Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-04

that in this nai,;eai spli,u3e. this ABSENCE of Al
hcne ot alliance. n9,hirg ,erlans q tor ,his cour
Try but 70 conclude peSce That the confed
saey, and former asiarc- must now o. co *;
der.d As iinall; dissolved-that snofher rnus. b.
formed by o'hsr negotiations add s.rat ~ b-in.-
ehese heSoei1 ions "a any conol 'sipn ruusi be a
work OF much time, and grca, uncertain, In,
m me mean time The war iii ere on WA we
were resolved, must either be suspended or con
'inned-if suspended, what was suspended
war Dur another name for peace peace OF
PROBATION, peace of security II the ~ ar were
20 DC continued. 1t mus, be continued wuhcu, al
lies. 10 this he could never consen because in
Inc present circumstances of Europe. and a 20
any useful purposes, he was persuaded we were
unequal to ~ That the spin, Of the country in
uSeo was equal 10 1t; but the spirit was one
tang and ths physical strength of The body
other That spirit was but ano; her name for pas
SION, generous Indeed. but. like other passions
not exactly under the ccn,roul of reason butt
the passion Of courage. the passion of glory ed
US TO desp'se dangers. reason. recalling us from
tneeieva'ion brought US lower towards the ground
THAT no one admired more than him the gene.
rous spirit of the country, bur he had lived too
long. and loved safety too well, 70 sacrifice II to
name That he loved heroes in the field nor
IN the cabinet. tIe concluded by expressing as
MS opinion that the situation of the county re
CURED peace
MrGRGY assen,ed 10 all his arguments. ,r
peacs could do no,Aing, it had still the merit tina,
1t cost nothing. This he tho't cons i,u,ed the
whole or the difference between peace and war,
SUCH war At least as we could be expcacd 70
maintain War could do nothing. but costs
! much Peace could do nothing. but it costs no
thing
MIR WIspHAM did nos. approve of this r,er
ean'ile ea!cnis'ion of the value of peace or war
An article OF some value was Iotaliy oniitted-
Nanonal honor, IN mis- opinion ut least was no
inconsiderable item Was he called upon To make
out political bill, to balance the creditor and
debtor SIDE OF peace and war he should charge it
al It's tut value Thar fruiiless peace was in
deed better than fuitless war rs negative
FeVh anu evil oil prlvation, was estter than a 10
sive evil an evil, of actual suffsring. That war
I was something peace was nothing That war
was Pim0 facie an evil. and an evil of s,eat
magnitude. and was only relatively good-That
4 ne uttered much to he efficiency Of the conn
Try 20 maintain a war without continental ally
bu' that he would no, igidy adhere T. this opi
j mon asthere we've man, very many. of his hest
trends men BY whose judgment he had been &C
0us'oned TO frame, his own who now oiiGated
win MIN upon this point: but that there wa q
one point IN which all his friends agreed the ne
eessiy of porfsst union of one amono,t AFRO
.ner, an union waIch could only be prescr we'd in
! Ns en'euVE Cehesl1n by steady adherence 10
one NAN sonneetng principle, and mutual sacri
| noes ~ indifferent points Tia; all he wi.hed
wss'that, whether peace or war the honor ,,f the
country should he consids, cd as well as us safe
w that the future should be ,alen int cousider
a'io; as wei as the present we should MT 81
Stince future safety TO present ease and t'ra we
Shouio value our honor. as the most eTeaual
means OF onr safety above every petty sppar.n,
COON he did nor indeed arp ove Of such a wa,
As he present He preferred vigorous peace 70
an inactive war. lie concluded by giving as his
Leter Peaee Ike a var. thar a 1uar ike n b.,ce
LORD CsenviiIe was nor present bn g,ntle
clared for -
n sa'e and honorable peace a peace wondered
sale by guarantees. and honorable BY supporting
an aspsd and a realty. WHICH should reach the
enerny thai ne feared no, war.
Mr. fox--Then, hanks IN the fortune IF The
county thanks TO the rarriptism which ,he com
mon sense ot our dang has kinAled. there is a
perfect unanirry. and his II. on. mutual pIedye
a safs and honorable peace
n peace rendered ,als b. guaran.ees. and no
noraoie' b presenting an aspea OF strength.
cApesce like war
instead OF a war ike a PEACE.
/ ouch was the celeorsi ed ee,Ing-We p,edre
ourse'ves fully to he substance. ifno, 10 the eS.
ae' woids-we say no more. In The csurse Of
subject. ''''y VI ''''s