Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-11-13

5 does not with British quixotsm, wan,or
ly spend the blood and measures OF IA
: country.
Some few measures, Il might have bee
, hoped, would have escaped this wanto
) densnciaiiop. The defence ct our trad
by warIike measures, is a iayorite tlogm
offederalism, and splendid navy its idol
When this efficient Instrument was dis
! patched to the Mediterranean, we yer,
told the measure was federal. Wi,t
somewhat OF childish vanity lederais;s
put the feather il, rGsir cap, and siruttec.
with The vain glory it inspired. They
were permitted to enjoy the triumph Tor
our readers well know that the republi-
4 cans of America, have always doubted
I the policy of large naval force used for
the purposes OF protecting trace. They
/ have thought thatit has Sc an awful squint-
ing towards monarchy" that i, tends to
aggrandise the executive, TO emhroil q
nation in perpetual war, and to build up
vast funded debt, or create the pretext
for heavy taxes whose collection may re.
qHire the aid of the bayonet., But our
good friends were, in this respect, graft
he'd they got their hobby, and they
iN0S ~ 60 iiiost DuOUtcS are fl0UCs.
Well, naval force was sent TO the
Mediterranean--mis the result
OF accident, befell us---,he force was IN
creased--Ncw frigates were equipped
and gun-boats added, which the sfav En-,
/ Sttsh applauded az models, ard zwse fc-
derohsfs laughed at as baubles. Our cap
tive countryncn have been released and
| restored TO the bosog, of their country,
/ psssce has been made on honorable terms
Good men rejoice that the sword is
sheaihed, and The high spirited exolt in
the new laere!s that alorn the valour OF
our countrymen. We have got all we
wanted without shedding the blood of the
innocent, without sacrificing the lives of
our brave tars. We have preserved our
force unbrcken, ready, Is necessary, 10
chastAe. the injustice OF our enemies,
should on indignant country bid them.
For this we have paid the paltry sum oc
10000 dollars, sam, which, divided a
mong.. the people of the Omitted States,
docs not exceed q cent head. We have
liberated The nation from an annual tax
OF near seven hundrad thousand dollars
We have established with the pirates&
! character Tor justice and energy. Yfc
have tanght them that we can and WI
cor nand the one, il necessary, with the
other.
But unfortunately we have not dethron-
ed the relgning bashaw, and placed the
preienderon the lhtone--s,reams Of blood
have not flowed in copious libations to tie
grim king ofCerrors; the helpless fsld the
innocent hare not been immolaled to the
false glory of military triumph; the pa.
citic genius of republican America, whose
/ virtue is her only true pride, has not wan.
toe'y murdered the innocent, or desolat.
Cd and depoPulated the fields Of the un-
offending, and sunk the miserable slaves
OF despot still deeper in mis1ortuncs.
/ Had this sanguinary scene tcen unfold
ed by the triumph Of our arms, and muir
der, conRagration, and famine wreak ed
their deadly ndindiscriminate vengeance
on thousands and tens OF thousands, his.
tory might have imnortalsed, bot would
It have approved the scl? Would not il.
impartial award have placed it to the &C.
count ofunruly passion, and regretted the
absence 81 that magnanimiiy, which, al
ways just and moderate, accomplishes il.
ends by means the least destructive TO The
happiness OF others.
Besides, was il certain that the victory
at Derne was the presage of triumph at
T'ripoli And if it was, might not the
lives Of our countrymen have been lost ?
And for this what triumph would have
atoaed?
/ But, placing all these considerations a.
side; allowing il, only for Argument sake,
as probable that Mr.. Eaton would nave
vaoquisbed every interposiog obstacle,
still Il was proper in Mr.. Lear to seize
and improve the auspicious moment, and
TO make peace on honorable ter,ns. Ii
was right in Mr.. Eaion TO rest con,cnted
with the laurels he had acquired. His
glory is neither mean nor weak. In this
fortunate event he shares the honor. To
him belongs the sweet refeetion OF hav-
! ing ably aided the restoration ofkhree hun.
dred Of his ieliow-citizcns 10 their coun-
try and TO freedom, Of having made :
peace on honorable terms, and of hayinr
contributed to elevate the American Cha.
Fscter in the eyes of foreign nations
(Naf. Inf.J
MILTos has the following remarks M
on Mispeut Time .--s' Hours have winas
I and tiv m Ia t'e anth-~ IT t;r,, ,..J =. .