-
@fffton OF titles. Il is 40 lonyes tGc jgco
b''iiSm of France. New terms and new
forms of declaration must be invented 10
suit this move! order OF things-a.,,l 10 sin
.rts
kings the faaivid,!ai, without bringing, the
whole Of the Imperial and royal brother.
hood into SOVEREIGN cln'cmjit.
Such are The reflections which supres,
them elves 10 us, Oh the first blush OF this
intormation--when il shall be confirmed
by Official or direct COMMUNICATIONS, we
may take it up IN more cucums;antial
way.
What relates to Tie state of England,
we apprehend is but too true. he wiier
oil the !eitcc IS not a erse TO that nation,
and may be pre.uned therefore, 10 speak
more ilom tnr impulse 81 Ills appreAer
SONS and convictions ;l,an from his wish.
es. The prospect of > General war we
'ongaEo anticipated, tror. th= obvious facl
hat England alter cSWn;t7gc.,.y the war,
was forced 10 act oU.y on the deJe;i8iz,c :;
and iha' she must from The necessity ot
such q situation, find i her interest 10
maxi great sacrifices on the continent, TO
produce u war, so that she might force
her adversary to keep an tguoi face in
eahendifu5es with hetsc!E which has not
been h. case since the re. committeeman
II Inc war.
The expenditures OF Euglaud have been
doubled by the was-wl lie those vi France
have not been increased more titan %, h
OF her peace establish o,cnt. The add IL
onal force embodied BY France, has been
m Inlai"ed out Of her Org COO
men in the Ratavian Republic; $4,000 in
Ian iscr $4,000 in Southern I,a.y ::
20 600 n Alpine Italy all maintained al
,hc expense OF he nations where they are
stationed. While the whole force Of En-
g!ana taken from her domestic industry,
IS stationed paid aGd led III her own ter
Tilory, from he labors oil The remaining
industry Of the oaton.
The Interest paid by Great Britain up
on her national debt - ABOUT lcur times
the amount OF the whole dehi OF France.
The lad tax along, Of France leaves
surplus over all the national expenses !;
the pabiic works, c1oals, ha,bors, roads,
sc. are carried Oh on, OF he Iupost-and
a surplus /, l-ll TO TIE discnarge of the
debt.
These are circumstances which speak
too plainly The condition ot the rival pow
ers What The iseus % a con.ine uial war
may be, time only can determine, where
fortune so often illustrates the most pro-
found designs Of statesmen.
That war with SPAN ,s inevitable, we
have believed. y Spanish war IS always
popular IN England, because the passion
Zoe plumber IS national aud natural TO a
people who are educated to depreda.ions
on all the world. III. scarcity OF bullion
will provoke the thirst for taking Spanish
dolIars--and it will g,Ye The minister no
makes the war popularity Tor six months,
that viii enable him 10 lay on rs many
millions Of taxes as he may think neces.
sary ior ms uses.
Since writing tbe foregoing, we have
seen the same information IN q Baltimore
paper, in ,he following form, with the al.
ueAed icmaiks;
LGsBoN, Nav 81.