Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-10-25
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earnestly intrcated to ponder well upon 1hc
causes which nave led t. them and the con-
sequences which viii await your lese
nation. You will be told tint such a pro-
positivn, in whatever form it viii come, or.
by whatever colorings it may be recon-
nended. will be an attack upon your natI-
oIal independcncy and it is now foret9ld
to- you, that every means which Can be de-
viSed by the arts OF the intriguing, by the
influence of the angry passions, misguided
preiudiccs and the iustiumentalty OF god,
will be directly OR indirectly employed to
hurry you, TOT only to The brink, but to the
bottom Of the precipicc. II single. false Steft
ara yoW are gone, yes game .forever. The
name OF the United States will be blotted
from the maps-and while the philosopher,
in the mantle CT discOnsoiation, will weep
over the sad and melancholy catastrophe,
the honest hiStOrian-the candid reporter
the impartial witness win testify the truth
and by these It win be told and recorded
that, that portion of the globe which now
elevateS It's head, high in the realms of
light, life, and liberty, will sink gain into
IT'S pristine imbecility and every one in
future times, when he points to the map of
America, shall sneeringly say, 'Fhere r.
iSted thc free hahhy indcheRdeat stairs f
Worth Amc,icc. "-rhey acquired their IL
berries by deeds the most mcritorious-they
multiplied--thcy prospered--they n iurisii-
ed--but tired Of the bauble they cried -
loud for the flesh pots Of Egypt-thcy re-
turned 30 their task masterS--they SUI )mit-
ted their necks to the British yoke-4nd
they are 40 more known as nation.
In this portcntous state of things, while
we are passing under the yoke, or ent..n-
Cling ourselves in the fate OF Great Britain,
while press gangs and cXcisemen arc ready
to commence their fell operations, the en-
peror Napoleon, Will, almost unopposed,
send his invincible iegions thro' Turkey,
Arabia ana Persia to India, and in sp,;c VI
the thunder Of the British fleets, or the cie-
niors and csn8ureS Of ou1 Press, and VIII.
either libcrare OF subjugate, the entire PC
ninsula Of Indostan.
Rut it vii! bc said, the Sultan OF Turkey
will refuse: and will he do so Then has
fate will he sealed forever. The refusal
viii prove that he is deUofed 30 tire BTltiSk
interosts. This viii lead To an attack, md
an attack vii terminate in the destruction
CT MS power and that empire. The Sui
tan, ON the day that he shall refuse 20 su0-
nit to a proposition like this, may prepare
to return to Mount Caucasus-hc may open
The doors of his Serag lio--he may disband
his tToops--pull down ms palaCes-demo-
lish his strcrg holds---and proclaim tn M
cent Greece and to the descendants Of ar
cient sages and heroes, You ARE FREE.
This point has been already considered in
the last number, so thatnothing nowTenaiHs
but to shew the farther consequences which
may be expected from the tre,,ty of alliance
offensive and defensive with o. Brran, and
this shall &C the subject Cfthe next essay.
PACIFICATOR.
(Io be continued.
7. s. But it seems proper 70 apprise the
reader, that there is much reason to Sup~
pose, that the emperors Of France and Rus
Sia have entered into secret treaty Tor
the total subyersion CT the Turkish empire
and that this IS one of the causes which
prevents 4 peace with Great Britain
] That power, it is said, is OPPOSED TO those
changes, for which humanity cries aloud,
towards which philosophy turns its beng
nant eye and Tor the accomplishment Of
which, the English clergy were accustom-.
ed 20 invoke the assistance of the Supreme
Being as ain established part of divine SER
vice The writer OF this is not informed
in what manner this subject is now treated
by the church, but surely if they continue
! the PRAYER, and with sincerity too, they cen-
not withhold from praying also Cat least in
sccret,) fer the prosperity, OF the only man
who ever had the means OF accomplishing
so great all object.